March Madness Bracket Predictions: Ranking the Sweet 16 Teams
by Trevor Whenham - 3/20/2017

The first weekend of glorious March Madness action is over. And it was... pretty good. It started slow, with a dull Thursday and a spotty Friday, but the weekend certainly delivered. And now we are left with the Sweet 16. Some of the remaining teams were expected. Some weren't. With the absence of both the top overall seed and the pre-tournament betting favorite, and without any completely fluky teams, this is as wide open and competitive as any we have seen in a long time. You can make a case for any remaining team - though some are obviously stronger than others.

NCAA Basketball Expert Predictions: Three Interesting March 17 Opening Lines
by Alan Matthews - 3/16/2017

NCAA Tournament action all day and night on St. Patrick's Day!? I think there will be plenty of hangovers around the country on Saturday morning. The Pac-12 was ridiculously strong at the top this season with Arizona, Oregon and UCLA. That conference hasn't had a Final Four team since 2008 or a national champion since 1997. Is this the year that changes? I probably only give the Wildcats a shot because the Ducks are down a key player and the Bruins are in the toughest region.

March Madness Seeds vs. National Championship Futures Odds
by Chris Vasile - 3/15/2017

I'm sure by now we've all heard about how putting together a perfect bracket is likely never to happen in our life time. We at Doc's Sports fully understand that and we are doing what it takes to help you come up with solid methods on how to put together the best possible bracket for your office tournaments. It won't be perfect, but the tips should help you contend for first place.

NCAA Tournament Betting Help: Best and Worst ATS Teams in the Big Dance
by Aaron Smith - 3/15/2017

The NCAA Tournament is here, and Doc's Sports is helping you with your NCAA Tournament betting. Not all the teams that made the NCAA Tournament were good to against the spread bettors this year. Some of the big names burned money throughout the season. On the other hand, there were some top teams that were absolutely money in the bank. Let's take a look at the teams on each side and see where the oddsmakers have set their lines for their first round games.

NCAA Tournament Brackets Predictions: Dangerous Middle Seeds with Futures Odds
by Ricky Dimon - 3/15/2017

Connecticut won the National Championship as a No. 7 seed in 2014. An eighth-seeded Kentucky team was also part of the Final Four that year. Michigan State reached the national semifinals as a seventh seed in 2015 before falling to eventual champion Duke. Last season saw No. 10 seed Syracuse, which most pundits felt should have been left out of the NCAA Tournament altogether, advance to Houston. In other words, it may behoove your bracket-and your bank account-to pay serious attention to under-the-radar contestants during March Madness.

2017 March Madness Betting Strategies: Reseeding the Bracket
by Chris Vasile - 3/15/2017

Every single Division I basketball team takes to the court at the beginning of November with the same goal in mind - reaching the NCAA Tournament. They put in hours upon hours of practice, film sessions and weight training. In an ideal world, every single team should be rewarded with a chance to play for the National Championship. Unfortunately, in the world we live in, only 68 teams get that opportunity, while the other 275 can only wait until next year to try again.

Sports Betting Futures Odds: March Madness is Just About Here
by Ricky Dimon - 3/15/2017

It's the most wonderful time of the year; no, not Christmas. March! Football season may be over, but baseball is underway, the Masters is not far off, playoffs in the NBA and NHL are approaching, and-most importantly-the NCAA Tournament is upon us. Will Villanova repeat as champion? Can North Carolina go one step father than it did in 2016? Is a Final Four trip finally in the cards for Gonzaga? Those questions, and more, will soon be answered.

NCAA Tournament Handicapping: Best Value Bets in 2017
by Trevor Whenham - 3/14/2017

Most of the attention when it comes to the NCAA Tournament is around filling out brackets. While that is indeed a great part of it, you also need to remember that this is a fantastic time to be a bettor. All of these teams are going to be playing their best - at least theoretically - and we don't need to worry about home-court advantage. And every game is televised, so we can easily get an immediate sense of how teams look and what we can expect next time out. Over the first four days in particular we get just a smorgasbord of great betting opportunities. Here are four nice value bets that pop out over the first two days alone:

Betting Odds & Free Picks NCAA Tournament Team Props
by Aaron Smith - 3/14/2017

The NCAA Tournament is one of the best times of the year for sports fans. It is also a great time of the year as a sports bettor. There is no shortage of ways to bet on the NCAA Tournament. Several of Doc's Sports top sportsbooks are offering a lot of team prop betting options. Having a bracket is a lot of fun, but finding value on these prop bet options is an even better way to try to make some money. I have a few team props that I believe offer some value this March. I threw a bonus overall NCAA Tournament fun prop at the end of this article as well.

March Madness Bracket Trends for Seeds
by Chris Vasile - 3/14/2017

The unofficial start of the 2017 NCAA Tournament is tonight, which means the deadline for completing your bracket is fast approaching. Most NCAA Tournament brackets do not include the four play-in games, which is why you still have a little bit of time left to complete that last-minute research.

NCAA Basketball Expert Predictions: Three Interesting March 15 Opening Lines
by Alan Matthews - 3/14/2017

So, which is the easiest region in the NCAA Tournament? I would argue it's the Midwest, in which Kansas is the +220 Bovada favorite to win. I believe the Jayhawks will do just that because their potential Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games are in Kansas City. Louisville is a No. 2 seed, and the Cards are OK. However, Oregon is the No. 3 and just lost one of its best players, big man Chris Boucher, to a season-ending injury in the Pac-12 Tournament. No. 4 is Purdue, and if you have watched any Big Ten basketball this season you know that conference is a joke. I expect a chalk regional final there between KU and U of L, with the Jayhawks advancing thanks to essentially home-court advantage.

NCAA Tournament Bracket Predictions: South Region
by Robert Ferringo - 3/14/2017

Three of the greatest college basketball programs in history highlight the field in this year's South Region. North Carolina, Kentucky and UCLA have combined for a stunning 25 National Championships and are the top three seeds in this bracket. Not only do these programs have the pedigree of proven long-term winners. But they also feature star-studded rosters and at least five players that are likely to be among the Top 20 NBA draft picks this summer.

March Madness Bracket Predictions: Midwest Region
by Robert Ferringo - 3/14/2017

The Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament is absolutely stacked! Of the 16 teams in this quadrant we have the Big 12 regular-season and tournament champions, the Big Ten regular-season and tournament champions, the Pac-12 regular-season champion, the second-best team in the ACC's regular season, and the Big East runner-up. And that is to say nothing of the some of the best mid-major teams in the country with Nevada, Rhode Island and Vermont all ready to spring an upset.

March Madness Bracket Predictions: West Region
by Robert Ferringo - 3/14/2017

It seems like every year around this time I am caught making an argument for why people need to stop underrated teams from out West. Whether it is a Pac-12 powerhouse that I felt has been underseeded or some Mountain West mid-major that I'm making an upset case for, I find myself constantly defending teams from the Left Coast.

NCAA Tournament Bracket Predictions: East Region
by Robert Ferringo - 3/14/2017

Villanova enters the NCAA Tournament as the defending National Champion and the No. 1 ranked team in the country. The Wildcats are 31-3 and the Big East regular-season and tournament champions. They were posted by the selection committee as the No. 1 overall seed in the entire tournament.

Weekly Q&A with Doc's Sports Expert Handicapper Raphael Esparza
by Doc's Sports - 3/14/2017

It is wall-to-wall college basketball in this week's discussion with Doc's Sports expert handicapper Raphael Esparza in advance of one the most thrilling times of the year for sports bettors. The 68-team field for the 2017 NCAA Tournament has been set and we will get his take on some of the hottest trending topics surrounding this season's Big Dance.

2017 March Madness Bracket Picks: Vulnerable High Seeds
by Trevor Whenham - 3/14/2017

This is a strange NCAA Tournament bracket. Normally there is plenty of vulnerability up high. This year it doesn't feel that way, though. I see all four No. 1 seeds making the Elite Eight without much challenge. I like at least three of the four No. 2 teams as well - Louisville is the only uncertainty, and only because they have a tough path. So, where are the vulnerable high seeds? On the No. 3 line as it turns out. Three teams at that seed just don't deserve to be there, and all three are going to struggle to live up to their expectations. Two share a conference, which isn't a coincidence. Here are the biggest March Madness vulnerable high seeds:

2017 March Madness Bracket Picks and Expert NCAA Tournament Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 3/14/2017

This feels like a strange bracket this year for the NCAA Tournament. It simultaneously feels wide open and quite chalky. It feels like there are eight or 10 teams that could legitimately win it all, but it also feels like a whole lot of the games are destined to be won by the higher seeds - more than usual. I've gone over the bracket several times already, and each time it turns out differently. This is a tough one. And that's why we're here to help.

Help Filling Out NCAA Tournament Brackets: Sweet 16 Surprises
by Trevor Whenham - 3/13/2017

When you are looking at your NCAA Tournament bracket you know that if things turned out exactly as expected the Sweet 16 would be made up of just Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 seeds. It never works out like that, though, and this year is unlikely to be an exception. Top seeds will falter, and lower seeds will rise up and make a nice run. The trick, of course, is to figure out which of those lower seeds are going to shine.

2017 March Madness Betting and Handicapping: Cheat Sheet for NCAA Tournament Wagering
by Chris Vasile - 3/13/2017

The "first round" of the 2017 NCAA Tournament gets underway tomorrow with the first pair of play-in games set to tip off at 6:40 p.m. EST. In the first matchup, we will see No.16 New Orleans (-1.5) do battle with No.16 Mount St. Mary's. That game will be followed up by a battle of No.11 seeds -- Wake Forest (-1) versus Kansas State. The winner of those games get to stake claim to a tournament win despite much of the sporting world not recognizing these play-in games as tournament action.