Kansas Jayhawks Odds to Win the 2015 NCAA Tournament with Picks and Predictions
by George Monroy - 3/5/2015

The Kansas Jayhawks lost three games during the final month of the regular season and took a tumble down the AP Top 25 rankings, settling into the No. 9 spot with one matchup left on their schedule before the Big 12 Conference Tournament rolls around. Kansas clinched its regular-season title with a home victory over West Virginia, but the accomplishment wasn’t without a cost as forward Perry Ellis, the team’s leading scorer, suffered a knee sprain late in the first half, and is expected to miss a week.

Sports Betting Insights: Betting on NCAA Final Four Futures and Props
by Dave Schwab - 4/2/2014

The Florida Gators started this tournament as not only the No. 1-ranked team in the country but the top overall seed playing out of the South Region. The odds they go and win this tournament have been set at -120. After rolling through the first four rounds with double-digit victories, there is nothing that tells me they will fail to seal the deal with a win over Connecticut on Saturday and a win on Monday night over either Kentucky or Wisconsin. The Wildcats have the next best odds at +280 followed by the Badgers at +400 and the Huskies at +700.

2014 Final Four Betting Trends for NCAA Tournament Handicapping
by Trevor Whenham - 4/2/2014

As we get ready for the last weekend of what has been a great NCAA Tournament, here are some Final Four betting trends for the four squads to help get you prepared for the upcoming action and to help you have the best chance to make profit before the nets are cut down on Monday:

2014 Final Four Coaches: Who Will Lead His Team to Championship?
by Trevor Whenham - 4/2/2014

There is one consistent trend among the four teams this year in the Final Four, as there is almost every year at this point in the college basketball season — these are four exceptionally well-coached teams. These 2014 Final Four coaches have very different backgrounds and different levels of experience with the challenge they are facing this year, but they should all have their teams ready to go by Saturday:

Final Four Bracket Picks for 2014 NCAA Tournament
by Trevor Whenham - 4/1/2014

Well, darn. I had Michigan State beating Michigan in the championship game in all of the brackets I have done up to this point. Needless to say, it is time for me to rethink my NCAA Tournament brackets one last time as we head into the Final Four.

2014 Final Four Predictions and NCAA Tournament Picks
by Trevor Whenham - 4/1/2014

The Wildcats, who had been an ongoing train wreck all year from beyond the 3-point arc, beat one of the top-shooting teams in the country largely by outdoing them at their own game. Kentucky was a gaudy 7-for-11 from beyond the arc, while Michigan was 7-for-18. It was an impressive effort. Of course, it wasn’t a team-wide phenomenon — James Young went 3-for-4, and Aaron Harrison had the other four threes, including the incredibly impressive winning shot. It is very hard to believe that the team can shoot that well again from deep.

Elite Eight Bracket Picks for 2014 NCAA Tournament
by Trevor Whenham - 3/29/2014

After the Sweet 16 was set earlier in the week I set out to pick my bracket again from that starting point. It was both a success and a disappointment. The good news is that my final pitting hated rivals from the state of Michigan is still alive, and Florida, another Final Four pick, is still alive. The only Final Four team I missed out on was Baylor, and I saw Baylor-Wisconsin as a coin flip with the winner of that game destined to win the region, so I just shift my focus slightly.

March Madness Betting: Best and Worst Sweet 16 Wagers
by George Monroy - 3/26/2014

The NCAA Tournament gave fans three rounds of ridiculously-exciting basketball games, close matchups and more upsets than anyone’s bracket was equipped to handle. The short tournament break, however, will allow bettors a chance regroup and start all over after the opening rounds probably threw most people for a loop. With only 16 teams left in the tournament, bettors can focus on finding the best value over the next few days, as opposed to the volume betting opportunities that the first few rounds offered.

Sports Betting Insights: Betting the Favorites in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
by Dave Schwab - 3/26/2014

The betting public, as a whole, generally has the tendency to lean towards the favorite in any sporting event, so this week I dug deep into the stats and betting trends to come up with the top favorite to wager on in each of the four regions in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16.

Sweet 16 Wagering: Underdog Value on Betting Odds for NCAA Tournament
by Trevor Whenham - 3/26/2014

There are eight Sweet 16 games coming up on Thursday and Friday in the NCAA Tournament. That means that there are quite likely going to be eight underdogs to consider wagering on. Obviously, not all will be attractive, but some sure are. Here are three that really stand out (odds are from Sportsbook.ag).

Sweet 16 Seed Statistics for NCAA Tournament
by Trevor Whenham - 3/26/2014

As we await the start of the second week of the NCAA Tournament, here are some March Madness Sweet 16 seed statistics to help you get a sense of what to expect the rest of the way this year — at least from a historical basis:

2014 Sweet 16 Handicapping: Ranking the Remaining NCAA Tournament Teams
by Trevor Whenham - 3/26/2014

As I sit down to rank the 16 remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament this year, one thing becomes incredibly clear — this thing is incredibly wide open. Trying to find differences between the top 10 teams in this field is very tough, and any of them is good enough to win. Separating the bottom six teams is almost tougher. The only thing that comes easy is dividing the teams into those two large groups.

Sweet 16 Betting: Biggest Handicapping Factors for NCAA Tournament
by Trevor Whenham - 3/26/2014

The best and worst part of the break between the round of 32 and the Sweet 16 is that we have time to think about what we have seen so far and what is to come. It’s good because it gives us time to really prepare for these games after the frantic pace of last weekend. It’s bad, though, because it gives us time to realize how much we don’t know and how many big questions face us. Here are six of the biggest Sweet 16 betting questions to ponder heading into the next phase of the NCAA Tournament:

NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Betting: Difference Between First and Second Week
by Trevor Whenham - 3/26/2014

While betting on the NCAA Tournament requires a different approach than betting on the college basketball regular season, smart bettors also know that betting on the tournament also changes as the tournament moves on and the field gets smaller. In particular, there are some significant differences between the first and second weekends of the tournament that bettors need to be aware of. When the difference between teams is small, as it is this year, these differences could be what allows us to find value in our bets in the Sweet 16 and beyond.

NCAA Basketball Betting and Handicapping: Scouting the Week Ahead
by Alan Matthews - 3/25/2014

If you had told me that the Big Ten could have three Final Four teams before the NCAA Tournament began last Thursday, I would've said that wouldn't totally floor me. And indeed it still is possible with East No. 4 Michigan State, Midwest No. 2 Michigan and West No. 2 Wisconsin alive. After all, the Big Ten was probably the second-deepest conference this season.

Sweet 16 Bracket Picks for 2014 NCAA Tournament
by Trevor Whenham - 3/25/2014

I don’t know about you, but my bracket is shot. Not tragically — I still have all my Final Four teams in place. It’s everything else that is ugly. Luckily, though, the shift to the Sweet 16 gives us a prime opportunity to start over again. Let’s take these few days between games in the NCAA Tournament to recharge, regroup, and make some 2014 Sweet 16 bracket picks. Every game from here forward:

2014 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Odds: MOP Picks and Predictions
by Aaron Smith - 3/24/2014

The first week of the NCAA Tournament is now behind us, and the tournament has been just as outstanding as always. Every year there is a nice Cinderella story in the first week as well as a ton of tightly-played contests. Mercer’s upset over Duke was certainly the upset of the tournament thus far. Both Dayton and Stanford meeting in the Sweet 16 as No. 10 and No. 11 seeds, respectively, is also a very rare situation. There were four overtime games on the first day of the tournament. Already, it has been an NCAA Tournament full of tons of drama. It’s likely that the best is yet to come.

2014 March Madness Prop Bets and Predictions
by George Monroy - 3/19/2014

Now that March Madness is only a few hours away and most people have already filled out their brackets, the only thing left to do is place a few last-minute bets and enjoy the ride. And while there are an endless number “regular” bets to make on the games—the spreads and totals—a great and fun way to mix things up a bit during this year’s NCAA Tournament is to try wagering on a few March Madness prop bets.

2014 March Madness Brackets Strategy
by Alan Matthews - 3/19/2014

Let me preface this story by saying that if I had the fail-proof March Madness bracket strategy, I'd most definitely be signing up for that $1 billion tournament bracket sponsored by Warren Buffett. Check that. I will be signing up for it, but I'm guessing I won't get every game right. The odds of that reportedly are about 1 in 128 billion if you are a knowledgeable college basketball fan (like to think I am). To someone not up to date on the sport, the chances are projected at 1 in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808.

Sports Betting Insights: Betting on NCAA Tournament Games
by Dave Schwab - 3/19/2014

The easiest way to bet on this year’s men’s NCAA Tournament is by filling out a bracket for any number of contests that exist both publically and privately. If fact, many of them will not even cost you a dime for a chance to win millions of dollars. Anyone who is serious about betting on college basketball this time of year knows that the true value lies in betting on the actual games, given that there are bound to be a few bad lines in some of these very unfamiliar matchups.