Category: March Madness

A single player can make a huge difference to a team, which has been the case wherever LeBron James has gone, but it takes an entire team effort for the said team to rise to the top and win a championship. Even in the years when Michael Jordan was doing his stuff, the Bulls excelled because Jordan was surrounded by an incredible supporting cast.…

Thursday is the last night of NBA action before the All-Star break, and two All-Stars will take the court between Charlotte and Orlando: Hornets point guard Kemba Walker and Orlando center Nikola Vucevic. The Magic are NBA odds favorites to get the win Thursday. How to Bet Hornets vs Magic NBA Odds & Game Info PRACTICE: Marvin Williams touches on the All-Star Break approaching,…

The New York Knicks are absolutely atrocious, perhaps the worst team in franchise history. They probably only have a few games left on the 2018-19 schedule they can win. One of those might be Thursday in Atlanta as the teams close out the pre-All-Star break schedule. However, the Atlanta Hawks are NBA lines favorites. Knicks vs Hawks NBA Lines & Expert Pick .@ISO_ZO led…

In modern sports, there is a problem that we never really saw much of in the days before salaries made players multi-millionaires overnight. We are, of course, talking about the issues that make the headlines off the field or court. Modern players have made a habit of making headlines for all the wrong reasons, creating a distraction that can often have a ripple effect…

We are well past the midway point of the season at this point, but the NBA All-Star Break is the unofficial sign of midseason. Given that every team in the league has now played over 50 games, we have a pretty solid idea of those that are likely to make a deep run when the postseason rolls around. The question now is how it…

NBA Odds: Thunder Take 3-1 Lead to Golden State The Golden State Warriors won 73 games throughout the routine season, however if they do not win Thursday night (9 PM ET, TNT), their playoffs will be over. Golden State lost 94-118 to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, dropping the money as 3-point roadway favorites to fall back 3-1 in their Western Conference last.…

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In our NCAA Final Four Preview we bring the March Madness betting to a close, with the national semi-finals on Saturday and the NCAA title game Monday. Right here's a look at the two matchups on the board: Wisconsin Badgers vs. Kentucky Wildcats (-5, 132). These programs met each other in 2014's Final Four, with Kentucky edging Wisconsin by one point to advance to the…

It nearly didn't take place, but the Kentucky Wildcats Final four slot was booked as they edged past the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (+11) 68-66 to run their undefeated record to 38-0 (19-17-2 ATS). But the Wildcats are only 1-3 ATS at the Big Dance, and this Saturday, they're offering five points to the Wisconsin Badgers (35-3 SU, 20-17-1 ATS) as we go to…

College Basketball Odds: Harvard-Yale for Ivy League Title, Dance Invite The Ivy League is meant to be the only conference of the 32 participating Division I members that doesn’t have a tournament to decide who wins the title and then goes on to March Madness. However this year is the exception as both the Harvard Crimson (21-7 SU, 9-13 ATS) and the Yale Bulldogs…