It would be remiss to say that #1 Region seeds Duke, Virginia, and North Carolina are feeling extra pressure due to any events that occurred on Thursday. All 3 Atlantic Coast Conference powerhouses are set to tip-off their March Madness bids on Friday, and all are already under intense scrutiny and surrounded by NBA Draft and national-title buzz. But gamblers who bet big on … [Read more...] about The ACC Has Not Had a Marvelous Start at the NCAA Tournament
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Vegas Favors Citizens and Reds, Predicts MUFC Stumble in Champions League Q-Finals
I once had a polite-but-candid chat with a Geico executive on a flight to California. Feeling from him a certain urging to speak my mind, I said that while some Geico commercials would go down as classic works of pop art, others were stupid and idiotic and I understood nothing of the writers’ attempts to be funny. “That’s perfect,” the man said. “Why?” “Because we … [Read more...] about Vegas Favors Citizens and Reds, Predicts MUFC Stumble in Champions League Q-Finals
NCAA Tournament Midwest Region: UNC, Kentucky Must Outlast 3rd-Seeded Houston
Some jaded readers may joke that WagerBop is including First Four recaps in our March Madness Round-of-64 previews because the 65th through 68th entries in the NCAA Tournament are not important enough to warrant recaps of their own. Of course that’s not exactly true – a pair of #6 seeds must now contend with #11 seeds out of the opening mini-tourney, #11 seeds which have the … [Read more...] about NCAA Tournament Midwest Region: UNC, Kentucky Must Outlast 3rd-Seeded Houston
Southern Stars: March Madness South Region Preview and Best Bets
There used to be no saying this before the Round of 64 tipped off, but March Madness is underway in 2019. First Four action on Tuesday was about breaking 2 streaks. The first contest of the tourney saw Fairleigh Dickinson come back from a daunting halftime deficit to beat Prairie View A&M in a clash of West Region #16 seeds. Though the Knights will likely fail to slay … [Read more...] about Southern Stars: March Madness South Region Preview and Best Bets
Live-Betting the O/U in NCAA Basketball: A Skill-Based System for Winning Picks
There are too many scenes from old sports books swirling around in my head constantly, so please go easy if I get this one wrong at all. According to reputable sources, Mark Messier – an NHL hockey legend, not a cager, but we’ll get to basketball soon enough – was observed in his playing days counseling teammates against giving an opponent bulletin-board material or doing … [Read more...] about Live-Betting the O/U in NCAA Basketball: A Skill-Based System for Winning Picks