The Sportsbook.com staff has scoured the list of first round games and chosen some upset picks.
Each of these squads has the ability to win the game outright, meaning the spread pick is even more enticing.
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March Madness begins a little after Thursday noon ET with Butler facing LSU, and Sportsbook.com has all the latest odds.
2009 NCAA Tournament Round 1 Action
Friday March 20, 3:00 PM ET
Boise, ID Taco Bell Arena – West Region
The Cornell Big Red are 3-4 ATS in the last 7 games. They are 1-2 on the season when underdogs of 10 or more. The under has hit in the last 5 games.
Game on…sort of
Our appetizer arrived last night, with the Morehead State Eagles, who were listed as 3-point faves, crushing the dreams of the Alabama State Hornets in this year’s play-in game. The Eagles win and cover gets them a spot in the Big Dance and a date with….the top-seed Louisville Cardinals.
2009 NCAA Tournament Round 1 Action
Friday March 20, 12:25 PM ET
Dayton, OH UD Arena – East Region
The Vols are 4-2 ATS is the last 6 games. They are 4-2 ATS on neutral courts this year. The Under has hit in 8 of the last 11 games. Tennessee has a balanced scoring attack and have the deeper team.
(Based On our Picks From Our Round 1 Picks Article >>>)
Now that the first round has been primed, previewed and predicted, let’s take a look at the matchups and results for the second round of March Madness betting based on our first-round picks.
When it comes to evaluating March Madness odds and filling out your bracket, the first two rounds are easily the most important ones. If you can survive the first weekend, you’re in good shape the rest of the way. Fail in the first two rounds and you might as well tear your bracket up.
This is your one-stop shop for the first two rounds of March Madness betting.
Seattle Mariners 2008 Record: 61-101, 39 GB in AL West
By far the most disappointing team in baseball last year, the Mariners and new manager Don Wakamatsu look to return some semblance of respectability to the Pacific Northwest. On paper this was a club filled with promise as it broke camp last March, carrying a pitching staff that had the potential to keep the M’s in the playoff chase all season.
March Madness is such an exciting time of year. Everybody is out looking for this year’s Cinderella team and filling in their office pool brackets. Sports Handicapper Craig Trapp is going to give his conference break down on odds to win the NCAA Championship this year. Craig goes out filling his bracket a little different than most.
2009 NCAA Tournament Round 1 Action
Thursday March 19, 2:55 PM ET
Kansas City, MO Sprint Center – West Region
The Terrapins are 3-0 ATS is the last 3 games and 9-4 ATS in their last 13. They are 5-2 ATS on neutral courts in 08-09. The under is 6-1 in the last 7 overall. The under is also 6-2 in last 8 non-conference games and 7-1 in last 8 neutral court games.
2009 NCAA Tournament Round 1 Action
Thursday March 19, 12:25 PM ET
Kansas City, MO Sprint Center – West Region
The Matadors are champions of the Big West conference. They are 5-1 SU and 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games. They have a balanced scoring attack with 7 players averaging over 8 point per contest. Their defense gives up 70.2 points a game.
As I watched the brackets unfold on Selection Sunday, there were few surprises as the number 1, 2, and, 3 seeds went pretty much to the teams I expected. Some could argue that Memphis should have been a number one seed instead of Connecticut, but to me it is a mute point as the pairings placed them on a collision course in the West final either way.
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While March Madness betting players are gearing up for a busy sportsbook weekend, there’s some action on the links out there for online golf betting players. This week’s stop is the Transitions Championship, to be held at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, and the “Copperhead” course is known as one of the toughest on the Tour.
If you have been around NBA Picks betting circles long enough you’ll hear a ton of handicappers talk about an NBA team looking ahead to their next game? The “look ahead” angle seems to be blamed more than any other situation for a team’s loss or poor effort. So the question really becomes, does the influence of the “look ahead” really create NBA Picks profits or is it all just a bunch of talk?
Chicago Cubs 2008 Record: 97-64, NL Central Winner
After early post-season exits the past two seasons, the North Siders are in prime position to make a run at their third straight NL Central title. Heartbreak has been a common theme for this franchise since what seems like the dawn of time, but they will once again sport a roster that all but guarantees that they’ll at least be in the mix for a playoff spot in ’09.
I’m a big believer in looking at the past in order to predict the future, so I decided to take a look at last year’s 1st round games. One surprising trend was that favorites went 21-10 against the spread and #1 and #2 seeds were 5-3 against the spread as well. One game had a spread with a pick ‘em spread, which is why there are only 31 games being looked at here.
