Articles by Cappers Picks related to online college basketball betting, and handicapping live ncaab matchups.
The NCAAB Tournament is on the Horizon, and the 6th annual Bracket Buster will take place Friday & Saturday, and give some of the bubble teams a chance to step up and get noticed. Let’s take a look at a few of the premier matchups amongst the Mid Majors, that are either playing to improve their NCAA Tournament seed, or fighting for recognition.
NCAA Basketball Sports Betting
Stanford Cardinal (15-8 SU, 13-8 ATS) at Oregon State Beavers (11-13 SU, 9-10 ATS)
Thursday, February 19
BetUS NCAA Basketball Odds: STANFORD -3.5
Here are some of the NCAA basketball betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* STAN has lost five of its last seven games SU
* STAN has played four of its last six games OVER the total
BetUS NCAA Basketball Betting Odds: TROY -2.5
Here are some of the NCAA basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* TROY has covered nine of its last ten games
* TROY has won its last ten games SU
The Washington Huskies hope to continue to stay hot as they visit the UCLA Bruins tonight.
Sportsbook.com has UCLA as 8 ½-point favorites at Pauley Pavilion. The game begins at 11 pm ET.
It’s a huge weekend for first place Washington as they try and add to their Pac-10 lead. The Huskies are coming off a home sweep of the Oregon schools and have budding confidence after ending a 15-year losing steak at Stanford two weekend’s ago.
Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Illinois Fighting Illini 7:00 ET B10 Network
Another huge Big 10 sports betting battle takes place this evening when Head Coach Ed DeChellis and his Penn State Nittany Lions (18-8, 11-7-1 ATS) invade Champagne, IL to do battle with Head Coach Bruce Weber’s 16th ranked Fighting Illini (21-5, 13-8-1 ATS).
Big East Wednesday Night Preview
Three important games from the Big East get the spotlight treatment on the college basketball betting slate Wednesday night, as Georgetown looks to get on track versus South Florida, Louisville hosts Providence, and Notre Dame looks for a win in West Virginia.
The #22 ranked Butler Bulldogs are easily the top team in the Horizon League. They’ve gone 22 and 3 straight-up and 14-8-1 against the spread. Their record ATS on the road is 9 and 3. That’s very good.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee used to be the top team in the Horizon League, but they’ve suddenly fallen on hard times this season.
It’s the Year of the Upset – or is it?
It always causes a sensation when a big-name college basketball program gets its head handed to it on a platter by one of the lesser-known teams outside the Top 25. Case in point: Sunday’s 80-74 win by Boston College over then-No. 5 Duke (-7.5). Or even more amazing, the Eagles’ 85-78 defeat of then-No. 1 North Carolina (-23) back on Jan. 4 – in Chapel Hill, no less.
New Mexico Lobos (16-9 SU, 12-10-1 ATS) at BYU Cougars (19-5 SU, 13-10 ATS)
BetUS NCAAB Betting Odds: BYU -6.5
Here are some of the NCAA basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* NMEX has won five of its last six games SU
* NMEX is 9-3-1 ATS in its last 13 games
BetUS NCAA Basketball Betting Odds: KENTUCKY -2
Here are some of the NCAA basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* KY has covered one of its last five games
* KY has played five of its last eight games UNDER the total
The Maryland Terrapins are having a down season while the Clemson Tigers are playing better than they have in about a decade. Clemson has been terrific this season building a straight-up record of 20 and 4. Against the spread they’ve been okay with a 9-9-1 record.
The NBA All-Star Game marks the unofficial halfway point of the regular season. College hoops doesn’t have the same kind of milestone event, but you know things are getting serious when the bracketologists start coming out with their projections for who will get invited to the NCAA Tournament.
The big ten title could all but be salted away if Michigan State pulls off another road win. Purdue is trying to spoil the parade and show why they were the preseason favorite to win the BIG TEN. Both teams are coming into this game with a key player questionable for the big game. Michigan State are the odds makers road favorite with a spread of -3.
Calhoun’s Red-Hot Huskies Host Dixon’s Streaking Panthers
The Pittsburgh Panthers (23-2 SU, 12-6-1 ATS, 10-9 O/U) rolled to an easy 85-69 win over Cincinnati on Saturday, but failed to cover the spread fro BetUS NCAA college basketball sports betting enthusiasts as a 15.5-point home favorite in the BetUS Sportsbook while the game’s posted O/U total sailed OVER the total of 136.5 points.
The Texas Longhorns (17-7 SU, 9-12 ATS, 10-11 O/U) outscored Colorado 13-4 in overtime to walk away with an 85-76 victory on Saturday. Texas failed to cover the spread in the BetUS Sportsbook as an 11-point spread while the combined score sailed OVER the posted O/U total of 127 points.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (10-15 SU, 12-7-1 ATS) at New Mexico State Aggies (13-12 SU, 10-14 ATS)
BetUS NCAA Basketball Sports Betting Odds: NEW MEXICO STATE -9
Here are some of the NCAA basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* LT has lost five of its last seven games SU
* LT has covered 10 of its last 14 games
