March Madness trends: important history lessons to follow
First-round success is crucial to your bracket
Look for teams that are being slighted
No. 5 seeds are vulnerable in the first round
The Duke Blue Devils don’t lose often in the regular season, but watch out when they do.
Duke (19-3) is 5-1 straight-up coming off a regular season loss over the last two years and 4-1 ATS. After their first loss this year against Michigan, Duke beat UNC Ashville by 43 points. After their loss at Wake Forest 10 days ago, they stormed back by beating Virginia by 25 points, 79-54.
The NBA season is a long one and because of this presents a number of NBA Picks angles through the year. Some prescribe to the back to back game scenerio betting where they fade a team playing for the second night in a row! Other’s look to capatilize on teams playing their last game of a long road trip (more than 5 games) as an angle to play against.
The last chance to bet on football until next season arrives on Sunday, as the NFL betting schedule concludes with the Pro Bowl in Hawaii.
One important thing to note: Just because you bet on the Pro Bowl doesn’t mean you have to watch it. Although, if you do get stuck watching what is usually the most boring football game of the season the chance to make some cash should add a little excitement to the over-hyped exhibition.
Oddsmakers expect Kyle Busch to get back on track after last year’s late-season collapse, listing the younger of the two Busch brothers at +450 odds to win Saturday’s Bud Shootout.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., the winner last year, follows at +600 odds while his teammates Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon are +700.
The Los Angeles Clippers (10-39 SU, 20-29 ATS, 29-20 O/U) have dropped seven straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook, failing to cover the spread for NBA sports betting backers each time out. The young Memphis Grizzlies (13-35 SU, 17-30-1 ATS, 25-23 O/U) have won two consecutive games for new head coach Lionel Hollins.
Atlanta Hawks (28-20 SU, 25-23 ATS) at Charlotte Bobcats (19-29 SU, 28-20 ATS)
BetUS NBA Basketball Betting Odds: CHARLOTTE -3, Total 183.5
Here are some of the NBA pro basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* ATL has lost four of its last six games SU
* ATL has covered two of its last six games
Denver Nuggets (33-16 SU, 28-20-1 ATS) at Washington Wizards (10-39 SU, 18-30-1 ATS)
Friday, February 6
BetUS NBA Odds: DENVER -7, Total 205.5
Here are some of the NBA pro basketball betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
Golden State Warriors (16-34 SU, 23-26-1 ATS) at Phoenix Suns (26-21 SU, 16-30-1 ATS)
BetUS NBA Basketball Sports Betting Odds: PHOENIX -10.5, Total 230.5
Here are some of the NBA betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* GS has played five of its last seven games UNDER the total
* GS has covered two of its last eight road games
The Name North Dakota St. Bisons is probably about as obscure as it gets in the world of college basketball. They may be in the works of being perhaps the most under the radar school in NCAA Tournament history. The Bison are known by few, but you can ask Minnesota, and USC if this team can play on a high level.
The NBA is heading for their All-Star bash and things have been looking good for the defending champion Boston Celtics.
Sure they lost 110-109 in OT to Kobe Bryant and the L.A. Lakers last night, failing to cover as 6.5-point home faves, but despite the tough loss in that highly entertaining matchup, things are pretty rosy in Beantown.
Big East, ACC will battle for NCAA supremacy
Who will be the first Top-4 seed to fall?
Who will be the 2009 Cinderella?
Flyers vs Bruins odds: Boston still rolling, leading the East
Red Wings vs Penguins odds: Pittsburgh’s struggles continue
Online sports betting players had high hopes for Pittsburgh at the beginning of the NHL betting season,
A – Albertus Maximus. The first big challenge of the year for older horses is the Donn Handicap at Gulfstream, and it attracted a crowd that might not have had superstars in it, but which was very deep and talented. Albertus Maximus parlayed his win in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile into a win here. His next stop will be the Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest race.
The Phoenix Suns home woes have been gigantic as they get ready to host the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.
The Suns are 26-21 on the year, but they’re one of the rare NBA teams where their record is similar at home (13-10) and away (13-11). Phoenix has also been awful from a betting perspective at home, where their 7-16 ATS mark is one of the worst in the league.
The Wisconsin Badgers have been burying their backers lately with an 0-5-1 ATS record heading into tonight’s home tilt against Illinois.
The Badgers ATS freefall has also coincided with a six-game losing streak that has them in jeopardy of missing their first NCAA tournament since 1998, before the Bo Ryan era.
