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College Basketball Betting: Lesser Known Trends

Written February 9, 2009 by Evan Altemus

college-basketball-trends-020909 The college basketball season is just a few weeks away from conference tournament play. The oddsmakers are setting stronger lines and making fewer mistakes. However, there are still going to be excellent opportunities for the rest of the season. Let’s take a look at some recent trends in college basketball.

Marquette – Friday night’s loss to South Florida revealed that the Golden Eagles are slightly overvalued. They are also coming up on a brutal stretch of games. Marquette closes the season at Georgetown, home to UCONN, at Louisville, at Pittsburgh, and at home to Syracuse. They will be lucky to go 2-3 against those teams.

Washington/California/Arizona State – These three schools are the best teams that no one is talking about. Washington is one of the best rebounding teams in the country. California has a potent offense and is ranked #1 nationally in three point percentage, hitting almost 45% of their three’s. Arizona State plays stifling defense and has one of the best players in the country in James Harden. These three teams will make some noise in March and will present excellent point spread value.

Villanova – This team never gets mentioned in the upper tier of the Big East Conference, but they should be. The Wildcats beat Pittsburgh at home, lost a close game at UCONN, played Marquette tough on the road, and won at Providence. They return almost several players from last year’s tournament team, including Scottie Reynolds and Dante Cunningham. This team will be dangerous in March.

Northeastern/George Mason/VCU – These teams are the best teams in the Colonial Athletic Association, but it’s too bad that only one of them will probably make the tournament. Whichever team in the big dance has to face one of these three teams will be on upset alert. They are loaded with athleticism and good guard play, a lethal combination come tournament time.

Southeastern Conference – This conference will arguably have no one left in the NCAA tournament after the Sweet 16 and maybe even a round before that. LSU has completely handled by Xavier at home, Tennessee lost to both Memphis and Gonzaga on their home floor, and Kentucky got easily handled by Miami at home. These teams lack consistency and guard play which will be their downfall in a few weeks.

When you bet on basketball you need to know the college basketball spreads inside and out each day. Put yourself in the best position to win with our college basketball predictions this year.