So you have high hopes of picking a perfect bracket this year and collecting one of the large prizes for doing so. Just be ready for disappointment since Bodog has listed the odds on doing so at 9,223,372,036,854,775,808-to-1. Yes, that’s nine quintillion-to-one! Maybe that is why so many online sportsbooks offer multi-million dollar payouts to anyone giving it their best efforts. Like Sportsbook.com giving out $13 million this year to anyone able to do so. Want to put that massive...
Read more about Odds of Picking a Perfect Bracket 2010 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket - March 14, 2010The 2010 men’s NCAA basketball tournament field is now set and we have provided you with a blank bracket that you can download or print off to keep track of your picks throughout this season’s March Madness. Opening round games will get started on Thursday, March 18th and Friday, March 19th. The top seeds this season are pretty cut and dry with Kansas, Syracuse, Kentucky, and Duke all earning #1 seeds. While you might think there were some other team’s that may have deserved a #1...
Read more about 2010 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket Final Four Betting: Stats Overview - March 30, 2009If you picked all four of the Final Four teams for this year’s bracket, congratulations are due to you! However, if you’re like the majority of the college basketball betting world (myself included) you probably only picked 1 or 2 of the four correctly (I only had UNC making the Final Four in my bracket this year). The most popular picks to be this year’s representatives were Louisville, Memphis, Pitt, and North Carolina, so I know some of you out there are feeling my pain! ...
Read more about Final Four Betting: Stats Overview Odds to Win the NCAA Championship for the Syracuse Orange - March 26, 2009The Syracuse Orange return to the NCAA tournament this year after a two year absence from the event. 2009 marks the 32nd time that Syracuse has made the big dance and they’ve managed to make four Final Four appearances and one National Championship (2003) in their history. The overall record in the NCAA Tournament is 50-31 after two wins in 2009. The Orange are now in the Sweet 16 after victories over Stephen F. Austin and Arizona State. The Cuse entered the tourney as a 3 seed after...
Read more about Odds to Win the NCAA Championship for the Syracuse Orange Odds to Win the NCAA Championship for the Villanova Wildcats - March 25, 2009The 3rd seeded Villanova Wildcats have advanced to the Sweet 16 this year after first and second round wins over American and UCLA, respectively. Here’s a brief tournament history for the Wildcats: Villanova holds the distinction of being the team to win the NCAA tournament with the lowest seed in history when they were an 8 seed in 1985. They’ve been in the NCAA tournament 29 times, have a 44-29 record overall, and have made 3 Final Four appearances. Nova has made it at least...
Read more about Odds to Win the NCAA Championship for the Villanova Wildcats 2009 NCAA Tournament Odds for the Memphis Tigers - March 25, 2009Once again the Memphis Tigers are headed to their 4th straight Sweet 16 appearance this week, as the No.2 seeded Tigers are the only team in the country to accomplish such a feat. The Tigers got into the tournament winning both the regular season and conference tournament in Conference USA, and are riding a 25 game winning streak including their two NCAA Tournament wins over Cal State-Northridge and Maryland. The Tigers are fresh off reaching the Championship game a year ago, and were just one shot...
Read more about 2009 NCAA Tournament Odds for the Memphis Tigers Connecticut Huskies National Championship Odds - March 25, 2009The NCAA Tournament is in full swing, as the first two rounds are in the book and the final 16 teams remain. This year it has been all about the top seeds, as this year marks the first time that the 1-3 seeds in each bracket have made it to the Sweet 16. The other story has been the dominant performance by the Big East that has sent 5 teams to the Sweet 16, including one from each bracket. One of the Big East teams is the Connecticut Huskies, who are the No.1 seed out of the West. While there is...
Read more about Connecticut Huskies National Championship Odds Odds to Win the NCAA Tournament Missouri Tigers - March 25, 2009It’s been a very entertaining start to the NCAA Tournament, as the top 3 seeds in each region have advanced to the Sweet 16 and two of the four No.4 seeds are still dancing as well. I am going to put the focus on the Missouri Tigers, who came into the tournament fresh off their Big 12 Tournament win that earned them a No.3 seed in the West region. The Tigers were considered one of the more dangerous No.3 seeds, and they will have the chance to prove that this week when they take on the No.2...
Read more about Odds to Win the NCAA Tournament Missouri Tigers Purdue Boilermakers Odds to Win NCAA Championship - March 25, 2009It hasn’t been easy for the Boilermakers this Tournament, but the No.5 seed is still alive and is awaiting a Sweet 16 matchup with the No.1 seeded UConn Huskies. The Boilermakers are one of only two teams that come into the Sweet 16 with a seed lower than a 4, as all twelve 1-3 seeds advanced. The only team seeded lower than the Boilermakers is the No.12 seeded Arizona Wildcats out of the Midwest region. It’s not going to be easy for the Boilermakers, but this tournament has been pretty...
Read more about Purdue Boilermakers Odds to Win NCAA Championship Villanova vs Duke Picks & Predictions - March 25, 2009The Duke Blue Devils are poised to take on their toughest test yet, The Villanova Wildcats. A very interesting match up this will be as it will come down to Duke’s grit verse Nova’s speed. The Blue Devils are led by their two All-Conference and All-American candidates Kyle Singler and Gerald Henderson. Singler averages 17 points and 8 rebounds a game while Henderson averages 17 points and 5 rebounds per game. Jon Scheyer is a sniper from three point land and can catch fire at any given...
Read more about Villanova vs Duke Picks & Predictions Kansas Jayhawks Odds to Win the Tournament - March 25, 2009The Kansas Jayhawks won the National Championship just one year ago and they will attempt to defend their crown in 2009. Kansas was not expected to be perhaps as good as they have been this year. The Jayhawks were expected to have a rebuilding type season with a large group of young talent. However, Kansas has really played well the further the season has progressed. The Jayhawks overcame Oklahoma towards the end of the year to win the Big 12 regular season championship. The Jayhawks will battle...
Read more about Kansas Jayhawks Odds to Win the Tournament Oklahoma State vs Pittsburgh Odds & Picks - March 21, 2009The 8th seeded Oklahoma State Cowboys have the daunting task of facing the #1 seed in the East Region, the Pittsburgh Panthers in second round NCAA tournament action. Pitt surprisingly struggled a bit in the first half of their first round game against East Tennessee State, but my guess is the Panthers will be refocused and ready to play their best ball on Sunday. Oklahoma State won in exciting fashion, holding off a late surge by their opponent, Tennessee and holding on for a 77-75 victory. ...
Read more about Oklahoma State vs Pittsburgh Odds & Picks 2009 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket - March 16, 2009With the field set for this year’s NCAA basketball tournament we wanted to provide you with a free bracket you can download or print to track all of your picks. Opening round games will be played Thursday, March 19th and Friday, March 20th. It’s hard to argue with the four teams picked as #1 seeds this year, but there are several other teams that deserved it just as much. The number one seeds this year are Louisville, Pittsburgh, North Carolina, and Connecticut. As I said, all...
Read more about 2009 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket Best Moments in NCAA Tournament History - February 28, 2008The NCAA Tournament is fast approaching and before you know it everyone will be filling out their brackets. Each and every year the tournament is full of buzzer beaters, big upsets, and unforgettable plays. The tournament catches the nations attention for almost 4 weeks as 65 teams make their run at history. With all these last second shots and unpredictable outcomes come some of the best moments in college basketball history. What makes these moments so special is that so many fans love seeing teams...
Read more about Best Moments in NCAA Tournament History Tickets to the NCAA Tournament - February 11, 2008The NCAA Tournament first and second rounds are set to kick off March 20 – March 23 at Birmingham’s Alltel Arena, N. Little Rock’s BJCC Arena, Anaheim’s Honda Center, Denver’s Pepsi Center, Omaha’s Qwest Center; Raleigh’s RBC Center, Tampa’s St. Pete Times Forum, and Washington, DC’s Verizon Center. The following week the tournament will invade Phoenix’s US Airways Center, Detroit’s Ford Field, Charlotte’s Charlotte Arena, and Houston’s Reliant...
Read more about Tickets to the NCAA Tournament History of the NCAA Tournament - February 11, 2008We are fast approaching one of, if not the best, sports tournaments of our time. The NCAA tournament is widely loved by sports fans for its large field and unpredictable upsets that happen each and every March, thus the name “March Madness.” The tournament is also very popular thanks to the bracket pools everyone can’t wait to fill out; it’s everyone’s chance to prove their knowledge of the game. For those of us that have taken part, know that it’s harder than it looks. Though we...
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