The Auburn Tigers are 17-1 and ranked #2 in the country. They have wins over ranked opponents Alabama, and LSU and unranked opponents Loyola-Chicago, Syracuse, and Florida. Their only loss came against UConn, a team fully capable of beating anyone in college basketball. Offensively the tigers are borderline exceptional, they average 80 points per game,…
UConn is 10-4 and unranked. They’ve lost close games to Seton Hall, Michigan State, West Virginia, and Providence. Their largest loss margin on the year is 4. Connecticut doesn’t do anything exceptional offensively. They turn the ball over 12 times a game, shoot a pedestrian 44% from the floor, and 34% from 3. If they…
Arizona is 11-1 and ranked #9 in the country. They have a dominant win over Michigan a win over Illinois and lost by 4 to Tennessee in Knoxville last week. They lead the country in assists per game, shoot 49% from the field and are led by Sophomore Benedict Mathurin. The 6’6″ Mathurin bulked up…
LSU is ranked #17 in the country and has an undefeated record of 11-0 including wins over Penn St, Wake Forest, and Georgia Tech. LSU is also quietly having one of the best defensive seasons in college hoops in the last twenty years. The Tigers are giving up a collective 33.4% field goal…
LaMelo Ball tonight against the Bulls: 18 points 13 assists 7 rebounds. LaMelo is quietly putting up a close to or a combination of these numbers every game while the Hornets are winning (they’re 13-10) and despite the fact he isn’t shooting particularly well. His stat line the previous 5 games: 19 points,…
The 20-21 NBA season is likely going to be 72 games long with a play-in tournament starting December 22nd. The NBA Draft is in less than a month, on November 18th, and the NBA Free Agency off season will start shortly after that. The 20-21 NBA season, and short offseason look to be a wild…
The Nuggets became just the 12th team in NBA history to overcome a 3-1 deficit when they came back against the Utah Jazz in their first round victory. They did the same thing again on September 15th, as they became the only team in NBA history to come back from two 3-1 deficits in the…
Prior to the 2018-2019 NBA Season tipping off, Marc Lawrence provided capsules of each team in the league. It has come down now to the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors in The Finals with The Raptors having home court advantage. Take a look at what Marc had to say last Fall and join…
As we enter the NCAA Tournament, let’s see how our guys did in previewing the 2018-2018 season back in October and what thoughts they had that might still be live.. by Ken Thomson Let’s Go, jump it up already! The 2018-19 season should be an interesting one to say the least. With the FBI still…
Welcome to the 2018-19 NBA season. Listed below is our preview of each team in the Western Conference. Note that all teams are listed alphabetically with the opening Westgate SuperBook season win totals on 8/5/18 contained in parenthesis. Be sure to join me this season for my top insights and selections on the NBA card…
Welcome to the 2018-19 NBA season. Listed below is our preview of each team in the Eastern Conference. Note that all teams are listed alphabetically with the opening Westgate SuperBook season win totals on 8/5/18 contained in parenthesis. Be sure to join me this season for my top selections on the NBA card at Against…
NBA Playoff Opening Round Betting Strategies By Marc Lawrence With help from our trusted, well-oiled database, let’s examine four key, time-tested, and proven theories that have lined our pockets during the opening round of playoffs since 1991. Here’s what the machine has to say as we head into the 2018 postseason. No. 8 Seeds Are…
Ken Thomson Conference Tournaments are already underway and the automatic berths will be handed out over the next 10 days. In the Power 5 Conferences there are several teams that need to win several games to elevate their chances for at large bids. Others that are safely in may not put forth the exhausting effort…
You’ll never guess which team in the NBA is 10-0 ATS when coming off consecutive wins this season. With that and with the NBA taking a timeout for the All-Star break, there is no better time than the present to examine the condition of each team in the league at this stage of the season. From…
Ken Thomson As we look into the crystal ball to see what we can prognosticate for the upcoming College Hoops season, things are a bit more clouded with the recent arrests of several prominent assistant coaches from four big programs. The uncovering of Teflon Rick finally getting caught with his hand in the cookie jar…
2017-18 NBA Betting Tips: Western Conference Preview By Marc Lawrence WESTERN CONFERENCE CAPSULES Teams are listed alphabetically with the Westgate SuperBook season win opening totals on 8/29/17 in parenthesis. Dallas Mavericks (35.5) – The big news in the offseason was that rather than bringing new impact talent to the team, owner Mark Cuban decided instead to…
2017-18 NBA Betting Tips: Eastern Conference Preview By Marc Lawrence EASTERN CONFERENCE CAPSULES Teams are listed alphabetically with the Westgate SuperBook season win opening totals on 8/29/17 in parenthesis. Atlanta Hawks (25.5) – Offseason losses of Dwight Howard, Paul Millsap, and Tim Hardaway Jr. ensures the Hawks’ 10-year playoff streak is history. The more relevant question…
It is finally here. The Trilogy. Best of 3. Rubber match. What everyone expected is now just days away. The defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers match up against the revamped, reloaded Golden State Warriors. I wrote in my preseason article that we all knew it would come down to these 2 juggernauts and now after a…
Both Ken Thomson and Basketball Guy have had excellent seasons. Ken finished the regular season at 179-144-and-5 (55%) and most recently has been on a 54-16-and-2 run (77%). Basketball Guy finishes the pre-tournament campaign at 92-70-and-6 (56%). Join in for the final weekend of the season and the National Championship game right now for just…
Ken Thomson I can’t remember a season where there truly are 20 teams that have a shot to win 6 straight games and the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. Gonzaga is still the only unbeaten and I expect them to remain that way going into the Big Dance. The reemergence of PG Nigel Williams-Goss…
The All Star Break has come and gone along with the trading deadline, which showed a few big deals and many no deals. Some of the landscape has changed but did enough happen to threaten the Cavaliers and Warriors returning to The Finals? The Pelicans landed Boogie Cousins and are pushing for that 8th seed…
It’s That Time of Year Again! It seems like just yesterday Kris Jenkins pulled up from about 32 feet and buried a bomb to cap off a Villanova title run in what was arguably the greatest finish in NCAA hoops history. Where does time go? College hoops is the greatest sport out there, bar none.…
Handicapping College Basketball from a Court Side Seat I have a background that is quite different than most College Basketball handicappers. I called play by play College Basketball games for both Division I & Division II teams for 7 seasons, so I understand the intangibles like team travel and the politics of getting screwed at particular venues. At…
A month into the young season and teams are starting to establish themselves and form an identity. As projected, the Cavs have firmly placed themselves atop the East. Surprisingly, the Bulls have played above expectations and have shot better then most thought their front court could shoot. The Wizards and Miami sadly have played bad…