Things have been very exciting over the last few months in the state of Kentucky, but that all came crashing down Saturday night when the Wildcats were upset by West Virginia. Yes, DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall both made first team All-American, but they are off to the NBA along with Patrick Patterson and freshman shooting guard Eric Bledsoe. Many NBA general managers think all four could end up as a lottery pick with Wall and Cousins going in the first and second picks of the 2010 NBA draft. Couple the potential loss of these four phenomenal starters along with the possibility of losing 6-10 forward Daniel Orton to the pros and there is a major depletion of talent in Lexington. Calipari is one whale of a recruiter and I don’t doubt he will land some big names (C.J Leslie, Josh Selby, Brandon Knight, etc.) before it’s all said and done, but can he reload in one year? Unless for some reason Bledsoe and Orton do return I predict the Wildcats will not be in the AP preseason top 10, but will make some noise in the weak SEC and then flame out in the NCAA tournament because they will even be less experienced than this year.
College Basketball Bets of the Day – March 30th, 2010
Tonight is the Final Four of the National Inviatational Tournament and it has some pretty decent teams pitted against each other. Dayton faces Ole Miss in the early game and UNC takes on Rhode Island in the second one. Good luck!
Ole Miss +1.5
UNC +1
Overall Record:
College Basketball 58-42-3 (2009-10) 255-191-9 (overall)
NBA 3-3 (2010) 47-39 (overall)
NHL 1-2
MLB 90-69-5
College Football
37-24 (2009-10) 142-115-1 (overall)
NFL 35-20 (2009-10) 138-92-5 (overall)
College Basketball Bets of the Day – March 26th, 2010
Kissed our sister yesterday, but still positive for the week. After tonight’s games we will be down to the Elite Eight so hold on and enjoy the ride. Good luck!
Northern Iowa +1
Purdue +9
Overall Record:
College Basketball 58-40-3 (2009-10) 255-189-9 (overall)
NBA 3-3 (2010) 47-39 (overall)
NHL 1-2
MLB 90-69-5
College Football
37-24 (2009-10) 142-115-1 (overall)
NFL 35-20 (2009-10) 138-92-5 (overall)
College Basketball Bets of the Day – March 25th, 2010
Yesterday we went 3-0 so hopefully the momentum rolls into this evening. Here are our picks for tonight’s action. Good luck folks!
App St -4
West Virginia -4.5
Overall Record:
College Basketball 57-39-3 (2009-10) 254-188-9 (overall)
NBA 3-3 (2010) 47-39 (overall)
NHL 1-2
MLB 90-69-5
College Football
37-24 (2009-10) 142-115-1 (overall)
NFL 35-20 (2009-10) 138-92-5 (overall)
College Basketball Bets of the Day – March 24th, 2010
One more day and the NCAA tournament is back with some Sweet Sixteen games. Until then here are some NIT, CIT, and CBI picks. Good luck!
St. Louis -4
Creighton +7
Rhode Island +7
Overall Record:
College Basketball 54-39-3 (2009-10) 251-188-9 (overall)
NBA 3-3 (2010) 47-39 (overall)
NHL 1-2
MLB 90-69-5
College Football
37-24 (2009-10) 142-115-1 (overall)
NFL 35-20 (2009-10) 138-92-5 (overall)
College Basketball Bets of the Day – March 22nd, 2010
The four best days of college basketball have come to an end so now we must wait another four before the Sweet Sixteen games begin. At least we have games from the NIT, CBI and the CIT. Good luck!
Appalachian State +9
Virginia Tech -4.5
Cincinnati -3.5
Overall Record:
College Basketball 53-37-3 (2009-10) 250-186-9 (overall)
NBA 3-3 (2010) 47-39 (overall)
NHL 1-2
MLB 90-69-5
College Football
37-24 (2009-10) 142-115-1 (overall)
NFL 35-20 (2009-10) 138-92-5 (overall)
College Basketball Bets of the Day – March 19th, 2010
Sorry we didn’t have our picks up yesterday for the first day of the NCAA tournament. Here are the picks for today’s games. Enjoy another fantastic day of college basketball. Good luck!
Xavier pick’em
Morgan St. +17.5
Houston +9.5
Vermont +17
Gonzaga +1.5
Overall Record:
College Basketball 51-34-3 (2009-10) 248-183-9 (overall)
NBA 3-3 (2010) 47-39 (overall)
NHL 1-2
MLB 90-69-5
College Football
37-24 (2009-10) 142-115-1 (overall)
NFL 35-20 (2009-10) 138-92-5 (overall)
Deja Vu, Again?
Much to my chagrin it has been since 1966 that North Carolina, UConn and UCLA will not be in the NCAA Tournament at the same time. In that year a small Texas Western (now UTEP) team won the Championship in one of the most controversial games in NCAA history.
Texas Western, coached by Don Haskins, won the 1966 national title with a 72–65 victory over an Adolph Rupp coached Kentucky squad. Coach Haskins started five black players for the first time in NCAA Championship history. At the same time Adolph Rupp a legend in NCAA basketball did not believe in having black players on his team.
This year in the NCAA basketball tourney we have more parody than we have had in recent memory and while the big schools who have owned the headlines are out it leaves us with schools such as Butler, BYU, Siena, Northern Iowa and so on to take the plunge into basketball immortality.
Is this the year when we get another George Mason in the Final Four? Or is there an opportunity to get 2 mid-majors in the championship game? The answer is YES! There very well could be a team like UTEP in the Final Four. That’s right! Coming out of Conference USA where Memphis has owned it the last 5 years they went 15-1 and are on their way to the dance to maybe shock the world once again.
The Jay Bilas’s of the world says that there is no parody this year. OK, we do still have Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, and Syracuse at the top. But what about New Mexico in the Top 10, Butler #12, and Gonzaga and Kansas St bouncing around the top 10 as well?
If you break it down, Kentucky is relying on three freshman and a senior to carry them and all the pundits say that they are the team out the top 4 that could fail first. Duke is relying on 3-pt shooting and when they run into a team that is faster, quicker and bigger underneath they will get humbled. Kansas is solid and Syracuse has its moments of forgetting that you can be beat in any game, case and point, LeMoyne at home in an exhibition game and twice to Louisville who may not make the field of 64.
So, who will fill out the Final Four along with Kansas? Remember, the only time all the top seeds made the Final Four was 2 years ago so don’t count on it happening again for a while.
College Basketball Bets of the Day – March 11th, 2010
3-1 yesterday so we are gunning for another good day today. Tons and tons of games to be played so enjoy the mayhem. Good luck!
NC State/Clemson over 131
Western Michigan -2
Ohio +5
Overall Record:
College Basketball 49-33-3 (2009-10) 246-182-9 (overall)
NBA 1-2 (2010) 45-38 (overall)
NHL 1-2
MLB 90-69-5
College Football 37-24 (2009-10) 142-115-1 (overall)
NFL 35-20 (2009-10) 138-92-5 (overall)
College Basketball Bets of the Day – March 10th, 2010
The Big 12 tournament and Conference USA tournament get underway today and there will be two more tournament invitations given to the Big Sky and the Northeast champion. Good luck!
Nebraska +10.5
Houston -12.5
Louisville -6
Oregon +2
Overall Record:
College Basketball 46-32-3 (2009-10) 243-181-9 (overall)
NBA 1-2 (2010) 45-38 (overall)
NHL 1-2
MLB 90-69-5
College Football 37-24 (2009-10) 142-115-1 (overall)
NFL 35-20 (2009-10) 138-92-5 (overall)