Tag: NCAA Basketball
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CBB: A10 Conference Tournament Preview
Favorite (odds below +500) Dayton Flyers (+170): Dayton is the only team in this section. Despite finishing 3rd in the standings the Flyers are the only team locked into the NCAA tournament and are the odds on favorite to win. Other bubble teams will be rooting for the Flyers to roll through the A10 tournament.…
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CBB: Southland Conference Tournament Preview
Favorites (odds below +500) McNeese State Cowboys (-430): Say what you want about Will “strong ass offer” Wade but the man can coach. McNeese State is having all all-time season for their program, in one season they have transformed into a team that could make noise if they made the tournament. First, they have business…
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CBB: Big Sky Conference Tournament Preview
Favorites (odds below +500) Eastern Washington Eagles (+175): Eastern Washington entered conference play battle tested after facing the most ridiculous non-conference schedule I’ve seen this year. Eastern Washington didn’t have a single D1 home game, what a grind! They came so close to beating Ole Miss and a few Pac-12 opponents, but hit the ground…
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CBB: America East Conference Tournament Preview
Favorites (odds below +500) Vermont Catamounts (-280): This is the usual perch for Vermont as they’ve ruled the America East for years. Vermont always plays solid ball and had a very good team once again. Back in December I got to see them play against the Miami Redhawks and Vermont lost on a last moment…
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CBB: Summit League Conference Tournament Preview
Favorites (odds below +500) South Dakota State Jackrabbits (+155): No surprises here, Oral Roberts challenged the Jackrabbits run for the last few years but with the Oral Bobs in transition South Dakota State has once again taken command of the Summit League. It felt like their usual one seed was in danger in early February…
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CBB: SOCON Conference Tournament Preview
Favorites (odds below +500) Samford Bulldogs (+155): Samford is one of the most exciting squads around this year. Bucky McMillan’s team pressures opponents relentlessly to force turnovers, and it’s tough to prepare for, every once in a while they can fall victim to an off night but when they’re on they are a hassle to…
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CBB: CAA Conference Tournament Preview
Favorites (odds below +500) Charleston Cougars (+200): Charleston didn’t gather the headlines this season because they didn’t started out as strong as they did last year, but the slow start can be attributed to the Cougars losing starters and retooling the lineup. Now they know who they are again and are hot at the right…
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CBB: WCC Conference Tournament Preview
Favorites (odds below +500) Gonzaga Bulldogs (-125): It’s been a very strange season for Gonzaga early on things seemed to be normal and then all of a sudden one day seemingly everyone realized it wasn’t. Gonzaga was entering conference play with losses to every good opponent they played and the ones they beat weren’t as…
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CBB: Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Preview
Favorites (odds below +500) Indiana State Sycamores (+155): Indiana State has been a revelation this year. They run a beautiful offensive scheme that gets their players in space and leads to open shots. While they have shooters on the outside, the man in the middle Robbie Avila is who everyone is excited to see in…
