College Basketball

Betting on March Madness odds is more often associated with the NCAA Tournament. But the madness actually starts this week, via all the conference tournaments. That’s something sharp bettors certainly recognize, and the public betting masses are starting to catch on, as well. In particular, conference tournament futures odds — betting on which team wins the title — are drawing action. "It’s predominantly the sharp crowd, taking teams that are […]

For my final men's Player of the Year Ladder of the season, I decided to take a step back and look at the full picture, ranking the top 10 players based strictly on their overall body of work. Injuries forced me to remove both Texas Tech's JT Toppin and North Carolina's Caleb Wilson from recent lists, but their seasons were too strong to leave them off the final rankings. At […]

One of the best times of the year is upon us, as winter slowly gives way to spring and March Madness gets underway. Last weekend was filled with exciting conference tournament action, with plenty of upsets and buzzer beaters that make March special. Navy, St. Thomas, Belmont, Central Arkansas and UNC Wilmington were all regular-season conference champions that have already suffered upset losses in their respective conference tournaments, illustrating once […]

The top 25 rankings are important for understanding just who is killing it in college basketball, but we can go deeper — all the way to the bubble and beyond. The NCAA Evaluation Tool, or NET, is a rankings system used in Division I basketball to help figure out which teams are going to participate in March Madness. As the NCAA puts it, NET "takes into account game results, strength of […]

Michigan won three of the top four Associated Press Big Ten men's basketball awards Tuesday, with Yaxel Lendeborg voted player of the year and top first-year transfer and Dusty May named coach of the year. Illinois' Keaton Wagler was the unanimous choice for freshman of the year in voting by a panel of 16 media members who cover the Big Ten. Lendeborg polished what already was a strong all-around game […]

Zuby Ejiofor of St. John's was selected Big East Defensive Player of the Year in balloting by the league's head coaches announced Monday. Villanova guard Tyler Perkins was chosen Most Improved Player, and teammate Devin Askew won the Sixth Man Award. Creighton senior Josh Dix received the Sportsmanship Award. The 6-foot-9, 245-pound Ejiofor was the only unanimous pick on the All-Big East first team and the inaugural Big East All-Defensive […]

"Bear Bets" are real wagers that Chris "The Bear" Fallica is actually making. It's March, which means it's time for some madness. Since conference tournaments are the only thing standing between us and Selection Sunday, we might as well sprinkle a little cash on some of those games, too. Here's where I'm looking. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place […]

Duke was chosen No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll for a record 150th time on Monday. The Blue Devils received 56 of 61 first-place votes from a national media panel after wins over rivals NC State and North Carolina, leaving them in the top spot for the third consecutive week. Arizona stayed second and received four first-place votes, while Michigan received the other No. 1 […]

Men's college basketball, women's college basketball – there's no shortage of college ball, every night. Don't worry, we're here to help you figure out what you missed but shouldn't have. Here are all the best moments from the weekend in college basketball. It’s men’s conference tourney time Just as the women’s tournaments begin to wrap up — more on that in a bit — the men’s tournaments get started. Most […]