Whether filling out your bracket or handicapping the first round of the Men's NCAA Tournament here is a brief history since 2002 to help you along the way. If you are looking for the big upset in the first round you might want to think again. Neither a #1 or #2 seed has lost in the opening round in the last 6 years and #3 seeds hold a strong 22-2 mark to advance to the second round. The #16 see

College Basketball Betting Preview Florida (21-9) at Kentucky (17-11) Sunday, 12:00 pm Eastern – CBS NCAA Basketball betting at SBG Global. Two bubble teams get together on Sunday in Kentucky as the Wildcats host the Florida Gators.  Kentucky has won 10 of their last 12 games to get into the NCAA Tourney picture while Florida has lost a couple of games recently to slip back ont

Vols, Boilermakers aim to keep conference title hopes alive Sunday concludes what has been an exciting regular season in NCAA basketball action, and it features a pair of teams who would like nothing more than to be called “conference champions” at the end of the day. Tennessee already has first place in the SEC sewn up ahead of their meeting with South Carolina, while Purdue needs

College Basketball Betting Preview North Carolina (28-2) at Duke (26-3) Saturday, 9:00 pm Eastern – ESPN NCAA Basketball betting at SBG Global. Saturday night’s game between North Carolina and Duke is a winner-take-all game that will decide the regular season ACC title.  It is the fifth time in the history of the series that the game will decide the ACC crown. North Carol

College Basketball Betting Preview Kansas (27-3) at Texas A&M (22-8) Saturday, 4:00 pm Eastern – CBS NCAA Basketball betting at SBG Global. Kansas will try to clinch at least a tie for the Big 12 regular season title when they travel to face Texas A&M on Saturday.  The Jayhawks have won 50 league titles, including the last three.  Kansas is 27-3 overall and 12-3 i

Capper's Mall NCAA Brief – March 4 Bruins, Cardinal square off in Pac-10 showdown Thursday's action in college hoops holds a massive top-ten contest in the Pac-10, where UCLA will try to hang on to first place when they host Stanford. Elsewhere, Atlantic-10 leaders Xavier will take on Saint Joseph's. No.7 Stanford at No.3 UCLA – 11:00 PM ET The Cardinal showed they were for

College Basketball Betting Preview Connecticut (23-6) at Providence (14-14) Thursday, 7:00 pm Eastern – ESPN SBG Global Opening Line: Connecticut  - 3.5 , Total 148.5 Connecticut will try to get revenge against Providence for a loss against the Friars in January as the two teams meet on Thursday.  Since that loss to the Friars, the Huskies have been rolling while the Friar

Duke at Virginia in ACC Betting Preview Duke (25-3) at Virginia (14-13) Wednesday, 7:00 pm Eastern – ESPN SBG Global Opening Line: Duke  - 5.5 , Total 158 Duke will try and stay on track for the ACC title as they travel to Virginia on Wednesday.  The Blue Devils are coming off a tough 87-86 win at North Carolina State on Saturday. The Blue Devils were behind by as many as 1

Purdue at Ohio State - College Basketball Betting Preview Purdue (23-6) at Ohio State (17-12) Tuesday, 7:00 pm Eastern – ESPN SBG Global Opening Line: Purdue  - 1.5 , Total 125 Purdue will try and keep their Big 10 title hopes alive as they travel to Columbus on Tuesday to play Ohio State. The Boilermakers are 23-6 overall and 14-2 in the Big 10.  They are tied for the lea

With the "Big Dance" on the horizon here is some info to think about when handicapping the NCAA Tournament. How many times have you lost a game by a point or two becuse your team failed to convert on their free throw attempts down the stretch? Here is a list of the top 10 teams with the best free throw percentage that should get the invite to the big dance. 1. Cornell 78.8% 2. Houston 7