Tag Archives: NCAA Basketball
2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tourney: Seven Guys to Watch
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is all about crowning an eventual champion, filling out your bracket, and watching (and praying) for the big upsets. However, it also plays a vital role in NBA scouts finalizing their reports on several players. They for players showing their clutch ability (or lack thereof), their athleticism, and their ability [...]
College Basketball Preview (March 2): Marquette vs. Louisville
Tonight, we’ve got a must-see showdown in the beast that is the Big East. Neither team is ranked right now, but on their best nights, it’s certainly not a stretch to say that both are capable of beating almost anyone in the country. Both Marquette and Louisville have weathered adversity and rough defeats this season [...]
College Basketball Preview (March 1): Texas vs. Oklahoma
This season has seen few bright spots for Oklahoma, but one of them came nearly a month ago, when the Sooners beat the #10 Longhorns 80-71 in Norman. Can the Longhorns avenge that defeat tonight at home, or will the Sooners be able to pull off a Texas-sized shocker tonight in Austin? This is one [...]
SimuPick Picks of the Week: Mar. 1-7
Not only is it a new week, but it’s also a new month, and after a so-so week with our sports simulator picks last week, we’re hoping for a winning start as we march into March. We’ve got two games on the slate for tonight, one in the NBA and one in the college ranks. [...]
SimuPick Picks of the Day (Feb. 24): Two Texas-sized showdowns in the Big 12
Wednesday’s Picks (2/24/10) College Basketball: Texas Longhorns vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (9 P.M. ET, ESPN2) Odds (brought to you by SBG Global) Spread: Texas -9 Moneyline: Texas -500 Over/Under: 148.5 SimuPick Says: Texas 75, OKLAHOMA STATE 70 SimuPick’s Recommended Plays: Oklahoma State +9, Texas -500, UNDER 148.5 Outcome: TEXAS 69, Oklahoma 59 (Spread: LOSS, Moneyline: [...]
SimuPick Pick of the Day (Feb. 23): Florida vs. Tennessee
Tuesday’s Pick (2/23/10) College Basketball: Florida Gators vs. Tennessee Volunteers (9 P.M. ET, ESPN) Odds (brought to you by SBG Global) Spread: Florida -2.5 Moneyline: Florida -145 Over/Under: 134.5 Whenever Florida and Tennessee meet in anything, may it be on the gridiron, the hardcourt, or on opposite sides at a pie-eating contest, there’s always bragging [...]
SimuPick Pick of the Day (Feb. 22): Connecticut vs. West Virginia
Monday’s Pick (2/22/10) College Basketball: Connecticut vs. West Virginia (7 P.M. ET, ESPN) Odds (brought to you by SBG Global) Spread: West Virginia -2.5 Moneyline: West Virginia -145 Over/Under: 137.5 We’ve got a Big Monday showdown in the Big East, as a suddenly alive UConn team looks to further bolster their NCAA Tournament hopes with [...]
Will Conference USA get multiple NCAA Tournament bids?
For the last few seasons, Conference USA has been all Memphis and little else. While the Tigers emerged as a national power under John Calipari, This season, with the Tigers in transition after Calipari’s departure to Kentucky and the loss of a chunk of talent, C-USA is very wide open, and there is a legitimate [...]
Short-handed Vols rise to the occasion – and in the polls
When Tennessee indefinitely suspended four key contributors, including star forward Tyler Smith, following their recent running afoul of the law, it was expected to be a massive blow for a team that had high hopes this season. And then, when Smith, a three-year starter and two-time All-SEC honoree, was officially dismissed from the team just [...]
