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College Basketball Odds – SEC Preview

by BigpoppaThaShowstoppa | November 6th, 2009 | Add a comment

While the SEC dominates the football chatter these days, the same can’t be said for the conference’s basketball teams. The SEC landed just three NCAA tournament bids last season, its lowest total since 1990. No team was seeded higher than eighth, … Read More

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College Basketball Odds: First Polls Are Out

by Allen James | November 1st, 2009 | Add a comment

The first polls of the season were released this week. The top-ranked team in both the AP and ESPN/USA Today polls was, to no surprise, Kansas. Stars Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich both decided not to go pro to return … Read More

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NCAA Committee Wipes Out Memphis' 2008 Season

by BigpoppaThaShowstoppa | August 20th, 2009 | 1 Comment

It looks like the storied 2008 season of the Memphis Tigers will no longer exist. An eternal investigation by the NCAA Committee of Infractions has revealed that former Tiger and current Chicago Bull Derrick Rose cheated on a standardized test to … Read More

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North Carolina Tar Heels Named NCAA Champions

by Elizabeth Fairview | April 7th, 2009 | Add a comment

Bracketologists will remember the 2009 NCAA men’s basketball Tournament for getting all the No. 1 seeds, No. 2 seeds and No. 3 seeds into the Sweet 16 for the first time. Congratulations if you had the No. 1 North Carolina Tar … Read More

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NCAA Tournament Champion: Why North Carolina Will Win

by Elizabeth Fairview | April 6th, 2009 | Add a comment

Now the Tar Heels just have to go out and win one last game. Forget the game at Ford Field earlier this season, when they beat the Spartans 98-63 on Dec. 3. Both teams are playing at their very best and the 7.5-point … Read More

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NCAA Tournament Champion: Why Michigan State Will Win

by Elizabeth Fairview | April 6th, 2009 | Add a comment

The Michigan State Spartans have beaten the odds so far in the tournament with a few upset wins and there is no reason to think they can’t do it again tonight. Michigan State will have to win with defense, which has … Read More

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2009 NCAA Champion Odds: Michigan State vs. North Carolina

by Elizabeth Fairview | April 6th, 2009 | Add a comment

There will be 72,000 people at Ford Field, and most will be rooting for the Michigan State Spartans. North Carolina, the preseason No. 1 and top seed in the South Regional, and Michigan State, a less-hyped and more overlooked No. 2 … Read More

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March Madness Final Four Odds

by Elizabeth Fairview | April 4th, 2009 | Add a comment

And the odds are on the move: No. 2 Michigan State was a 4.5-point underdog at press time against No. 1 Connecticut, up from four points. No. 3 Villanova remains a 7.5-point puppy versus No. 1 North Carolina in Saturday’s … Read More

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March Madness Final Four Props

by Elizabeth Fairview | April 3rd, 2009 | Add a comment

It’s like the Super Bowl all over again. There are enough NCAA Tournament Final Four props to satisfy even the most insatiable March Madness bettor. Here are three of our favorites. Player to score the most points in the Final Four North … Read More

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NCAA Final Four Party Ideas

by Elizabeth Fairview | April 3rd, 2009 | Add a comment

If you’re hosting a Final Four party and you want it to be more than eight guys sitting on a couch drinking beer and eating nachos, here are some ideas that will make your NCAA semifinals bash a little more … Read More