NCAA Basketball Betting News, Tips and Picks
12/17 - Siena at Pittsburgh Preview - Third ranked Pittsburgh has left little doubt so far this season that they are a team to be reckoned with. They have won every game this season by at least 13 points and that could be the case again on Wednesday as they host Siena. Pittsburgh has the nation’s leading offensive rebounder in DeJuan Blair and he has set up a lot of easy shots for Sam Young. Overall, the Panthers are ranked in the Top 25 in the nation in field goal percentage. Pittsburgh is also shooting well from three-point range which makes them even more difficult to defend. The Panthers hit 14 three-pointers in a rout of Maryland Baltimore County on Saturday.
12/16 - Marquette vs. Tennessee Pick and Preview - 8th ranked Tennessee will matchup with 24th ranked Marquette at Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday night. The Volunteers will try and bounce back from an 88-72 loss to Temple they suffered on Saturday. Marquette and Tennessee have met just six times in history with the Golden Eagles holding a 4-2 series edge.
12/10 - TCU at Indiana Pick and Preview - Indiana and TCU will meet for the third time since 1950 when they meet in a nationally televised game on ESPN 2 on Wednesday. The Hoosiers are coming off a 70-54 loss to #5 Gonzaga while TCU has won six in a row. Indiana is 182-18 (.907) all-time in Assembly Hall against non-conference teams, including 3-0 this season. The Hoosiers are 12-1 all-time against teams from the Mountain West Conference.
12/9 Texas vs. Villanova Pick and Preview - Two Top 20 teams get together on Tuesday in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden as #15 Villanova takes on #6 Texas. Villanova is unbeaten to start the season but really hasn’t been tested. "We're 8-0, who knows what that means? Thirty teams could be better," Villanova coach Jay Wright, "We could talk about it all we want. We're going to know where we are." The Wildcats will get a serious test on Tuesday night against a Texas team that is in the Top 10.
12/1 - BTB kicksoff its 2008-2009 NCAA College Basketball Power Rankings. Check them out today!
11/27 - Oklahoma vs. Purdue Preview - The Preseason NIT has an outstanding matchup in the Championship game as #11 Oklahoma meets #10 Purdue. Both teams are unbeaten, have excellent coaches, and superstar players. The Sooners are led by preseason Big 12 player of the year Blake Griffin, who is averaging 27.2 points and 18.8 rebounds per game. Purdue is led by E’Twaun Moore and Robbie Hummel. The Sooners rely upon Griffin for the bulk of their scoring while Purdue is more balanced.
7/28 - Indiana guard Jordan Crawford has accepted a scholarship from Xavier, making him the second Hoosiers recruit to join the Musketeers in the last three months. |
