NCAAB Basketball Betting - Pick Archive

Here's an archive of our NCAAB game previews and betting odds

North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Dayton Flyers 4-1
On Thursday night in the Big Apple the North Carolina Tar Heels take on the Dayton Flyers in the NIT finals. Neither team made it to the Big Dance, but each can finish the season on a high note with a NIT win.

Dayton Flyers vs. Mississippi Rebels 3-30
Tonight the Dayton Flyers take on the Mississippi Rebels in the Big Apple, in the NIT's first semifinals match up. Dayton faltered down the stretch and only ended the season 8-8 in the Atlantic 10 Conference and even though Ole Miss finished the season strong they were only 9-7 in the SEC.

Baylor Bears vs. Duke Blue Devils 3-28
In the South Region Elite 8 game the top-seed Duke Blue Devils face the 3rd seed Baylor Bears. Duke is the last top-seed remaining in the Big Dance and they look to get back to the Final 4 for the first time since 2004, which is a major drought for the Blue Devils.

West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Kentucky Wildcats 3-27
In a West Region Elite 8 match up tonight the top-seed Kentucky Wildcats take on the West Virginia Mountaineers. The West region is the only #1 vs. #2 match up and one of a couple of very contrasting styles. Kentucky is a high scoring team with a dynamic offense and West Virginia is a tough and physical team that wins with defense.

St. Mary's Gaels vs. Baylor Bears 3-26
Tonight in a Sweet 16 game in the South Region the 3rd seed Baylor Bears take on the 10th seed St. Mary's Gaels. Will St. Mary's stay the Cinderella team in the Big Dance with a win tonight? Baylor has a solid and well-balanced team and has not got a lot of press all season, but if they can win this game and advance to the Elite 8 that will all change.

Xavier Musketeers vs. Kansas State Wildcats 3-25
Tonight in West Region Sweet 16 match up the 6th seed Xavier Musketeers host the 2nd seed Kansas State Wildcats. The Wildcats are in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1988 and they have been flying under the radar all season, but many are picking them to be a Final 4 team.

Duke Blue Devils vs. California Golden Bears 3-21
In a 2nd round match up in the South Region the 8th seed California Golden Bears face the top-ranked Duke Blue Devils. Duke may have some problems against Cal, as the Golden Bears are a well-balanced team that is one of the best 3-pt shooting teams in the NCAA tournament.

BYU Cougars vs. Kansas State Wildcats 3-20
Tonight in a West Region 2nd round match up the 7th seed BYU Cougars take on the 2nd seed Kansas State Wildcats. The Cougars are hoping for an upset against a Kansas State squad that many are picking as a Final 4 team.

Texas A&M Aggies vs. Utah State Aggies 3-19
Bettors have been hammering Texas A&M based on their strength of schedule, but they were only 2-7 against top 25 teams.

Florida State Seminoles vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs 3-19
Tonight in a 1st round match up in the West Region the 8th seed Gonzaga Bulldogs face the 9th seed Florida State Seminoles. This is the first ever meetings between these 2 schools and winner has a real shot to get to the Sweet 16, as the winner will likely play top-seed Syracuse, who has one of their main players out with an injury.

Michigan State Spartans vs. New Mexico State Aggies 3-19
In the 1st round game in the tough Midwestern Region the 5th seed Michigan State Spartans face the 12th seed New Mexico State Aggies. The Spartans won a share of the Big 10 title, but they lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 10 tournament.

Cornell Big Red vs. Temple Owls 3-19
On Friday afternoon in the 1st round game in the East region for both teams the 5th seeded Temple Owls take on the 12th seeded Cornell Big Red. Both teams won their respective conferences this season, as Temple won the Atlantic 10 and Cornell won the Ivy League.

UTEP Miners vs. Butler Bulldogs 3-18
In the opening game for both teams in the Big Dance in the Midwest region the 5th seeded Butler Bulldogs face the UTEP Miners. This game is tough for each team, but they are also in the toughest region, as the Midwest is stacked. Butler ended the season on fire, as they not only won the Horizon League, going undefeated, and the conference tournament, but they won their last 20 games.

Wake Forrest Demon Deacons vs. Texas Longhorns 3-18
Tonight the 8th seed Texas Longhorns take on the 9th seed Wake Forrest Demon Deacons in a 1st round East Region game. The big question for Texas is which Longhorns' team will show up? Will the Texas team that was once the #1 team in the nation this season or the one that lost 9 of their last 16 games. Wake Forrest also ended the season in a tailspin losing 5 of their last 6 games.

Winthrop vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3-16
Tonight in the first game in the Big Dance in the play-in game the Winthrop Eagles face the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions. It is crazy that the Lions are in the play-in game, as they began the season 0-11, but ended up coming in 2nd place in the Southwest Athletic Conference and then won the conference tournament to give them a shot to get in the final 64.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs West Virginia Mountaineers 3-12
The 6th ranked West Virginia Mountaineers face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish tonight in the semifinals of the Big East conference tournament . Since the Irish have made the semis they should get a invite to the NCAA tournament. WVU already has a ticket to the Big Dance, but if they can win tonight and in the finals they may snag a coveted #1 seed.

Cincinnati Bearcats vs West Virginia Mountaineers 3-11
Tonight's quarterfinals match up in the Big East, the 6th ranked West Virginia Mountaineers face the Cincinnati Bearcats. Cincy is on the bubble, and this is a must win game for them if they want to get in the Big Dance. WVU is in the NCAA tournament regardless of the outcome of this game.

Seton Hall Pirates vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 3-10
Tonight in the 2nd round of the Big East conference tournament the Notre Dame Fighting Irish face the Seton Hall Pirates. Seton Hall is on the bubble, big time, and they may have to win this game, which would be their 20th, to improve their post-season resume to get an invite to the big dance.

Wright State Raiders vs. Butler Bulldogs 3-9
Tonight in the finals of the Horizon League conference tournament the 12th ranked Butler Bulldogs face the Wright State Raiders. Butler will be playing in the NCAA tournament regardless of the outcome of this game, but Wright State has to win to get an invite to the Big Dance.

St. Mary's Gaels vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs 3-8
Gonzaga Bulldogs face the St. Mary's Gaels in the West Coast Conference finals in Las Vegas. The Bulldogs won both games against the Gaels this season and neither game was close, as Gonzaga beat them at St. Mary's 89-82 in the middle of January and a month later they killed them at home 80-61.

Wisconsin Badgers at Illinois Fighting Illini 3-7
This game may be of more importance to Illinois, as they are on the bubble and a win over a ranked team would really look good on their Big Dance resume. Wisconsin can improve their NCAA tournament seed with a win and a solid showing in the Big 10 tournament.

North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils 3-6
Tonight in the biggest rivalry in all of college basketball the 4th ranked Duke Blue Devils host the North Carolina Tar Heels. This game is important for both teams, as Duke can win a share of the conference title with a win and North Carolina can keep their slim chances of getting an invite to the Big Dance with a win.

Kent State Golden Flashes at Akron Zips 3-5
Well tonight's Mid American Conference (MAC) between Kent State and Akron is for all the marbles, as the winner will win the conference and also get an automatic invite to the NCAA tournament. Even though the loser of this game will have 22 wins it is a long shot that they will get a Big Dance invite since the MAC is not a major conference.

Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans 3-4
Tonight in a Big 10 match up the 12th ranked Michigan State Spartans host the Penn State Nittany Lions. MSU is in the Big Dance and they can win a share of the Big 10 title if they win this game and their season finale. If they can win a share of the conference title it will really help the Spartans get a solid seed in the NCAA tournament.

Kansas State Wildcats at Kansas Jayhawks 3-3
Tonight in a HUGE Big 12 match up the 2nd ranked Kansas Jayhawks host the 5th ranked Kansas State Wildcats. Kansas lost out on a chance to win the conference losing in their last game while Kansas State has won 7 straight since losing to Kansas at home 81-79 in OT at home at the end of January.

Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes 3-2
The Buckeyes are on a 3 game winning streak and have won 9 of their last 10 games. The bookmakers opened the game with the Buckeyes as a 9 point favorite, the line has since moved to 10 most places and could move even higher by game time. It looked as if Illinois was in the NCAA tournament, but they have lost 3 of their last 4 games.

Georgetown Hoyas at West Virginia Mountaineers 3-1
If the Mountaineers win tonight they will get a bye, as the 3rd seed in the conference tournament. The Mountaineers have won 4 of their last 5. The Hoyas can get a bye in the conference tournament if they win this game and beat Cincinnati later this week. The Hoyas are struggling having lost 5 of their last 9 games.

Michigan State Spartans at Purdue Boilermakers 2-28
Today in a HUGE Big 10 match up the 3rd ranked Purdue Boilermakers host the 11th ranked Michigan State Spartans. If Purdue can win this game they will have beaten MSU twice this season and they will likely win the Big 12. Winning today will be harder for them, as they lost 2nd leading scorer and rebounder F Robbie Hummel to a season ending knee injury.

Villanova Wildcats at Syracuse Orange 2-27
Tonight in a HUGE Big East match up the 4th ranked Syracuse Orange host the 8th ranked Villanova Wildcats. The winner of this game will win the Big East and the game will be in front of the biggest on-campus crowd in college hoops history. There is an expected crowd of 34,616 tonight in the Carrier Dome. Linesmakers have made Villanova a 5 point dog.

Butler Bulldogs at Valparaiso Crusaders 2-26
Butler is on the nation's longest winning streak, as they have won 17 straight and they have yet to lose in Horizon League. The Bulldogs have held 9 of their last 11 opponents to below 40% shooting and won 8 straight games against Valparaiso.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Duke Blue Devils 2-25
Duke has won 6 games in a row and are 16-0 at home this season. Linesmakers have made Tulsa a 18 point dog. Tulsa have lost 4 of their last 5 games and beating Duke might be their only chance to make the NCAA tournament.

Pittsburgh Panthers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2-24
Notre Dame is 15-3 at home. The Irish are 2 games under .500 in conference play and they have lost 3 in a row, and they really need to win this game. The Irish will likely not have leading scorer and rebounder Luke Harangody who has a knee injury and could not practice Monday.

Georgetown Hoyas at Louisville Cardinals 2-23
The Hoyas are 13th in the nation, they're one game behind the Cardinals in the Big East and have lost 2 games in a row. Georgetown needs to stop the bleeding and win this game or they won't get a great seed in the NCAA tournament. The Cardinals have won 3 straight and are 14-3 at home.

West Virginia Mountaineers at Connecticut Huskies 2-22
This is a huge game for UCONN, they've tied with 4 other teams at 6-8 in the Big East and each has similar overall records so a win over a top 10 team will really look good on the Huskies post-season resume. Linesmakers have the Mountaineers as 3 point road favorite where they've lost their last 7 visits at the Gampel Pavilion.

Virginia Tech Hokies at Duke Blue Devils 2-21
This season Duke is 14-0 at home. Both teams have won 5 games in a row. Both teams will make the Big Dance, but now each is playing for a solid seed and the Blue Devils still have a chance to snag a #1 seed.

Kentucky Wildcats at Vanderbilt Commodores 2-20
The Vanderbilt Commodores are a small favorite when they host the Kentucky Wildcats. Vanderbilt has yet to lose at home this season. The Wilcats are trying to secure a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Vanderbilt can really improve their Big Dance positioning if they can win this game.

Old Dominion Monarchs at Northern Iowa Panthers 2-19
The Northern Iowa Panthers look to extend their winning streak at home to 14 when they host the Old Dominion Monarchs tonight in this non-conference tilt. The Panthers are a 3 point favorite in an important game to both teams.

Syracuse Orange at Georgetown Hoyas 2-18
The 10th ranked Georgetown Hoyas host the 5th ranked Syracuse Orange tonight in a huge Big East rivalry match up. Both teams lost their last game as the favorite and will want this game bad. Bookmakers have made Georgetown a slight 1 point favorite.

Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio State Buckeyes 2-17
Ohio State is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games against teams with a winning percentage above 60% and are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games against teams with a winning road record. Purdue is 2-6-1 ATS in the last 9 games at Ohio State.

Kentucky Wildcats at Mississippi State Bulldogs 2-16
The Wildcats have won 5 straight and are in 1st place in the SEC. They are tournament bound, but if they lose this game it jeopardizes their chances to get a #1 seed. Bookmakers have made the Wilcats a small favorite here on the road.

Georgetown Hoyas at Rutgers Scarlet Knights 2-14
Rutgers got crushed at Georgetown 88-63 3 weeks ago, as the Scarlet Knights allowed the Hoyas to shoot an amazing 63% from the field. The Hoyas are looking to move up in the rankings to try and get a #1 seed in the Big Dance.

Tennessee Volunteers at Kentucky Wildcats 2-13
Kentucky is 16-0 at home and have won 4 straight. The big question in this game for Tennessee is if leading scorer and rebounder Wayne Chism can play after spraining his ankle in the loss to Vanderbilt. Bookmakers have made Kentucky a 10 point favorite in this important conference tilt.

West Virginia Mountaineers at Pittsburgh Panthers 2-12
Tonight in an important Big East match up the 23rd ranked Pittsburgh Panthers host the 4th ranked West Virginia Mountaineers. WVU is 3rd in the conference and they are only 1 game in front of Pittsburgh in conference play.

Saint Mary's Gaels at Gonzaga Bulldogs 2-11
Tonight the Gonzaga Bulldogs host the St. Mary's Gaels in an important West Coast Conference match up. The Bulldogs have won 11 of their last 12 games and the Gaels are on a 6 game winning streak. The Gaels only have 1 conference loss and that was to the Bulldogs on January 14th.

Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina Tar Heels 2-10
The Linesmakers have made Duke a 5.5 point favorite on the road when they face their biggest rival North Carolina. Even though Duke has lost 3 straight and 6 of their last 7 games against North Carolina, bettors quickly moved the point spread to 6 and it could be even higher by game time.

Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan State Spartans 2-9
The Spartans are 13-0 at home this season. The Spartans lead the Big 10 and are 1.5 games up on Purdue, but they have lost 2 games in a row while the Boilermakers has won 5 straight. MSU may be without reigning Big 10 Player of the Year Kalin Lucas for tonight's game with a sprained ankle.

Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Longhorns 2-8
Kansas has won 5 of the last 6 games against Texas, but they have not won in Texas since 2002. Tonight Texas will try to get their first win ever against a #1 ranked team in the nation, they have won 6 games in a row at home against teams ranked in the top 5 in the nation.

Syracuse Orange at Cincinnati Bearcats 2-7
Bookmakers have made Syracuse a 4.5 point favorite today in Cincinnati. The Orange have won 9 straight and with Villanova's recent loss Syracuse is tied with Nova atop the Big East and will be all alone in 1st if they win today.

Yale Bulldogs at Cornell Big Red 2-5
Cornell has been on fire, as they are not only undefeated in Ivy League play, but they have won 6 games in a row.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Duke Blue Devils 2-4
Duke is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games, 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games. Georgia Tech is 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings playing at Duke.

Pittsburgh Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers 2-3
WVU have won 4 in a row, but they still trail Villanova by 2.5 games in the tough Big East, which has 4 teams that are ranked in the top 10 in the nation.

Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers 2-2
MSU is on fire, as they have won 10 games in a row and have yet to lose in conference play. The Badgers are 12-0 at home.

Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys 2-1
Longhorns backers have been getting killed as of late, Texas has gone 0-8 against the spread in their last 8 games. Oklahoma State is 12-0 at home.

Maryland Terrapins at Clemson Tigers1-31
Clemson hopes to snap their 3 game losing skid against Maryland who have won 4 straight and are all alone atop the ACC at 4-1 in conference play.

Kansas Jayhawks at Kansas State Wildcats1-30
The linesmaker has made the visiting Jayhawks a 4 point favorite when they take on the Wildcats. Kansas State has won 9 out of last 10 at home.

Butler Bulldogs at Wisconsin Green Bay Phoenix1-29
Butler looks to extend their Horizon conference record to 10-0 facing Wisc-Green Bay who they beat by a point spread crushing 23 points in an earlier meeting.

Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers1-28
Purdue will be looking for a little payback tonight against Wisconsin. The Badgers handed the Boilermakers their first loss of the season earlier in the month.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Villanova Wildcats1-27
The Wildcats will look to keep their perfect 7-0 Big East record intact tonight versus the Fighting Irish.

Kentucky Wildcats at South Carolina Gamecocks1-26
The Wildcats have jumped into the number 1 spot with their blowout win over Arkansas. Can they keep up their strong play tonight versus the Gamecocks who have dropped their last 3?

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Butler Bulldogs vs. Duke Blue Devils 4-5
In the National Title game the Duke Blue Devils host the surprising Butler Bulldogs. The Blue Devils are shooting for their 4th National Championship while Butler is looking for their 1st. Both Duke and Butler have been winning with defense and the Bulldogs are the first team since the 1985 Villanova Wildcats to hold all their opponents in the NCAA tourney to under 60 points per game.

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