2010-2011 Big East Basketball Preview, Predictions Picks & Odds With a 15-3 record in the Big East and a 30-5 record overall, the Syracuse Orange won the regular season Big East title. The Orange lost their two leading scorers in Wesley Johnson and Andy Rautins, but they have plenty of talent ready to pick up the slack. The West Virginia Mountaineers, Villanova Wildcats and Pittsburgh … [Read more...]
ACC 2010-2011 Basketball Preview
2010-2011 ACC Basketball Preview, Predictions Picks & Odds All eyes will be on the Duke Blue Devils in 200 as they attempt to follow up last year's dream season. After finishing the regular season 26-5 with a conference record of 13-3, Duke proceeded to win the ACC tournament and then the NCAA tournament as a one-seed. With forward Kyle Singler returning for his senior season, Duke will … [Read more...]
Big East – 2009-2010 Basketball Betting Preview
Louisville went 22-15 ATS (31-6 SU) last season with a trip to the Elite Eight. Expect the Cardinals to take a small step back with Terence Williams and Earl Clark gone to the NBA. If Jerome Dyson returns strong from his knee injury, don't sleep on Connecticut. Bettors are fading the Huskies after the. losses of Hasheem Thabeet, Jeff Adrien, and AJ. Price, but there's plenty of talent in Jim … [Read more...]
ACC – 2009-2010 Basketball Betting Preview
North Carolina starts without its top four scorers from a year ago, but oddsmakers still list the Tar Heels among the favorites (+700) to repeat as champions, thanks in part to recruits like Josh Henson. UNC lost its top seven scorers after its title in 2005, but still finished in the top 10 the following year. Duke will likely start five McDonald's AllAmericans, as Coach K fields a new-look … [Read more...]
Big East – 2009 Football Betting Preview
The Big East had a tough '08, as the Mountain West success gave rise to the question who deserves an automatic BCS Bowl berth more? The Big East or Mountain West? To us it is shocking to see how short the media's memories are. The Big East won 3 straight BCS Bowls from '05-'07, with victories over the SEC, ACC and Big XII champions. With that said, the Big East regrouped in the postseason, posting … [Read more...]
ACC – 2009 Football Betting Preview
When you think ACC you think - Basketball. Programs like North Carolina, Duke, Wake Forest and Georgia Tech are all nationally successful and respected in the hoops world. In 2005 after the ACC expanded to 12 teams nobody could have predicted the effect it would have had on it's conference’s teams in football. You would have thought that Miami and Florida State, would be the superpowers of the … [Read more...]