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The Texas Longhorns may not have an impressive record on the season, but some of the advanced analytics believe this is a team that could make some noise in March Madness. Texas has to make sure it gets there, and a strong finish would help punch its ticket.... 

The race for the Big Ten crown is extremely competitive this season. Two teams smack dab in the mix are the Maryland Terrapins and the Michigan Wolverines. They are nationally ranked and will face off this week in a critical conference showdown.... 

Some of the best teams in the country will be in action on Wednesday night, but none of them are expected to receive too much of a test. Only one of the five ranked teams is less than a double-digit favorite, as these ranked teams are all playing lower-tier teams in their conference. Despite that, we know one of the teams is likely to receive a real test tonight, and the question is who will fall? ... 

We are in the final month of the college basketball regular season, and the field for the NCAA Tournament is starting to take shape. About 20 teams have all but punched their tickets to the Big Dance, but the bubble is starting to grow large as the havoc of conference play affects some team’s chances. On Tuesday, we will have four games between ranked teams, but while most of those teams are likely in the tournament already, a few need to avoid key losses down the stretch to make it.... 

A huge matchup of ACC heavyweights, top teams in the Big 12 squaring off, and four games in the SWAC highlight Monday’s college basketball schedule. The ACC is annually the toughest conference in the country and this year is no exception. The Virginia Cavaliers have lost two games this season and they are currently third in the league standings. That’s what happens when you have to play Duke, North Carolina, Louisville, Syracuse, yada, yada, yada. ... 

The Duke Blue Devils might not be the No. 1 team in the country, but everyone knows they are the team to beat. Duke has the inside track to win the ACC, and the Blue Devils have been the most impressive team in the country this year. They have the two best players in the nation in Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett, so everyone has them as the favorite to win the NCAA Tournament. The Louisville Cardinals will look to play spoiler, but they know they will have their hands full.... 

Losing its grip on the top spot in the Big Ten by losing three in a row, the Michigan State Spartans ended that slide before it could get any bigger by taking down Minnesota over the weekend. Sparty is just a game behind Michigan, but they will lament losses to Indiana and Illinois last week, two teams closer to the bottom of the standings than the top. The Spartans will get a chance to prove they’ve overcome those setbacks by taking down the host Wisconsin Badgers in a Tuesday tilt from Madison... 

The college basketball conference seasons are in high gear, and wins and losses at this stage are important. There are also many teams jockeying for position as March Madness approaches so the gravity of the situation is growing.... 

Kelvin Sampson is being vindicated by history and his current team. Sampson had to resign as head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers in 2008 due to sending out too many texts to recruits. Compared to the scandals of today that ranks as teenage girl’s antics. Currently Sampson’s red-hot Houston Cougars are making bank and will host a capable Cincinnati Bearcats team on Sunday in a key American Athletic Conference showdown. Meanwhile the resurgent Iowa Hawkeyes will host a Northwestern Wildcats team that has regressed since making their only NCAA Tournament bid in 2017 in a key Big Ten matchup. Meanwhile two Big Ten bubble teams will be in a death match on Sunday as the Indiana Hoosiers host the Ohio State Buckeyes. ... 

Is it possible for any team to have a letdown before playing North Carolina? If it is possible, then the Virginia Cavaliers just might have a letdown because they are coming off a huge game against Duke on Saturday. The Cavaliers, Blue Devils and Tar Heels are battling for the top of the ACC so this is a key game on Monday night on ESPN between the Cavaliers and Tar Heels. Let’s look at the matchup and college basketball picks.... 

At the beginning of the 2018-19 college basketball season Nebraska Cornhuskers coach Tim Miles knew he had to get his team into the Big Dance come the month of March. And for the first two months of the season it looked like the Big Red would make it. But now Nebraska’s post season and Miles’s job prospects are in free fall with a difficult assignment at the Purdue Boilermakers set for Saturday. The red-hot Wisconsin Badgers face a daunting task at the revenge minded Michigan Wolverines in a key Big Ten matchup. And the ACC showdown between the Duke Blue Devils and Virginia Cavaliers looms large. Let’s take a look at the best bets for Saturday college hoops! ... 

A quick glance at the stats suggests this matchup should be close. Both clubs score 75 points per game while allowing just over 60. Both are nationally ranked and they enter riding lengthy winning streaks, so something’s gotta give. And it’s first place in the American Athletic Conference when the Houston Cougars put their 31-game homecourt winning streak on the line in Sunday’s tilt against the Cincinnati Bearcats.... 

It’s been a struggle for both the Ohio state Buckeyes and Indiana Hoosiers since the calendar flipped to 2019. OSU was nationally ranked with only one loss through the end of December, but that all changed in a hurry. They lost five in a row to open Big Ten play and have settled down recently with two consecutive victories. Things have been worse on the other side with IU enduring a seven-game slide that ended with a big win over Michigan State. Both are clinging to faint hopes of reaching the N... 

The Kansas Jayhawks’ rule over the Big 12 could be coming to an end. With three losses in their last four games, though one was out of conference, the Jayhawks bid for a 15th straight regular season conference title is hanging in the balance. They’re not out of the picture by any stretch trailing K-State by just two games in the loss column. Playing on the road has been a nightmare for KU with just one win, and they travel to Fort Worth for a matchup with the TCU Horned Frogs looking to snap a f... 

With two national championships in the last three years the Villanova Wildcats have reached a lofty status with the college basketball betting public. Yet the fact that a lot of casual money is bet on head coach Jay Wright’s team has not seemed to damage their wagering value. As a matter of fact, Nova has been one of the most profitable teams on the board in any sport. The Marquette Golden Eagles are far less celebrated than the defending national champions. But they are also making big money as... 

Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari is well regarded for his elite recruiting classes and the “one and done” nature of his revolving door roster. It takes a special coach to keep such a strong level of success that U of K has enjoyed considering the perpetual roster changes that take place each year in Lexington. Despite being one of the most public teams on the board Kentucky has also been among the most profitable as of late. While the Mississippi State Bulldogs have been respectable, t... 

Regular season college basketball games don’t get any bigger than this. The No. 2 ranked Duke Blue Devils will hit the road to face off against the No. 3 ranked Virginia Cavaliers in a pivotal ACC clash. These teams are both pushing for the conference title as well as a No. 1 seed in March Madness.... 

The Wisconsin Badgers have knocked off Big Ten opponent the Michigan Wolverines once this year. If they can do so again, the top of the conference standings are going to be very tight heading down the stretch. Michigan currently sits ahead of the pack but Wisconsin and and several others are right on its tail.... 

The college basketball season is in full swing, and the better teams in each conference have begun to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. Thursday will be a busy day of action and there are plenty of games to wager on for gamblers.... 

Tuesday night saw two teams ranked in the AP Top 10 fall when Michigan State suffered a stunning defeat at the hands of Illinois and St. John’s tipped Marquette by a single point. It was part of a jam-packed session of mid-week games, and while Wednesday’s schedule is noticeably lighter, there are some important games on the menu for tonight. Plenty of bubble teams will be in action, and they will look to strengthen their resumes with wins over conference foes.... 

Penny Hardaway has not gotten off to a great start as the new face of the Memphis Tigers. The former NBA All-Star was one of the league’s best throughout the 1990s, but he is a neophyte in the coaching world. He was a high school head coach for just one season before taking over at Memphis, and that led to criticism of him being used as a recruiting tool and little else. Hardaway’s Tigers are just 13-9, so he hasn’t done much to answer those concerns, and they will be underdogs at home to the Ci... 

Who says there is a lull in the sports betting season now that the NFL season is over? College basketball is here to pick up the slack in the run-up to March Madness, and there will be nine ranked teams in action this Tuesday night. While there are no games between ranked teams, plenty of ranked teams are on upset alert heading into tonight. Florida State and Kansas are both underdogs on the road against tough conference opponents, and other teams might end up falling this week too.... 

The Big 12, Big Ten and Big Sky are all a part of the Big Monday lineup of college basketball games. For those looking to get a fix now that the Super Bowl is over and the NFL season is done, college hoops action is ready to fill the void. Four ranked teams are in action, including a mammoth ACC matchup between No. 15 Louisville and No. 12 Virginia Tech.... 

They’ve lost two games and trail Virginia in the ACC standings by a half-game, but the Duke Blue Devils, with a collection of young talent that could probably give some NBA teams a stiff test, are the most high profile team in college basketball. Led by the top draft pick in the next NBA draft, Duke hammered St. John’s over the weekend for its fifth straight victory and Zion Williamson continues to put up massive numbers while slamming a few highlight reel dunks every game. The Boston College Ea... 

Last year the Oklahoma Sooners were far too dependent upon Freshman sensation Trae Young who became a literal one-man team, much to the detriment of the rest of the lineup, especially on defense. This year Oklahoma is something of an opposite program in that they are much more team oriented with an emphasis on defense. Most important of all the Sooners are making money on the college basketball betting board with far greater regularity. The Iowa State Cyclones are also one of the most profitable...