#March Madness

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A record breaking NBA crowd will descend upon the Alamodome on Friday, and we have some player props to celebrate the occasion. I have selected three of my favorite NBA player props for Friday's games using the latest NBA odds. Get ready for the largest NBA crowd in history Friday, with a crowd of more than 63500 fans expected at the Alamodome when…

If it's true that defense wins championships, say hello to the top candidate to win the 2023 men's NCAA tournament: the Tennessee Volunteers. They've never won it all before. Heck, they've never even come close. The Vols have gone to 24 NCAA tournaments with nary a Final Four appearance and only one trip to the Elite Eight (2010). And head coach…

Everybody loves a feel good story. Last season couldn't have gone much worse for the TCU football program, finishing with a disappointing 5-7 record. Under-pressure head coach Gary Patterson (the longest-serving coach in the school's history) resigned mid-season after two decades in the role. But that's what made this season all the more special as…

The Purdue Boilermakers are ranked as one ofthe nation's top five teams, but they have struggled against the market'sexpectations in home games this season. Read on for our best Nebraska-Purdue college basketball pick based on the top NCAAB odds. Despitethe puzzling against the spread trends at home for No. 3 Purdue (15-1, 4-1) so far thisseason,…

Even though the college portion of the season is over, football is still dominating the betting market at this juncture of the winter. The large shadow cast by football in terms of betting interest and media coverage, well, that's good news for those wagering on college basketball. The CBB futures board hasn't been picked over by the public yet…

Maine announced sports betting rules and regulations while cautioning that the official launch of legal sports betting in the Pine Tree State may not come until this summer - at the earliest. On Wednesday, Maine finally issued draft rules for online sports betting sites, five months after its legislature passed the bill that legalized mobile sports…

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HOUSTON - Following the TCU Horned Frogs' loss in the National Championship, Mattress Mack's betting history has now slipped to 2-7 on his largest wagers since the start of 2022. Mattress Mack has been one of the most famous sports bettors in the world for many years now, although his recent string of bets suggests players may be better off fading…

Only one team remains undefeated in Atlantic Sun conference play so far this year and that's the Stetson Hatters (9-6, 9-3 ATS) who look to run their perfect conference record to 5-0 when they visit the Bellarmine Knights (7-10, 8-5-1 ATS) on Thursday, January 12th in Louisville. Tipoff for this game is set to go at 6:30 pm ET from Freedom Hall.…

Image Source: Shutterstock.com Maine may see its sports betting market open by the end of the year. Wagering on sports was legalized in 2022 but no sportsbooks are operating in the state as of yet. Sports betting was greenlit in August, following the signing of LD 585 in May. Thanks to this, the Pine Tree State has now legalized sports punts,…

The big game is being played for the first time in a state where sports betting is legal. PHOENIX - The Arizona Cardinals aren't in the Super Bowl, but Arizona will be a major player in Super Bowl betting next month. And just like Cardinals fans this year, taxpayers won't get much in return. "The Super Bowl is the'Big Daddy' of all gambling…

Ohio sports betting is live as of January 1, 2023. FanDuel Sportsbook Ohio has entered the state and is taking wagers. Ohio bettors can place bets through FanDuel on their mobile sports betting app as well as in retail locations. FanDuel applied for an Ohio sports betting license in the fall of 2022 and the Ohio Casino Control Commission approved…

With the 2022 college football season over and done, our attention turns to 2023. It's the last year of the Pac-12 as we have known it - the last year with USC and UCLA, the last year with the four-team playoff and the last year with the conference's current media-rights agreement. The Hotline cannot let the opportunity to look foolish (or smart)…

Our next betting picks and prediction preview features a Big 12 battle between two ranked teams in the TCU Horned Frogs (13-2, 2-1 Big 12) and Texas Longhorns (13-2, 2-1 Big 12) on Wednesday night. Tip-off from Moody Center in Austin, TX, is scheduled for 9:00 pm EST and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2. This is the first of two regular-season…

We aren't far away from legalized sports betting launching in the state of Massachusetts. Right now, the plan is for to launch in three casinos at the end of January. Then, in March, the plan is for mobile sports betting to launch, just ahead of the NCAA March Madness Tournament although that date is still tentative. One of the that is set to…

While the vision for the future of the Preakness continues to improve and excite, the economic reality grows dimmer and more desperate. Under a law passed last April, the Maryland Stadium Authority was required to submit two progress reports to House and Senate Committees, the first by Sept. 30, 2022, and the second by Jan. 1, 2023. The racing…

Alabama has become one of the most entertaining basketball programs in the country under coach Nate Oates. The Alabama Crimson Tide coach has brought in a fast-paced style of basketball that features a lot of outside shooting on offense. Alabama's s coach, however, won't let his players forget their hard hats either. The Crimson Tide can make plays…

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The Barstool Sports crew is coming back to where it all started. Barstool Sportsbook is expected to launch sometime in early 2023 once legal sports wagering arrives in the Bay State. While the official launch date of Massachusetts sports betting has yet to be announced, you can definitely expect Dave Portnoy and company to bring the Barstool…

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Atlantic 10 play hasn't been kind to Fordham men's basketball. The Rams have gone 1-2 to start conference play and have had a hard time scoring points. When it comes to making a Dayton vs Fordham game prediction, the Rams will be desperate to try and climb the standings and grab a win at home. Anyone making Dayton Flyers picks will see the Flyers…

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Matchup cues and recent trends help belie the fact that UNC and Virginia should be an offense-focused showdown. See why our college basketball picks like this game to be higher-scoring than the books expect. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The No. 13 Virginia Cavaliers welcome the North Carolina Tar Heels to Charlottesville in ACC action on Tuesday…

We go from 13 games on Monday to 31 games on Tuesday as it is officially college basketball season for some. The college football season has wrapped up with Georgia's emphatic 65-7 win, though I guess it isn't too early to start looking ahead to next year's National Championship odds. Several good games are on the board tonight and hopefully we get…

The Ball State Cardinals travel to Athens to face the Ohio Bobcats in Tuesday night MAC action. The two teams have been on different paths so far in 2022-23. The Ohio Bobcats are struggling to a 8-7 record, winless within the Conference. Ball State is unbeaten in the Conference and heads into this game on a seven-game winning streak. Can the…

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The defending champion No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs try to become the first team to win back-to-back College Football Playoff titles when they face the No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs Monday at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Georgia clobbered LSU 50-30 to win the SEC title while TCU backed into the College Football Playoff after losing to Kansas State in the Big…

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Our best bets and prediction previews continue with a Patriot League showdown between the Colgate Raiders (9-7, 3-0 Patriot) and Army Black Knights (9-7, 3-0 Patriot) on Monday night. Tip-off from Christl Arena in West Point is scheduled for 7:00 pm EST. This is the first of two regular-season meetings between the two schools with Army set to repay…

If Alabama State never had to go on the road, the Hornets may be able to keep their record closer to.500. But since the Hornets have to leave Montgomery to play basketball, anyone making Alabama State vs Alcorn State picks will have to consider that when wagering. Looking at the college basketball standings will show Alabama State on 0-12 in true…

With the Winter Classic wrapped up and the Edmonton Oilers set to host the Calgary Flames for a new rendition of the Heritage Classic this October, it's time for the NHL to find a new formula for their outdoor games. The Heritage and then the Winter Classic were incredible spectacles and productions when they first arrived on the scene. José…

The Big 12 is heating up this weekend with an early college basketball game from Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater between the #6 Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

This is the complied version of the All Things CW notes column by Christopher Walsh which appeared in five part this week, with the latest on the Alabama Crimson Tide. It actually began with a long-snapper. Nick Saban always has what he calls the 24-hour rule regarding games, giving everyone a chance to enjoy the wins a little, or get the losses…

PROVIDENCE - Ed Cooley appears to have found the sweet spot. Providence College's coach has his men's basketball program humming like never before. The Friars have tasted their fair share of success during his tenure, but this second decade in Cooley's home city finds the ceiling being lifted in real time. Consider the circumstances entering…

Legalized online and mobile sports betting got off to a fast start in Ohio. The state, which launched legal sports betting Jan. 1, recorded 11.3 million transactions over the course of New Year's weekend, according to GeoComply, which provides geolocation and anti-fraud solutions to the U.S. iGaming industry. Cincinnati saw the most legal mobile…

Another huge Saturday schedule of college basketball is coming at you this weekend including the Creighton Bluejays (9-6, 8-7 ATS) visiting the Connecticut Huskies (14-2, 11-4-1 ATS) in a Big East tilt. Tipoff is set for noon ET on Saturday, January 7th from the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. UConn has a sparkling 14-2 record which has them propped up…

Gambling is, according to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, addictive. Estimates are that about 2 percent of the people who do it wind up in extraordinary trouble. This spring, I sat in a sports bar in King of Prussia, Penn., with a former gambler who had opened his laptop to explain how betting sites…

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It's been nearly six months since Gov. Charlie Baker signed the Massachusetts sports betting bill into law, and Bay State residents are at last getting closer to the day when they can cast legal wagers on their favorite sports teams. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has targeted the end of January for the launch of retail sports betting, with…

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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish travel to Chestnut Hill to take on the Boston College Eagles in a match-up of two floundering ACC teams. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish began the season hot with a 5-0 record, but once the schedule ramped up, the Irish faltered. Notre Dame have lost four of their last five contests and are in danger of falling out of…

Sports betting will officially begin in Boston on January 31st. Encore Boston Harbor will open its sportsbook to the public just in time for the Super Bowl. This is something this city has been begging for, for years. No longer do you have to make the unnecessary drive to Twin River or Foxwoods. I imagine that the addition of sports betting will…

Whether it's the Astros' hunt for a second straight World Series title, the UH Cougars' pursuit of another deep NCAA tournament run or the continued rebuilding efforts of the Rockets and Texans, 2023 is shaping up to be an intriguing year in the Houston sports scene. Chron's Josh Criswell and Michael Shapiro tackled the top 10 questions facing the…

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