Sports from a Vegas Perspective
Though both of these Big Ten squads are safely in the NCAA Tournament, we believe Illinois has extra motivation with a good chance to finish among the top-4 in the jam-up standings and earn a coveted double-bye in the conference tourney next week at Indianapolis. Can the Illini finish the regular season with an important …
Read moreB10 Illinois vs. Iowa Spread and Prediction (3-8-20)
It’s Tom Izzo Time! This looks like the “buy” signal we’ve been waiting for with Michigan State, as the Spartans have finally kicked on in the stretch as they often do for Izzo. Michigan State has won four in a row heading into this regular season finale, including last two at Big Ten alligator swamps …
Read moreMichigan State vs. Ohio State Spread and Prediction (3-8-20)
Any longshot Memphis hopes to gain an at-large bid to the Big Dance would almost surely require a win here over Houston. A Tigers’ win would be their second over the Cougars and a valuable Quad 1 road win heading into tourney week. Can they get the job done? Sunday afternoon’s Houston vs. Memphis preview, …
Read moreNCAAB Houston vs. Memphis Spread and Prediction (3-8-20)
Though Pac-12 challenger and Big Dance “lock” Oregon (projected No. 4 seed) is out to avenge a 70-60 upset loss in Palo Alto on Feb. 1, we still believe the Ducks will be hard-pressed to pull away from now-healthy NCAA at-large hopeful Stanford (on the 12-line in recent TGS projections). Saturday night’s Oregon vs. Stanford …
Read moreNCAAB Oregon vs. Stanford Spread and Prediction (3-7-20)
WagerTalk handicapper Dave Cokin has hit 73.3-percent of his 5% plays over the last five months. Dave’s next 5% TOP PLAY is on Saturday’s card and available now. For a free play, let’s go to the SEC where Texas A&M will be hosting Arkansas this afternoon. Event: (653) Arkansas at (654) Texas A&M Sport/League: NCAAB …
Auburn is still in the mix for a protected seed when the Big Dance pairings are announced on Selection Sunday, but nothing has been coming easy lately for Tigers. Auburn lost at home as a double-digit favorite to Texas A&M on Wednesday night. Can the Tigers rebound on the road this weekend? Saturday afternoon’s Tennessee …
Read moreNCAAB Tennessee vs. Auburn Spread and Prediction (3-7-20)
Normally we would automatically assume a big effort from Duke in a quick payback chance against a Tobacco Road rival that just put a 22-point whipping on the Blue Devils a couple of weeks earlier. But something seems amiss with this edition of Coach K’s squad that has had trouble exhibiting much consistency in recent …
Don’t look now, but UCLA might be moving within sight of the Big Dance bubble. The Bruins’ have won six-straight and ten of their last 12 games. After beating the Sun Devils on Thursday night, Mick Cronin’s squad will look to complete the Arizona sweep at Pauley Pavilion this weekend. Saturday night’s UCLA vs. Arizona …