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February 29th, 2008

Go Columbia!

There’s not much basketball action tonight, and even less that is interesting. Taking a day off is bad for karma, though, so there’s one game I think is worth a look tonight.
Harvard (+7) at Columbia - I like Columbia here for several reasons:

They beat Harvard by nine on the road two weeks ago.
They are an […]

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February 22nd, 2008

Friday college action

The action on Friday night is a slim as we would expect, but there is one game that is interesting and which provides a decent amount of value in my mind.
Davidson (-3) at Winthrop - Off the top I’ll say that I like Davidson here. The Wildcats are playing well, especially on the road, and […]

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February 18th, 2008

President’s day hoops

There are four games in tonight’s holiday college basketball action that stand out for me as providing some value:
Xavier (+2.5) at Rhode Island - Xavier has struggled a bit lately, but they have still won seven in a row even if the margin hasn’t been as big as it could be. This is a […]

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February 13th, 2008

College basketball futures

As I was writing about NBA Championship futures for a client this morning I found myself thinking that NCAA Futures were way more interesting. Maybe that’s because the tournament is much closer than the NBA playoffs, or maybe that’s because college basketball is about a million times more interesting than the NBA. Either way, there […]

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February 8th, 2008

Saturday’s intriguing basketball games

Key Saturday games. As I write this it is Friday afternoon, so there are no lines out for Saturday’s games. There are, however, several games of interest that I will be keeping a close eye on when the lines come out. Here’s the cream of them:

Boston College at Duke - If the price is right […]

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December 11th, 2007

Tuesday night basketball

It’s time to get back to some college basketball here on this site. It is a pretty light card for Tuesday night, but I nonetheless find two games interesting. It’s a bit of a unique night for me because I like the visitors in both cases:
Bradley (-1.5) at Wright State - Wright State is getting […]

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November 13th, 2007

Top Ten college basketball freshman

Last year the story in college basketball was all about two freshmen. Greg Oden at Ohio State had the spotlight early, but was held back by an injury that limited him until Christmas. In his absence, Kevin Durant stepped up for Texas and put together one of the greatest freshmen seasons in college basketball history. […]

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November 11th, 2007

Sunday hoops

Three college basketball games that I’ll be following as I watch football today:
Brown (+13.5) at Michigan - The John Beilein era at Michigan started strong, and I expect that to continue. Michigan played with some solid tempo in their opening game, and I don’t expect Brown to be able to match it. Pick: Michigan.
Pepperdine (+9) […]

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November 10th, 2007

A basketball game to watch on a football day

I’ll mostly be watching football today, but I will continue to get my feet wet in basketball:
William & Mary (+22.5) at Georgetown - This is the first game for both teams, and the time the programs have ever met. Georgetown wants to win it all this year, and they will be looking to make a […]

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November 6th, 2007

The first college basketball pick of the season

We might as well wade into the season on the second day of play. If not now then when?
Maine (+1.5) versus Tennessee-Martin - Both teams lost yesterday in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Maine lost 44-42 to Richmond, and Tennessee Martin lost 102-71 to Memphis. Tenn-Martin is coming back from a rough season, but […]

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