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A couple of teams that finished in the middle of the pack of their respective conference’s regular season standings will square off for the right of being coined the 2022 NIT tournament champion when the Xavier Musketeers square off against the Texas A&M Aggies on the hallowed grounds of MSG. Not that it matters, but the former was the No. 2 seed in its region while the latter clocked in as the No. 1 seed in theirs. While each squad’s regular season efforts weren’t enough to lock up at-large... 

Three of the four No. 1 seeds in the Women’s NCAA Tournament have made it to the Final Four. North Carolina State was the only top seed that failed to make it to Minneapolis, but the Wolfpack had the misfortune of having to play UConn in nearby Bridgeport in the Elite Eight. South Carolina is favored to win it all as the top team in the country for most of the ye... 

The Final Four closes out with one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports with the East Region No. 8 seed North Carolina Tar Heels set to lock horns with the West Region No. 2 seed Duke Blue Devils. This will mark the first time ever these hated ACC rivals will square off against one another in NCAA tournament betting at online sportsbooks. The team’s split their pair of regular season matchups with the Dookies going into Chapel Hill and pounding Hubert Davis’ kids 87-67 as 3.5-point road favorites. The Heels returned the favor in the rematch in Durham ousting the Blue Devils 94-81 as 11-point underdogs. The loss just so happened to be the final one absorbed in front of the “Cameron Crazies” for Mike Krzyzewski. That paired with a trip to the title game on the line should have Coach K’s kids locked in for the rubber match. But will that be enough to Paulo Banchero and Co. in a position to win a sixth championship in his farewell tour? I’ll be betting on it! Take this Final Four matchup in live from the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, LA on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 8:49 p.m. ET. BookMaker.eu will have NCAA basketball odds available for this and every game lined up for the remainder of the NCAA tournament. ... 

The Final Four tips off with a rematch of the 2018 regional semifinals when the No. 2 seeded Villanova Wildcats out of the South Region squares off against the Midwest Region’s top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks. When these historic basketball programs last squared off with a trip to the title game on the line, Jay Wright’s kids destroyed the Jayhawks 95-79 to easily cover the closing 5-point spread at online sportsbooks. Though Collin Gillespie was only keeping the bench warm as a freshman back then, you can bet your bottom dollar Bill Self will make it a point to have his troops ready for the rematch. KU has been the beneficiary of an extremely easy road to get to New Orleans due to the higher seeds wreaking havoc upon their region. They’ve been dealt another favorable hand going into this one with Justin Moore and steady offense paired with tenacious defense no longer available after suffering a season-ending Achilles injury in the Elite Eight matchup with Houston. Will his absence propel the Jayhawks into the next round with ease? Don’t count on it! Take this Final Four matchup in live from the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, LA on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 6:09 p.m. ET. BookMaker.eu will have NCAA basketball odds available for this and every game lined up for the remainder of the NCAA Tournament. ... 

Even after all the upsets that busted brackets as early as the first round of NCAA Tournament betting, it’s four bluebloods that remain standing heading into the Final Four. The Kansas Jayhawks proved to be the lone No. 1 seed to punch a ticket to New Orleans after thrashing the Miami Hurricanes; this will be the program’s 16th time moving onto the national semifinals. They’ll square off against... 

With the NCAA tournament’s Final Four determined over the weekend and there being no games to break down until the following Saturday, it’s time for college basketball bettors to once again turn their attention back to the NIT tournament with the Final Four set to go down Tuesday night. The last four standing are comprised of the No. 4 seed St. Bonaventure Bonnies, No. 2 seed Xavier Musketeers, No. 4 seed Washington State Cougars, and No. 1 seed Texas A&M Aggies. With all fo... 

The UCLA Bruins are back in the Sweet 16 for the second time in as many years under Mick Cronin’s watch. Only this time, online sportsbooks expect them to advance into the Elite Eight as opposed to last season when they went off the board as 7-point underdogs against the Alabama Crimson Tide. That being said, they’re less than possession favorites versus a North Carolina Tar Heels team that matches up extremely well against them both in the paint and along the perimeter. While UNC has had its is... 

The Purdue Boilermakers haven’t had the greatest of luck in the regional semifinals of the NCAA tournament for quite some time now. Save for reaching the Elite Eight back in 2019, Matt Painter saw each of his prior two teams come up short. Online sportsbooks currently have the Boilers installed decided -106 favorites to represent the East Region in the Final Four. All that stands in their way is the Cinderella of the 2021-22 dance otherwise known as the St. Peter’s Peacocks. This little known sc... 

I can’t even begin to express how amped I am for this matchup between the top-seeded Arizona Wildcats and No. 5 seed Houston Cougars! The Coogs will undoubtedly possess the rest advantage after getting the best of both UAB and Illinois with relative ease through the first two rounds. Zona was however forced to expend a ton of energy to get by what proved to be a game bunch of TCU Horned Frogs in overtime just to make it out of the first weekend. Houston’s pair of dominant showings allowed for it... 

So all it took was the NCAA tournament to arrive for Juwan Howard’s Michigan Wolverines to start firing on all cylinders. After getting tossed aside by Indiana in the quarters of the Big Ten tourney, college basketball bettors faded them at online sportsbooks in the first round against Colorado State; it proved not to be the greatest of ideas. They did it again against Tennessee. Admittedly, I was of the guilty party. Having knocked off the No. 6 and 3 seeds in the South Region, Hunter Dickinson... 

Though all eyes have been fixated on the NCAA Tournament over the last week, the NIT tournament has been playing out in the shadows at online sportsbooks. The exhibition is down to the final eight participants with St. Bonaventure, Virginia, Vanderbilt, Xavier, Wake Forest, Texas A&M, Washington State and BYU all duking it out to be the champion of the “Not Invited Tournament.” So before you... 

So how’s your bracket look through the first week of NCAA Tournament betting? With Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa, Baylor, Auburn, and Wisconsin all going the way of the dinosaur much to the delight of online sportsbooks, it’s pretty safe to assume your bracket – like many others – is chockfull of red ink. Heck, even top seeds Arizona, Gonzaga, and Kansas were all put on the brink of elimination in the second round. Four double-digit seeds advanced into the second weekend! Having said that, two of my... 

The Memphis Tigers looked like world beaters in the opening half of their first round showdown with Boise State. Though it ultimately covered the 3.5-points at online sportsbooks in the 63-54 triumph, a more consistent brand of ball will need to be executed to overcome the NCAA tournament’s top seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs on Saturday; especially with Mark Few’s kids out to make amends after stinking the joint up early on against what proved to be a game Georgia State outfit as decided favorites. Had... 

The first day of the NCAA tournament already saw a number of big time players go by the wayside. Brackets were busted by the UConn Huskies, Iowa Hawkeyes, and Kentucky Wildcats whose hopes of cutting down the nets were dashed by New Mexico State, Richmond and St. Peter’s respectively. Heck, even the Gonzaga Bulldogs were put on upset alert through a half of play! Same goes for the Michigan Wolverines who were forced to battle back from a seven-point halftime deficit to get the best of Colorado S... 

The first round of the NCAA tournament closes out late Friday night with the 8/9 matchup between the Seton Hall Pirates and TCU Horned Frogs. Online sportsbooks expect this to be a competitive matchup evidenced by the current betting odds, but I’m not sold. The Big East and Big 12 each sent half their members to the Big Dance this season. Though The Hall is currently installed the slight favorite, they didn’t play in the tougher of the two conferences in my estimation. The Big East has one truly... 

Raise your hand if you’re sick and tired of tried and true power programs always getting a pass when it comes to seeding in the NCAA tournament. I’m firmly aware of the month of March being Tom Izzo’s time to shine, but he’ll likely even tell you that his No. 7 Michigan State Spartans deserve to be a double-digit seed in this year’s tournament. Sorry, but Sparty stunk out loud this season, and nobody save for those currently residing in East Lansing or with ties to the University want to see thi... 

The Kentucky Wildcats don’t enter 2022 NCAA tournament betting in the good graces of their supporter’s after John Calipari’s kids stumbled at online sportsbooks throughout the tail end of the regular season and carried it into the SEC tourney. Though it closed the regular season out with wins in three of its final four games, it only managed covers against the closing college basketball odds once (1-2-1 ATS) with the push occurring because of a last second heave from TyTy Washington in a losing ... 

The Memphis Tigers were extremely kind to my bankroll over the course of the last half of the regular season once Penny Hardaway’s kids got healthy and finally figured it all out. The Boise State Broncos did nothing but destroy my bankroll at online sportsbooks every chance they got. When I backed them on the college basketball odds, they failed to cover. When I faded them, they covered. If I laid 2-points, they won by one. When I took 2-points, they lost by three. It never failed! You’d think I... 

The 2022 March Madness bracket is set! Once the First Four plays out, all 64 teams will lace up their dancing shoes! Did you invest in the futures odds wisely over the course of the regular season? Hopefully a number of the teams you actually wagered on at online sportsbooks to win it all won’t prematurely meet up in the first couple rounds. That’s a risk you have to take in the months leading up to NCAA Tournament betting, but it’s one that must be taken in order to get the most bang for your buck. Condolences to any of you holding UConn and Arkansas futures with the teams set for a collision course in the round dos! Same goes for anyone that bought into Tennessee and Villanova early on with the SEC and Big East heavyweights also likely to lock horns early on. All prior future recommendations were made without fully knowing each team’s respective path to the Final Four. Now that it’s known and I’ve penciled in my first bracket, I’ve got favorite, underdog and longshot selections that still offer up value on the current NCAA tournament futures odds. I recommend breaking off a piece before the tourney tips off later this week. ... 

While the Purdue Boilermakers failed to see the Big Ten regular season title all the way through, online sportsbooks look to be of the belief that Matt Painter’s kids are the best team in the conference evidenced by installing them favorites to cut the nets down in Indianapolis come the conclusion of the Big Ten tournament. If in fact the Boilers live up to expectations, it would be the second B1G tourney title logged in program history under Painter’s watch. But Brad Underwood’s Illinois Fighti... 

It’s been three long seasons since the Kentucky Wildcats last won the SEC tournament with Auburn and Alabama taking the two most recent and the 2020 tourney cancelled because of COVID. Online sportsbooks look to be of the belief that John Calipari’s Wildcats end the drought this time around with KY Jelly the perceived favorite to win this tourney for the 32nd time in program history. Way back in August when futures odds started hitting the board for the national championship, I was screaming from the roof tops to get you a piece of the Wildcats at 15-1 and as high as 20-1. Well, Kentucky now only sits behind Gonzaga and Arizona on the futures odds to win the whole enchilada +700. As loaded a conference this is at the top of the heap, Kentucky still comes off as the best team when healthy in my book. Avoiding the injury bug has however been a bugaboo for the team all season long. Will those lingering injuries allow Auburn, Tennessee, Arkansas, LSU, etc. to take advantage? I guess we’re about to find out! Either way, the following are my favorite, underdog and longshot selections to make some noise in the Sunshine State over the next week. ... 

A team from the states of Oregon or Arizona has taken home Pac-12 tournament bragging rights each of the last five seasons. Arizona sealed the deal in both 2017 and 2018, and online sportsbooks currently have Tommy Lloyd’s Wildcats installed favorites to cut down the nets in this year’s edition of the tourney. With Zona cruising to the regular season title, it only makes perfect sense to see them perched atop the odds to win this tourney. But with a No. 1 seed likely already secured, just how de... 

The Duke Blue Devils won the regular season ACC title in Mike Krzyzewski’s final season calling the shots in Durham by way of going 16-4 in ACC play. Quite naturally, online sportsbooks have the Dookies favored to win the ACC tournament for the third time in the last six seasons. But are the Blue Devils deserved of being the runaway chalk? Oddsmakers certainly look to believe so with the North Carolina Tar Heels clocking in right behind them with a +800 return. Quite the disparity if you ask me!... 

The Kansas Jayhawks and Baylor Bears proved to be the cream of the Big 12 crop this season with each procuring 14-4 conference records. Even though they went on to win the NCAA tournament last season, the Bears failed to win this tournament after getting bounced in the semis by Cade Cunningham and the Oklahoma State Cowboys. As for Kansas, it never even got to participate in its semifinal matchup with the Texas Longhorns due to a positive COVID test and subsequent quarantining followed by contac... 

With the Kansas Jayhawks likely to avenge Tuesday night’s beat down at the hands of the TCU Horned Frogs on Thursday night – whether they cover at online sportsbooks is to be determined – Bill Self’s kids will know that a share of the Big 12 regular season title will be there for the taking in Saturday’s revenge bout with the Texas Longhorns. Heck, they could win it all by their lonesome should they defeat Texas and Baylor somehow see its four-game win streak get snapped by Iowa State. After dro...