BIG WEST, IVY LEAGUE, SUN BELT COLLEGE BASKETBALL BETTING
They're on the board and they receive automatic bids to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, ample reason why college basketball betting fans need to monitor teams from the 11 mid-major conferences. Let's take look at the most likely candidates to take part in March madness. Teams are listed in predicted order of finish. Straight up (SU), against the spread (ATS), and over/under (O/U) records for the 2009/10 season are in parentheses:
BIG WEST CONFERENCE
UC-SANTA BARBARA (20-10 SU, 17-11-1 ATS, 11-15-1 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:6-4
Home Underdog:0-1
Away Favorite:1-1
Away Underdog:5-5
Neutral Site:3-0-1
Sportsbook Buster: The Gauchos were 12-6 ATS in conference play last season.
Sports Betting Angle: The "under" was 9-3 when Santa Barbara was an underdog.
Bets and Pieces: The Gauchos were 10-6-1 ATS when playing on three or more days rest.
PACIFIC (24-12 SU, 18-17 ATS, 14-16-1 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:6-7
Home Underdog:1-1
Away Favorite:6-3
Away Underdog:3-4
Neutral Site:0-1
Sportsbook Buster: The Tigers were 6-3 as road favorites.
Sports Betting Angle: Pacific was 10-6 ATS playing on two or fewer days rest.
Bets and Pieces: The "under" was 7-4-1 when the Tigers were home favorites.
LONG BEACHSTATE (17-16 SU, 17-14 ATS, 15-13 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:3-4
Home Underdog:1-0
Away Favorite:3-2
Away Underdog:6-4
Neutral Site:4-2
Sportsbook Buster: The 49ers were 10-6 as underdogs.
Sports Betting Angle: Over the last two seasons, Long BeachState is 14-7-1 ATS on just one day of rest.
Bets and Pieces: The 49ers were 8-4 ATS versus non-conference opponents.
IVY LEAGUE
PRINCETON (22-9 SU, 18-7 ATS, 9-12 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:5-3
Home Underdog:1-0
Away Favorite:6-0
Away Underdog:5-4
Neutral Site:0-0
Sportsbook Buster: The Tigers were 11-3 ATS in Ivy League games.
Sports Betting Angle: Princeton was 12-4 ATS on the road.
Bets and Pieces: The Tigers were 13-4 ATS in games following a SU victory.
HARVARD (21-8 SU, 11-11 ATS, 10-11 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:6-3
Home Underdog:0-1
Away Favorite:3-3
Away Underdog:2-4
Neutral Site:0-0
Sportsbook Buster: The Crimson was 6-3 as home favorites.
Sports Betting Angle: Harvard was 5-3 ATS facing non-league foes.
Bets and Pieces: The Crimson was 4-7 ATS on three or more days rest.
SUN BELT CONFERENCE
WESTERN KENTUCKY (21-13 SU, 15-19 ATS, 17-14 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:8-7
Home Underdog:1-0
Away Favorite:3-4
Away Underdog:1-4
Neutral Site:2-3
Sportsbook Buster: The Hilltoppers were 4-9 ATS in road games.
Sports Betting Angle: Western Kentucky was 5-8 ATS in non-conference games.
Bets and Pieces: The "over" was 14-7 in Hilltoppers conference games.
NORTH TEXAS (24-9 SU, 17-18-1 ATS, 9-16 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:7-2
Home Underdog:0-0
Away Favorite:1-2
Away Underdog:7-1-1
Neutral Site:2-2
Sportsbook Buster: The Mean Green was 7-2 as an underdog.
Sports Betting Angle: North Texas was 15-6 ATS in conference games.
Bets and Pieces: The Mean Green was 11-4-1 ATS on two or more days rest.
ARKANSASSTATE (17-14 SU, 17-8-2 ATS, 8-14-1 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:8-7
Home Underdog:1-0
Away Favorite:3-4
Away Underdog:1-4
Neutral Site:2-3
Sportsbook Buster: The Red Wolves were 4-9 ATS on the road.
Sports Betting Angle: The "over" was 14-7 in ArkansasState conference games.
Bets and Pieces: The Red Wolves were 5-8 ATS in games outside the Sun Belt Conference.
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