MAC, OVC, WEST COAST, SOUTHLAND COLLEGE BASKETBALL BETTING
College basketball betting fans know there's money to be made by tracking the Mid-Major teams, especially those outfits likely to make an appearance at March Madness. Let's take look at some of those NCAA Tournament candidates. 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:
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
OHIO (22-15 SU, 19-13 ATS, 16-14 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:7-5
Home Underdog:1-0
Away Favorite:3-1
Away Underdog:4-4
Neutral Site:4-2
Sportsbook Buster: The Bobcats were 11-6 as favorites.
Sports Betting Angle: Ohio was 12-7 ATS in games following a SU victory.
Bets and Pieces: The Bobcats were 13-6 ATS playing on two or fewer days rest.
BALLSTATE (15-15 SU, 14-12 ATS, 14-10 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:3-2
Home Underdog:5-3
Away Favorite:0-1
Away Underdog:5-6
Neutral Site:1-0
Sportsbook Buster: The "over" was 11-6 in Cardinals conference games.
Sports Betting Angle: BallState was 9-3 ATS in games following a pointspread win.
Bets and Pieces: The "over" was 9-3 in Cardinals home games.
MIAMI, OHIO (14-18 SU, 17-14-1 ATS, 10-18 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:7-2
Home Underdog:1-2
Away Favorite:1-2
Away Underdog:6-4-1
Neutral Site:2-2
Sportsbook Buster: The Redhawks were 9-5 as favorites.
Sports Betting Angle: Miami was 11-5-1 ATS in games following a SU loss.
Bets and Pieces: The "under" was 11-4 when the Redhawks were underdogs.
OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE
MURRAYSTATE (31-5 SU, 17-13-1 ATS, 12-16 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:5-6-1
Home Underdog: 0-0
Away Favorite:7-3
Away Underdog:1-2
Neutral Site:4-2
Sportsbook Buster: The Racers were 7-3 as road favorites.
Sports Betting Angle: MurrayState was 7-1 ATS in regular and post-season tournaments.
Bets and Pieces: The "under" was 14-9 when the Racers were favorites.
MOREHEADSTATE (24-11 SU, 18-12 ATS, 10-17 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:6-6
Home Underdog:1-0
Away Favorite:5-2
Away Underdog:3-3
Neutral Site:3-1
Sportsbook Buster: The Eagles are 27-15 ATS in conference play the last two seasons.
Sports Betting Angle: The last two years, MoreheadState is 17-10 as an underdog.
Bets and Pieces: The "under" was 13-7 in Eagles conference games.
WEST COAST CONFERENCE
GONZAGA (27-7 SU, 16-12-2 ATS, 16-13-1 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:4-5-1
Home Underdog:0-0
Away Favorite:3-3
Away Underdog:3-0
Neutral Site:6-4-1
Sportsbook Buster: The Bulldogs were 6-2 as underdogs.
Sports Betting Angle: The "over" was 10-4-1 in Gonzaga non-conference games.
Bets and Pieces: The Bulldogs were 8-5-1 ATS outside the West Coast Conference.
ST. MARY'S (28-6 SU, 22-10-1 ATS, 16-15 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:9-5-1
Home Underdog:0-0
Away Favorite:6-1
Away Underdog:2-2
Neutral Site:5-2
Sportsbook Buster: The Gaels were 17-7-1 as favorites.
Sports Betting Angle: St. Mary's was 14-3 ATS in non-conference games.
Bets and Pieces: The Gaels were 13-5 ATS playing on three or more days rest.
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (18-16 SU, 17-13 ATS, 14-9-1 O/U)
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:2-3
Home Underdog:3-2
Away Favorite:0-2
Away Underdog:8-3
Neutral Site:3-2
Sportsbook Buster: The Lions were 12-6 as underdogs.
Sports Betting Angle: Loyola was 7-3 ATS playing on one or no days rest.
Bets and Pieces: The "over" was 6-1 when the Lions played outside their conference.
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE
STEPHEN. F. AUSTIN
By the Numbers (2009/10 Season)
Home Favorite:0-0
Home Underdog:0-0
Away Favorite:0-0
Away Underdog:0-0
Neutral Site:4-1
Sportsbook Buster: The Lumberjacks were 4-0 as favorites.
Sports Betting Angle: The "under" was 3-0 in games following a SFA pointspread victory.
Bets and Pieces: The Lumberjacks were 2-0 ATS playing on three or more days rest.
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