Oskeim Sports previews the NCAA Tournament opening round game between Virginia Commonwealth and Central Florida. Oskeim is one of the best March Madness handicappers in the nation and recommends taking the Rams as one of his March Madness Best Bets. Now that VCU guard Marcus Evans has been upgraded to probable for this game (reports […]
Oskeim Sports provides analysis on the Sweet 16 Round game between Texas Tech and Purdue. Oskeim also gives a free basketball pick in this game, recommending investing on the Red Raiders plus the points. Visit Oskeim’s Blog on a regular basis for another free basketball pick. Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard has led the […]
Oskeim Sports covers the NCAA Tournament first round matchup between Montana and Michigan. Oskeim recommends taking the points with the Grizzlies as one of his daily sports picks for Thursday, March 15. Montana was the class of the Big Sky Conference and is more than capable of pulling off an upset against an overvalued Michigan […]
Professional bettors love this time of year because the NCAA Tournament attracts millions of dollars from the public. This influx of amateur money allows professionals to exploit the market inefficiencies created by the public’s misperception of the various teams playing in the Tournament. Certain teams attract more money from the betting public than others. For example, […]
Saturday’s Final Four game between South Carolina and Gonzaga is defined by defense. Both teams play at an elite level defensively so points will be at a premium in this Final Four clash. I like the UNDER 138 points. Gonzaga also possesses the nation’s best defense that is 11.4 points per game better than average […]
Oregon possesses an elite defense that is 8.7 points per game better than average (65.5 points per game to teams that would combine to average 74.2 points per game). Teams are shooting just 40.6% from the field against the Ducks, which ranks 23rd nationally in field goal percentage defense. Oregon shuts down its opponents without […]
Georgia Tech is playing its best basketball of the season, entering the NIT Championship game having won and covered four straight games. The Yellow Jackets have outperformed the betting market’s expectations in five consecutive games and are 7-1 ATS in their last eight games overall. Georgia Tech’s success is predicated upon a suffocating defense that […]
North Carolina enters the Elite 8 Round of the NCAA Tournament seeking revenge for a 103-100 loss to the Wildcats on December 17 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. That defeat is significant in that teams in the Elite 8 looking to avenge a same-season loss are a profitable 17-6-1 ATS. North Carolina is also […]
South Carolina is a surprise member of this year’s Sweet 16 class after taking down both Marquette (93-73) and Duke (88-81) in fan-friendly Greenville, South Carolina. The Gamecocks are 37-18-1 ATS in their last 56 non-conference affairs, 7-2-1 ATS in their last ten neutral site games and 4-1-1 ATS in their last six games as […]
Xavier deserves a lot of credit for overcoming adversity to reach the Sweet 16 Round of this year’s NCAA Tournament. The Musketeers ended the regular season with seven losses in ten games, including losing six straight after watching starter Edmond Sumner go down with a season-ending knee injury (torn ACL). The catalyst for Xavier’s resurgence […]
