Marc Lawrence

By Marc Lawrence The 2010 NCAA Tournament has arrived and with it once final chance to pad our bankrolls for the season. To make that shining moment happen, let’s take a look at how teams in this event have fared most recently in the past. NCAA TOURNEY – MOST RECENT TRENDS • #1 Seeds are 76-0 SU » finish reading this post...

By Marc Lawrence PROJECTED FINAL FOUR: Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Mississippi State THE WAY WE SEE IT: KENTUCKY enters as the No. 1 seed for the first time since 2005 and we'll look for them to continue their dominant play in this event. Since 1992, the Wildcats are 38-8 SU and 31-13 » finish reading this post...

By Marc Lawrence PROJECTED FINAL FOUR: California, Arizona State, Washington and USC THE WAY WE SEE IT: In the eight-year history of this tournament, there have been six different winners. CALIFORNIA isn't one of them. Could this be the Bears' turn? Cal was one-and-done last year but led » finish reading this post...

By Marc Lawrence PROJECTED FINAL FOUR: Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri and Texas THE WAY WE SEE IT: The NCAA committee will probably hand out invitations to seven Big 12 schools, but can any of them be trusted in this event? KANSAS does arrive with some gaudy offensive and defensive numbers but their » finish reading this post...

By Marc Lawrence PROJECTED FINAL FOUR: Ohio State, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Purdue THE WAY WE SEE IT: With five returning starters and conference MVP Evan Turner hitting on cylinders, OHIO STATE appears poised to improve on last year's runner-up finish. Led by a smothering defense that has » finish reading this post...

By Marc Lawrence PROJECTED FINAL FOUR: Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia and Pittsburgh THE WAY WE SEE IT: The Mecca of basketball should once again witness another competitive, exciting Big East tourney. SYRACUSE lost to Louisville in last year's title game and the top-ranked Orange are primed » finish reading this post...

By Marc Lawrence PROJECTED FINAL FOUR: Duke, Maryland, Virginia Tech, Clemson THE WAY WE SEE IT: DUKE will be looking to advance to the title game for the 11th time in 14 years (6-3-1 ATS playing for the cheese) and defend their ACC crown (beat FSU last year). The good news for the Blue Devils, » finish reading this post...

By Marc Lawrence In the blink of an eye the 2010 NCAA Basketball Tournament will begin its annual pulse-pounding extravaganza. In all likelihood hearts will be broken, a new champion crowned, and memories of upsets and game-winning shots will leave the court in assured dramatic fashion when the » finish reading this post...

By Marc Lawrence Get your dancing shoes out. With just three weeks remaining in the regular season portion of the 2009-10 college basketball campaign talk of the NCAA Tournament becomes more and more a matter of serious discussion. For teams that are sitting ‘on the bubble' it becomes crunch » finish reading this post...

By Marc Lawrence Some say the NBA is simply an acronym for Nothing But Aggravation. Others contend it's merely a Nice Bankroll Additive. Whatever your take, there is no better time than the present - with Pro Basketball taking a time out for the All-Star break - to examine the condition of each » finish reading this post...

By Marc Lawrence With the 2009-10 College Football season having drawn to a conclusion, it marks the end of an initial decade of results from the new millennium. With that, I queried our powerful database, looking for teams that have outperformed others in the spread wars. What I found was most » finish reading this post...

By Marc Lawrence With the 2009-10 College Hoops regular season entering the month before the Big Dance, it's important to get a pulse on how teams are performing both at home and on the road this campaign. While there is no certainty that teams will continue to either over-or-under achieve in » finish reading this post...

By Marc Lawrence With the College Bowl games now in the rear view mirror and a new Super Bowl champion about to be crowned, our focus shifts to the NBA where teams are now engaged in the 2nd half the season. With that, let's check your handicapping prowess as we take a look at a handful of handicapping » finish reading this post...

By Marc Lawrence It's Championship Week in the NFL and with it two teams are one win away from playing in Miami for Super Bowl XLIV. Like most football fans nationwide, everyone has an opinion on who those two teams will be. Our database does, too. There are generally two schools of thought » finish reading this post...

By Marc Lawrence It seems like only yesterday when NFL playoff teams took the field with a week of rest against advancing Wild Card Round winners and proceeded directly to winners circle. But such is not the case today. As Bob Dylan so sagely put it, "The times are a-changin'." Don't » finish reading this post...