3-18 CBB: "THE BIG DANCE" DAY 1

3-18 CBB: NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND

 

Good morning sports fans, well it’s arrived NCAA Tournament Time, for College Basketball fans it’s somewhat melancholy day. You root for this time of year but yet it signals an end to another season and the hopes of so many evaporate in one game. For us gamblers we’re waiting for these times to identify the lines and angles and key in on the mistakes of the public to pad our bankrolls. I will mention that I hope that each of you put your faith and confidence in a winner and that your risks are rewarded. For me, as I have mentioned the past few days, I have always been strongest handicapper in NFL, NBA & NASCAR for whatever reason those results have slumped this year and I have found some real gold in my college basketball prognostication abilities. I hope that a few of you have been along for the ride. Currently I am on a 17 out of 24 Underdog run over my last 60 selections. Today I have identified 4 Underdogs that I think all have very good chances of winning outright. Now in those past 60 College Selections I just mentioned I am (35-24-1) overall, just over 59%, while on the Year I have put up a mentionable 70-57-1 (55.12%) overall record.

  It really pains me that I have lost many of my followers due to my lackluster football season, but hopefully a few of you have held on through the tough times and were able to reward yourselves with a solid College Hoops season that since the new year has seen a 6% overall increase in bankroll. NASCAR is rolling nicely in the New Year and I am back to the hardwoods over in the Association. It’s really never wise to go against me as Us “Old Timers” can pull things out of our Hats that just don’t make sense till the final number comes out. My hope is that we can cash big through this tournament to make up for some of our piss poor work through the football season and all will be happy. There is no one on the planet more than myself looking forward to this upcoming Pro Football Season, but hey let’s forget about that and get focused on these opportunities in front of us now. Thanks to all you guys that I don’t get around to catch-up with as much as I’d like that come by often to root me on and wish me well. The Mike Hook’s, Spartan, Doc W, Dano Bebe, Bookie Killer and many more Thanks Guys and best of luck to you through this Big Dance!

  Today I have three selections for the “Big Dance” and one for the CIT. All Underdogs that are virtually even matched games, so any if not all of these are worthy of moneyline plays at the window. My late game that seeds an 11 verse a 6 is my “Public Deception Play” of the first round. Tennessee has all the players and talent and they are the only team this year to beat both Kansas and Kentucky, so why are they only laying 3-. Now if you wait till tip off time I would expect the public to bet this one up to a 4 / 4- but you will not see the book move this one to a 5. I am putting this one out at a 3- and I am comfortable doing so, but you have plenty of time here to wait on this one. SDST got me in the MWC Championship and I look for them to keep playing this kind of ball even onto the next round, I just hope I am not one game to late here on this team.

For the Panthers of Northern Iowa, well this is a stacked experienced roster and I like for them to play Kansas tough in the next round, getting a point I have them winning this one by 2 in a tough first round tussle. The Panthers have been rolling along and I like their effort here.

UTEP Miners a 12 over a 5, we all know this deal well this one looks like another mismatch public bait play to me. Butler is the Darling out of the Horizon league and they have that misleading 28 win season. They really will have the pressure in this game to perform; usually the Bulldogs are the sleeping Giant. Let’s see how they perform as the so called Giant. Another Sleeping Dog alert here as Miners win this one outright feeling like they got slanted with a 12 seed. Folks don’t pay attention to the “talking heads” play what’s in your cross hairs and best of luck.  

 

 

 

 

3-18 NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND

 

SAN DIEGO ST AZTECS +3.5

NORTHERN IOWA PANTHERS +1

UT EL PASO MINERS +2.5

 

 

3-18 COLLEGE INSIDER TOURNAMENT OPENING ROUND

 

SOUTHERN MISS EAGLES +3.5

 

GOOD LUCK WITH THE TOURNAMENT BRO

Excellent read, Sig. And due to my own lack of time, you've talked me into them!

SIG

  It really pains me that I have lost many of my followers due to my lackluster football season, but hopefully a few of you have held on through the tough times and were able to reward yourselves with a solid College Hoops season that since the new year has seen a 6% overall increase in bankroll. NASCAR is rolling nicely in the New Year and I am back to the hardwoods over in the Association. It’s really never wise to go against me as Us “Old Timers” can pull things out of our Hats that just don’t make sense till the final number comes out. My hope is that we can cash big through this tournament to make up for some of our piss poor work through the football season and all will be happy. There is no one on the planet more than myself looking forward to this upcoming Pro Football Season, but hey let’s forget about that and get focused on these opportunities in front of us now. Thanks to all you guys that I don’t get around to catch-up with as much as I’d like that come by often to root me on and wish me well. The Mike Hook’s, Spartan, Doc W, Dano Bebe, Bookie Killer and many more Thanks Guys and best of luck to you through this Big Dance!

Yeah, we've all lost a few followers, but that's their lost Friend. As long as I'm around you'll have a Doc in your corner.

Good luck today.

Doc

Thanks Guys for stopping by and the vote of confidence Dave, I'm sticking with what's been working and like the matchups here in Day 1. I have 4 for tomorrow best of luck gents! Glad I don't disagree with Doc right now he is "En Fuego"

You made me work to see my shout out in those huge paragraphs, hahaha! You're welcome man, and keep firing on all cylinders - are you a baseball guy at all, cuz we'd love to get you back on the show?

  I like your plays today Sig. 

I love when I'm on the same side of a quality capper such as yorself, it makes me think I'm doing something right

 

Good luck this weekend.  Hope you sweep it today

 

Gl may their be much success headed your way.

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