College Tournament Handicapping © Rob Crowne & Assoc., March 12, 2010 Successfully handicapping the NCAA Conference Playoffs and the NCAA Tournament requires an awareness of the special factors the game location presents. The supposedly neutral sites are not necessarily neutral. To analyze any advantage that may lie in the location of the game, you must fully understand the factors that create a... Read more

Once upon a time, a long time ago, in the land of Las Vegas, far far away, when Pregame was just a fantasy in RJ's head (when you are surrounded by show girls all day, you fantasize about sports websites), there was something called the PLUS10 Club. Rumor has it the Plus10 still exists. Check it out. Way back then I was given a free $50 account as a promotion by an offshore sports book. I was giving a free pick everyday... Read more

Here's some information to help you to bet like a professional in the NCAA Tournament tonight and get the best of everything. In the NCAA Championship game tonight I'm seeing a line of North Carolina -7.5. It's been a solid 7.5 all day, but appears like it may be moving down to -7. That trend should reverse itself as we get closer to game time. The money line is -380 in most places. Some books have only a 40 cent spread... Read more

I've examined your complaints about all the Games of the Year, and I think I've finally figured out what you all want. THIS IS IT ! First, what this is NOT! It is NOT a CBI Championship Game of the Year. It is NOT a Final Four Game of the Year It is NOT my Big East Conference Saturday Final Four Game of the Year It is NOT my Thrusday West Division NBA Springtime Game of the Year for rainy days What it is, is MY GAME OF... Read more

Can Sports Bettors REALLY Be That Stupid? This past weekend, sports tout extraordinaire, mentor of Brandon Lang, and subject of the movie "Two For the Money," Stu Feiner, announced on his compline that Vice President Joe Biden telephoned Stu personally to complain about Stu's failure to give Barack Obama the proper respect. Feiner, while denying that he had ever made the scurrilous comments attributed to him, claimed... Read more

Last Tuesday night, the posted total in the Detroit/Chicago game opened at 190, ran down to 188 ? and 10 minutes before the game started ran back up to 191 or 191.5 in some places. If you bet the "under" after the line ran down to 188.5 because you were trying to follow the smart money, or you bet the "over" after the line ran back up to 191 for the same reason, you are betting exactly wrong. You can't win long term trying... Read more

Team depth is one of the most important factors to consider when handicapping the college basketball tournaments. Teams that normally play only 30 games for the entire season may suddenly be playing as many as 3 games back-to-back or 4 games in 7 days. Some teams may play one or more overtime periods and then be required to come back and play again the next day. Syracuse, for example, played 6 overtime periods... Read more

During the regular season most games are played on one team's home court. The most accurate handicapping results in such games are achieved by using the applicable home and road statistics for each team. During March Madness, however, most games are played on a neutral court. When handicapping teams on a neutral court, there are three possible sets of past performance statistics that can be used: Road... Read more

Each March, some teams have an unrecognized home court edge that provides one of the biggest betting advantages to be gained during the NCAA March tournaments. When a team plays on its home court everyone recognizes the edge, and unless that edge is miscalculated, the bettor gains no advantage. The line-maker sets the line to split public opinion, and, in most cases, he can only do that by setting the line where... Read more