NCAAB College Basketball: Kansas Looks to Learn From Last March Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 The Jayhawks are approaching the final stretch in familiar territory. Last season Kansas locked up the Big 12 regular season and tournament titles to nab a #1 seed in the Big Dance. March Madness ended abruptly for that Kansas team, this year’s version will be wary of committing the same mistakes. Finishing on a high...
NCAAB College Basketball: UCLA Could be the Ultimate Sleeper Pick Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 The success of the UCLA Bruins this season hasn’t been rewarded in the polls or by bracketologists. Al Dannity says this lack of respect could fuel UCLA to a deep run in the Big Dance. Excuse me? One off-season and suddenly the Pac-10 can’t get any love from the media. It’s true that 2009/10 was...
NCAAB College Basketball: Duke and UNC Face Different Challenges Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 The Blue Devils are looking to hold on the a #1 seed while the Tar Heels have to deal with a glass ceiling. Al Dannity breaks down the issues facing the two rivals ahead of March Madness. Diverging paths on Tobacco Road North Carolina didn’t exactly start the year in style. Losses to Vanderbilt and...
NCAAB College Basketball: Blown Calls Teach Rutgers Players Hard Lesson Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Life isn’t always fair and Rutgers Basketball team found that out the hard way on Wednesday. Al Dannity says the actions taken by their coach in the aftermath can teach those players and College Basketball bettors plenty. Tough break for Scarlet Knights St. John’s made hard work of their last couple of regular season games...
NCAAB College Basketball: Duke’s Tough Road Through West Region Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 The path back to the Final Four will be tough for the Blue Devils. They may have a #1 seed but Coach K’s charges also have a mountain to climb if they are to win the NCAA Tournament yet again. Not an easy regional Duke received plenty of criticism over their soft path to the...
NCAAB College Basketball: UCLA Can Shock in Southeast Region Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Al Dannity’s ready to make his first surprise call of March Madness. He says the Southeast will be the region where anything can happen, especially when it comes to winning through to the Final Four. Belmont can play early Cinderella The Belmont Bruins hold the #13 seed in the Southeast and it’s safe to say...
NCAAB College Basketball: Ohio State Should Roll Through East Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 It won’t be easy but the #1 seed Buckeyes should make it to Houston without too much drama according to Al Dannity. Young, gifted, and flawed North Carolina, Syracuse, and Kentucky took the #2, #3, and #4 seeds in the East region of the NCAA Tournament. All three have the talent required to make a...
NCAAB College Basketball: Kansas Will be Wary of Soft Road in Southwest Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Once again the Jayhawks have a #1 seed and an apparently safe route to the Final Four. This time however Kansas will be on full upset-alert. Statement of intent The Jayhawks’ run through March Madness ended in disappointment last season. A loss to Northern Iowa in only their second game meant Kansas went home after...
NCAAB College Basketball: March Madness Will Open With a Bang Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Having looked at each of the four regions, Al Dannity makes his picks on what will happen over the course of the three weekends of March Madness. Upset alert The Southeast region is loaded with potential early upsets. College Basketball betting fans are particular fond of eyeing an upset in games between #5 and #12...
NCAAB College Basketball: VCU and Butler Lead Cinderella Stories Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Cinderella brought a wrecking ball to the Big Dance as four double-digit seeds forced their way into the Sweet Sixteen. For all the non-believers out there The ‘they don’t respect us’ card has been played to death in sports but no team has used it with such swagger as the #11 seed VCU Rams in...
NCAAB College Basketball: Will Hard Road Help Duke? Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Coach K’s Blue Devils may have the toughest road to the Final Four of all three remaining #1 seeds. Al Dannity says the difficult path could get Duke’s players in the right frame of mind should they make it to Houston. Wolverine Awakening After coasting past Hampton in their first game, Duke got a shock...
NCAAB College Basketball: Kansas Jayhawks on Sweet Sixteen Upset Alert Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 If Kansas make the Final Four they will have faced just one single-digit seed along the way. Al Dannity says the Jayhawks are far from a lock for Houston. It’s a trap! Somebody dial up Admiral Ackbar because the Jayhawks are facing not one but two trap games this weekend. Having defeated #16 seed Boston...
NCAAB College Basketball: Butler, UConn, Kentucky and VCU in Final Four Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 After as dramatic a weekend as we’ve ever seen in March Madness, Al Dannity reviews how four unlikely contenders made it to the final weekend of the NCAA Tournament. From First Four to Final Four The NCAA couldn’t have asked for a better validation of the new series of play-in games, known as the First...
NCAAB College Basketball: Huskies and Rams Can Win in Final Four Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 This has been a March Madness for the underdogs and Al Dannity likes that trend to continue in this weekend’s Final Four match-ups. Shaka has the smarts Let’s skip over the romanticizing of VCU. We all know the #11 seed Rams are the ultimate underdog that shocked us all. The real issue that needs to...
NCAAB College Basketball: Butler and UConn Battle for NCAA Championship Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 After Jimmer-mania, Isiah Thomas being “cold blooded”, the fall of Duke, and Shaka Smart’s Cinderella story, it all comes down to this. Two teams nobody expected to be in Houston will play for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. The drama is only getting started. One last push UConn head coach Jim Calhoun said Kemba Walker...
NCAAB College Basketball: UConn Dominate Butler to Win NCAA Title Al Dannity Last Updated: October 4, 2017 One of the worst NCAA Championship games in living memory delivered Jim Calhoun and the Connecticut Huskies their third NCAA title. Al Dannity looks back on a dominant night for the UConn defense and a woeful shooting performance from the Bulldogs. Let’s start with the positives One bad game does not spoil an excellent tournament....
NCAAB Andrew Wiggins' Kansas Jayhawks Are NCAA Tournament Favorites Frank Doyle Last Updated: October 4, 2017 It doesn’t seem all that long ago that the Internet blew up when Andrew Wiggins set foot on campus as a member of the Kansas Jayhawks. Everybody knew he wasn’t going to be a Jayhawk for long, but that didn’t make the final home game of the season any easier for him. Wiggins will almost...
NCAAB Canadian Andrew Wiggins to Carry Kansas Jayhawks at Big 12 Tournament Frank Doyle Last Updated: October 4, 2017 The spotlight has focused on Andrew Wiggins since the moment he joined the Kansas Jayhawks, but they’ve never needed him to play the leading role more than they do now. Wiggins and the Jayhawks open Big 12 tournament play this afternoon against a tough Oklahoma State team. The Jayhawks are also missing 7-foot freshman centre...
NCAAB Canadian Ballers in March Madness Spotlight at NCAA Tournament Frank Doyle Last Updated: October 4, 2017 If you haven’t noticed already, basketball is blowing up in Canada. You’ll hear all about it this week at the NCAA Tournament. It doesn’t seem that long ago that the only thing Canadian hoops had going for it was Steve Nash and his two MVP trophies. The Grizzlies couldn’t cut it in Vancouver and the...
NCAAB NCAA Tournament Odds: Gators Overtake Andrew Wiggins, Jayhawks Frank Doyle Last Updated: October 4, 2017 If Andrew Wiggins and the Kansas Jayhawks win the NCAA Tournament, they’ll have to defy the odds to do so. Earlier this month, the Kansas Jayhawks were set as a +450 favorite to win the NCAA Tournament, but things have changed in a hurry. First, Kansas’ 7-foot freshman centre Joel Embiid hit the shelf with...
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