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Historic Results for the NCAA Tournament No. 1 Seeds

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 24, 2018

Leading up to the Selection Sunday, one thing was certain: the undefeated Kentucky Wildcats were going to be the NCAA Tournament favorite and overall top seed. That’s what happens when you put together a 31-0 record. But outside of that, there were a lot of questions. Did Virginia and Arizona do enough to warrant No....

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NCAA Football Weekend Preview

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

A look, now, at all the big games this weekend on the NCAA landscape, complete with all relevant college football betting information (all lines courtesy Sports Interaction): No. 9 Miami at No. 11 Virginia Tech Hurricanes -3.0, Moneyline 1.71 The Hurricanes are easily the biggest surprise of the 2009 college football season. Unranked coming into...

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College Basketball: The Future’s Orange

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

One, two, three, surprise! The nation’s top three teams all fell at the weekend, the first time since last February, opening the door for a new team at #1. Kansas’ loss in Stillwater will have stung bettors hardest. Oklahoma State stunned the #1 Jayhawks 85-77 thanks in no small part to James Anderson’s 27 points...

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Duke Still has a Tough Route to the Final Four

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Seeding bumps and dumps have March Madness contenders thinking twice about their chances says Sports Interaction’s Al Dannity. The Big Bump Duke edged Syracuse for the third #1 seed, giving the Blue Devils a far more favorable path to the Big Dance than the Orange. The reasoning behind the switch is questionable at best but...

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New Mexico to Upset Kentucky in the East

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Can Kentucky’s young squad handle the East or will their lack of experience cost them? Sports Interaction’s Al Dannity thinks it’ll be tight either way. Short on Shocks Looking at the eight first round match-ups in the East, it’s chalk most of the way with only three games where the underdog has a shot, never...

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March Could Lose its Madness

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Madness continues on Saturday and Al Dannity has his take on the best of the second round games. Kansas to squeeze past UNI This game is going to be a lot tighter than you might think. Northern Iowa is a lot like Gonzaga, a great team with tons of experience and little respect. As...

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Cinderellas Clear the Road to Indy for Kentucky and Duke

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Cinderella came to the ball with authority this weekend as a #1, a #2 and two #3 seeds made an early exit from March Madness. Bye Bye Big Guys So long Jayhawks, see you next year Georgetown and New Mexico, and well we’re not all that surprised you’re gone Villanova. One of the craziest weekends...

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Vols to Stun Buckeyes in Sweet Sixteen

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Al Dannity expects the Cinderella stories to end in the Sweet Sixteen but he still has his eye on one historic upset. Big effort won’t be enough for Big Red Ignore the 9.5 line, this is going to be a tight one and a tactical war. On the one hand we have the neat and...

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Too Many Cinderellas Spoil the Fairy Tale

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Would the mid-majors ruin the Final Four or enrich it? Al Dannity reckons you can get too much of a good thing. If one of Butler, Northern Iowa, Cornell, or St Mary’s make the Final Four it will be great for Basketball. If all four do it would be nothing short of a disaster. A...

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College Basketball: BYU Take on Aztecs and a SEC Showdown

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Jimmer takes his talents to San Diego for a crucial Mountain West match-up while Florida and Kentucky meet in a game that should have a big say in how these SEC rivals are seeded in the Big Dance. San Diego State will get Jimmered again Saturday sees #6 San Diego State host #7 BYU in...

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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...

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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...

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Duke Defeats Michigan State, Wisconsin Upsets Kentucky

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Duke Defeats Michigan State, Advances to Championship Game While no. 7 seed Michigan State’s advancement to the Final Four proved to be yet another story of an underdog looking for their next upset, facing no. 1 seed Duke proved to be too much to handle for Sparty. MSU took the court with a lot of...

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NCAA Tournament Final: Kentucky vs. UConn Score, Odds

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: April 7, 2014

The NCAA Tournament wasn’t supposed to end like this – with two clubs that didn’t even make the Tournament last year fighting it out in the finals – but that’s the beauty of this matchup between the Kentucky Wildcats and UConn Huskies. Kentucky Wildcats In one corner, you have the upstart Wildcats, who opened the...

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Andrew Wiggins Decides to Join the Kansas Jayhawks

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: May 14, 2013

The best basketball prospect in years has made his decision. Andrew Wiggins, the 6-foot-8, 200-pound native of Vaughn, Ontario, has opted to join the University of Kansas Jayhawks. Now the real pressure begins. It’s somewhat of a surprise that the 18-year-old small forward announced Kansas as his destination. Both of his parents had attended Florida...

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Marshall Henderson and Ole Miss don’t want to make friends.

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: January 30, 2013

He may be the last great villain in team sports but there’s no doubting Marshall Henderson’s talent. Al Dannity examines Henderson’s quest to lead Ole Miss back on the winning path. It was just a couple of free throws. Nothing to get worked up over. Then Marshall Henderson did what he does best. He made...

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College Basketball: Anthony Davis Cements #1 Draft Pick Status

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: April 3, 2012

It was a defensive master-class from Anthony Davis as the Naismith award winner led the Kentucky Wildcats to the National Championship. With March Madness now behind him, there is only one question. It’s not whether Davis goes #1 in the NBA Draft but who will be lucky enough to land him. A freaky stat-line The...

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College Basketball: Davis Set to Shine For Kentucky in Final Four

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: March 26, 2012

It’s been a phenomenal season for Anthony Davis and the Kentucky Wildcats. Now he stands just two wins away from cutting down the nets in New Orleans. Al Dannity looks ahead to Davis and the Wildcats’ clash with the Cardinals on Saturday. Game-changing In order to understand why John Calipari’s Wildcats have looked so comfortable...

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College Basketball: Sweet Sixteen Friday Preview

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: March 22, 2012

Eight teams, four spots. Al Dannity makes his picks on Friday’s four big Sweet Sixteen games. Gunning down the Musketeers Hi there Xavier. Nice run you’re having. Pity it has to end so abruptly. In all seriousness, no team benefitted from the first Friday of March Madness more than the Musketeers. It was one thing...

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College Basketball: March Madness Gets Under Way

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: March 15, 2012

With the NCAA Tournament having tipped off this morning, Al Dannity looks ahead to the big action in the later games on Thursday. All eyes on UConn Name brand recognition counts for an awful lot. The Huskies are not just the defending national champions, they’re NCAA Basketball betting royalty. It takes an awful lot of...