{"id":1374,"date":"2008-02-14T18:37:44","date_gmt":"2008-02-14T23:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/02\/what-to-expect-for-the-rest-of-february-ncaa-betting\/"},"modified":"2008-02-14T18:37:44","modified_gmt":"2008-02-14T23:37:44","slug":"what-to-expect-for-the-rest-of-february-ncaa-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/02\/what-to-expect-for-the-rest-of-february-ncaa-betting\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Expect For the Rest of February NCAA Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'><\/p>\n<div class=Section1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Here is a sample crib sheet of news, notes, trends and<br \/>\ntendencies that <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='color:blue'><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a><\/span><\/b> handicappers<br \/>\nuse.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><st1:State><st1:place><span class=GramE><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Arizona<\/span><\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span\nclass=GramE><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>, Not a Wise Bet?<\/span><\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=SpellE>Nic<\/span> Wise is <st1:State><st1:place>Arizona<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>\u2019s<br \/>\nonly true point guard and will likely not be back for the Pac-10 Tournament,<br \/>\nperhaps even the NCAA Tournament. This is a huge loss and the Wildcats will toil<br \/>\nagainst good pressure defenses. Those who best halftime lines, look for <st1:State><st1:place>Arizona<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nto struggle late in games with no depth at point guard. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>However, should <span class=SpellE>Zona<\/span> struggle as<br \/>\nexpected then get Wise back earlier than anticipated, we will ride them,<br \/>\nknowing their game will return. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Oregon<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> <\/span><st1:PlaceType><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>State<\/span><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'>, Ride Them<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Okay, let\u2019s explain our successful dichotomous spread team<br \/>\ntheory again.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  <\/span>We discount 98 percent of<br \/>\ntrends, but this has proven to be the exception to the rule. In short, if a<br \/>\nteam has a great SU record but horrid ATS record or visa versa, you ride for<br \/>\nthat to continue as it is the sign of which teams are most under or overvalued.<br \/>\n<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Oregon<\/st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>State<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><br \/>\nhas a rallying cry. They have used reports from an \u201cunnamed coach\u201d being quoted<br \/>\nas saying <span class=SpellE>OSU<\/span> quit on the season. They will be<br \/>\ngetting a lot of points, in their remaining contests, in arguably the toughest<br \/>\nconference. Because they are a rare substandard team in the Pac-10, Beavers<br \/>\nbettors will benefit from sandwich games, letdown games, and look-ahead<br \/>\ncontests. They should be a good spread time from here on out. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><st1:City><st1:place><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Carolina<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'>, Vulnerable ATS<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>It\u2019s not likely <st1:State><st1:place>North Carolina<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nis going to sneak up on any team or <span class=SpellE>oddsmaker<\/span>. But<br \/>\nnow they have several key injuries: star <span class=SpellE>Ty<\/span> Lawson<br \/>\nremains sidelined, Marcus <span class=SpellE>Ginyard<\/span> is playing wounded<br \/>\non both feet, Deon Thompson is less than 100 percent and one of their best<br \/>\nbench players, Bobby <span class=SpellE>Frasor<\/span> is out for the year. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>\u201cChemistry\u201d is one buzzword we actually welcome and<br \/>\nsubscribe to the theory. Keep in mind that the Tar Heels have already had three<br \/>\novertime games in the ACC and three games decided by two or fewer points in<br \/>\ntheir first 10 conference games. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Yes, they have depth, but not only is that being tested<br \/>\nbut <st1:City><st1:place>Carolina<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has had to change<br \/>\nlineups often. While other teams are gelling this time of the year, <st1:City><st1:place>Carolina<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nis making adjustments. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Be Leery of Betting on <\/span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'>Kansas<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><span style='font-size:\n12.0pt'> <\/span><st1:PlaceType><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>State<\/span><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The Wildcats have been one of the great surprises in the<br \/>\nnation under first year coach Frank Martin. But they\u2019ve gone from hunter to the<br \/>\nhunted. Also, they have their biggest tests coming up at home to <st1:State><st1:place>Texas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\non Feb. 26 followed by a huge rematch against a <st1:State><st1:place>Kansas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State><br \/>\nteam they recently conquered. However, the rematch is at Allen <span\nclass=SpellE>Fieldhouse<\/span>. We think K States Vegas betting value has<br \/>\nreached its peak.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The author, Joe Duffy, is CEO of <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:\nnormal'><span style='color:blue'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a><\/span><\/b>.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s approaching conference tournament time. From the mid-majors to the \u201cBCS\u201d<br \/>\nconferences, nobody picks more winners than Dream Team at GodsTips, the anchor<br \/>\nof <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='color:blue'><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a><\/span><\/b><span\nstyle='mso-spacerun:yes'>  <\/span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> <\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a sample crib sheet of news, notes, trends and tendencies that OffshoreInsiders.com handicappers use. Arizona, Not a Wise Bet? Nic Wise is Arizona\u2019s only true point guard and will likely not be back for the Pac-10 Tournament, perhaps even the NCAA Tournament. This is a huge loss and the Wildcats will toil against &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/02\/what-to-expect-for-the-rest-of-february-ncaa-betting\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What to Expect For the Rest of February NCAA Betting<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[205,206],"class_list":["post-1374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports_betting_news","tag-college-basketball-betting","tag-march-madness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1374\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}