Looking at the Round of 32.....Hit a 5-Teamer around +370 Odds in Round 1 of the NCAA Tournament along with some other side plays based off the same 5 teams....This followed a good run in the Futures for Conference Tournaments where I had a +480 Futures come through along with hitting my big Futures play with the most risked....Now looking at the Round of 32.....
So there are four #4 Seeds remaining which isn't the norm believe it or not.....I just looked at all the Brackets all the way back to 2000 and ironically that year all four #4 seeds won in the First Round, but only 3 made it to the Sweet 16 so the crazy stat about all #4's NEVER advancing to the Sweet 16 held up based on what I just researched.
Here's where it gets interesting though.....If you think Michigan State and Louisville were not seeded right then possibly this can be the first year to break that trend.....
Here's where it gets interesting though.....If you think Michigan State and Louisville were not seeded right then possibly this can be the first year to break that trend.....
2 STARS Villanova -4
I've been critical of Villanova before, but I like them tonight......They've drawn a weaker bracket overall in my opinion and the injury to an Iowa State player could possibly clear the path even more if Villanova can get to that point (although the other team would have to as well obviously) so the Road to the Sweet 16 Starts Tonight....First, Villanova qualifies in some good historical situationals here, some that on average have beaten the Vegas line by Double-Digits.....Villanova is known for launching 3's, but they were only 4-23 from 3-Point Land the other night and still won by 20 points in part due to Villanova holding them to under 30% shooting while grabbing 46 rebounds...I also like the coaching experience here with Jay Wright going against newcomer coach and former UCONN player Kevin Ollie.....Both of these teams played St.Joe's although Villanova beat them by 30 points which is impressive considering that is a major rivalry game in the city of Philly........This is a UCONN team that has stepped up in class before recently (they played Louisville 3 times) and lost by Double-Digits 3 times to Louisville...And while some will have a legitimate argument that Louisville deserves a higher seed than Villanova I still think Nova is a #4 seed although they were obviously awarded the #2 seed, but at this point its all about surviving and advancing.......However, I still have them a notch above UCONN despite the fact they used to be Big East Rivals....UCONN had that one win over Florida, but that was way back in early December when teams still figuring themselves out and developing chemistry....UCONN got swept by SMU as well who didn't even make the Tournament........IMO, Villanova gets it done here and advances to the Sweet 16........Best of luck.
I've been critical of Villanova before, but I like them tonight......They've drawn a weaker bracket overall in my opinion and the injury to an Iowa State player could possibly clear the path even more if Villanova can get to that point (although the other team would have to as well obviously) so the Road to the Sweet 16 Starts Tonight....First, Villanova qualifies in some good historical situationals here, some that on average have beaten the Vegas line by Double-Digits.....Villanova is known for launching 3's, but they were only 4-23 from 3-Point Land the other night and still won by 20 points in part due to Villanova holding them to under 30% shooting while grabbing 46 rebounds...I also like the coaching experience here with Jay Wright going against newcomer coach and former UCONN player Kevin Ollie.....Both of these teams played St.Joe's although Villanova beat them by 30 points which is impressive considering that is a major rivalry game in the city of Philly........This is a UCONN team that has stepped up in class before recently (they played Louisville 3 times) and lost by Double-Digits 3 times to Louisville...And while some will have a legitimate argument that Louisville deserves a higher seed than Villanova I still think Nova is a #4 seed although they were obviously awarded the #2 seed, but at this point its all about surviving and advancing.......However, I still have them a notch above UCONN despite the fact they used to be Big East Rivals....UCONN had that one win over Florida, but that was way back in early December when teams still figuring themselves out and developing chemistry....UCONN got swept by SMU as well who didn't even make the Tournament........IMO, Villanova gets it done here and advances to the Sweet 16........Best of luck.
It should also be noted this is the first time all year Villanova took more than 20 Three-Pointers while making less than 5 (they were 4 for 23) last game...Now there have been times where they shot more than 20 Three-Pointers and made less than 8 this year....They are 6-0 Straight-Up, 5-0 ATS in the following game winning on average by 20 points and beating the line on average by 6 points.
LOL @Villanova.......Still a #4 seed as I said in my writeup....That said they looked like the #7 seed tonight instead of the #2 seed though.
I wanted Villanova to launch a bunch of 3's like normal and they did and they hit 11 of thosef 3's while launching many, yet they couldn't get it done.....What a strange, bizarre team....Although Nova did turn it over a lot and got outrebounded....Nova was looking good in the 1st Half and I thought when Napier went out with Foul Trouble they had a chance to run them out of the building, but the UCONN bench really stepped it up so props to them.......Oh well...Was going for 6 in a row ATS after all teams on the 5-Teamer I hit at +370 odds that was posted and the side plays of those same teams.......
I wanted Villanova to launch a bunch of 3's like normal and they did and they hit 11 of thosef 3's while launching many, yet they couldn't get it done.....What a strange, bizarre team....Although Nova did turn it over a lot and got outrebounded....Nova was looking good in the 1st Half and I thought when Napier went out with Foul Trouble they had a chance to run them out of the building, but the UCONN bench really stepped it up so props to them.......Oh well...Was going for 6 in a row ATS after all teams on the 5-Teamer I hit at +370 odds that was posted and the side plays of those same teams.......
Did enough in March so I"ll take it....The Conference Tournament Futures Posted here helped and put me back in the game and then obviously hitting the 5-teamer at big odds really helped as well (including the side plays on that as well).....And obviously during Football Bowl Season I had my 4-1 ATS as well posted here as well......As some know I pick spots and sectors and in general that is college football (plus a little NFL), Triple Crown Horse Racing 3 Races Per Year (barely posted, but the few I posted hit at huge odds), and college basketball March in general.......So best of luck to all......
