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The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament returns for another year of buzzer-beaters, upsets, Cinderella stories, and so much more. Of course, March Madness also means gambling and NCAA Tournament bracket pools at the best College Basketball betting sites. In all, 68 teams will enter the competition with the same dream of lifting that coveted National Championship trophy. Meanwhile, millions of Ame...

Championship week is officially upon us! Some of the smaller leagues around the nation have already jumped headfirst into their end of season brackets, with the rest of the country wrapping up their regular seasons and heading into their respective conference tournaments by tomorrow. As Selection Sunday looms, just under a week away, the NCAA tournament is set to take center stage. If you ask ...

As we head into the beginning of January, Lakers’ superstar LeBron James (37,903 points) sits just 484 points behind tying Kareem Abdul Jabbar (38,387 points) as the league’s all-time NBA scorer. That means the 38-year-old James (29,0 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 6.6 apg) will likely be breaking Kareem’s all-time NBA mark and making it the LeBron James scoring record probably next month. Averaging almost 3...

The Sacramento Kings hope that new royalty has entered the castle of Golden1Center in Sacramento. They currently sit on the right side of the Playoff fence and are (-120) to make the playoffs and (-110) to miss the playoffs, according to sports betting sites. With an explosive offense, the Kings can find themselves in the NBA Playoffs for the first...

The Brooklyn Nets became the first team since the start of the 2022-23 NBA Regular Season to part ways with their head coach when they let go of Steve Nash after a 2-5 start on November 1. Besides the Nets, there are some other teams off to awful starts and it’s only a matter of time before the Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets make a move. The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Orlando Magic are...

There is no sport in sports betting that has as many teams and games to bet on than College Basketball. In fact, there are so many moving pieces, teams and changes that it can be hard to keep track of. There are 26 teams who will be in new Conferences or have become Independents, 15 Division I teams playing their last season in their respect...

The combination of The Digital Age and the 102nd US Supreme Court overturning the antiquated Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) in 2018 has been the perfect storm for Live Betting or In-game Wagering to flourish over the last several years. Live Betting can be somewhat intimidating for the novice when first starting out, and it isn’...

NBA is one of the most statistically-based sports to bet on. There are the main and most common stats (PPG, etc.), but if you dig deep into the numbers, there are helpful advanced stats that can help in your NBA betting. We’re looking at the top NBA betting stats to handicap before locking in your bets. There are important NBA stats for betting that must be considered. Most NBA...

The worldwide leader in vaguely sports-related drama is at it again! While hosting the 2021 NBA Finals, ESPN recently found a way to make the story about the media sports juggernaut itself.  The latest controversy centered around comments made by Rachel Nichols, the white host of ESPN’s The Jump and NBA sideline reporter, about her African American colleague Maria Taylor. Without skipping a ...

If you want to gamble on sports in Las Vegas, and if basketball is the sport you love most, this is the post for you. It’s a complete guide to how to bet basketball in Vegas. And here are some Las Vegas sports betting basics: Some aspects of betting on basketball in Vegas are the same as betting on any other sport. You need to be familiar with some aspects of Las Vegas sportsbooks to place a...