College
Basketball Betting Strategy
by Tom Wilkinson
Where do we start when
looking to develop a college basketball betting
strategy? The first place I begin is with
line value. With college basketball you are
much more likely to get a mistake by the linemaker
than with other sports, simply for the fact
that there are so many games. The other factor
that goes into weak lines in college basketball
is the so-called garbage teams. What I mean
by garbage teams is those teams in conferences
that most people know very little about. Teams
in the Southern Conference, the Horizon League,
the Missouri Valley, and other similar no-name
conferences are just not that well known to
most people, including the linemaker. It is
just difficult to see any of those teams on
television and without watching them; it is
a little bit harder to get a good idea of
how the teams play, thereby the weaker numbers.
The best place to start
when looking for line value with your college
basketball betting strategy is with power
ratings. It is extremely difficult to handicap
college basketball without having an idea
of what the line should be. There are many
sets of power ratings for college basketball,
perhaps more so than any other sport. You
can sometimes find some interesting differences
of opinion in regards to what the line should
be on many college basketball games. This
gives the informed bettor an edge, because
he has a good idea of what the line should
be. I don’t think any of us can be totally
informed on every college basketball team,
there are just too many of them. It is, however,
possible to be fairly well informed on a certain
number of teams. This can refer to a certain
conference or a certain geographical area.
I would recommend the conference, because
the same teams will be playing each other
throughout the season. If you can watch, listen,
and read about a certain conference then chances
are you will have a good feel for the games
and a better idea of what the line should
be on the games. That is the first place to
start when developing a college basketball
betting strategy. Find a conference that you
want to follow, get as much information as
you can about the teams, and get ready to
pounce on the lines you see that are weak.
You have to remember
that college basketball betting can be very
intoxicating. There are a huge number of games
to bet on, more so than any other sport by
far. This gives you a great opportunity because
you can find weak lines, but it also presents
a danger if you don’t show discipline
in your betting. The best advice I can give
you for a college basketball betting strategy
is to limit your focus to a certain conference
or perhaps two conferences. If you can do
that and keep up to date on what is happening
with each team, your chances of finding good
plays are pretty high. Hopefully you can find
a conference that will give you a good chance
to have a successful college basketball betting
strategy this season.
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