Mountain West Conference Tournament Preview

As a massive San Diego St (+100) homer, it is an exciting time of year for Mountain West basketball. The Mountain West cannibalized itself by forcing its bubble teams to play canceled games against bad teams for no reason at all. Now, San Diego St is the only team looking at an at-large bid. Colorado

Big West Conference Tournament Preview

UC Irvine (+280), finally, is neither the one seed or favorite heading into this tournament. The Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara (-125) are deservedly odds on favorites heading to the start of this. Spoil alert: I absolutely love this team. They are a great mix of Power 6 athletes and scoring. This is a one-bid

Southland Conference Tournament Preview

For the few people taking the time to read this, a round of applause for committing to the conference tournament futures. Stephen F. Austin is not eligible for the postseason and would have been the two seed. Abilene Christian (-200) is the favorite, but has no chance at an at-large. This conference tournament is staggered

Missouri Valley Conference Preview

Loyola-Chicago (-190) and Drake (+350) have been mid-major darlings all year, and now they prepare to transition to the best conference tournament nickname, “Arch Madness.” The bottom four seeds play-in to reach the quarterfinals, where they will have either Loyola or Drake waiting for them. All games will be played in the Enterprise Center in

Ohio Valley Conference Tournament

Days before the world hit the shitter, Belmont won an incredibly exciting OVC championship game with a few seconds left on a backdoor layup. Belmont stud Nick Muszynski has missed time in recent weeks, which puts Belmont potentially in jeopardy, both they remain the best team and one seed in this conference. Muszynski will play,

Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Preview

The Atlantic 10 has four teams stuck on the bubble heading into the tournament, giving this conference tournament major implications. The tournament format is pretty standard, with the first round being played in the Siegel Center on VCU’s campus, the second and third rounds split between the Siegel Center and the Robins Center on the

Horizon Conference Tournament Preview and Bets

The doubters said we wouldn’t get here, but playoff basketball has arrived. I am very excited to see some extra-meaningful basketball in these lower conferences. In this tournament, the teams will be reseeded every round. The first two rounds of games will be played on campuses, with the final four of the Horizon conference being

College Basketball 2/13

Year to date we are 93-87-2 for +.23 units.  With another month left before March Madness and more data to use to make our picks, we anticipate a hot streak in the near future, and we think tomorrow might be the kick off. 2U UNC/Virginia under 129.5: Tony Bennett has Roy William’s number in this

College Basketball Picks 1/29/2021

Big day of college hoops! With the Big 12 and SEC inter-conference matchups happening, we thought this called for a more official looking representation of our plays for the day. Of course we may always add more throughout the day on Twitter (follow us @TheSharpSidePod if you are new), but here are our overnight looks