Yesterday was a great day of College Basketball.  The Big East, Big 12, and Mountain West had several great games.
Big East
First off, the Big East needs to re-format this tournament.  Having the double bye has proven to be a hindrance more than bonus as the teams receiving the double bye are 2-6 in the two years of existence.  This year the 1-4 seeds won only one game, and that was on a buzzer beater by West Virginia.  Contrast that lack of success with the Big 12 where you saw all 4 top seeds advance and I think there is something [...]

Marquette and Villanova play the second quarterfinal today in the Big East tourney. 
Line:  Villanova -5, O/U 141.5
Villanova won the regular season matchup 78-76 at Marquette, but that was Jan 2, which feels like a season ago at this point.
Efficiency Ratings:
Villanova offense 8   defense 56  tempo 13
Marquette offense 23  defense 39  tempo 304
Villanova is better on offense, Marquette is better on defense.  The big difference is the tempo for the teams.  Marquette plays at a much slower pace than Villanova meaning this game could very well come down to who dictates the pace.  Villanova will continually try to push it, Marquette will try [...]

This is a great day for the conference tourneys.  When the teams care the conference tourneys can be just as good as a the majority of the NCAA tourney due to the rivalries and the fact that it is big boys against big boys.  Sometimes the NCAA has too many upsets, which are exciting in the moment, but they take away higher profile matchups.  These matchups cannot be avoiding in conference tourneys.
Syracuse-Georgetown
Line: Syracuse -6.5   O/U 139
Syracuse won both regular season matchups, 75-71 and 73-56.
This is a treat to get such a great matchup this early in a conference tournament.  Syracuse is [...]

Bucks
The Bucks host Boston tonight in a game that could allow some of us Bucks fans to actually believe what we are seeing.  The Bucks have been on a roll and we all love it, but we have absolutely no trust built up in this team.  We all realize that barring an injury to Bogut the Bucks should get into the playoffs, but for me, I may not totally believe the Bucks are good until they win a playoff series.
As Bill Murray’s famous Groundskeeper would say “It’s a little harsh”.  It may be harsh but it is realistic.  The Bucks [...]

Today is a great day for hoops junkies.  As I write this Kentucky is down double digits at Tennessee.  The Bucks play a rare Saturday afternoon game, and tonight two potential #1 seeds square off in Syracuse and Villanova.
Kentucky-Tennessee
Kentucky is not shooting well, and it could cost them this game.  The majority of the second half is still left to be played, but for has talented as Kentucky is they are not the most consistent team, evidenced by their #7 rating according to Kenpom efficiency stats.  I have said it all year, they are ultra-talented but something is missing. 
Bucks-Heat
A big game [...]