Year in and year out, the Big East is always the most wide open conference tournaments. This due to the strength of the league as the Big East boasts eight teams with at least 20+ wins. Syracuse won the regular season title posting a 15-3 conference record, finishing 2 games ahead of Pittsburgh and West Virginia. Syracuse, however, took a step backward as the number one team in the country on Saturday as they got stomped by a Louisville team who is the true da...
 

Free College Basketball Pick Loyola Marymount Lions vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 8:30 PM ET on ESPN 2 Number 14 regular-season West Coast Conference title winners and top-seeded, Gonzaga, will take on the fifth-seeded Loyola Marymount Lions tonight in the conference tournament at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane this evening. Even with the loss of four starters from last season's team, and a young team on the court this year, Gonzaga managed to go 12-2 in the...
 

Sport: College Basketball Game: Boston College at NC State Date/Time: 3/7/2010 2:00PM EST Pick: NC State Reason: I''m laying the points with NC State on Sunday afternoon. I had Boston College when they knocked off Virginia just a few days ago. But the Golden Eagles were at home, where they have won three in a row, and they were facing a worn out Virginia team. On Sunday, they venture out on the road to Raleigh, for NC State''s senior day. ...
 

Welcome to another exciting Conference Tournament this year. We here at Great Lakes Sports will give you of preview of the contenders in the MAC Conference Tournament, and Great Lakes Sports would like to wish you good luck this upcoming conference tournament season. MAC Tournament Preview: Kent State - The Kent State Golden Flashes are loaded with experience this year. With six seniors, on a team that has had an outstanding 22-8 season, they will be playing for the number one seed against the...
 

Free College Basketball Pick #5 Kansas State Wildcats (24-4, 11-3 Big 12) at #2 Kansas Jayhawks (27-2, 13-1 Big 12) Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, KS, 8 PM, 3/3 The Jayhawks lost their number one ranking after a loss to Oklahoma State in their last game, but will try to regain any confidence they lost when they play Kansas State, a top five team in the country. Despite losing the top ranking, Kansas still managed to get some first place votes in this week's rankings. This game represents the...
 

Free NBA Pick Los Angeles Clippers vs. Sacramento KingsSunday, February 28, 2010 - 9PM ET The Clippers (24-34) meet up with the Kings (19-39) in Sacramento one game after Clipper's Chris Kaman was ejected for two technical fouls 20 seconds into the second half when playing against Phoenix. Losing an All-Star center was the last thing the struggling Clippers needed. Kaman averages 19.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. The 125-112 loss snapped their three game winning streak and gave the...
 

Free College Basketball pick Top ranked Kansas travels to Oklahoma to take on Oklahoma State in this Big 12 match up. The Jayhawks come in with a healthy 27-1 record to face a 19-8 basketball team. The spread currently is Kansas -5.5. Why is Kansas only favored by less than three baskets you may ask. Because this is the classic let down spot that all top ranked teams in years past have lost outright. They are looking forward to conference and NCAA tourneys and forgetting to show up...
 

Sport: College Basketball Game: Brown Bears at Harvard Crimson Date/Time: 2/26/2010 7:00PM EST Pick: Brown Bears Reason: Brown is coming off a weekend sweep last Friday and Saturday against Princeton and Penn and both of those came on the road. The Bears have had a disappointing season and they could have tossed the towel in long ago but they continue to play hard and will close out the season doing so. There were not a ton of expectations t...
 

Cleveland Cavaliers (43-14) at Boston Celtics (35-19) Fleet Center, Boston, MA, 2/25/10, 8 PM The Cavaliers and Celtics may both see their window for a championship close this season, but for completely different reasons. Boston sees its big three, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen, who led them to a World Championship only two years ago, aging quickly. Cleveland faces the prospect of Lebron James leaving via free agency at the end of the year. In order to combat the exodus, the ...
 

It''s been a mediocre year in Pac 10 in basketball, with the struggles of UCLA and a string of teams battling for the top spot. Here''s a look at the strengths and weaknesses of some of college basketball''s best teams in the Pacific 10. Cal: The Bears have used a strong home court edge and a dynamite backcourt to have strong season. The three-guard offense leads the team in scoring behind senior Jerome Randle (19.8 ppg), 6-5 senior Patrick Christopher (16 ppg) and 6-6 junior Theo Robertson (13....
 

Free NBA Pick Utah Jazz vs. Portland Trailblazers Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 10:30 PM ET on ESPN The Portland Trailblazers (32-25) welcome the Utah Jazz (35-19) tonight for their final meeting this season, in what oddsmakers expect to be an extremely tight game. Portland, playing at home, is favored by just a point. Utah's Deron Williams disagreed with the trade of Ronnie Brewer, but it didn't seem to shake the Utah Jazz in their last 100-89 victory at Golden State. A win to...
 

Sport: NBA Game: ABC-TV Date/Time: 2/21/2010 3:35PM EST Pick: Celtics +4'' Reason: The Sunday Best Bet seeks to COVER the spread for a FOURTH consecutive week. Details on a CBS-TV College Best Bet now in the GUARANTEED section!!! "1 UNIT" NBA NATIONAL-TV (Celtics +4'' at Nuggets in a 3:35 eastern tipoff nationally televised on ABC): Denver is coming off a very emotional victory a few nights ago in Cleveland where they ended up snapping ...