Been listening to a lot of informative offseason betting content, which inspired me to jot down my 2 cents.
I use year-over-year historical line movement data to illustrate the competitive dynamic between sharps and bookmakers in the CBB betting markets:
We're always looking for this year's mid-major comet...
The
@ZipsMBB
are a compelling case. 4 starters return from the 2022 rendition (not last year) who nearly knocked off UCLA in Round 1
Read up on how
@JohnGroce
has something special brewing in Akron
Best thing about this baby? Projected starters & ordered bench rotation for every team based on DIRECT INPUT FROM EVERY COACHING STAFF..
Even if you hate
@GoodmanHoops
, he's been on this beat around the clock. We DARE you to find better intel on YOUR team's projected depth chart
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This will be a fun program, in which my colleagues and I will try to select winners, or “locks”, from an against the spread perspective…
it’s all very confusing, I know, but tune in and wel explain
.
@matty_cox
was surgical with his
#CBBPicks
last week 🤑🏀
Matt delivered winners every time he was on our
#CBB
show and finished the week with a perfect 3-0 record 💰️ Congrats Matt! 🥇
Catch our cappers on BetUS TV➡️
#GamblingX
#FreePicks
And so it begins...
Odds are, you have no idea who your team is playing today... Luckily, we've created this exhaustive CBB digital textbook to help you bridge this knowledge gap:
We like us some X-Men...
As told by Sean Miller to the ALMANAC (link below), Zach Freemantle is on a mission this year:
“You should see him right now,” said Miller. “He works as hard as any guy I’ve dealt with. He’s hungry to prove people wrong.”
Today on Coast To Coast Hoops I talk to
@matty_cox
of
@3MW_CBB
about Dariq Whitehead's injury & it's affect on
#Duke
&
#Xavier
's outlook for this season & I recap the past few days of
#CBB
player movement.
If
@GoJSUTigersMBB
is on your schedule this year, be warned.
@mowilliams
squad has giant killing potential this year with
@DaeshunRuffin
spearheading the Tigers’ attack…
We break it all down with 1300 words on every SWAC team:
"I think Marquette is going to win this game."
It's time to put some respect on Matty Money Line's name
@matty_cox
.
If you're not subscribed to our
@3MW_CBB
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New episode of The Payton Years out now!!! Another huge thank you to
@matty_cox
of the Three Man Weave podcast for sitting down with us to talk Beavs and the pac 12!!!
@3MW_CBB
Happy birthday to us!
To all the loyal readers, listeners, endorsers and trolls out there who make our college basketball world go round, a sincere thank you for everything
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Spoke with
@BeaverMBB
’s Wayne Tinkle today - it’s official: my beloved Beavers are a team of destiny…
It’s time to rally the troops,
@YearsPayton
(And it’s time to buy the ALMANAC,
@twitterverse
)
Tomorrow (Sat) at 10am CT: our first Best Bets Show of the season!
Subscribe to the channel below and join the chat mob tomorrow for a Spinny Saturday!
The countdown carries on with
@MarquetteMBB
at
#32
...
Will Markus Howard and a ferocious frontline be enough to keep the Golden Eagles in the Big East title hunt?
Already regretting not giving more love to Matthias Tass here, who had a superb second half last season...
With Gonzaga's frontline army, Childs at BYU, Markusson at LMU and Lull at San Fran, Tass and Menzies HAVE to emerge as interior neutralizers:
Elite chatter this morning...
Here's how
@hardwiredsports
& I sorted the standings for
#TheCBBAlmanac
1 NKU
2 Milwaukee
3 Cleveland St.
4 Youngstown St.
5 Wright St.
6 Oakland
7 Robert Morris
8 Purdue Fort Wayne
9 Detroit Mercy
10 Green Bay
11 IUPUI
As much as I’ve enjoyed making bogus excuses for my computer cam malfucntioning at work, it’s time to get dolled up to talk ball and hoop on the big screen
🚨🚨🚨
@FTNBets
ANNOUNCEMENT!
Stoked
@3MW_CBB
has partnered with FTN on video/writing projects for the upcoming CBB season.
Matt, Jim and Ky are true aficionados. Greatly respect their game. Their deep dives are invaluable for bettors and casual fans alike.
Pumped!
🏀🏀🏀
The Tanner Holden waiver approval is a rather massive domino to fall in the Horizon League landscape...
We're continuously updating
#TheCBBAlmanac
Vol 2 with notable news drops as the season rapidly approaches - buy it now, you cowards!
I'm polishing up part 2 of 'Handicapping Home Court' (part 1: ), so here's a chart appetizer...
The B1G, Big-12 and SEC all had strong homes last year, but home teams weren't profitable ATS, while Pac-12 and Missouri Valley home teams were cover machines:
CBB media days and preseason polls are upon us...
There's no better time to hold coaches and local media members accountable for foolish predictions. Use this sucker as your ammunition and, together, we can fight back against ignorance:
The Almanac has arrived! The
#HLMBB
's scribe for this,
@matty_cox
, alluded to this during our conversation, but here's his projected standings:
1. NKU
2. Wright State
3. Purdue Fort Wayne
4. Oakland
5. UDM
6. YSU
7. CSU
8. RMU
9. Milwaukee
10. Green Bay
11. IUPUI
Jeff would be wise to remove me from all NFL related chatter but if he insists, I have plenty of STL Rams / Stan “the Stanley Steamer” Kroenke bullets loaded in the chamber
Don't Teaser Me Bro Pod LIVE at 10pm EST...
Plenty of college hoops talk as
@matty_cox
from
@3MW_CBB
joins the show
and much more including NFL playoffs
Join me here:
While I nurse a wicked wedding hangover, please help me identify where *our* rankings and
@kenpomeroy
rankings disagree, relatively - of course, that would require you to purchase this bad boy…
Our last Pac-12 basketball preview pod ever will be LIVE in 26 minutes (2pm ET) at the link below!
We will outright ignore realignment, though, and instead dive deep into all 12 teams - strengths, weaknesses, range of outcomes, etc. Tune in:
Support the sponsors, always - they help make our favorite foreign tours possible…
And remember, the almighty ALMANAC contains plenty of explicit and implicit basketball intel from these team trips abroad (there’s a lot of foreign tours this summer, folks)
Hey, my gross score was a 10!...
unfortunately, that drops to negative 20 after netting out the -30 ding for answering yes to 'once rooted for Duke against IU'
Searching for the best passer in college basketball? Look no further than
@CBUmbb
's Taran Armstrong.
For
@HeatCheckCBB
, I dove into how the 6-5 pick-and-roll magician is quickly emerging as an NBA Draft prospect.
WORDS:
@WestPineBills
This is the proper take, I’m merely speaking from an ancillary Billiken fan perspective fearful of a full blown embarrassment this season. Perfect world, AD rides this farewell wave with Gibson / Travis while keenly scouring the coaching field for a 2024-25 hire
@jmcconnell70
@umassfan33
@CBB_Central
@sullymygoodname
@3MW_CBB
It’s mostly a function of where I have Mason finishing in the standings. Wilson is awesome, but it’s hard to crack a 15-player list if you’re not in the upper half - Tre Mitchell is just a worthy exception to that rule
What if I told you three men voluntarily locked themselves in a [virtual] room for 24 hours...
(Peep the thread for all relevant info, including game and guest schedule, and links for both the Twitch livestream and gofundme donation page)
Special pod announcement! Our 24-hour Rewatchathon for Relief is THIS FRIDAY at 7pm EST! This mini-sode lays out the details for the marathon - we're watching every semifinal and championship game from 2015-2019...
This is probably an appropriate time to dust off the personal twitter handle...
An absolute treat talkin collegiate hoops with these fellas - get well soon
@beatingthebook
@2ndChancePoints
Line is around the block… unclear if it’s due to ‘packed-ness’ or the well designed feature of having one accessible entrance - stay tuned!
@Shot_Quality
This is a canyon sized gap - wonder what it’d be if you limited the college sample to, say, the top 100 teams (removing the abysmal shooting in swac, MEAC, etc)
@CongerTech
@3MW_CBB
For me, primarily defense. Wilson and Williams are categorically better on that end. Though, I’ll admit mid / low major guys probably got slighted across the board, especially forwards (we place a premium on shot creation + playmaking)
The Almanac is a great resource for any college basketball fan. Got it again this year.
@GoodmanHoops
is the only one to pick a WCC team in the Final Four... and it wasn't Gonzaga 👀
@matty_cox
does a great job previewing the WCC.
2020-21 Pac-12 preliminary rankings...
Similar to the B1G, a few big NBA draft decisions loom large here.
-UCLA losing Nix stings, but frontline will be ferocious if Smith returns
-Hurley should rekindle the ‘guard U’ brand sans White, but that brings back matador D memories
@2ndChancePoints
Tier 1
1 Stanford (assumes Terry back. W/o Terry, drop to bottom of T1)
2 Oregon
3 UCLA
4 Arizona
5 Arizona St (assumes Martin back)
Tier 2
6 Washington
7 USC
8 Colorado (assumes MWIV back)
9 Utah
Tier 3
10 Washington St (assumes CJ back)
Tier 4
11 Oregon St
12 Cal
New episode out now!!! Once again a huge thank you to legend and pod favorite
@matty_cox
of the Three Man Weave podcast for joining us for our (final ever) Pac 12 preview to get you ready for the season! It’s gonna be a hell of a year, Payton Heads
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Injuries were a blessing in disguise last year for the U, allowing Wong and Beverly to fasttrack their development. The Canes struggle in perimeter containment, but inserting a backstop like Nysier Brooks in the middle should stop some of the bleeding:
Our
#42
squad is quite divisive in the 3MW ranks - the Hurricanes of Miami are ranked as high as
#32
by one and as low as
#56
by another (Ky is a stinker!). Injury-marred seasons have pushed Jim Larranaga's boys out of relevance since Loyola beat them at the buzzer in 2018...
Yes, what this guy said...
Also, we're trying to consolidate feedback from Twitter, fan forums, etc. Please send *us* any relevant links with such feedback, no matter how good, how bad or how ugly!
If you’ve bought The Almanac, I’m curious — favorite parts? Anything you think is noticeably missing? Improvements you’d make? Only our first year with it, so we want to know how to make it better
If you haven’t, buy it now and then tell me later:
@2ndChancePoints
T1
1 UC Irvine
2 UCSB
T2
3 Bakersfield (2021 is a do-over, Roadrunners will be fine)
4 Riverside (David Patrick = the Australian Ambassador)
5 UC Davis (Ezra Manjon is my main man)
6 Hawaii
7 The Beach
8 UC San Diego (Tritons have top-3 upside)
9 CSUN
T3
10 Fully
11 Cal Poly
@2ndChancePoints
How dare you toss Sacramento State in the Idaho / Idaho State 'potato sack'
T1
1 Montana
2 Eastern Washington
3 Northern Colorado
T2
4 Weber St.
5 Southern Utah
6 Portland St.
7 Northern Arizona
8 Montana St.
9 Sacramento St.
T3
10 Idaho St.
11 Idaho
The “Play Angry” mantra should return with vengeance. The transfer exodus sort of gives me back-against-the-wall, nobody believes in us vibes, which is the fuel Gregg Marshall thrives on
#45
in our "pre-countdown" countdown is Wichita State! A lot of folks panicked after a transfer exodus early in the offseason, but Marshall still has a couple potential studs in Dennis and Etienne, and he recruited well after roster spots opened up