VSiN’s Dave Tuley is brimming with confidence after his recommended angle on playing the Under on all Missouri Valley Conference games went 10-1.
He takes aim at the this week’s bigger conference championshps, focusing on teams that are on the bubble vs. teams that are comfortably in the Big Dance.
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Big Ten: The top eight seeds in the conference tourney are locks. Of the lower seeds, Indiana has the best chance to punch its ticket but probably needs to win its first game (actually a second-round game vs. Oregon on Thursday). The Hoosiers are 2.5-point dogs, so that’s the one play I’m sure I’ll be making here. The other most likely play is Ohio State if the Buckeyes beat Iowa on Wednesday and then face Illinois on Thursday. The other regular-season also-rans (Rutgers, Minnesota, Northwestern, USC and Iowa) have to run the table and steal the Big Ten’s automatic bid, so I wouldn’t even consider them until later in the weekend and not holding my breath for any of them to make a deep run.
The Big Ten is among the eight conferences starting their tournament today.
Links to all of the tournament previews on this page.
Check Steve Makinen’s trends for the mid-major conferences and for the Power 5.
More College Basketball
Three more automatic bids are settled tonight:
>Southland (5 p.m. ET, ESPN2): McNeese State (-12.5) vs. Lamar
>Patriot League (7 p.m. ET, CBSSN): American (-2.5) vs. Navy
>Big Sky (11:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2): Northern Colorado (-3.5) vs. Montana
Greg “Hoops” Peterson has Best Bets for today’s menu.
>Greg’s handicapped lines for every game are here and the latest episode of his Coast-to-Coast Hoops podcast here.
>Josh Appelbaum will post his Sharp Report later this morning.
>Adam Burke will have his Best Bets later, too.
>Steve Makinen‘s power ratings with estimated scores
>DraftKings/Circa Betting Splits.
Taking his shots in PGA
VSiN golf analyst Wes Reynolds handicaps The Players Championship and comes up with his top plays.
Given Wes’ success on picking long shots, I always go to the bottom of his story to see his longest shot:
Doug Ghim (120-1, FanDuel): Ghim started 2025 in relatively quiet fashion but posted his best finish of the season with a T-11 at the Cognizant Classic two weeks ago. He ranks sixth for the season for Strokes Gained: Approach and ninth for Strokes Gained: Tee To Green. There have also been previous good showings at The Players for Ghim, having finished sixth in 2022 and 16th last year.
Yep, that’s a long shot.
Listen now: Wes trades Best Bets with Matt Brown and Kelley Bydlon on the Long Shots podcast.
VSiN Pro subscribers have access to golf picks from our hosts and guests. Check for more as we get closer to the first tee.
Quick Hits
NBA: Zach Cohen will have his plays later this morning.
NHL: Jonathan Davis will have his Best Bets later, too. Meantime, JD handicapped the date that Alexander Ovechkin will break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal record.
Tennis: Zach has his Best Bets for today’s action at Indian Wells. Zach and Gill Alexander post their plays on our Tennis Picks page.
MLB: The VSiN MLB Betting Guide is out. VSiN Pro subscribers can download the guide here.
Horse Racing: 1/ST BET handicapper Jeremy Plonk offers his picks for today’s Gulfstream card. 1/ST Bet offers wagering on hundreds of races every day from across the country and around the world. Sign up at 1STBET.COM with promo code VSIN200 to claim a 20% rebate for your first 60 days, up to $200.
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