We’re heading into Champ Week Part II with two conference titles on the line tonight.
- Southern (7 p.m., ESPN): Furman (-1) vs. Wofford (click for matchup page)
- Sun Belt (7 p.m., ESPN2): Arkansas State (-1.5) vs. Troy
Greg “Hoops” Peterson has a few 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.
On Sunday, conference champions High Point (Big South), Lipscomb (Atlantic Sun), Drake (Missouri Valley) and Nebraska-Omaha (Summit) joined the Big Dance.
More college resources
>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.
If you want to get ahead, we have previews for the tournaments that start Tuesday:
>Makinen’s Power 5 conference trends.
Links to all of the tournament previews on this page, usually 48 hours in advance of tip-off. They include brackets, power ratings and predictions.
Quick Hits
NFL: Teams are wasting no time spending the extra money in the higher salary cap. The Steelers acquired D.K. Metcalf from Seattle for a 2025 second-round draft pick. Metcalf will get a five-year, $150M contract extension. Meantime, the Rams signed Davante Adams to a two-year, $46M deal.
NBA: Zach Cohen will have his plays later this morning. ICYMI: The Mavericks finished a 125-116 loss to the Suns with just seven somewhat healthy players. The Mavs are seven-point underdogs tonight at San Antonio.
NHL: Jonathan Davis will have his Best Bets later, too.
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.
The Industry: ESPN’s David Purdum gives you a seat at the table for a pre-Super Bowl dinner with 11 renown bookmakers and oddsmakers, including host Roxy Roxborough. Best tidbit: While the table agreed that Billy Walters was the best sports bettor of the last 25 years, Rufus Peabody gets kudos for being the best handicapper of the day. >>Worth a read.
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