March Madness Previews – Duke Blue Devils And Texas Longhorns
Games Guy | April 25, 2011
As we get nearer to the NCAA NCAA March Madness betting championship tournament, all eyes are on this year’s favorites. Not merely is your workplace bracket destined to be determined by the progress of the teams in the championship, but NCAA betting is one of the most interesting times of the year for an online sports book. Let’s take a look at two of the faves – defending winners Duke Blue Devils and the Texas Longhorns.
Duke’s basketball program is always a championship challenger, and 2011 will be no distinct. If the tournament started today, the squad would probably be a No. 2 seed, competing with Kansas for the No. 1 seed. And Kansas’ loss to Kansas State could put Duke over the edge for a No. 1 seed. So far, Duke is the fave to repeat.
The squad is furthermore deeper this year, in spite of losing superstar Kyrie Irving for potentially the remainder of the year. The Blue Devils have adapted to the loss, with both the Plumlee brothers and Nolan Smith picking up the slack of the missing Irving. All in all, the Duke Blue Devils are essentially made for a competition run and will be considerable championship contenders this year.
The Longhorns are additionally looking stronger than ever to date this year. With Kansas and Ohio State suffering some recent losses, Texas is potentially the leading ncaa basketball squad right now. Plus they are looking ahead fairly than backward, as looking backward gives them a view of last year’s depressing performance where they went 17-0 at the start of the season, then went 7-10 before being beaten in the 1st round of the NCAA tournament.
But this year, Texas is at the leading of the Big 12 conference and could give Duke a run for its money if the 2 teams ever meet (although their 1st chance would be in the Elite 8). The Longhorns are furthermore suffering from sub-par free throw endeavors, which they’ll have to boost if they want to stand a possibility during March Madness gambling.