Sports Betting Page – Early Season College Hoops Tournaments. When you look at the college basketball odds at the sports betting page this week you will notice some college basketball tournaments on the board. That will be the case for the next month or so as teams play early season tournaments. There are some tips to remember as you wager against the sports betting lines at Sbgglobal so let’s take a look at them.
College Basketball Tournaments
There are going to be some tournaments this month and next month that you know pretty well. You will have the preseason NIT, the Maui Classic, Alaskan Shootout, etc. Other ones will not be as well known. You need to do a little bit of research and be aware of where the tournaments are held. Early in the seasons the public is just going to take the marquee teams and sometimes that works but other times it doesn’t. You have to really pick your spots if you are going to be laying 40 points with Duke. There may be some value out there going against the big name teams. It is hard to go against Duke, Kentucky, Kansas and others but sometimes you simply have to close your eyes and take the big points against the marquee teams.
Home Court
Some of these early-season tournaments will have a home court advantage. You will have a team like Illinois playing a tournament on their home court. This is a huge edge. Teams rarely lose a tournament on their home court. The brackets and the teams involved are set up so that the home team has a very good chance to win. Keep that in mind when you see these tournaments listed on the sports betting page.
Motivation
One thing that is tough to figure out in these early season tourneys is motivation. Some teams are very motivated to win while others are just working out the kinks. That is why you need to read up a little on the games to see who is there to play and who is there just to show up. Non-conference games sometimes mean a lot to one team and very little to another. The best way to handle these games in sports betting is to be cautious and to do your homework.