Betting on College Ball - ACC Power Poll
by Mike Rose
1: online betting line for a few minutes in the entire game, but they did enough to notch a 68-57 win to cover the spread against Virginia. The 7-2-1 ATS streak in their L/10 came to a crashing halt with an 86-63 loss at Wake Forest on Saturday. A pair of teams on the NCAA bubble are on the slate this week.
This Week: Home vs. Miami, Away @ Virginia Tech
2: March Madness? With wins over both Wake Forest and Georgia Tech, NCSU has covered three straight spreads and could conceivably throw its name into the bubble mess. Things will get especially difficult for bubble teams if the Pack knocks off Carolina this week.
This Week: Away @ North Carolina, Home vs. Virginia
3: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (11-8 ATS, 19-4 SU) (6-4 ATS, 6-4 SU in ACC) (LW: 2) The Deacs rebounded from an awful 82-76 loss to NC State by pounding Florida State on Saturday. Georgia Tech should provide Wake its 20th win of the season, but the marquee game of the week is at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Since beating Clemson back on January 17th, the Demon Deacons are 0-3 SU and ATS on the road.
This Week: Home vs. Georgia Tech, Away @ Duke
4: Maryland Terrapins (9-6-2 ATS, 16-8 SU) (5-4 ATS, 5-5 SU in ACC) (LW: 4) In a potentially bubble-bursting showdown, the Terps took out V-Tech on Saturday. They’ve covered three straight games, but the schedule is about to become an absolute terror. Clemson and Carolina are on deck, while Duke and Wake Forest are on the horizon. One would like to think they’ll need to win at least one of those games to make the field of 65.
This Week: Away @ Clemson, Home vs. North Carolina
5: Boston College Eagles (12-10 ATS, 19-8 SU) (6-6 ATS, 7-5 SU in ACC) (LW: 5) Even though they lost to Clemson at home to start the week, the Eagles may have punched their ticket to the dance with an 80-74 win over Duke on Sunday night. With wins over Carolina and Duke on its resume, BC probably only needs two more wins to get an invite to the tourney.
This Week: Away @ Miami
6: NCAA basketball bettors won’t mind the fact that they’ve covered four of those six. Two losses this week against teams in similar positions will almost certainly send Miami reeling towards the back of the bubble.
This Week: Away @ Florida State, Home vs. Boston College
7: Clemson Tigers (20-4, 9-9-1 ATS), (5-4-1 ATS, 6-4 SU in ACC) (LW: 8) Clemson took to the road last week and knocked off the Eagles 87-77, but then suffered a bad loss to the Hoos in Charlottesville. The hopes for a top seed in March are all but gone for Clemson, but there’s plenty of work to do in order to stay on the two or three line. A loss this week would be devastating.
This Week: Home vs. Maryland, Away @ Georgia Tech
8: Duke Blue Devils (11-12-1 ATS, 20-5 SU) (4-7 ATS, 7-4 SU in ACC) (LW: 7) The Blue Devils have absolutely been exposed as a team that doesn’t have the athletic talent to stick with the rest of the big boys in college basketball. After getting run off the floor by Carolina, the Dookies went on the road and got beaten by BC. A loss to St. John’s this week in the Garden would be absolutely inexcusable for a squad hoping for a top seed come March, but a loss to Wake Forest is a real possibility on Sunday.
This Week: Away @ St. John’s, Home vs. Wake Forest
And the rest…
9: Virginia Tech Hokies (8-11 ATS, 16-8 SU) (4-6 ATS, 6-4 SU in ACC) (LW: 9)
10: Virginia Cavaliers (7-9 ATS, 8-13 SU) (5-5 ATS, 2-8 SU in ACC) (LW: 10)
11: North Carolina Tar Heels (10-13 ATS, 23-2 SU) (4-7 ATS, 9-2 SU in ACC) (LW: 11)
12: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-12 ATS, 10-14 SU) (3-6 ATS, 1-9 SU in ACC) (LW: 12)
