Phew, it was a rough year for the Pac-12 - not only was the league's top-to-bottom competitiveness watered down, but two of its premier programs played the season with a dark grey cloud hovering over them.
Read moreSWAC 2017-18 Tournament Preview
Grambling was the toast of the SWAC this year, but ineligibility will keep them out of contention for the championship this weekend in Houston - after a rather rocky conference season, can Mike Davis and the Tigers sustain their recent SWAC tourney dominance?
Read moreAmerica East Tournament Preview 2017-18
Ignoring the weird home loss to Hartford, Vermont continued their dominance of the America East on their way to a 2nd straight regular season title - it's the Catamounts tournament to lose, but Albany and UMBC will not go quietly.
Read moreWCC 2017-18 Tournament Preview
Just when we thought Saint Mary's might finally dethrone the Zags, a letdown at San Francisco put Gonzaga right back in the driver's seat, which has become familiar territory for Mark Few & co.
Read moreSoCon 2017-18 Tournament Preview
UNC Greensboro committed highway robbery to snatch the SoCon regular season title belt from a stumbling East Tenny squad. Will Steve Forbes and the Bucs avenge their late season collapse to clinch their 2nd straight automatic berth?
Read moreNEC 2017-18 Tournament Preview
Only one of the 8 teams that qualified for the NEC championship finished with a sub .500 record in league play - the tourney field is wide open, but Wagner's balance on both sides of the ball makes them the favorite to punch the NEC's ticket to the big dance.
Read moreQuick Peek at Futures: February Follow-Up
With the stock market in the midst of a record breaking slide, it's time to reallocate those assets to the always safe and steady futures market - and we're obviously talking about college basketball futures, not boring commodities...
Read moreThe Tale of Trae Young
The relentless chatter about Trae Young appears to have no end in sight, so we figured why not join the heated debate on the freshman phenom's polarizing season to date...
Read moreMorning Mashup - 1/19/18
Thursday Night was YOUR night mid-major maniacs - the Zags and Gaels gave us a treat of an encore, while some intriguing squads across the C-USA, Colonial, OVC and Sun Belt took the hardwood as well.
Read moreMorning Mashup - 1/17/18
Trae Young is slowly earning a new nickname: "Turnover Trae". The trip to Manhattan spelled 'doom' for the Sooners, but Oklahoma wasn't the only victim of conference life on the road last night...
Read moreMorning Mashup - 1/16/18
Piping hot quick hitter takes from a marvelous MLK Monday in the wonderful world of college hoops.
Read moreAgainst the Spread Trends & Analysis: Conference Betting Guide
Looking for an edge against your bookie? Let the data guide you with 3MW's conference gambling tool, which houses a decade's worth of ATS results for all conference games to help you explore historical team and matchup trends.
Read moreAgainst the Spread Trends & Analysis: The Impact of Injuries
The Vegas oddsmakers are essentially robotic in their level of precision setting college basketball lines on a night-to-night basis - but do injury and eligibility nuances throw a wrench into their models?
Read moreAgainst the Spread Trends & Analysis (Mid-December Recap)
We're officially in the awkward downtime of the college basketball season anxiously awaiting conference action to ramp up, so what better time for another update on the best and worst teams against the spread so far this year...
Read moreAgainst the Spread Trends & Analysis (Thanksgiving Checkpoint)
It's still November, but we highlight the early Against-the-spread Winners and Losers to help you beat your bookie and the big bad town of Las Vegas, Nevada...
Read moreChampions Classic Previews & Predictions
The perennial powers square off in the now annual tradition known as the Champions Classic - who will bolster their resume with an early marquee win at the United Center tonight in Chicago?
Read moreSouthwestern Athletic Conference Preview 2017-18
The SWAC is BACK! (and potentially worse than ever)... Texas Southern is still the favorite under Mike Davis, but the rest of the league could account for 9 of the bottom-20 teams in division 1 basketball.
Read moreNEC Preview 2017-18
While the transfer epidemic continues to deplete the league's talent supply, the Red Flash project to be a slight favorite in what will likely be yet another rat race to the finish line in the NEC.
Read moreAmerica East Preview 2017-18
The Catamounts have their eyes set on a 2nd straight America East title after running the table last year, but don't count out the dynamic duo of Joe Cremo and David Nichols for Albany.
Read moreSoCon Preview 2017-18
After a fiercely competitive playing field resulted in a 3-way tie for first atop the SoCon standings last season, as many as 7 teams have a realistic shot at claiming the conference crown in 2017-18.
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