College Basketball Handicapping: Best and Worst Teams Off Win or Loss Revealed
Yesterday, we were two letters off. We stated that ESPN’s Chad Millman has renamed to long-standing sports handicapping tool of Margin of Cover as the “sweat meter.” He in fact refers to it as the “sweat barometer.” By any name, the “Margin of Cover” (+/- how much they did or did not cover by) continues to be a betting weapon.
Now that sports betting experts know the top MOC teams in NCAAB to bet on or against, how about analyzing which teams in college basketball are best and worst off straight up wins and losses?
Cal Poly has been the top “predictably unpredictable” squad as they are one to seven against the spread off a straight up win, but eight to one to the number off a straight up loss.
The Best Teams Off an Outright Win
Team Against the spread record
Hawaii 8-1
George Mason 13-3
Texas 12-3
Cleveland State 11-3
However, the following teams can’t stand prosperity.
The Best Teams to Bet Against Off a Straight Up Win
Team Against the spread record
Miss State 1-8
Ohio 1-7
Miami Ohio 1-7
Southern Illinois 1-7
Cal Poly 1-7
Michigan State 2-9
Who are the best bounce back teams?
Only two teams have been particularly impressive against the sportsbook odds off a straight up setback.
Team Against the spread record
Cal Poly 8-1
San Francisco 7-1
Conversely, losing is quite contagious for these spread disasters.
The Worst Teams to Bet On—or The Best Teams to Bet Against Off a Straight Up Loss
Team Against the spread record
Fordham 1-8
Texas Tech 1-7
Florida Intl. 1-7
Arkansas State 1-7
San Diego 3-13
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