Welcome to the Winner’s Circle, a weekly column by Bet For The Win senior writer Prince J. Grimes. Here, you’ll read about stats and trends that can help you make informed betting predictions for the week ahead and beyond. Got something you want to see in the next Winners Circle, shoot Prince a message and check back next week for the response.
March Madness was another one for the books, but it’s finally over with the South Carolina women capping their wire-to-wire No. 1 season with a championship and Kansas completing an unbelievable comeback to top North Carolina on the men’s side.
That result might have been a little different if UNC big Armando Bacot were healthy, but he still had a monster impact. And UNC didn’t walk away completely empty handed. They won something like a national championship their previous game, upsetting rival Duke to retire coach Mike Krzyzewski — a result we probably should’ve seen coming.
The NBA’s MVP race continues to be a thrilling ride, as Nikola Jokic has pulled ahead of Joel Embiid as the betting favorite. Most likely feeling the tide shift while he’s still to play at an elite level, Embiid questioned what more he needs to do to prove himself worthy.
In other NBA news, the Utah Jazz continue to gain big leads and blow them. Not only is it a reason they remain tough to trust as the playoffs near, it’s also why they’ve failed to cover a spread in seven straight games, according to Covers.
Finally, the draw for the World Cup was last week and while +10000 odds on the USA to win would make for a nice payout, that’s probably not going to happen.
Here are a few more things I’m looking at in the week ahead.
