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Monday, February 28, 2005
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March Madness: A Defensive Approach
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It’s almost that time of year again as March Madness has once again
almost arrived. With it’s arrival comes memories of some of the most
breath taking basketball that can be found anywhere in the world today.
Games that will have you biting your nails, screaming unmentionable insults
at the TV screen and arm raising fanaticism, that often leaves many
non-basketball fans wondering, what underlying physiological problems
you may have.
Included in this Mardi Gras like festival are big school bands,
beautiful cheerleaders, and crowds that make many believe the building is
about to collapse. Included in this purgatory like atmosphere are all niter
Parties that leave you dazed and exhausted. These are just a few of the
great tension filled days called March Madness, a tournament that started
with 8 college basketball teams back in 1939. Now in the year 2005, 64 of
Americas best college basketball teams collide in one giant hardwood
explosion.
Unfortunately, during this incredible sporting spectacle the regular
betting man will start to be taken in by emotional whirlwind that
surrounds him. Throwing his money around like a Friday niter pub crawl
dart player. Leaving him susceptible to uncontrolled, emotionally motivated
betting regiments that would make any professional bettor twist and
turn in torment.
It is during this time that most basketball betting pundits are most
vulnerable, and believe me the oddsmakers are fully aware of this.
So when preparing to wager on a March Madness game, be well aware of
what the true odds should be. Taking into consideration all statistical
and motivational data needed to intelligently decipher a game situation,
that is not always as straight forward as the lines makers and analysts
would lead you to believe. Most TV sports commentators will put a spin
on these NCAA hoops games that Meadowlark Lemon of the Harlem Globetrotters
would be proud of. Leaving you so dizzied by the influx of unrelated
statistical data, that you don’t even know if the #1 team in the
nation even has a crack at winning a single game, let alone a spot in
the final four.
It’s at this exact point in time when we should all remember
to stand back and take a second to get out of the March Madness tornado
and to shake the emotional cobwebs out of our heads.
Remember the chant DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE. Take a defensive posture
during this March Madness and keep your emotions in check . This should
help keep you from losing a pocketful of dough and maybe help you garner
some profits that make that big party hangover easier to handle.
So see you at the big party called March Madness!
Alex Smart - Looking ahead at March Madness
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