The coronavirus outbreak in the United States has forced the postponement/cancellation of essentially everything in the American sports world, and there was no NCAA Tournament for the first time since it began in 1939.
The NBA has postponed its season indefinitely, and the NCAA has banned fans from matches. What does this mean to wagering?
Arguably the biggest NCAA Tournament bubble game of the night is from the SEC as Mississippi State (19-10) visits South Carolina (17-12) - by all accounts both are on the wrong side of the bubble currently.
Now that March is fast approaching, expect to hear the term "bubble team" plenty regarding those schools who are iffy for an NCAA Tournament at-large bid.
Seton Hall hasn't won the Big East regular-season championship in men's basketball since 1992-93, but the No. 16 Pirates control their destiny to do that this year.
The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee unveiled its in-season Top 16 overall seeds for the 2020 Big Dance, although there obviously will be plenty of change by Selection Sunday on March 15. The East Region No. 1 was San Diego State of the Mountain West, so perhaps oddsmakers will start taking the Aztecs seriously as they are also the only unbeaten team in the country.
The NCAA is facing a problem that may challenge its very existence, and the best hope for saving it may be something NCAA has opposed for years—namely, gambling.
Newsom signed into law this week the “Pay to Play” bill, that allows college athletes to do something they have never been able to do before.
Mitt Romney and Chuck Schumer are working on a bill together, and the NCAA wants them to know what they think.
