Analyzing the Pac-12′s wacky scheduling quirks

When it comes to college basketball betting, one conference just makes things weird. What conference is that? It is the PAC-12. This league is interesting because of its geography. There are little clumps of teams in various areas. Two teams live in Oregon, while two are in Washington. Two are in northern California, while two are in SoCal. Two are in Arizona and there are a couple of teams near the Rocky Mountains. To deal with this, the PAC-12 makes its teams go on a road trips every weekend where they play each team in the pod. These games are typically done on a Thursday-Sunday schedule.

So what should you know when making your college basketball picks? First, you have to know that teams rarely win both games on the road in one weekend. It does not happen all that often and many teams will lay an egg on Sunday if they have come up with a big win on Thursday. Likewise, those teams that lose their Thursday home game typically respond well on Sunday. This is something that you absolutely have to remember if you are going to have long-term success in PAC-12 betting. You don’t want to get left behind.