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Now that Selection Sunday is behind us, it’s time to endlessly analyze the bracket, matchups and individual players. I have watched a ridiculous amount of games this year and essentially use KenPom player pages as bedtime stories for my kids. It’s because of the constant ingesting of hoops data that we felt it would be […]

Welcome to Hoops with Noops! Thank you for taking a few moments away from your March Madness brackets to read this piece! Even I, a staunch avoider of college hoops, get sucked in by the NCAA Tournament every year. The college kids have taken some of my attention, but fear not, I remain laser focused […]

The 2024 NCAA Tournament brackets are set!  Here at FTN, our incredible team of college basketball experts will take you through each bracket, talking favorites, sleepers and upsets. Make sure you check out our March Madness Betting Guide where all our incredible content for the 2024 NCAA Tournament will be continuously updated throughout March Madness.   […]

Here at FTN, our incredible team of college basketball experts will take you through each bracket, talking favorites, sleepers and upsets. Make sure you check out our March Madness Betting Guide where all our incredible content for the 2024 NCAA Tournament will be continuously updated throughout March Madness.   Everyone loves those first-round upsets. We love […]

The 2024 NCAA Tournament brackets are set!  Here at FTN, our incredible team of college basketball experts will take you through each bracket, talking favorites, sleepers and upsets. Make sure you check out our March Madness Betting Guide that includes all our incredible content for the 2024 NCAA Tournament that will continuously be updated throughout March […]

The 2024 NCAA Tournament brackets are set!  The 2024 NCAA March Madness college basketball tournament has arrived, and we have you completely covered at FTN Bets. Our incredible team has all the information you need to help you place your bets. Here at FTN our incredible team of college basketball experts will take you through […]

(Follow along with our whole NCAA Tournament coverage!) The 2024 NCAA Tournament brackets are set!  Here at FTN our incredible team of college basketball experts will take you through each bracket, talking favorites, sleepers and upsets. Make sure you check out our March Madness Betting Guide where all our incredible content for the 2024 NCAA Tournament […]

(Follow along with our whole NCAA Tournament coverage!) The 2024 NCAA Tournament brackets are set!  Here at FTN our incredible team of college basketball experts will take you through each bracket, talking favorites, sleepers and upsets. Make sure you check out our March Madness Betting Guide where all our incredible content for the 2024 NCAA Tournament […]

(Follow along with our whole NCAA Tournament coverage!) The 2024 NCAA Tournament brackets are set!  Here at FTN our incredible team of college basketball experts will take you through each bracket, talking favorites, sleepers and upsets. Make sure you check out our March Madness Betting Guide where all our incredible content for the 2024 NCAA Tournament […]

(Follow along with our whole NCAA Tournament coverage!) The 2024 NCAA Tournament brackets are set!  Here at FTN our incredible team of college basketball experts will take you through each bracket, talking favorites, sleepers and upsets. Make sure you check out our March Madness Betting Guide where all our incredible content for the 2024 NCAA Tournament […]

The 2023-24 college basketball season is winding down, and we are in thick of conference tournaments. We have loads of great matchups across the country. Below is my favorite bet of Conference Tournament Saturday.    Big East Championship Game Marquette vs. UConn  (UConn -9.5, DraftKings Sportsbook) We get a treat in the Big East Final […]

Welcome to Hoops with Noops! The NBA seasons grind on with a six-game slate Friday. To be honest, it’s a messy group of games. We do get to see Nikola Jokic go against Victor Wembanyama, but any other potential marquee matchups are marred by player availability concerns. 82 games is a lot to play in […]

One of the best ways to enjoy March Madness is with a fantasy league player draft. Everyone enjoys filling out a bracket, but drafting individual players is a great way to stay invested in March Madness even if one of your Final Four teams is eliminated.    Whether you draft a group of players overall, […]

The Big East Tournament never disappoints. Ever. It was a fantastic quarter of Day 2 matchups, with drama filling Madison Square Garden from start to finish. We are set for a brilliant pair of quarterfinal matchups Friday night.  In Thursday’s first matchup, the No. 9 seed Xavier Musketeers trailed No. 1 UConn by just one […]

Welcome to Hoops with Noops! You may be distracted by college basketball and something called “March Madness,” but the NBA has my full attention. This is a TNT Thursday, which means we have a few marquee matchups and a few other games of varying quality.   Injuries are a part of the long, 82-game season […]

The Big East Tournament never disappoints.  In front of a boisterous crowd for Day 1, the Big East Tournament provided excitement and fantastic storylines for Thursday’s quarterfinals matchups.  In Wednesday’s first matchup, the No. 9 seed Xavier Musketeers scored a mild upset over No. 8 seed Butler, 76-72. The Xavier trio of Demond Claude, Dayvion […]

Welcome to Hoops with Noops! I’m sure you’re surprised to see me on a Wednesday, but I thought I would do something special for all you wonderful people. We are nearing the end of the 82-game marathon that is the NBA season and teams have 17 or 18 games left to find success.   The […]

After an incredible regular season, the glorious month of March has finally arrived. The NCAA Tournament is less than one week away, and we will once again be filled with dominant programs, great individual performances and dangerous mid-major underdogs. First, however, we are truly blessed with college basketball’s conference tournament season.   The AAC experienced […]

Welcome to Hoops with Noops! It’s a TNT Tuesday of NBA action with seven games that fall into two, starkly different groups. Three, possibly four, matchups featuring good teams or promising young players in games with teams with clashing styles of play. There are fast teams playing slow teams and physical teams playing finesse teams. […]

It’s time for the fifth major as the PGA Tour heads to their Ponte Vedra headquarters for the 2024 Players Championship.  Let’s jump right in to discuss the host course and find any potential value bets on the board.   Course Fit Played annually at TPC Sawgrass, this event has a reputation of providing carnage […]

After an incredible regular season, the glorious month of March has finally arrived. The NCAA Tournament is less than one week away, and we will once again be filled with dominant programs, great individual performances and dangerous mid-major underdogs. First, however, we are truly blessed with college basketball’s conference tournament season.   The Pac-12 will […]

The 2023-24 college basketball season is winding down, and we now enter conference tournament season. Teams compete for a conference championship in a single-elimination tournament to realize their dreams and earn a coveted automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Below is my preview for the Big Ten Conference Tournament.  (All odds from DraftKings Sportsbook)   Big […]

After an incredible regular season, the glorious month of March has finally arrived for college basketball. The NCAA Tournament is less than one week away, and we will once again be filled with dominant programs, great individual performances and dangerous mid-major underdogs. First, however, we are truly blessed with college basketball’s conference tournament season.   […]

We are just six days away from Selection Sunday. The college basketball betting world has turned its attention to NCAA Tournament futures, investing in Final Four and National Championship wagers. However, most of the public will overlook a huge opportunity before March Madness begins.  Conference tournament futures.    One of my favorite resources here at […]

The 2023-24 college basketball season is winding down, and we are in thick of conference tournaments. We have loads of great matchups across the country and below is my favorite bet of the Tuesday slate.    Milwaukee vs. Oakland Horizon League Championship game (Oakland -5, DraftKings Sportsbook) Milwaukee and Oakland will be looking to punch […]

Welcome to Hoops with Noops! Things are happening in the NBA. The Nuggets are showing flashes of their brilliance and beating the best teams in the league as they inch closer to the top seed in the Western Conference. The Clippers are falling back in the pack and suddenly in danger of starting the playoffs […]

After an incredible regular season, the glorious month of March has finally arrived. The NCAA Tournament is less than one week away, and we will once again be filled with dominant programs, great individual performances and dangerous mid-major underdogs. First, however, we are truly blessed with college basketball’s conference tournament season.   The Big East […]

After an incredible regular season, college basketball is on to the glorious month of March. The NCAA Tournament is less than one week away, and we will once again be filled with dominant programs, great individual performances and dangerous mid-major underdogs. First, however, we are truly blessed with college basketball’s conference tournament season.   Conference […]

The 2024 NFL season is already underway, with free agency and trades already shaking things up for fantasy football. FTN Fantasy is here to analyze every move from a fantasy angle to get you ahead of the competition.   Below, we’re offering our thoughts on every fantasy-relevant offseason move. Smaller moves will get analyzed here, […]

Spring training is a wild time for fantasy baseball players, as we see considerable overreactions to tiny sample sizes, changes in player value due to velocity jumps or drops and other big swings.   So as we head toward the start of the 2024 MLB season, we’re going to go around all the news from […]

After an incredible regular season, college basketball is on the precipice of the glorious month of March. The NCAA Tournament is less than one week away, and we will once again be filled with dominant programs, great individual performances and dangerous mid-major underdogs.   First, however, we are truly blessed with college basketball’s conference tournament […]

After an incredible regular season, college basketball is on the precipice of the glorious month of March. The NCAA Tournament is just one week away, and we will once again be filled with dominant programs, great individual performances and dangerous mid-major underdogs.   First, however, we are truly blessed with college basketball’s conference tournament season. […]