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NCAA Basketball Bets: Colonial Athletic Association Tournament

By Alex McKinnon

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament: WICHITA, KS - NOVEMBER 13: Guard Grant Riller #1 of the College of Charleston Cougars puts up a shot against forward Shaquille Morris #24 of the Wichita State Shockers during the second half on November 13, 2017 at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
Colonial Athletic Association Tournament: WICHITA, KS - NOVEMBER 13: Guard Grant Riller #1 of the College of Charleston Cougars puts up a shot against forward Shaquille Morris #24 of the Wichita State Shockers during the second half on November 13, 2017 at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /
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Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
Colonial Athletic Association Tournament: BALTIMORE, MD – MARCH 07: Brian Bernardi #14 of the Hofstra Pride tries to dribble around Denzel Ingram #10 of the North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks during the Colonial Athletic Conference Championship college basketball game tournament at Royal Farms Arena on March 7, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /

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Congratulations! You have officially survived the bleak, numb months of January and February and have entered the euphoric month of March where College Basketball takes ‘center court’, a gamblers paradise. With conference championships underway, we officially have wall-to-wall action every day as we barrel roll to the big dance, the NCAA March Madness tournament.

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament (CAA)

March 9-12, 2019

The Colonial Athletic Association conference tournament will take place in North Charleston, South Carolina from March 9th until March 12th. The favorite Hofstra (+120) and senior Justin Wright-Foreman will look to earn an automatic bid to the big dance and hope to fend off Northeastern (+180) and Charleston (+250) among others.

We will identify the best value and Dark Horse options for the CAA to add a future bet to your wagers. Follow along at @AlexMcKinnonDFS for other conference breakdowns and daily picks.

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 11: Rokas Gustys #11 of the Hofstra Pride goes up for a dunk against the Kentucky Wildcats in the first half of the Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival at Barclays Center on December 11, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

CAA Conference Tournament Odds

Hofstra (+120)

Northeastern (+180)

Charleston (+250)

William & Mary (+1200)

Deleware (+4000)

Drexel (+4000)

UNC Wilmington (+12500)

James Madison (+12500)

Towson (+12500)

Elon (+15000)

Best Value: Charleston +250

With the tournament hosted in North Charleston, South Carolina, the returning CAA tournament champions, College of Charleston receives an instant advantage by playing close to home and generating a friendly atmosphere. They ended the season with 2 straight wins and 9 wins in the last 11 including wins over other ‘favorites’ such as William & Mary and Northeastern.

In Charleston’s two games against Hofstra this season, they lost their first game (1/19) on the road by twelve (86-72) but took the Pride to the brink in their final match up of the season (99-95 L).

Charleston is the most balanced team across the board in the CAA and are lead by their two First Team All-CAA upperclassmen, Grant Riller (22.3 ppg) and Jarrell Brantley (19.5 ppg, 8.4 rpg). With Hofstra struggling in the final weeks of the season, I think the value bet with Charelston +250 is the best option on the board.

Dark Horse: William & Mary +1200

One of the youngest teams in the conference, #4 seed William & Mary will look to make a deep run in the 2019 CAA conference tournament behind their double-double machine, Junior Nathan Knight (21 ppg, 8.5 rpg). They have a tough road to glory having to face #5 seeded Delaware before a meeting with #1 seeded Hofstra.

The Tribe are one of the hottest teams in the conference with 5 straight wins to end the season including an OT victory against #3 seed Charleston. W&M dominated Delaware in their last showdown on 2/2 (84-63) and only lost by 2 in their previous match up on 1/3.

The also carry the 2nd best defense in the CAA. In their two match ups against Hofstra this season, they lost by a small margin of 6 to the Pride on 2/9 (93-87 L) but took them to triple overtime on 1/10 losing a heart breaker, 93-90 at home.

It is always hard to beat the same team three times in one year. If you are looking for the best return on a bet with a decent chance of taking home the title, William & Mary has to be your bet.

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Follow along during the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament and other NCAA conference tournaments as we head towards March Madness for daily picks at @AlexMcKinnonDFS!