The one award in the NBA that gets talked about all season long and is most anticipated by avid NBA fans is the NBA MVP award. Not only is winning the NBA MVP award the closest thing to winning an NBA title for players around the league, but it is something that sticks with players throughout the rest of their NBA career and considered something to use to their advantage. Continue Reading…

The NBA rookie of the year award is an assessment of the best young and talented players in their first year in the league. Even though any player that is able to make it all away to the NBA level is an extremely talented basketball player, only about a handful of the talented players of XE come into the league every year have it takes to make it on the next level. Continue Reading…

1-Los Angeles Lakers (53-20)

The two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers continue to stay red-hot as they have won seven straight games and a league-best 15-1 since the All-Star break. Even though people doubted this team before the All-Star game, things have definitely since then as the Lakers now look like the team to beat in the Western Conference once again. Continue Reading…

VCU Rams (11) vs. Butler Bulldogs (8) Sat. April 2, 2025 6:09 p.m. EST

Coming into the Final Four this weekend, the most anticipated matchup will be without a doubt the Kentucky Wildcats (4) going up against the UConn Huskies (3). With that being said a lot of attention and hype will be directed at the late game, but the first game could prove to be epic as two of this season’s biggest underdogs in the Butler Bulldogs (8) and the VCU Rams (11) will go head-to-head for a chance to advance to the National Championship game. Continue Reading…

VCU Rams (11) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (1) Sun. March 27, 2025 2:20 p.m. EST

Coming into the 2011 NCAA Tournament, the Kansas Jayhawks (1) were using last season’s upset to Northern Iowa in the second round to motivate this team to go the distance in the Big Dance. With a number one seed in the Southwest Region, the Kansas Jayhawks (1) were the team to beat within their region once again, but this time the competition was weaker than in any other region as it could be argued the Jayhawks have had the easiest path of high seed in the tournament. Continue Reading…

Elite Eight: Arizona Wildcats (5) vs. UConn Huskies (3) Sat. March 26, 2025 7:05 p.m. EST

There is no question coming into the Elite Eight that the UConn Huskies (3) are in the conversation as arguably the best team in college basketball right now. There has been a lot of talk about the Ohio State Buckeyes (1), BYU Cougars (3), Duke Blue Devils (1) and the Pittsburgh Panthers (1), but none of them have been able to last as long or play as many talented teams consecutively than Jim Calhoun’s Huskies. Continue Reading…

Elite Eight: Butler Bulldogs (8) vs. Florida Gators (2) Sat. March 26, 2025 4:30 p.m. EST

The Florida Gators (2) came into the 2011 NCAA Tournament flying relatively under the radar as they were able to snag the second seed in the Southwest Region. With Jimmer Fredette and the BYU Cougars (3) getting all the attention, head coach Billy Donovan was able to motivate his boys and lead them to the Elite Eight with an impressive win over the Cougars. Continue Reading…

Sweet 16: Butler Bulldogs (8) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (4) Thurs. March 24, 2025 9:57 p.m. EST

Last season the biggest underdog throughout the entire NCAA Tournament was the Butler Bulldogs (8). With everyone doubting this Bulldogs squad, Butler (8) was able to defy the odds and make it all the way to the National Championship. Even though no one gave them a chance to compete against the Duke Blue Devils (1), this team took Coach K’s squad the distance and if that last second shot by Gordon Haywood went down, they would be the defending NCAA champions in this 2011 NCAA Tournament. Continue Reading…

The NCAA Tournament has become incredibly popular over the years due to the fact that anything can happen and with any team in the NCAA Tournament having a legitimate shot at winning the tournament. No matter how good teams may be or what kind of predictions that are made about the best teams in the country coming into this tournament, every team starts at zero and the upset watch begins.

Even though most people find it extremely difficult to predict upsets in the NCAA Tournament that is exactly why it is called March Madness. Last season the biggest underdog that continued to defy the odds throughout the entire 2010 NCAA Tournament was the Butler Bulldogs. Despite no one really giving this team any chance of competing with the best of the best in the tournament, the Bulldogs stayed strong and made it all the way to the National Championship to take on the Duke Blue Devils.

Coach K’s squad ultimately came out on top in the tournament and won yet another NCAA title, but the Bulldogs took the game down to the wire and almost sealed the deal with a last second shot from half court. Unfortunately, the shot came up just short, but it did prove that any team can compete in the NCAA Tournament.

This season the Butler Bulldogs have done it again as they have pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the 2011 NCAA Tournament with a win over the Pittsburgh Panthers in the third round. Even though the Panthers were considered to be one of the best all-around teams in this tournament and were given a number one seed, but they weren’t able to get the best of the eighth seed in the Butler Bulldogs.

Now the Butler Bulldogs will head-to-head the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive season and will face off against the Wisconsin Badgers.

The online sportsbook odds for the Sweet Sixteen VCA FSU matchup are:

Bodog Sportsbook:
Spread: Butler Bulldogs +5 & Wisconsin Badgers -5
Moneyline: Butler Bulldogs +185 & Wisconsin Badgers -215
Over/Under: Butler Bulldogs 110 Wisconsin Badgers 110 under (124)

Bookmaker Sportsbook:
Spread: Butler Bulldogs +5 & Wisconsin Badgers -5
Moneyline: Butler Bulldogs +185 & Wisconsin Badgers -215
Over/Under: Butler Bulldogs 110 Wisconsin Badgers 110 under (124)

Every single year in the NCAA Tournament, there is one or two teams that steal the spotlight as they’re able to defy the odds consistently and pull off upset after upset over the highest seeds in the tourney. This season the VCU Rams (11) is one of those teams as they have been unbelievable in the first three rounds of the 2011 NCAA Tournament as they have been arguably one of the most dominant teams during March Madness with three straight wins over the USC Trojans, Georgetown Hoyas and the Purdue Boilermakers. Continue Reading…