Heading Home: College Basketball's Last Home Games - Marc Lawrence Feb 22 2005 In the blink of an eye, the 2005 NCAA Basketball Tournament will begin its annual pulse-pounding extravaganza. In all likelihood, hearts will be broken, a new champion crowned, and memories of upsets and game-winning shots will leave the court in assured dramatic fashion when the Big Dance takes center stage on St. Patrick’s Day, Thursday, March 17th. Before we take in all the excitement the Big Dance has to offer, there remains the final portion of the regular season as teams jockey for position prior to conference seeding tournament action. As you know, the higher the finish in the regular season standings, the better the slotting a team gains in conference tournament play. And with it comes my favorite time of the regular season, namely College Basketball’s last home games. Last home game efforts often times find teams putting their best foot forward. This happens primarily because teams choose to honor outgoing seniors in their final home game. It is their day; a game played in recognition of the sweat and toil laid on the line by seniors on the squad in their four years at the university. These games also carry added significance from other emotional angles as well. Most teams look to leave a favorable impression in their final home game of the season. Adding fuel to the fire, revenge is a great performance enhancer in last home game scenarios. Playing off a loss (or a string of defeats) tends to bring out the best in these finales. So too does playing in the role of an underdog, especially when it involves winning teams. In fact, prior to this season, double-digit underdogs in their final home game of the season are a rather nifty 49-32 ATS since 1990. In addition, home underdogs in their last home game who won their previous game straight-up as an underdog are equally impressive, going 47-30 ATS. From this I have developed the most powerful Last Home Game System in the world of College Basketball handicapping. These plays produced a rock-solid 70%-plus ATS overall performance record since 1980! FYI: you can get all of these fully Qualified Last Home Game System Plays right here at Vegas Experts from now until the end of the season. Be sure to check in daily for word on qualifying plays as they happen. As the final stretch run of the 2004-04 College basketball season is suddenly upon us, let me leave you with this Baker’s Dozen list of 100% Perfect ATS performers in their last home games. A minimum of five years was necessary to qualify. California: 5-0 Illinois Chicago: 5-0 Iowa State: 6-0 Kentucky: 7-0 Loyola Chicago: 7-0-1 Memphis: 5-0 Ohio U: 7-0 Virginia: 6-0 Xavier: 6-0 Connecticut: 0-5 Duquesnse: 0-4-1 Northwestern: 0-9 Providence: 0-6 For those of you not into total perfection, check of the close-call, one-timers that just missed making the list above: Charlotte: 9-1 Georgia Tech: 5-1 North Texas: 6-1 Nebraska: 6-1 Tulsa: 5-1-1 Utah: 7-1 Virginia Commonwealth: 5-1 Wake Forest: 10-1 Dartmouth: 1-6 East Carolina: 1-8 Indiana State: 1-6 NC State: 1-7-1 Southern Illinois: 1-7 Southern Methodist: 1-7 Texas El-Paso: 1-9 Yale: 1-12 There you have it, my take on teams to watch in their last home games of the season this year. By playing on or against each of the perfect performers on this list, I'm certain you'll put yourself into position for the best time of the year, the upcoming NCAA Tournament. By utilizing my famous Qualified Last Home Game System Plays, I guarantee you will! Click here for Marc Lawrence's NCAA Guaranteed Selections - Yes 100% Guaranteed, you win or there is no charge!!