As the month of January comes to a close, five questions that should be on the minds of all NCAA basketball betting fans for the week ahead...

1: How much longer can the Kentucky Wildcats stay undefeated? Now that Texas has fallen from the ranks of the unbeatens, only Kentucky remains with a donut in the loss column. It's hard to see how much longer this can go on for, though.

The Cats probably don't have the best team in the nation, and the SEC slate from here on in is treacherous. If one of these next three games don't trip them up (@ South Carolina, vs. Vanderbilt, vs. Ole Miss), then sure, the stretch of five games starting February 13th will yield at least a loss or two (vs. Tennessee, @ Mississippi State, @ Vanderbilt, vs. South Carolina, @ Tennessee).

2: How much farther will North Carolina fall? Things are starting to get sticky for the defending NCAA champs. UNC has fallen out of the Top-25, and it is just 12-7 SU and a stunning 1-3 in conference play. This is still a team that has yet to win a legitimate road game on the season, which doesn't bode well considering that three of its next four are away from Chapel Hill.

After getting reamed by an average of 11.3 points per game in their L/3 NCAA basketball betting affairs, the Tar Heels are going to be hard-pressed to keep their name alive for the NCAA Tournament so they can defend their crown.


3: Northwestern Wildcats: Fact or Fiction? There are certainly a lot of signs floating around that suggest that the Wildcats should be a legitimate NCAA Tournament team. They're 14-5, they've scored wins over Purdue, Illinois, Michigan, NC State, and Notre Dame, and they really don't have any glaring losses on their resume.

Yet, they only have two legitimate road wins, and neither one of those may be against NCAA Tournament teams (NC State & Michigan), and an RPI in the 60s. So with road games this week at Minnesota and Michigan State, prove it to us, Northwestern. Are you legit, or just a farce?

4: How will the Atlantic 10 shape up this week? This is arguably the most interesting conference in America right now. The A-10 is clearly a better conference than the Pac-10 is, and there are legitimately still a boat load of teams that have a chance to make the NCAA Tournament. Starting on Tuesday, there are some big time NCAA basketball betting battles on tap. Rhode Island visits Dayton on Tuesday, Temple and Charlotte locks horns on Wednesday, and St. Louis plays Richmond on Saturday.

5: Are we watching two NCAA Tournament teams battle when Cornell faces Harvard this week? Don't kid yourself. Saturday's clash between Harvard and Cornell is going to be worth watching. These two teams are a combined 29-6 heading into this week, and those six losses came to Seton Hall, Syracuse, Kansas, Georgetown, Connecticut, and Army.

Both have proved that they can play ball with the big boys, and the inside track to the Ivy League's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament will be up for grabs when the Big Red face the Crimson this weekend. When it's all said and done though, both teams should have at least 22 or 23 wins to their resume, and especially if it's Harvard that captures the conference crown, both teams may be dancing come March Madness.

This information is provided in partnership with BetUs Sportsbook

More ...