Madness Tournament Betting - Stay Away from the BIG Favorites
by Mike Rose
Big Dogs that can Pack a Big Bite to your Bankroll
One of the cardinal sins of sports betting in the BetUS Sportsbook looks at some of the biggest trends for college basketball bettors to know before they place their tournament wagers this year.
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Two Much Trouble
Teams on the #2 line in the NCAA Tournament are usually good enough to be on the #1 line, but history tells sports bettors that this just isn’t the case from a betting standpoint. Since 1998, #2 seeds are 17-27 ATS in spite of the fact that they are 43-1 SU. There have been a ton of close calls of late, including Cal-State Northridge really have no experience against the biggest names in college basketball, but in all likelihood, at least one is going to test one of the teams that could’ve been a #1 seed. Two seeds also have the worst ATS winning percentage of any seed (41%) in the L/10 tournaments regardless of round.
Can the Tigers be Tamed?
Not many teams in the nation posted a better ATS mark this season than the Connecticut!
MEAC Monsters
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference is always one of the weaker conferences in America, and rarely has Oklahoma team that sure looked like a lock to be a #1 seed until a few weeks ago when F Blake Griffin got injured. Though Griffin is back in the lineup, the Sooners haven’t been the same since he went down.
Sunday Special for Eights and Tens
Since 1998, the first Sunday of the tournament has been a tremendous success for seeds #8 and #10. The #10 seeds are a whopping 12-4 ATS against #2 seeds, while the #8s are 11-6 ATS against the #1s. Oklahoma State, Ohio State, and Southern California, that means you!
