Worst NCAA Tournament Teams Against the Spread

With the NCAA Tournament just a few days from tipping off, it’s never to early to start making your wagers in the NCAA Betting Odds. But who are some of the teams to stay away from? We look into that now, as we dissect some of the worst teams against the spread in college basketball.

Texas Longhorns (24-9 SU, 8-18 ATS): While some teams have been worse overall than the Longhorns, few have been as lousy, as much, as Texas lately.

The Longhorns enter the tournament beat up but physically and mentally, and those who backed them this season feel same way. They come in having gone just 7-9 overall since the middle of January, when they became the No. 1 team in the country. Their record is even worse against the spread, as they are just 2-8 in their last 10.

And with guards Dogus Balbay and Varez Ward out for the year, things won’t be getting easier, any time soon. Make sure to stay away from the Longhorns this March.

Michigan State Spartans (24-8, 12-19 ATS): One of the few teams that Texas actually played well was Michigan State, who they beat way back in December 79-68. While Michigan State has been a bit better since then, they’ve hardly been a favorite of the online sports betting fans in 2010.

Coming into the NCAA’s, they are just 6-4 SU and just 4-6 against the spread in their last 10. Even more concerning should be their schedule. Look at it closely, they don’t have many quality wins, losing to Texas, Florida and North Carolina early in the season, and splitting a pair of games with Big 10 rivals, Wisconsin, Illinois and Purdue and losing to Ohio State in their only meeting.

Even more alarming? Their best wins appears to be at Purdue, but look closer. The Boilermakers didn’t have Robbie Hummel in that game.

Still like the Spartans to do damage this March?

Florida State Seminoles (22-9 SU, 8-18 ATS): As a whole the ACC was down in 2010, and Florida State did very little to help that public perception, as they were one of the absolute worst teams against the spread in this year’s NCAA Tournament.

Like Michigan State, the Seminoles appear to have gotten the job done in the ACC, finishing with a 10-6 league mark. But once again look deeper. They went a combined 0-5 against Duke, Maryland and Clemson, all NCAA Tournament teams. They’re also just 1-5 against the spread in their last six games.

Louisville Cardinals (20-12 SU, 10-17 ATS): There’s nothing to really tell you about the Cardinals except that they’re just 3-7 against the spread in their last 10 games. Yikes!

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