March Madness Brackets

2007-03-14T08:21:00.000-07:00

Don’t you just love to look at the March Madness NCAA basketball Tournament brackets the moment they are released? Can’t you just wait for the NCAA Tournament selection shows on CBS and ESPN? If you are like many college basketball fans you love March Madness and the especially the brackets. How do you go about making money on March Madness brackets and what things do you look for in your gambling?

The first thing to remember when gambling on March Madness is that no team is ever as good as they look. This is March Madness and every team has a chance to cover the spread and many have a chance to win outright. Only the #16 teams have no chance to win. The #15 teams don’t have much chance either but once in a while you will see a #14 see win and we know that #12 seeds win all the time. Don’t ever fall in love with favorites during March Madness. That is your first big tip.

The second thing to remember as you gamble on March Madness or fill out the brackets is that strong conferences do well. If a conference was good during the regular season they are likely to be strong in the postseason. For example, if the ACC got six teams into the tournament and a few of them were in the top 25 it is a good possibility those college basketball teams will do well. Conversely, if a NCAA basketball conference got only three teams in when they should have been stronger, then they may struggle. You can also look at Thursday results in terms of which conferences did well and sometimes forecast games for Friday.

Another tip to remember about March Madness is that as the tournament progresses teams tend to start to relax and play to form. What this means is that the top teams begin to show. You don’t have as many upsets after the first weekend. The better basketball teams start to show through and that also means that favorites tend to do better as the tournament goes along. Blindly taking underdogs that worked well early in the tournament is not as profitable later when teams are playing up to their potential.

March Madness is a great time for sports bettors. The brackets are great to look at, fun to bet and very interesting to fill out. Hopefully you will have a successful season both in picking your NCAA college basketball teams and in betting the games as March Madness begins.

Betting Basketball’s March Madness

2007-03-09T09:53:00.000-08:00

Betting Basketball’s March Madness

Betting Basketball’s March Madness is more popular as an event than anything else in the world, and that includes the Super Bowl. Strictly as a one game event the Super Bowl dwarfs everything else, but March Madness is nearly a month long event that has more action than anything else. If you really want to include early March conference tournament action, then nothing even comes remotely close to March Madness.

Betting basketball’s March Madness has world wide appeal. Everywhere people will bet on College basketball tournament whether they know anything about basketball or not. One way that many people bet on basketball during this time is through the tournament pools that are available nearly everywhere. From offices, to major websites, NCAA basketball tournament pools are extremely popular and make betting March Madness quite an event. The first week of basketball betting during the tournament is a huge draw for bettors and sportsbooks. Thursday and Friday as the tournament begins are unbelievable days around the world in terms of interest, action, and excitement. Nothing can duplicate the first two days of the NCAA basketball tournament. There is a multitude of games to bet with action all day long both days.

One of the major reasons that people bet on basketball during this time of year is television. All of the college basketball tournament games are on TV. Even if the game you bet on is not nationally televised, CBS makes enough cut-ins and keeps you updated on a regular basis. Many cable outlets also make all of the basketball games in each region available, so anything you bet on is available to watch. This makes NCAA basketball tourney action an extremely popular event.

What about some betting trends March Madness? In the first round underdogs usually cover more than favorites with the #10 and #12 seeds doing quite well through the years. Very often you will see these two seeds win their games outright. One of the higher seeds that have done well through the years is the #3 seeds. The #1 seeds have performed about average, but laying 30 points or more in an early game is not something many bettors want to do.

Bet on basketball during March Madness is something very special. There is nothing like it in all of sports. As you look to bet March Madness your best bet is to look first at the underdogs, especially in the early rounds. As the tournament progresses favorites will do better, but early on the dogs are the way to go. Enjoy betting basketball during March, it is something that nearly everyone gets excited about.

Betting Basketball March Madness

March Madness Brackets

Betting Basketball’s March Madness