When it comes to NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 props in the Midwest Region, everything is coming up Kansas. The bracket has broken the Jayhawks’ way. First, the region’s No. 1 seed faces a shaky No. 4 seed in Providence. Should the Jayhawks take care of business against the Friars, they would meet the winner of […]
The NCAA South Region Sweet 16 involves three top teams – Arizona, Villanova, and Houston – along with Michigan, a team that reached the Elite Eight last season and appears to be peaking at the right time. As the number of games falls deeper into the NCAA Tournament, props become more attractive for bettors who […]
For decades, the first weekend of March Madness attracted standing-room-only crowds to Las Vegas sportsbooks, with college basketball fans wagering, drinking, hooting, hollering, and hanging on every shot. And doing so from just past sunrise until well past sundown. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic. Then came Thursday. For the first time in three years, Las […]
After both favorites — No. 11 seed Michigan and No. 3 seed Tennessee — won and covered in Thursday’s opening round action, six more games are featured on Friday’s NCAA South Region odds board. Top-seed Arizona takes the court in San Diego, returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018. The Wildcats […]
After a crazy opening day of action Thursday, bettors are back and hammering away at NCAA Midwest Region odds for Friday’s slate of games. After No. 1 seed Kansas romped to an opening-round victory over Texas Southern, No. 2 seed Auburn takes the March Madness court for the first time in the region’s first game […]
Examining NCAA Tournament trends is one way for bettors to break down opening-round matchups, and in turn make better informed wagers. For instance, how do those pesky No. 12 seeds really fare historically against No. 5 seeds? Do any seed matchups show particularly strong Over/Under tendencies? Props.com tries to answer these questions and more by […]
Attacking NCAA Tournament region odds requires a much different approach from betting season-long futures. National title futures are on the betting board for almost an entire year leading up to March Madness. For those who get involved long before the season tips off in November, the goal is to identify an overlooked contender early and […]
Big 12 tournament odds for Saturday’s finale show a familiar sight: Top-seeded Kansas is favored to take home yet another conference tourney title — although oddsmakers expect the Jayhawks to get a stiff test from No. 3 seed Texas Tech. The championship game in Kansas City, Missouri, also serves as a rubber match, as these […]
The Mountain West tournament odds for Friday’s semifinals might not mean as much – to people other than bettors – after the top four seeds held on in tight games Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. CBS Sports and ESPN bracketology experts project Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State and […]
The Friday NBA odds slate is about quantity, not quality. There are 10 games on the schedule, but only one pits two teams in the top six of their respective conferences. And those two teams need a victory to shore up their postseason positions. The Miami Heat are holding on to the top seed in […]
There are only two games on the Thursday NBA odds slate, but the opener of the nationally televised doubleheader will have the full attention of the league’s fans and bettors. The Philadelphia 76ers haven’t lost with James Harden on the court since acquiring the former league MVP in a blockbuster deal at the trade deadline. […]