It’s another big-betting-event weekend in Las Vegas. People flying and driving in from near and far, eager to soak in the atmosphere. Plenty of give-and-take between bookmakers and bettors. Yep, Bet Bash 2 is underway. Oh, you thought we were talking about the Final Four? Well, you can be forgiven for that. After all, March […]
March Madness has been all about the Big Dance, and rightly so. However, for teams that were good, but not good enough, the Little Dance reaches its title game Thursday night. So as college hoops bettors await the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four, there’s a stopgap in the form of NIT odds. Xavier faces Texas A&M […]
Months ago, when championship numbers first went up on the NCAA Women’s Final Four odds board, South Carolina was a clear-cut +180 favorite. Fast-forward several months: With just four teams remaining in the NCAA Women’s Tournament, South Carolina is an even stronger presence, a minus-money chalk to cut down the nets. The Gamecocks face fellow […]
March Madness has reached the Final Four, with with only three more games remaining in a riveting season. The outcomes on Saturday and next Monday night have varied impacts on the college basketball national championship odds market. Three of the four survivors — Duke, Kansas, and Villanova — have been among the national title favorites all […]
Here’s hoping that prior to the start of the NCAA Tournament, some bettors out there looked at the NCAA East Region odds and said: Yeah, I’m gonna ride St. Peter’s moneyline as far as it’ll take me. Because the unheralded and 15th-seeded Peacocks are now in the Elite Eight. The only thing standing between Cinderella […]
If you’re looking for No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight, then just go straight to the NCAA Midwest Region odds board. That’s where you’ll find Kansas, which did what Tournament favorite Gonzaga and fellow top seeds Arizona and Baylor could not: Survive and advance. The top-seeded Jayhawks will meet upstart No. 10 […]
March Madness makes its way to the Elite Eight, and the No. 1 overall seed has left the chat in the NCAA West Region odds market. Gonzaga tumbled to No. 4 seed Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 on Thursday night. So the Razorbacks will face No. 2 seed Duke in Saturday’s regional final […]
We’re down to two teams on the NCAA South Region odds board. Based on seeding, one was expected to reach this point, playing for a berth in the Final Four. The other outfit is perhaps a bit unexpected, but clearly getting respect now. In fact, No. 5 seed Houston opened as the favorite against No. […]
After four days of nonstop college basketball wagering action, bettors still had enough energy — and, apparently, enough money — to dive into the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 odds market. There’s no shortage of compelling matchups in the regional semifinals, but a couple in particular stand out. Atop the early action list is No. 8 […]
It’s on to Day 2 in the Round of 32, and the Sunday NCAA Tournament odds board features a matchup of college basketball coaching greats. Mike Krzyzewski, calling it a career after 42 seasons at Duke, meets Tom Izzo and Michigan State. Arizona is the only No. 1 seed in action, taking on No. 9 […]
It’s on to the Round of 32, and the Saturday NCAA Tournament odds board includes a few teams that jump out at you. Most notably among those outfits is No. 15 seed St. Peter’s, coming off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history. Less surprising is a Saturday showdown between blueblood North Carolina […]
No. 1 overall seed in Gonzaga got a bit of a scare in its opening-round West Region matchup against Georgia State on Thursday, but the Bulldogs pulled away late for a comfortable victory. No. 9 seed Memphis and No. 4 seed Arkansas also were victorious, but No. 5 seed UConn went down to 12th-seeded New […]
