March Madness Betting Info

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Arizona (-8.5) vs. Buffalo

Sean Miller in the NCAA Tournament …

at Xavier: 8-1-1 ATS
at Arizona: 9-9-1 ATS (3-8-1 since 2014 Tournament)

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The ACC is the worst bet in the NCAA tournament among the major conferences since 1996 (45.3%). Only 2 ACC teams are dogs in their first games this year

FSU +1.5 v Mizz
NC St +2 v Seton Hall

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Potential payouts on title winners at William Hill ...

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Action Network

Most likely NCAA tourney winners (10,000 sims)

UVA 18.9%
Nova 17.1%
Duke 11.6%
Cincy 8.5%
Purdue 6.2%
Mich St 6.1%
UNC 5.4%

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Xavier is the best bet in the NCAA tournament in the odds shark database ... 76.5% since 1996


Straight Up: 21-15

Against The Spread: 26-8-2

OVER/UNDER: 18-18

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LV SuperBook took 5 bets on Virginia when the Cavaliers were 100/1 to win the national championship in the preseason.

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Derek Stevens ... Owner of The D Casino in Vegas


At South Point he placed $11,000 EACH on ...

Radford -3
NC Central +6
SD State +4
Loyola +2.5
Arizona -8
Alabama +2.5
Davidson +5.5
K State +2.5
Purdue -20
Duke -19
Virginia -22
Butler -1
Missouri pk
Syracuse +1
Cincy -15.5
Mich St -13
Lipscomb +19.5
NC St +2
Murray St +10


At Golden Nugget he placed $11,000 EACH on ...

UCLA -3.5
Michigan -11
Wright St +13.5
Providence +4
Stephen FA +11
Penn +15
Gonzaga -12
Arizona -8
S Dakota +8
Texas +1.5
Rhode Island pk
Loyola +2.5
Clemson -4.5
Marshall +12
Kentucky -5.5
Charleston +10.5

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Nevada Gaming Control ...

Nevada sportsbooks won $41.27 million on basketball (NBA/NCAA) in March 2017, the most lucrative basketball month ever for the books

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Among the seeds that have reached the Final Four at least once, no seed is experiencing a bigger drought than the No. 6. Only three 6-seeds have made it to the Final Four, but it has been 26 years since the last time it happened (Providence in 1987, Kansas in 1988 and Michigan in 1992).


From 1985 to 2013, neither a No. 7 nor a No. 10 seed made a Final Four appearance. But in the past four tournaments, we've seen three 7s (UConn in 2014, Michigan State in 2015 and South Carolina in 2017) and a 10 (Syracuse in 2016) get there. UConn became the first No. 7 seed to win the title, while Syracuse became the first No. 10 seed to reach the Final Four.


Since 1979, six No. 8 seeds have advanced to the Final Four. Those teams are actually 4-2 in the national semifinals, but the lone 8-seed to win the title is Villanova in 1985.


Since 1985, three No. 11 seeds have reached the Final Four (LSU in 1986, George Mason in 2006 and VCU in 2011), which is as many as or more than Nos. 6, 7, 9 and 10 seeds.

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• No team has ever won a national championship after losing its first game in the conference tournament. Last year, six teams that landed top-four seeds -- including Kansas (1) and Louisville (2) -- were bounced right off in the bat in their conference tourney, and none of them advanced past the Elite Eight. This year, Auburn is the only top-four seed that needs to be concerned about this curse. Ohio State (5), Florida (6), Miami (6) and TCU (6) are the only others better than a No. 7.

• Upsets may grab the headlines this month, but when it comes to winning championships, you have to look out for No. 1. In the 33 years since the field expanded, No. 1 seeds have accounted for 20 championships, including eight of the past 11. No other seed has more than five titles, and the top three seeds have combined for 29 of the 33 championships.

• We're still waiting for the first No. 5-seeded champion, although three 5-seeds have reached the championship game (Florida in 2000, Indiana in 2002 and Butler in 2010). There have been teams seeded sixth (NC State, 1983; Kansas, 1988), seventh (UConn, 2014) and eighth (Villanova, 1985) to win it all, however.