Get in the Game - NCAA Tournament

Tommy · 03-16-06, 02:47 PM

March Madness is finally here, and it's sure to be a 20-day orgy of buzzer beaters and bracket busters, culminating in the NCAA men's basketball championship game on Monday, April 3. Follow (and bet) on all the live action via bet365's 'In-Play Console', where the odds are constantly updating in real time. Of course, serious bettors at bet365 will be getting excited at the prospect of picking pointspread winners, and we've already highlighted the fact that following the bigger teams blind could be the quick way to the 'poor house' (and madness!). Public teams, like Duke, are always going to get heavily backed, and that will be factored into the pointspread. Hence, the other team is going to be a bigger price, in order to attract equal money on both sides, so the bet365 underdog could be worth a second glance when making your picks in the coming weeks.

DEFENCE, DEFENCE, DEFENCE
Another factor for bet365 customers to consider over the coming weeks is defence. That is, teams are far more likely to display all-out defence for 40-minutes (compared to the regular season), as games are far more likely to be close and meaningful, especially as the tourney gets close to the championship game. Taking Duke as an example from last season, the Blue Devils fell below their regular season scoring average (78ppg) in all three of their ACC tourney games, and all but one game went under the total. In fact, they went under the total in four of six games in the ACC and NCAA tournaments…get the drift?

CONNECTICUT CHALKED UP AT 5/2
Connecticut have been chalked up as 5/2 favourites in bet365's NCAA Men's championship betting, followed by Duke at 16/5. The fact that these two top the betting is a no-brainer, but what of the challengers? The tough-minded Villanova Wildcats (7/1) and Texas Longhorns (9/1) are next best. However, both North Carolina and Kansas are two very young teams who have made great strides since the beginning of the campaign, and could be worth backing at bet365's 10/1 and 40/1 respectively. Good luck and enjoy the madness.

bet365's NCAA Men's Championship prices … Connecticut 5/2, Duke 16/5, Villanova 7/1, Texas 9/1, North Carolina 10/1, Memphis 12/1, Ohio St 14/1, Michigan St 18/1, Illinois 20/1, others on bet365 website.

AVOID MARCH SADNESS – PLACE YOUR PARLAYS WITH bet365!
While we'll be backing our NCAA tourney picks in singles (as every serious bettor should), it will be hard to resist a speculative parlay wager along the way, especially as we're assured of getting more back with the bet365 Parlay Bonus. Each week, we pay out up to 50% more on successful NBA & NCAAB parlays on the following 6 markets:

Point Spread, Game Total, First Half Point Spread, Second Half Point Spread, First Half Total, Second Half Total.

03-16-06, 02:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tommy Now go get your shinebox Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sportscapper Island Posts: 15,068	Get in the Game - NCAA Tournament March Madness is finally here, and it's sure to be a 20-day orgy of buzzer beaters and bracket busters, culminating in the NCAA men's basketball championship game on Monday, April 3. Follow (and bet) on all the live action via bet365's 'In-Play Console', where the odds are constantly updating in real time. Of course, serious bettors at bet365 will be getting excited at the prospect of picking pointspread winners, and we've already highlighted the fact that following the bigger teams blind could be the quick way to the 'poor house' (and madness!). Public teams, like Duke, are always going to get heavily backed, and that will be factored into the pointspread. Hence, the other team is going to be a bigger price, in order to attract equal money on both sides, so the bet365 underdog could be worth a second glance when making your picks in the coming weeks. DEFENCE, DEFENCE, DEFENCE Another factor for bet365 customers to consider over the coming weeks is defence. That is, teams are far more likely to display all-out defence for 40-minutes (compared to the regular season), as games are far more likely to be close and meaningful, especially as the tourney gets close to the championship game. Taking Duke as an example from last season, the Blue Devils fell below their regular season scoring average (78ppg) in all three of their ACC tourney games, and all but one game went under the total. In fact, they went under the total in four of six games in the ACC and NCAA tournaments…get the drift? CONNECTICUT CHALKED UP AT 5/2 Connecticut have been chalked up as 5/2 favourites in bet365's NCAA Men's championship betting, followed by Duke at 16/5. The fact that these two top the betting is a no-brainer, but what of the challengers? The tough-minded Villanova Wildcats (7/1) and Texas Longhorns (9/1) are next best. However, both North Carolina and Kansas are two very young teams who have made great strides since the beginning of the campaign, and could be worth backing at bet365's 10/1 and 40/1 respectively. Good luck and enjoy the madness. bet365's NCAA Men's Championship prices … Connecticut 5/2, Duke 16/5, Villanova 7/1, Texas 9/1, North Carolina 10/1, Memphis 12/1, Ohio St 14/1, Michigan St 18/1, Illinois 20/1, others on bet365 website. AVOID MARCH SADNESS – PLACE YOUR PARLAYS WITH bet365! While we'll be backing our NCAA tourney picks in singles (as every serious bettor should), it will be hard to resist a speculative parlay wager along the way, especially as we're assured of getting more back with the bet365 Parlay Bonus. Each week, we pay out up to 50% more on successful NBA & NCAAB parlays on the following 6 markets: Point Spread, Game Total, First Half Point Spread, Second Half Point Spread, First Half Total, Second Half Total.
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