March Madness Betting Strategy

Let the Madness begin, March Madness 2021 is almost here! A field of 68 NCAA men’s college basketball teams will battle it out throughout March and into April to declare which team is the best in the nation. Along the way, we’ll have all of the 2021 March Madness odds, picks and predictions you’re looking for and more college basketball sports betting coverage than you’ll know to do with.

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The early National Champion favorites include Gonzaga (+300), Baylor (+300) and Michigan (+700) per the oddsmakers at BetMGM Sportsbook.

March Madness Betting Strategy: After the Super Bowl, the NCAA tournament is the next most-bet on sporting event in the U.S. The tournament’s games draw some of the highest ratings of all sporting.

1. Bet March Madness Using Stats There are a lot of different ways to attack the bracket and individual games. For the very numerical based handicapper, FiveThirtyEight tries to give percentages on every.
2. March Madness futures odds. Operators will undoubtedly have a generous array of wagering options on each March Madness game, including moneyline bets, point-spread bets, over/under bets, parlay bets, prop bets, teasers and in-play bets.

Selection Sunday is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET March 14, 2021 with the First Four games beginning 4 p.m. ET Thursday, March 18. The First Round of March Madness takes place Friday, March 19, and Saturday, March 20. The Final Four is scheduled for April 3 and 5. The National Championship game is scheduled for April 5, 2021.

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It is NCAA Tournament betting time! March Madness is here and every sports bettor wants a piece of the action. Things happen at a fast and furious pace this time of the year and it is important to go into March Madness with a solid plan. Planning and preparation are everything and there are a variety of NCAA Tournament betting strategies that can help gamblers show a profit betting on college basketball this time of the year.

March Madness Betting Strategy

Here are five strong NCAA Tournament betting strategies from our team of top college basketball handicappers:

Robert Ferringo: 'Momentum is absolutely crucial in March. You never want to bet against a hot team in the NCAA Tournament. But you also don't want to be shy about riding a team that is on fire at the window, especially if they are one of the best teams in the country. The public loves betting underdogs this time of the year. But the teams that have won national championships and dominated this time of the year have also been absolutely devastating at the window during March Madness. Over the last four years the eventual national champions are a combined 24-0 ATS in the NCAA Tournament. The teams that have cut down the nets have combined to go 32-4 ATS the last six years, 57-9 ATS the last 11 years and an astounding 80-16 ATS in NCAA Tournament games the past 16 seasons. When you think you've tabbed the eventual title team go to the well until the well is dry.'

Doug Upstone: The very first aspect I track is how a team has played the last month. If a club is 3-4 and lost their first game in their conference tournament and is facing an opponent who was 7-1, was second in their league and won the conference tournament, that has my attention in the first game for both teams. Always look closely at 5 vs 12 matchups. The five-seed is nearly always is moving down, while a 12-seed is a conference champion. In the first weekend games, look for 10-seeds to cover more often than 7-seeds against 2-seeds, as they can be taken more lightly. Also, look for underdogs in the 7-11 point range. Once you get to the Sweet 16, identify teams that have an NBA quality big man, NBA quality point guard and team(s) that had a 10 or more game winning streak, as those are profiles of teams most likely to keep winning and covering spreads.

Alan Harris “Target a few of the smaller conferences out there and really get to know the players, the coaches and their tendencies. Read as much as you can on a daily basis on these schools. Twitter and the internet are your two best friends when it comes to college hoops. Find out who the beat writers are and read everything that they put out. A small tidbit about the sixth man for Radford or Elon having the flu the last few days could determine a winning or losing bet for you.”

Indian Cowboy: 'Let the line speak to you. Ever look at a line and think, ‘Why in the world is this good team getting nearly double-digits against this other very good team?’ Or, ‘Wow, the oddsmakers are crazy giving all these free points with this good team and this must be a mistake?’ Let it be known: The oddsmakers and books simply never give free points. So, take a moment and consider why is this team favored over this other team by so much if there are no new injuries to speak of.”

Allen Eastman: “A lot of square public bettors start betting on college basketball just for the NCAA Tournament. That means there is a lot more public money in the market. But pay attention to the line movements and not the hype of which team the public is betting and who all the commentators and analysts are predicting to win. Most of the upsets that happen in the NCAA Tournament are ones that people don’t see coming. And most of the upsets that everyone is predicting never happen. Pay attention to the line movements. Big sharp bettors will move lines. Not public action. One of the most important NCAA Tournament strategies is not getting carried away and not just following along with what everyone else in the betting public thinks the smart play is or thinks is going to happen. Don’t be afraid to take some chances on some underdogs. But also don’t try to predict every single one that is going to happen.”

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