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March Madness Betting 2024 NCAA Tournament Odds

As we dive deeper into the New Year, figuring out how to take full advantage of this year’s March Madness betting season will make its way to the forefront of bettors’ minds. There’s nothing like NCAA March Madness Betting. There are few events in sports more aptly named than this. After all, “NCAA March Madness” really does induce a state of “March Madnesss,” a kind of event that’s unlike anything else. For the month of the NCAA championships in men’s basketball, there’s really nothing in the world like it.

NCAA March Madness Betting at BetNow

From the First Four to the Final Four, the 2024 NCAA Tournament is filled to the brim with potential betting opportunities. Naturally, knowing the current NCAA landscape can help sportsbook players figure out how to maximize this year’s action. So, with that in mind, let’s take a gander at what NCAA bookmakers have to say about this year’s bet college basketball tournament lines. Afterwards, we’ll break down the best approach to take when betting on March Madness.

The Start of March Madness

The Madness officially starts on March 14th, 2023. That’s when the first games start, the “play-in” games. Those are the ones for the teams that are, in every sense of the phrase, “on the bubble.” They’ll have the chance to prove their might, to be able to make it into the rest of the tournament. 

From there, it works as you remember. That first, incredible weekend, when there’s seemingly a basketball game on all day and all night. There, the field of 64 becomes a field of 16 in just two games. That weekend is unlike anything else, an incredible winnowing. You can bet on all of it right here. 

The Road to March Madness

The road to March Madness is, quite literally, the entire regular season. From the opening tip on November 7th till the Madness begins on March 14th, you’ll be able to bet on the games right here. We have it all for you to bet on at our site. 

That means, of course, all of the regular seasons that you want to bet on as well as the conference tournaments, too. All of your power conferences are represented, yes, but it also means that we have the tournaments from the mid-majors too. Those are great betting opportunities, of course, but those are also the teams that have a real chance to make some noise in the big tournament itself.

Women’s Basketball Tournament, Too

We don’t just have everything you need to bet on the men’s tournament, we have everything you need to bet on the women’s tournament, too. Just as we offer all that you need for the men, you’ll have everything you need to bet on the women, too. The big games, the mid-majors, the opening games through the conference tournaments and the women’s March Madness, it is all here for you at BetNow.

The Road Through the Women’s Basketball Tournament

The women’s tournament is a little different in that the arenas aren’t typically listed this far out. For example, of the First Four, the games will be held at four of the campuses that are seeded in the top 16 in the final rankings. The subregionals (or the first and second rounds) will be determined. 

The Sweet Sixteen and the Elite Eight, however, will be held on March 24 through the 27th. The Greenville Regional (held at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC) and the Seattle Regional (held at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, home of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken) will be where the regionals are held. Finally, the Final Four and the National Championship Game will be at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on March 31st and April 2nd, respectively.

How Selection Sunday Works

Everyone knows what the highest-rated TV shows of the year are. The Super Bowl is always one, the Rose Bowl Parade, New Year’s Eve, and so forth. (CBS manages to get plenty of them.) However, there’s one that often gets overlooked by those in the know on the web, even those with the data: Selection Sunday. It’s a rite of spring every year. Typically, it’s on CBS (but we can’t say whether or not in the future it’ll be on CBS).

With this CBS TV event, you’ll know the field. You’ll know their location, their opponent, and so forth. Every university/college that got in (as well as those that didn’t) – you’ll know from this one CBS TV show. Of course, the moment that CBS stops its broadcast, the brackets are ready to go.

Much of what happens on that Sunday, however, is influenced by what happened on the previous Saturday. Meaning, that’s when many of those conference championships wrap up (although there are plenty which go on Sunday as well). The North, South, East, and West – you’ll know exactly who is going to play in what region once this ends. You’ll know the city, whether it’s Dayton Ohio or somewhere in Arizona or anywhere else – with this one CBS show, you’ll know in advance, before everyone else does.

The Ins and Outs of These NCAA Basketball Championships

You start with 64 different teams. (Of course, with the first four games, you no longer start the games with that number. It’s actually a bit higher.) Those first four games constitute the very first round of the tournament. “Play in Games,” as they’re also known, determine who is going to move into the big bracket itself.

Then, each game is two rankings set to meet each other in an arena, on a court. The NCAA tries to reward the teams that have had the best regular season by giving them what are called “number one seeds.” These are an advantage in any round, but particular in the first round. If a university gets that first seed, then, theoretically, they have the best path to the final four, regardless of what division (or bracket) they’re in. (Of course, it doesn’t always work that way.)

One game is the sixteen seed playing the one seed, another game is the fifteen seed playing the two, the fourteen playing the three, the thirteen playing the four, the twelve playing the five, the eleven playing the six, the ten playing the seven, and the eight playing the nine. You’ll note, if you’ve watched these basketball championships for any length of time, that there are always upsets in just about any round.

Specifically, in the first round, the data shows you that you’ll get plenty of upsets in the twelve and five game. Often, this game is between one team that’s in a major conference but didn’t have the best regular season (many times, this university is the five) and the twelve in the game is a team that ended up winning a conference that doesn’t have the best national reputation. Twelve seeds end up winning these games all of the time.

However, that said, regardless of location, round, arena, size of university or anything else, the data will show you that, on any given court at any given time, there could be an upset. You can bet this NCAA tournament (from the very beginning through the final) here at our site.

NCAA Final Men’s Basketball Championships Facts

This year, the Finals will be held in NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, the home of the Houston Texans. Before that, the First Four will be held in Dayton, Ohio, in the UD Arena. 

Then, the first and second rounds (where the field is winnowed from 64 to 16) will be held on March 16th through the 19th. These games will take place in Birmingham AL, Des Moines, Orlando, Sacramento, Albany, Columbia Ohio, Denver, and Greensboro, North Carolina. 

From there, the next weekend will be the REgionals. In the Regionals, the Sweet Sixteen becomes the Elite Eight and then the Final Four. The West Regional will be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (home of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights) while the South Regional will be in Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center. The Midwest Regional will be at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City while the East Regional will be in Madison Square Garden. 

The Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, and the Road to Houston

This is where legends are made. These games will be unlike anything else, which is they’re held in such big stadiums. These tend to be bigger than the ones that most college basketball games are held at. Of course, we have all of the games right here. 

Houston  and the Final Four 

Yes, they have to hold these games in NFL stadiums, the kind that seats more than 50,000 people. That’s the kind of interest these games have. Houston and NRG are a perfect fit for what should be incredible games. 

New Orleans and the Final Four

The four teams that get out of that round of the basketball tournament will go to one of the biggest sports events of any year. They’ll go to New Orleans, for the Final Four as well as the NCAA basketball tournament final.

The court will be in a place where there often isn’t a court. In fact, instead of a court, there’s usually a football stadium there. That’s what Caesars Superdome in Orleans is (as hosted by Tulane). This stadium seats far, far more people than would typically watch a basketball tournament. But, this isn’t just any game from a basketball tournament. This is the the last game (and two games) of the basketball tournament – this is the Final Four.

Of course, when the Final Four ends, they’ll be two more teams standing. That’s who’ll play to be the winner of the NCAA basketball tournament. There’s nothing like the drama of this period of year.

You don’t need a ticket to get in on the action. You certainly don’t need to be on site, there that Saturday, take time out of your entire spring to be there, no no no. Should you want to cross over the country and follow the games, there’s nothing wrong with that at all. But, these games take place from March going into April for the very best in men’s and women’s basketball. No matter who comes out of the South, the North, Saturday, or any other time, these teams are truly elite.

In-Competition Betting

Once the actual tournament rolls around, there’s no question the stakes will be higher and the options will be bountiful. It’ll be a couple of months before the tournament comes around, but mindful preparation can certainly come in handy in the long run.

When players get ready to bet March Madness, judging the tournament landscape will be key. This means getting to know team’s trends against the spread or totals lines, getting a feel for each contender’s momentum, and knowing which teams have potential, exploitable weaknesses. If you can get a good grasp on this, you should have no problem betting on March Madness this season.

Betting Spread

Betting the spread in college basketball can come in handy, especially for this year’s NCAA Tournament. Because matchups become so hard to predict, betting the spread gives sportsbook players a little more wiggle room when it comes to making tournament predictions. Things to consider when betting the spread are each team’s points per game /points allowed per game averages, current records/trends against the spread, and the team’s momentum or recent track record.

Betting Totals

Betting the totals is similar to betting the spread, but some might argue that it’s easier. When betting totals/unders, players need to consider each team’s offensive and defensive statistics. All in all, when it comes to March Madness betting, this is one of the easiest and best lines to take.

Betting Money Line

Betting the money line is simply picking one team over another, independent of the final score of the game. While this is, generally speaking, the hardest line to predict, it also offers the highest stakes. This is where you can get the most bang for your buck, especially for upset predictions.

Out of Competition Betting

When it comes to out of competition betting, players will focus mostly on betting on futures’ lines. And since college basketball can be volatile, this line arguably requires more luck than skill. But on the other hand, this line offers the nicest and largest payouts. Therefore, placing a handful of futures predictions is instrumental to making the best of the 2018 March Madness betting season.

The Excitement of a Service Like Ours

When it comes to the NCAA championships, when it comes to March Madness, you deserve the very best. There’s only one national championship. (Sure, there’s the women’s basketball championship, too, but we mean that there’s only one men’s and women’s basketball title.) NCAA March Madness is for everyone. This is one of the best sports events anywhere to bet on, whether it’s for men’s or women’s basketball.

You can bet both the men’s and women’s basketball right here at our site. You can bet a part of the madness. We (and the winnings) are waiting. Good luck!