College basketball betting odds on high profile teams can oftentimes cause basketball gambling players nothing but trouble.A basketball gambling fact of life is that you are not going to find much value backing high profile teams in NBA or NCAA basketball betting odds. NCAA basketball betting odds on teams like the Lakers in the NBA and Duke in college basketball are going to be overpriced more often than not. The reason for these high prices in NCAA basketball betting odds is name value. The NCAA basketball odds makers are aware of the mass appeal of such teams and they make the public pay a premium price to take them.