March Madness at the Sportsbook. Sportsbook betting really gets going during the month of March on college basketball with March Madness.You can even make a case that March Madness surpasses even the Super Bowl in terms of betting volume at the sports book. Sportsbook odds on March Madness are extremely popular as gamblers look to bet on the games. Many systems are out there in regards to March Madness betting at the sports book. Let’s look at some handicapping tips to consider when betting March Madness games at the sportsbook.
In the first round of March Madness at the sports book, taking the dog is always worth considering and certain seed matchups like 5-12, 4-13, and 3-14 have had definite trends over the years. It used to be that taking the #12 seed was nearly a guarantee of making money versus the #5 seed at the sportsbook. The #3 seeds have also done very well. The later rounds also have some interesting trends to consider when betting at the sportsbook.
One system to consider is betting on any tournament team that did not cover the online betting pointspread in their last game if they are going against a tournament team that did cover the number at the sportsbook. For example, let’s say that North Carolina is playing Indiana in the second round. The Tar Heels didn’t cover in their opening round game against some weaker club while Indiana did cover in their opening round win. You now take North Carolina at the sportsbook.
The reason that this system works is that very often sportsbook gamblers get irritated by a team’s non-cover in the previous game and conversely they fall in love with the team that did cover. Obviously there are no sports betting plays in the first round of the tournament using this system but there will be some in the later rounds. It should be noted that in March Madness betting at the sportsbook there are a lot of public bettors.
The tournament is like the Super Bowl in that there are a lot of new bettors at the sports book. The public always overreacts at the sportsbook to what happens in a previous game. They remember that a team didn’t cover in their previous game versus the sportsbook line and also remember a team that was good to them in the last game. That means great value for the team coming off the loss and it is why that sports betting system works.