March Madness Betting Report – Feb. 11

 

While all the top teams in the country are trying to build their resumes for a choice spot in this year’s NCAA Tournament, the real prize of the regular season is landing one of the four No. 1 seeds that will remain up for grabs right up until Selection Sunday.

One team that remains in excellent shape to claim one of those top seeds in the No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats. They have struggled with a few close calls lately including Tuesday night’s narrow 71-69 escape against LSU as 9.5-point road favorites on GTBETS closing betting odds. The SEC’s Wildcats are still perfect on the year straight-up at 24-0, but after failing to cover in their last five contests they are just 11-12-1 against the spread. The next test on the schedule is a home game against South Carolina this Saturday. The total has gone OVER in Kentucky’s last five outings.

Most experts believe that the West Coast Conference’s Gonzaga Bulldogs will also be a No. 1 seed for this season’s Big Dance after reeling-off 24 SU victories in their first 25 games. They are a perfect 12-0 SU in conference play heading into Thursday night’s matchup against Loyola Marymount at home. The No. 3-ranked Bulldogs in the AP’s latest Top 25 have been another shaky team to bet on lately with a 3-6 record ATS in their last nine games, but they do come into Thursday’s game with a healthy record of 8-3 ATS at home this season. The total has gone OVER in four of their last five games overall.