March Madness College Basketball Betting Report – March 18

March 18, 2015 by Dave Schwab

March Madness College Basketball Betting Report – March 18, The 2015 NCAA Tournament got underway this past Tuesday night with the first two games of First Four Round and we have already seen two upsets. Hampton knocked-off Manhattan 74-64 as a nine point underdog in a battle between two No. 16 seeds in the Midwest Region and over in the West Region in a clash of two No. 11 seeds, Ole Miss upended BYU 94-90 as a three-point underdog.

This should set the stage for some serious drama over the next five days as the remaining 66-team field gets pared down to the Sweet 16. When it comes to betting on the games, 5Dimes has released a full set of betting odds, futures and props for all the action.

Undefeated Kentucky at 34-0 is the tournament’s top seed playing out of the Midwest Region. The Wildcats’ odds to remain perfect on the year and win a national title are set at +142 and they are prohibitive -270 favorites to win their region.

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Wisconsin is the No. 1 seed in the West Region, but No. 2 Arizona is favored to win that part of the bracket at +150 betting odds. These Wildcats’ odds to win a national title are set at +825, which is second-best on the list. The Badgers’ odds to win the West are set at +165 and they are +875 third-favorites to win it all.

Moving to the right side of the bracket in the East Region, 5Dimes has opened No. 1 seed Villanova as a +168 favorite to reach the Final Four followed closely by No. 2 seed Virginia at +240 betting odds. This third team of contending Wildcats is listed as +950 fourth-favorites to go on and win the national championship, while the Cavaliers’ sports betting odds to win it all drop off to +1950.

Duke is the No. 1 seed in the final region on the board and the Blue Devils’ betting odds to win the South are set at +168. The second seed in that region is Gonzaga and the Bulldogs’ odds to make it to the Final Four out of that region are set at +280. Duke’s odds to win the national title stand at +950 as another fourth-favorite and the Bulldogs’ betting odds to win it all are +2300.

The top matchup in the title game on 5Dimes’ futures board pits Kentucky against Villanova at +586. The best odds from the top sportsbooks on the board without Kentucky in the mix have Arizona taking-on Villanova at +2200. Top

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