2009 March Madness odds are interesting to wager and to handicap. One of the reasons for this huge interesting in March betting is the seeding of the teams in the NCAA Tournament. How can the seeds help you determine your wagers vs. the 2009 March Madness odds?
2009 March odds in the first round are probably the most popular because there are so many games to look at. As you consider 2009 March odds in the first round you want to remember a few things. A #1 seed has never lost in the first round while #2 and #3 seeds are also strong. Now remember that just because a team wins straight up does not mean they will cover the 2009 March odds. In the last six years the #16 seed actually has a winning record against the March Madness betting odds. They don’t win games but when they are getting 30+ points they can sometimes cover the March betting pointspread. The #15 seed also has done well in recent years against the #2 seed. The #3 versus the #14 seed is about 50-50 in the past six years.
2009 March odds may see the #4 seeds get a little bit of attention. The #4 seed has actually won about 80% of the time and they have covered more than 50% of the time in the past six seasons. While the #4 seed can sometimes be popular in 2009 March Madness odds the #5 seeds are not. There is no question that the #12 seeds will get attention in 2009 March Madness odds as they always do. This matchup is famous for outright upsets as about a third of the time the #12 seed wins outright. Overall though, in the past six seasons the #5 seeds have held their own against the March betting pointspread. This is due to the public and the oddsmakers catching up to the trend.
2009 March odds have seen the #6 seeds do very well recently against the #11 seeds both straight up and against the spread. The 8-9 matchup has seen the #9 seeds actually do a little bit better both straight up and against the spread versus the #8 seeds.
The best value in 2009 March Madness odds in the first round could come in the 7-10 matchup. The #7 seeds have sizzled the past six years or so at over 60% against the spread.
2009 March Madness odds will be very popular again, in large part because of the brackets and the seeds.
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