www.betwwts.com Releases Odds On Several Teams Making The NCAA Tournament
ST. JOHN?S, ANTIGUA (March 7, 2005)?The apprehension of several college basketball programs will be immeasurable on Selection Sunday as they wait to hear if they?ll participate in March Madness. While the selection committee pours over strengths of schedules, RPI?s and key wins and losses, fans everywhere will hope their team?s tournament resume will get them into ?The Big Dance.? With the tournament hopes of several major college teams still unclear heading into conference tournaments, www.betwwts.com today announced odds on a number of ?bubble teams? making the NCAA Tournament.
A leading offshore gaming company for over 10 years, BetWWTS.com has created odds on several teams from the seven major Division I conferences qualifying for this year?s NCAA tournament. Possibly the biggest question mark at the end of the regular season was last year?s national runner-up Georgia Tech. BetWWTS.com believes that the Yellow Jackets have earned an invitation to the tournament, listing their odds of getting into ?The Big Dance? at 1/8. Despite losing key players to injury or suspension, Texas remains a solid 1/10 favorite to quality for the field of 65 following their upset win at Oklahoma State on Saturday. BetWWTS.com believes that both Big Ten bubble teams will be selected for the NCAA tournament, listing Indiana and Minnesota as 1/5 and 1/6 favorites to qualify, respectively. Other teams the odds makers favor to qualify for the post-season tourney include: DePaul (5/13), UCLA (1/12), UAB (2/5), Maryland (10/19), and Stanford (1/5).
For several other teams, BetWWTS.com believes that winning their conference tournament may be the only way they can receive a bid to the NCAA tournament. Georgetown (18/1), Texas A&M (5/1), Marquette (18/1), Arizona State (18/1) and Vanderbilt (10/1) are all long shots to make the tourney field. Other teams that will need to win games in their conference tournaments or get some help include: West Virginia, Notre Dame, North Carolina State, Iowa State and UAB. In all, BetWWTS.com has odds on 18 major NCAA Division I teams qualifying for the NCAA tournament.
Current Odds: *All Odds Subject To Change*
Odds On Who Makes The 2005 NCAA Tournament
Team Yes Makes Tournament Does Not Make Tournament
Georgia Tech 1/8 5/1
Maryland 10/19 3/2
North Carolina State 4/1 1/6
West Virginia 7/2 1/5
Notre Dame 8/5 1/2
Georgetown 18/1 1/30
Texas 1/10 6/1
Texas A&M 5/1 1/8
Iowa State 8/5 1/2
Minnesota 1/6 4/1
Indiana 1/5 7/2
DePaul 5/13 2/1
Marquette 18/1 1/30
UAB 2/5 19/10
UCLA 1/12 7/1
Stanford 1/5 7/2
Arizona State 18/1 1/30
Vanderbilt 10/1 1/15
For more information and a complete list of odds, please visit www.betwwts.com
ST. JOHN?S, ANTIGUA (March 7, 2005)?The apprehension of several college basketball programs will be immeasurable on Selection Sunday as they wait to hear if they?ll participate in March Madness. While the selection committee pours over strengths of schedules, RPI?s and key wins and losses, fans everywhere will hope their team?s tournament resume will get them into ?The Big Dance.? With the tournament hopes of several major college teams still unclear heading into conference tournaments, www.betwwts.com today announced odds on a number of ?bubble teams? making the NCAA Tournament.
A leading offshore gaming company for over 10 years, BetWWTS.com has created odds on several teams from the seven major Division I conferences qualifying for this year?s NCAA tournament. Possibly the biggest question mark at the end of the regular season was last year?s national runner-up Georgia Tech. BetWWTS.com believes that the Yellow Jackets have earned an invitation to the tournament, listing their odds of getting into ?The Big Dance? at 1/8. Despite losing key players to injury or suspension, Texas remains a solid 1/10 favorite to quality for the field of 65 following their upset win at Oklahoma State on Saturday. BetWWTS.com believes that both Big Ten bubble teams will be selected for the NCAA tournament, listing Indiana and Minnesota as 1/5 and 1/6 favorites to qualify, respectively. Other teams the odds makers favor to qualify for the post-season tourney include: DePaul (5/13), UCLA (1/12), UAB (2/5), Maryland (10/19), and Stanford (1/5).
For several other teams, BetWWTS.com believes that winning their conference tournament may be the only way they can receive a bid to the NCAA tournament. Georgetown (18/1), Texas A&M (5/1), Marquette (18/1), Arizona State (18/1) and Vanderbilt (10/1) are all long shots to make the tourney field. Other teams that will need to win games in their conference tournaments or get some help include: West Virginia, Notre Dame, North Carolina State, Iowa State and UAB. In all, BetWWTS.com has odds on 18 major NCAA Division I teams qualifying for the NCAA tournament.
Current Odds: *All Odds Subject To Change*
Odds On Who Makes The 2005 NCAA Tournament
Team Yes Makes Tournament Does Not Make Tournament
Georgia Tech 1/8 5/1
Maryland 10/19 3/2
North Carolina State 4/1 1/6
West Virginia 7/2 1/5
Notre Dame 8/5 1/2
Georgetown 18/1 1/30
Texas 1/10 6/1
Texas A&M 5/1 1/8
Iowa State 8/5 1/2
Minnesota 1/6 4/1
Indiana 1/5 7/2
DePaul 5/13 2/1
Marquette 18/1 1/30
UAB 2/5 19/10
UCLA 1/12 7/1
Stanford 1/5 7/2
Arizona State 18/1 1/30
Vanderbilt 10/1 1/15
For more information and a complete list of odds, please visit www.betwwts.com
