March Madness: Big ?Dogs and Big Faves
By SPORTSBETTING.com
It was a wild first day for the big tournament, with close calls, upsets and blowouts?delivering everything this tournament is know for.
Online sportsbooks won a few battles, while the sports betting public won a few yesterday as well. The March Madness odds for these opening round matchups has been up since Selection Sunday, so bettors had plenty of time to handicap the matchups and take their shots. The same holds true for all of the games on day two of the tourney.
Looking at today?s matchups?do we see any upset opportunities?
- Morehead State?s reward for defeating Alabama St. is entry into the field of 64 but their opponent is the Louisville Cardinals. The sportsbooks have Louisville listed as a 21-point favorite. Not the biggest fav on the board, but one of them.
Morehead State has been a reasonably solid bet lately, going 13-6 ATS in their last 19 lined games, but Louisville hasn?t shied away from covering the spread either, boasting a 15-5 ATS mark in their most recent 20 starts.
How has Louisville down when laying some bigger numbers? They?ve got a 12-8 ATS record when favored by 8-points or more.
Meanwhile, Morehead St. has struggled when the odds are stacked against them, going 7-12-1 ATS when underdogs of more than 8-points.
Dating back to 1997 the two teams have met four times and the Cardinals hold the edge in the series going 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS.
SPORTSBETTING.com is reporting decent action on the favorite, with Louisville seeing 73% of all the betting volume in this tilt.
- When the Ivy League?s Cornell Big Red goes up against the Missouri Tigers today, they will do so as 13-point underdogs.
Cornell is 9-6 ATS in their last 15 lined games, while Mizzou sports a 13-6 ATS mark the last 19 times they have played a game with a pointspread on it.
Total bettors might want to take note, as Cornell has played five straight unders.
When an underdog of more than 8-points, the Big Red have been profitable, going 11-8-1 ATS. On the flipside, the Tigers are 12-8 ATS when listed at more than -8.
As one might expect, the Ivy League crew aren?t getting a ton of respect from the betting public, as only 25% of the betting action is on Cornell in this matchup.
- Another Friday game seeing a line in double-digits is the game between the Portland St. Vikings and the Xavier Musketeers with Xavier favored by 10.5-points.
The Musketeers have been on the mark the last 20 games, going 12-6-2 ATS while the Vikes are clear step behind at 7-11-1 ATS.
In the last 20 games when favored by more than 8-points, Xavier isn?t too shabby at 12-6-2 ATS.
Portland St. has a record of 11-9 ATS when an underdog of 8-points or more in their last 20 in that situation.
Bettors like the dog in this one, with Portland State getting 72% of all the action at SPORTSBETTING.com.
Could this be the big upset of the first round?
One of the best parts of March Madness is when the dogs not only bark, but actually bite, sending a big seed home.
The Madness continues today.
Visit SPORTSBETTING.com to take advantage of their 50% March Madness sign-up bonus.
By SPORTSBETTING.com
It was a wild first day for the big tournament, with close calls, upsets and blowouts?delivering everything this tournament is know for.
Online sportsbooks won a few battles, while the sports betting public won a few yesterday as well. The March Madness odds for these opening round matchups has been up since Selection Sunday, so bettors had plenty of time to handicap the matchups and take their shots. The same holds true for all of the games on day two of the tourney.
Looking at today?s matchups?do we see any upset opportunities?
- Morehead State?s reward for defeating Alabama St. is entry into the field of 64 but their opponent is the Louisville Cardinals. The sportsbooks have Louisville listed as a 21-point favorite. Not the biggest fav on the board, but one of them.
Morehead State has been a reasonably solid bet lately, going 13-6 ATS in their last 19 lined games, but Louisville hasn?t shied away from covering the spread either, boasting a 15-5 ATS mark in their most recent 20 starts.
How has Louisville down when laying some bigger numbers? They?ve got a 12-8 ATS record when favored by 8-points or more.
Meanwhile, Morehead St. has struggled when the odds are stacked against them, going 7-12-1 ATS when underdogs of more than 8-points.
Dating back to 1997 the two teams have met four times and the Cardinals hold the edge in the series going 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS.
SPORTSBETTING.com is reporting decent action on the favorite, with Louisville seeing 73% of all the betting volume in this tilt.
- When the Ivy League?s Cornell Big Red goes up against the Missouri Tigers today, they will do so as 13-point underdogs.
Cornell is 9-6 ATS in their last 15 lined games, while Mizzou sports a 13-6 ATS mark the last 19 times they have played a game with a pointspread on it.
Total bettors might want to take note, as Cornell has played five straight unders.
When an underdog of more than 8-points, the Big Red have been profitable, going 11-8-1 ATS. On the flipside, the Tigers are 12-8 ATS when listed at more than -8.
As one might expect, the Ivy League crew aren?t getting a ton of respect from the betting public, as only 25% of the betting action is on Cornell in this matchup.
- Another Friday game seeing a line in double-digits is the game between the Portland St. Vikings and the Xavier Musketeers with Xavier favored by 10.5-points.
The Musketeers have been on the mark the last 20 games, going 12-6-2 ATS while the Vikes are clear step behind at 7-11-1 ATS.
In the last 20 games when favored by more than 8-points, Xavier isn?t too shabby at 12-6-2 ATS.
Portland St. has a record of 11-9 ATS when an underdog of 8-points or more in their last 20 in that situation.
Bettors like the dog in this one, with Portland State getting 72% of all the action at SPORTSBETTING.com.
Could this be the big upset of the first round?
One of the best parts of March Madness is when the dogs not only bark, but actually bite, sending a big seed home.
The Madness continues today.
Visit SPORTSBETTING.com to take advantage of their 50% March Madness sign-up bonus.
