The first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament turned up no Cinderellas, which almost always makes her annual appearance to the Big Dance, but with few upsets she was forced to stay home and watch via television with the millions of sports betting viewers. With all No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 seeds advancing to the Sweet 16 for the first time ever, after two rounds of basketball that was nearly as predictable of a re-run episode of Gilligan's Island, the semi-regionals make for competitive and mouthwatering matchups.
Who needs Cinderella anyways? We've seen some very exciting games without her, and with such great parity, it's likely to become even better. For once we can pat the selection committee on the back for a job well done, as they've made the office geeks around the country look like bracketology experts in the workplace's bracket pools. And, let's give some love to the higher seeds that's played up to - and beyond - expectations, which includes the dance's top-three turning a profit for the online NCAA basketball betting fans supporting them.
The No. 1 through No. 3 seeded teams are a collective 17-7 ATS, with the No. 1's going 4-4 ATS in the first two rounds. Based on BetUS NCAA basketball odds, the average spread for the tournament is slightly under nine points while the average margin of victory is 12 ppg.
It's hard to imagine from a bettor's stand point the higher seeds continuing to carry the torch to the end, making it a lock soon a No. 1 will fall and the underdogs in the top-three seeds will recover lost funds dropped during the first two rounds. Though, at this point any team listed as the dog which barks would be hard to classify as an upset, including Arizona despite being a No. 12 because they're competing in the Big Dance for the 25th consecutive time. Speaking of the Wildcats, among the Regional Semifinals' odds, they are the biggest dogs at +9 against Louisville on Friday. As well, they are the longest shot on the board to win the NCAA Tournament championship priced at +5000.
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