Wagering on March Madness

WAGERING ON MARCH MADNESS NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY 120 16 113 15 102 18 14 95 25 13 76 44 12 79 41 73 47 10 (Number are straight up, not against the spread) 59 61 TOP SEEDS RULE AGAINST THE SPREAD Deta collected is from 2012-2014 8. NCAA NCAA NCAA 15 NCAA 16-1 2-15 7-5 8-4 The Number-16 seed is 8-4 The Number-2 seed The Number-3 seed The Number-4 seed against the spread (ATS) vs the Number-1 seed is 8-4 ATS vs the Number-15 seed is 7-5 ATS vs the Number-14 seed is 8-4 ATS vs the Number-13 seed 8. 3 4. NCAA NCAA NCAA NCAA 12-3 6-11 7-10 8-9 The Number-12 seed The Number-6 seed The Number-7 seed The Number-8 seed is 8-3-1 ATS vs the is 7-4-1 ATS vs the Number-10 seed is 8-4 ATS vs the is 6-6 ATS vs the Number-11 seed Number 5 seed Number-9 seed NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS BY SEED 20 SEED1 CHAMPIONS SEED8 1 SEED7 1 9 through 16 have never won a championship SEED2 SEED3 SEED6 SEED4 TOP BETTING TRENDS OF MARCH 69.5% 58.6% SEED 1 vs UNDER Playing the under in NCAA tournament first round games featuring #1 seeds has hit 69.5% of the time. Playing the higher seed against the spread in the round of 32 on the NCAA tournament has hit 58.6% of the time. 65.8% 61.8% NCAA BIG 12 CONFERENCE WCCTOUR Playing the under in the final round of conference championships in non power house conferences (not the ACC, Big 10, SEC, Big East, or Big 12) has hit 61.8% of the time. Playing against the top seeds in conference tournaments against the spread has hit 65.8% of the time. BETTING IN 2015 TOP 5 TEAMS AGAINST THE SPREAD IN 2015 VILLANOVA 21-7 DAVIDSON 20-4 WAVES UTAH 19-6 PURDUE 18-7-1 PEPPERDINE 18-8-1 28-1 ODDS TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP 25-1 20-1 16-1 14-1 12-1 12-1 17-1 9-1 KU INI MARCH MADNESS WAGER ING AND BR ACKET CONTESTS LOTS OF TIME AND MONEY ARE SPENT ON MARCH MADNESS LAS $3 billion NEVA Las Vegas Sports Books take in $200 million in the first four days of the tournament and roughly $250 million total. Total wagering nationwide is estimated to be $2.5 billion, while wagering on office pools could be as high as $3 billion. $1.2 BILLION With an estimated 50 million Americans participating in March Madness office pools, companies stand to lose at least $1.2 billion in employee productivity. 2$ www.bettingsports.com BETTINGSPORTS Sources: bettingsports.com - bovada.com - oddsshark.com - ivyleaguepicks.com Kentucky Duke CITY OF Wisconsin VEGAS Arizona Virginia HIGHER SEED AGA INST THE SPREAD Gonzaga Villanova Kansas Notre Dame Utah