[h=1]2014 NCAA tourney betting guide[/h][h=3]Bets for every game, title value bets, system plays, upset picks and more[/h]By ESPN Insider Vegas contributors | ESPN Insider
With more than 9.2 quintillion possible NCAA tournament brackets, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. But fear not, Insider is here to help. We've asked our experienced group of gambling experts, including Dave Tuley, Ted Sevransky, PJ Walsh, Geoff Kulesa and Sal Selvaggio what they're looking at when handicapping the bracket and picking tourney games.
What this guide contains:
• Picks for every NCAA tourney game on Thursday and Friday
• Title value bets from Ted Sevransky and Vegas handicappers
• Dave Tuley's Vegas Rankings of all 68 NCAA tournament teams
• Vegas handicappers' best ATS bets, upset picks and over/under bets
• The best system bets from PJ Walsh of Sports Insights
• Top 10 public teams according to Jay Kornegay of the Las Vegas Hotel
• What the bracket should look like according to CBB handicapper Alan Boston
Enjoy and good luck.
<CENTER>[h=3]CBB Vegas Rankings[/h]</CENTER>
LAS VEGAS -- Florida is the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament. The Gators are No. 1 in the AP writers' poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll.
But they're not No. 1 in the Vegas Rankings.
In fact, the top team from the combined power ratings of our panel of handicappers -- Geoff Kulesa ("Wunderdog") of wunderdogsports.com, Teddy "Covers" Sevransky and yours truly, Dave Tuley -- isn't one of the other No. 1 seeds, or a No. 2 seed or even a No. 3.
Our top-rated team is Louisville, the defending national champions who again look as though they're peaking at the right time coming off their AAC title.
There's a lot of support in Vegas for the Cardinals as the LVH SuperBook made them 15-1 when the brackets were announced Sunday afternoon, but by the end of the night they had been bet down to co-third choice on the futures board with Florida the favorite at 5-1, Michigan State (another No. 4 seed, interestingly enough) as the second choice at 5-1, and then Louisville and Arizona at 7-1. The LVH odds for all 68 NCAA teams are in the accompanying chart, along with their Vegas power ratings.
The ratings are meant to compare the relative strength of the teams if they were to meet on a neutral court, which theoretically all NCAA tournament are supposed to be contested on, though obviously some teams will have more fan support than others, especially those put in regionals close to home.
Here are the 2014 NCAA tournament Vegas Rankings:
<!-- begin inline 2 -->[h=4]2014 NCAA Tournament Vegas Rankings[/h]
With more than 9.2 quintillion possible NCAA tournament brackets, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. But fear not, Insider is here to help. We've asked our experienced group of gambling experts, including Dave Tuley, Ted Sevransky, PJ Walsh, Geoff Kulesa and Sal Selvaggio what they're looking at when handicapping the bracket and picking tourney games.
What this guide contains:
• Picks for every NCAA tourney game on Thursday and Friday
• Title value bets from Ted Sevransky and Vegas handicappers
• Dave Tuley's Vegas Rankings of all 68 NCAA tournament teams
• Vegas handicappers' best ATS bets, upset picks and over/under bets
• The best system bets from PJ Walsh of Sports Insights
• Top 10 public teams according to Jay Kornegay of the Las Vegas Hotel
• What the bracket should look like according to CBB handicapper Alan Boston
Enjoy and good luck.
<CENTER>[h=3]CBB Vegas Rankings[/h]</CENTER>
LAS VEGAS -- Florida is the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament. The Gators are No. 1 in the AP writers' poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll.
But they're not No. 1 in the Vegas Rankings.
In fact, the top team from the combined power ratings of our panel of handicappers -- Geoff Kulesa ("Wunderdog") of wunderdogsports.com, Teddy "Covers" Sevransky and yours truly, Dave Tuley -- isn't one of the other No. 1 seeds, or a No. 2 seed or even a No. 3.
Our top-rated team is Louisville, the defending national champions who again look as though they're peaking at the right time coming off their AAC title.
There's a lot of support in Vegas for the Cardinals as the LVH SuperBook made them 15-1 when the brackets were announced Sunday afternoon, but by the end of the night they had been bet down to co-third choice on the futures board with Florida the favorite at 5-1, Michigan State (another No. 4 seed, interestingly enough) as the second choice at 5-1, and then Louisville and Arizona at 7-1. The LVH odds for all 68 NCAA teams are in the accompanying chart, along with their Vegas power ratings.
The ratings are meant to compare the relative strength of the teams if they were to meet on a neutral court, which theoretically all NCAA tournament are supposed to be contested on, though obviously some teams will have more fan support than others, especially those put in regionals close to home.
Here are the 2014 NCAA tournament Vegas Rankings:
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Vegas Rank | BPI Rank | Team | Vegas Power Ranking | Title Odds |
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(f)=field of all others Title odds courtesy of the LVH |