How to bet on college basketball online

In terms of sporting events worldwide, there is nothing quite like March Madness . The 68-team, 67-game event provides the most entertaining postseason event any sport has to offer. March Madness provides so many NCAA basketball betting opportunities, whether it is trying to win a bracket pool, picking every single winner for each game and competing against others, or placing wagers on every game, there are so many ways to get in on the action.

The first and second-round games will provide the most opportunity for betting action, as there are 48 games within a 72-hour span in which bettors can place wagers on all the games. Bettors can place a wager on their favorite to cover the spread, or pick the Cinderella team to put on the glass slipper and pull off the major moneyline upset and cash in.

Games start early and go on all day long in the first two rounds. So even if you miss a game or don’t have a confident lean one way or another, there are always plenty of other games where bettors will have plenty opportunities to win some money. While the first two rounds will provide the most action, stay tuned from the Sweet 16 all the way to the National Championship as there are plenty of other ways to keep betting on March Madness.

While most will bet on which team they believe will win the National Championship, betting on which team they think will win the conference title can be a much more profitable outcome. With fewer teams, comes less parity and usually, the best team ends up winning the league title. Bettors can bet on both regular-season and tournament title winners, with the odds shifting heavily throughout the season.

Bettors can bet on perennial favorites like Kansas, Gonzaga, or Villanova, who have traditionally found a way to finish the season on top of the regular-season standings for their league. There are also opportunities to find value, early last season Alabama opened up at +1600 to win the SEC title but cashed in that ticket by winning the SEC in dominant fashion.

Tournament championship bets provide an opportunity for higher volatility because of the fact it is a one-game sample size, and oftentimes the best team does not win their tournament title. Since 2014, only one team that ended up winning the National Championship won their league tournament title. In fact, sometimes it’s better to go with a longshot like Georgia Tech, who was +3200 preseason to win the ACC title but cashed in that ticket by knocking off Florida State in the Championship game.

The National Player of the Year award is given out to the player that is voted on as being the best player in college basketball each season. The important part to remember is that the award isn’t necessarily given to the most talented player or the player that will go #1 in the NBA Draft, in fact Zion Williamson in 2019 is the only player since 2013 who managed to win the National Player of the Year award and be the first player selected in the NBA Draft.

The Player of the Year award traditionally goes to the player that produces high-level stats on a really good team, which was the case last year when Luka Garza averaged 24.1 points and 8.7 rebounds per game while helping Iowa get a two-seed in the NCAA Tournament.

For the 2022 season, it was Drew Timme who was preseason favorite to win the award at +500, his combination of statistical production, while playing on the preseason favorite was thought to give him a good shot at the award. Some years the preseason favorite does indeed walk away with the prize, but in other years, like in 2020 when Obi Toppin won the award, it is someone who comes completely out of the blue.