March 23 - Upsets and tight finishes dominated the first weekend of the NCAA
men's basketball tournament and the Bodog.com Sportsbook anticipates more of the
same excitement as the March Madness teams whittle down to the Final Four...
With a record amount of sign-ups and a substantial increase in betting action
for the first two rounds of March Madness, Bodog.com bookmakers expect the
fierce wagering action to continue this weekend. The Sweet 16 round of the
single-elimination college basketball tournament features an unpredictable mix
of No. 1 seeds and Cinderella teams.
"No team from the Big Ten Conference survived the first weekend, while
schools from smaller conferences put together impressive performances to
advance," says Calvin Ayre, Founder and CEO of Bodog.com. "We can expect many
more surprises and thrilling games as we count down to finding the nation's top
basketball team."
Will the next round of Madness be all about the upset? The lower-seeded teams
making noise include No. 11 George Mason, which upset Michigan State and
defending national champion North Carolina last weekend to advance in the
Washington, D.C. Region. On Friday, the Patriots face another surprise team, the
No. 7 Wichita State Shockers, who ended the season for No. 2 seed Tennessee;
George Mason is a 2-point favorite.
The other Cinderella in the field, No. 13 Bradley, is a 7-point underdog as
it tries to knock off the Oakland Region's top seed, the Memphis Tigers, on
Thursday. Memphis and the three other No. 1 seeds (Duke, Connecticut and
Villanova) survived the first weekend of play. The four No. 1 seeds have never
all advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. With all the upsets and
parity of this year's tournament, could it be that 2006 turns out to be the Year
of the No. 1?
Bodog.com has the all the March Madness lines, props and futures posted and
offers great betting tips for those new to March Madness betting.
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