Bet March Madness 2010
March Madness refers to the time of year when college basketball athletes are vying for the respect of their peers. For some, this is a shot at a National Championship. Some teams see the conference tournaments as the chance to secure entry as one of the 65 teams that will participate in the National Championship tournaments; others, who are already in, see the opportunity to increase their seed rating. The actual tournament provides big money to the schools and media, while for the athletes, it’s the last chance to shine on National TV, or a chance to impress the NBA scouts.
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Needless to say, it’s an exciting time of the month for the college athletes, coaches and alumni, which is even more reason to be sure that it’s an exciting time for basketball fans and sports bettors alike. As a fan you’ll likely get involved in several pools, such as bracket contests with friends or on free sites such as cbssportsline or yahoo. What you probably didn’t know is there are also lots of free contests online at sportsbooks that require no deposit. Good sites to check when looking for free contests come March Madness time are Bodog, Sportsbook.com and BetUs.com.
March Madness as a Sports Bettor
Sports Bettors will also want to take advantage of the free contests. However, the opportunities to profit are much greater than just the freeroll side of things. During March Madness, fans come out of the woodwork to make their only bets for the year. Don’t believe me? Try booking a Vegas Strip hotel on a weekend during March Madness. If you wait till a few days before, you’ll be disappointed, because they’re all sold out.
The betting action is going to increase for March, and the sportsbooks know this. Now it’s just a matter of which sportsbook is going to benefit the most from the increased action. In order to stake a claim in this: sportsbooks offer more reload bonuses and promotions during March Madness than at any other time of the year, even more than the Super Bowl. In fact, it might make sense to go right down our right side menu and sign up for each and every sports book listed prior to March Madness, so you’ll be on the sports books list for offers come March. This will give you a chance to compare.
Betting Sports as a Fan
If you’re looking to just get into the action as a fan and don’t have much need to really study sports betting, meaning you’re just betting on your favorite team, here are our pointers.
If your school is popular – a 5 seed or higher as a rule of thumb, you’ll want to bet as soon as the line comes out. The first site to post odds on college sports is bookmaker.com. What we suggest is to have your account ready before brackets are released. Once they’re released (or the round is updated, meaning the next match up is known), start refreshing Bookmaker.com every hour, and get your bet in there before the pricing gets worse.
If your team is an underdog, well then you’ll want to bet at Bodog.com just before the game starts. As a rule of thumb, this will get you the best odds.
Whatever you decide to do for March Madness, we wish you the best of luck with your picks and brackets for March Madness 2010, which ends with the final four April 3-5 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.