There was not much madness in March.
In a tournament normally filled with upheavals and Cinderellas, the support has become chalk in many cases.
For the second time since 2007, and the sixth time, no 13, 14, 15 or 16 Seed posted an upheaval. And for the second time in the history of the tournament, the Final Four present all the seeds n ° 1.
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The Madness match logo in a first training at UD Arena. (Images Rick Osentoski / Imagn)
Due to the lack of upheavals, Johnny Avello, an Oddsmaker in Draftkings, said that the bettor had made this year due to a popular trend.
“There have been many parlays of the silver line. So the bettors had a very good race,” said Avello.
Another trend in recent years has been betting on each upheaval in the first round. Despite an editorial record for weak victories, the return on investment would be high, thanks to teams like UMBC, Fairleigh Dickinson and St. Peter’s.
But this trend did not take place this year. The lowest seeded to win a game was a seeded n ° 12, and the propagation favored the state of colorado to head against Memphis n ° 5.
The Draftings logo displayed on a phone in Krakow, Poland, September 21, 2021. (Jakub Porzycki / Nurphoto via Getty Images)
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“The favorites won 12 of the 16 games Thursday Thursday and went 9-7 against the number. They were 13-3 on Friday and 10-6 against the number. We did not see the trend that is generally occurring,” said Avello.
Duke is now even money to win the title, and the bettors have jumped everything on the Blue Devils, added Avello.
“They were the team that was betted all year round,” he said, adding that Duke would be at least a favorite of 4.5 points, no matter who he could be confronted in the final. Duke is -5.5 against Houston.
Duke Blue Devils Cooper Flagg striker cuts the net after winning the 2025 ACC championship match against the Cardinals of Louisville at the Spectrum Center. (Jim Dedmon / Imagn images)
Duke will face Houston after Florida-Auburn’s match on Saturday. The first match appeared at 6:09 p.m. HE in San Antonio.
