NCAA Tournament and March Madness Future Best Bets, Odds, Predictions: Arizona, Houston, Miami (OH), More!
Vaughn Dalzell breaks down his favorite future bets in the NCAA Tournament, including the Sweet 16 and Elite 8.
Today is the day! The NCAA Tournament Round of 64 begins and it's time to get your last minute futures bets in! Here are my best bets for teams to make the Sweet 16, Elite 8 and win the entire tournament.
All odds are courtesy of DraftKings . To Make the Elite 8: Houston Cougars (+110) After getting a taste of a National Championship last year, I think the Houston Cougars will make another deep run in the tournament. Houston has the fifth-ranked offense at KenPom and 13th-rated offense, the seventh-best offensive turnover percentage, and 12th-best defensive turnover percentage.
The Cougars can grind you out with their 352nd-ranked tempo, and they also have an improved offense thanks to the guard play of freshman Kingston Flemmings and the emergence of sophomore Mercy Miller. Since Houston’s three-game losing streak, the Cougars rank seventh overall at Barttorvik with the 26th-rated offense and 9th-ranked defense. Houston has a dominant defense that ranks fifth since the New Year, thanks to the mind of Kelvin Sampson and the big man duo of Joseph Tugler and Chris Cenac.
To make the Sweet 16, Houston will have to go through No. 15 Idaho in the round of 64, No. 7 Saint Mary’s or No.
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