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Pickswise is the home of March Madness picks. Our experts will analyze all of the statistics, data, team news, and more to provide you with the best March Madness tips for all 67 games throughout the tournament. If you’re looking for the best March Madness picks today, we’ve got you covered.
We offer free expert March Madness picks on every day of the tournament. The experts at Pickswise study the statistics, data, and latest news before selecting their March Madness picks for each of the tournament’s 67 games to help you make the best bets. Player matchups, rotations, injuries, travel schedule and referees, and many other factors are considered when finding the best daily March Madness betting tips.
A bet against the spread is a great March Madness pick and the most popular betting line on both basketball and football due to their high scoring nature. When you want to bet on an elite team, but the odds are short, commonplace during March Madness, betting against the spread is often the way to go.
In the early rounds, you could be looking at having to wager $2000 on a team like Kansas or Gonzaga to win $100 and while history suggests it may be a safe pick, it’s a lot of risk for little reward. A bet against the spread levels the playing field, and can be used to have a wager on a big favorite, or similarly on an overlooked underdog that could keep the game closer than the bookmakers suggest.
The great thing about a March Madness picks on an underdog against the spread is that your team can lose the game outright, but your wager can still win if they cover the spread. With the March Madness bracket being single-elimination, teams prioritize winning over winning in style and this can see underdogs close the winning margin late on, and even though they are beaten comfortably, they still end up covering the spread.
Our experts will analyze all of the statistics, trends, and team news ahead of each of the 67 March Madness games to bring you the best free March Madness Pick against the spread.
A March Madness Pick on the over/under markets is a great option for those closely-fought games that may be tough to call on the Moneyline or even Against the spread.
Instead of betting on the result of the game, betting on either overs or under the total points betting line means every play counts until the final buzzer making each game an exciting watch. Our experts analyze a host of statistics to determine all of our March Madness Predictions and picks, which are particularly pertinent to the points totals markets. A plethora of statistics including offensive and defensive efficiencies alongside a teams’ average tempo directly relate to the viability of a game for hitting the over, or under and our experts consider these key stats and more to provide the best free March Madness Picks on every game.
The March Madness tournament has been played since 1939 but has not always been the size and scale of the tournament as it is today. In 1939 there were only 8 teams in the tournament which was won by Oregon. March Madness expanded in 1951 to 16 teams, doubled again in 1975 to 32 teams, and once again to the size it is today with 64 teams in 1985.
The term March Madness itself was coined by Henry V Porter who was an Illinois School official in regards to the madness of the tournament. Today the name is apparent as ever with 64 teams all fighting for the title in a single-elimination tournament.
Since the tournament’s inception, UCLA leads the way in terms of National Titles with 11 mainly thanks to winning 7 titles in a row between 1967 and 1973. Their last title was in 1995.
The 2021 March Madness Tournament was won by the Baylor Bears who upset the odds in the final to halt Gonzaga from a perfect 30-0 season. The Baylor Bears hadn’t reached the Final Four since 1950 heading into the 2021 tournament and lifted their first National Championship Title at the end of it. Can they defend their crown as reigning champions in the 2022 March Madness Tournament?
We haven’t seen a reign of dominance like the UCLA Bruins’ reign between 1967 and 1973 in recent years, with much more parity amongst recent winners. In the last decade, three teams have won two titles each in Duke, Villanova, and Connecticut, meaning 7 different schools have lifted the title in the last 10 tournaments.
In a typical year, the March Madness Tournament is played in regional hubs across the United States with Dayton, Cleveland, Greensboro, Omaha, Sacramento, Albany, St. Louis, Spokane, Tampa, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Houston, New York, and Atlanta all due to host games in 2020 before the tournament was canceled due to the Covid 19 pandemic.
2021 saw all March Madness games played in the state of Indiana, with the majority, including the National Championship Game played at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis.
With plenty of uncertainty around future sporting events, it is not yet known if the traditional regional hubs will be back in 2022 or if a similar one-state approach will be taken by the NCAA.
The National Championship Game in 2022 is scheduled to take place at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on the 4th of April, 2022.
As soon as a decision is made, Picksiwse will bring you all of the latest news on the March Madness 2022 Locations and expert analysis on what that means for teams and your picks.
Plenty of recruiting and basketball is to be played before our experts dig deep into the rosters, teams, and coaching staff to find our best 2022 March Madness Pick. Our previews ahead of the 2021-22 NCAAB season will include analysis on which teams we think have the talent to go all the way so keep your eyes peeled.
Our March Madness Final Four Picks will be updated throughout the 2021-22 NCAAB season. Placing wagers on teams to make the Final Four ahead of time can see you lock in some great odds before the bracket is even formed. But you also run the risk of a back route to the Final Four. All of our expert Final Four picks and analysis will continue throughout the regular season and into the 2022 March Madness tournament itself.
Our 2022 March Madness Picks on teams to make the Elite Eight will follow Selection Sunday. Unlike the Ourtight March Madness winner and the To Make The Final Four betting markets, most sportsbooks will not offer odds on a team to make the Elite Eight until the bracket has been finalized.
Our 2022 March Madness Picks on teams to make the Sweet Sixteen will follow Selection Sunday. Unlike the Ourtight March Madness winner and the To Make The Final Four betting markets, most sportsbooks will not offer odds on a team to make the Sweet Sixteen until the bracket has been finalized.
Plenty of basketball and off-season work will take place between now and the start of March Madness. Our experts will be digging deep into the rosters, teams, and coaching staff to find our best 2022 March Madness Upset Picks. Our previews ahead of the 2021-22 NCAAB season will include analysis on which teams we could spoil the party and be a viable upset pick in 2022 so keep your eyes peeled.
The 2022 March Madness tournament is scheduled to start on March 15, 2022, and the National Championship Game will be played on April 4th at the Mercedes-Benz Super Dome in New Orleans.
CBS, TSB, TNT, and TruTV will all be home to live March Madness broadcasts throughout the tournament.
The First Four games will be exclusively aired on truTV, who also share the coverage of the first and second rounds of March Madness with CBS, TNT, and TBS.
Following the first two rounds, the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games will air on either TBS and CBS, with CBS also having the exclusive rights to the Final Four and Championship Game, which is scheduled for April 4, 2020.
Be sure to check back on our game-by-game March Madness Predictions for up-to-date game information, including where to watch the March Madness action.
Every single March Madness game will air on either truTV, TBS, TNT, or CBS.
Those looking to stream the game online have several options as well. If you receive these TV networks as part of your cable package, then you can log in and stream every game for free using March Madness Live.
Those without a cable subscription have other alternatives as well. They can stream games through services like fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, and YouTube TV.
Yes, you can play college basketball DFS contests on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel.
The college basketball event is divided into four regions: East, West, Midwest, and South. Each contains at least 16 teams, with four additional teams added as per the selection committee, to produce a playing field consisting of 68 schools. This committee is also responsible for seeding and keeping squads from the same conferences from playing each other until the regional finals. They do this to create an air of fairness. It’s also great for bettors since it makes your wagers way more interesting, especially if you can correctly pick a team to win the NCAA Tournament.
Instead of only involving 16th-seeded teams, the four play-ins will have at least two games between Nos. 11, 12, 13, or 14 seeds. These opening games are now known as the First Four.
The field of 68 is determined on Selection Sunday, which takes place on March 14 this year.
An NCAA selection committee is in charge of rounding out the entire field and deciding which seed each team will have.
Thirty-two teams receive automatic bids into the tournament because they won their conference’s postseason. Regardless of record or anything that took place in the regular season, conference tournament champs get invited to the Big Dance.
The selection committee then decides the final 36 teams that receive an at-large bid. Every teams’ regular-season resume is put under scrutiny to determine the best and most deserving teams to play in March Madness.
The committee will take teams that have been voted into the tournament as at-large teams or have earned the automatic qualifier from their conference, and vote on teams (four at a time) to the seed list. The top four teams on the first seeding vote make up the initial one line (the four No. 1 seeds).
