NCAA Tournament Betting Odds: Bet on the Two Finalists

There is more to betting the NCAA Tournament this week than simply which teams will win each of the remaining games.  One can actually bet on which two teams will be in the Final come next Monday.

The favorite pairing of Memphis vs. North Carolina pays nearly $200 for every $100 bet ($180 to be exact)

UCLA vs. North Carolina offered slightly better payout odds of $225 for every $100 bet. 

Memphis vs. Kansas would pay out $300 for every $100 bet.

But the best bet of all at BetUS.com - $375 paid out for every $100 bet should UCLA meet Kansas in the final.

North Carolina has been favored by -3 to win it all. 

"North Carolina is a 3-point favorite over Kansas, and would be the favorite over either UCLA or Memphis," said Michael Seba, senior oddsmaker with Las Vegas Sports Consultants. He called the Memphis-UCLA semifinal "basically a coin flip."

Other bookmakers, including John Avello, race and sports book director at the Wynn Las Vegas resort, and Jason McCormick, of the Red Rock Casino, made the Memphis Tigers a one-point favorite over UCLA in a game in which they think at least 135 points will be scored.

Oddsmakers expect a higher-scoring game between North Carolina and the Kansas Jayhawks, with point totals ranging from 157 to 159.

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Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com

Originally published March 31, 2008 10:07 pm EST