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Vegas Odds To Win NCAA Men's Tournament Say Tar Heels the Favorite

 

Published 3/11/2008 by Joe Duffy at Bleacher Report - College Basketball

Who will win the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament? The latest offshore odds have North Carolina as the favorite and it is expected that the Las Vegas odds will follow suit. The Tar Heels are 9/2, followed very closely by UCLA at 5/1. Kansas it next at 11/2, followed closely by Louisville and Memphis at 8/1 then Tennessee and Texas at 9/1. The Tar Heels are No. 1 in both the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN poll. Tennessee tops the flawed RPI. As regular clients of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com know, we believe the Massey Comparison Ratings, combining the strengths and weaknesses of all the top power ratings, is the top rankings from a sports handicapping standpoint. They have UNC No. 1 followed by Memphis, UCLA, Kansas and Tennessee. Georgetown is the best dark horse at 14/1 according to Cy McCormick of the online betting syndicate MasterLockLine.com . “They have great big men as almost every National Champion does,” says McCormick. “But they ... (link)

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