College Basketball Betting

College Basketball is amongst one of the most popular sports to bet on. The March Madness NCAA college basketball tournament brings in a lot of action for the online and Vegas sportsbooks, as it is one of the most exciting sports events of the year. If you are familiar with NBA Betting you will probably already know everything you need to know about college basketball betting, but for new bettors we have explained how to bet on college basketball below. We also have live college basketball odds listed, and even college basketball strategy articles being written.

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How To Bet on College Basketball

Like mentioned earlier, college basketball betting is very similar to NBA basketball betting. There are three main types of college basketball bets – spread betting, money line betting and over under or game total betting. In addition there is also college basketball prop betting that can be done. Below we will explain how each type of NCAA college basketball betting works.

College Basketball Spread Betting

Spread betting involves picking sides, but it is more complicated than just picking which team you think will win the basketball game. In spread betting the oddsmakers will set a number of points (called the spread) that the favored team is favored by. In order for a bet placed on the team which is favored to win they must win by more than the number of points set as the spread. For a bet on the underdog team to win they can lose by less than the amount of the spread, or win the game outright. For example, if Michigan State was 5.5 point favorites they would need to win by 6 or more points in order to “cover the spread”. If they only won by 3 points than the underdog team would win on the spread.

College Basketball Money Line Betting

Money line betting is just picking which NCAA team you think will win the game. It won’t matter by how many points they win by, as long as the team you bet on wins the game. Of course, with money line betting, the team that is expected to win will payout less money than the team who isn’t as likely to win the game.

Over Under Betting for College Basketball

Over Under betting (sometimes referred to as Game Total betting) involves betting on the number of points both teams score in a game combined. The oddsmakers will set a game total or over under number, and bettors can either choose for the total number of points scored by both teams to go over or under the set number. An example would be if the number was set at 156.5, bettors could bet on there being 157 or more points (the over), or 156 or fewer points (the under).

NCAA Basketball Prop Betting

Prop betting in NCAA basketball includes any type of betting that is not based on the final outcome of a game. There are a variety of different types of prop bets you can make for basketball. Prop bets would include halftime or quarter scores and individual player performances. An example of a prop bet for an individual player performance would be “Will John Wall have over or under 18.5 points tonight?” You will also be able to make future prop bets. A common future college basketball bet would be betting on who will win the National Championship, which can be bet on before and throughout the NCAA season.