Straight-up underdog Money Line's would have profited immensely over the past two rounds of March Madness
@ BEST ODDS
ROUND 1: 8-22, +24.85u
ROUND 2: 6-10, +7.35u
Full Tournament to date: 14-32, +32.2u
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There was a large discrepancy on the UMBC line - some odds as high as +2900, some as low as +1900, Even if you take the 10u's away - you're still profiting +14 units round 1 +22u entire tournament.
If you bet just $10 on every under dog team in March Madness this year - You'd be up $322
Fitting because you would technically need $320 to start this system (technically could do $160 a day, but you would get more value betting the friday games on thursday)
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Thoughts for next year:
Seeing as the committee seems to pride themselves on this balance of pairity. I feel like the trend of dogs winning outright will continue. Mind you - if UMBC didn't win vs Virginia. You'd probably only be profiting a handful of units - but you'd still be up.
Also, now that a 16 has beaten a 1 - it may be harder to get long shot lines on opening games - seeing as every upset has occurred in the tournament's history.
I wouldn't mind trying this out with a side account next year though - something to look towards.