If these hotter shooting teams are ranked in the top 25, still, they are enticing favorites, I do believe.
3-pointers can kill a much better skilled team, or, any team with a better win/loss record.
Will it happen this year, where a very good team gets on a 3-point roll?
Very likey, that and one hot shooting team will land in the Final Four? And if they win that first game on hot shooting, they should be favored--or take the points in the championship game?. A hot shooting team on a roll, sometimes forgets how to miss.
Watch and see.
Confused? Look for the * for 3-pct. shooting
RK TEAM GP PPG 3PM 3PA 3PM 3PA *3P% 2PM 2PA 2P% PPS
27 Purdue 31 80.7 9.0 23 279 702 *.397 1076 .562 1.41 .576
30 Virginia Tech 33 70.4 9.0 23 296 .*389 557 1053 .529 1.28 .552
Santa Clara 32 78.1 7.3 19 235 606 *.388 697 1295 .538 1.32 .552
35 Davidson 30 75.8 8.9 23 266 687 *.387 540 979 .552 1.36 .564
Michigan State 32 72.3 7.4 19 236 610 *.387 593 1204 .493 1.27 .522
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Gonzaga 29 87.8 8.4 22 243 642 *.379 712 1169 .609 1.41 .594
55 Syracuse 33 77.4 9.1 24 300 795 *.377 615 1234 .498 1.26 .525
57 Duke 32 80.6 8.4 22 269 716 *.376 687 1241 .554 1.32 .557
** Now wouldn't it be lovely if these modern day Books would give odds on any 2 of these hot teams listed getting to the Final Four.?
It wasn't long ago they would do this exotic wagering type [a very few Books ], but since they are now riding the much easier gravy-train, why bother?
That last statement above, I see, is a major problem we bettors have going in today's gambling world! True as blue.
5-Dimes was the last one who had the balls to do exotics, I do believe?