The Big 3 (Kansas, Duke, OSU) vs The Field

**SamsNCharge99** · 03-22-11, 09:30 AM

Ill take the Big 3

**Serbone** · 03-22-11, 09:30 AM

Originally posted by k13

Who do you take?

(Duke, Kansas, and Ohio St) vs. The Field

Big 3 -245
The Field +218

Line was a little lower earlier.

Take the BIG 3 for sure.

**scarp** · 03-22-11, 09:31 AM

those three should be locks... not sure on the other division.

**ji03** · 03-22-11, 09:37 AM

I like an Ohio State-Kansas title game, so that looks like a good bet.

**Onefreedm1nd** · 03-22-11, 10:06 AM

Seems expensive but I like OSU. Uconn @ 12-1 & Kentucky @ 15-1 are enticing.

80 on big three to win ~112 +2
10 on Kentucky to win 160 +50
10 on Uconn to win 130 +20
10 on UNC to win 130 +20

I don't know about UNC and I dont think SDSU or BYU will do it. Good luck

**Nicky Santoro** · 03-22-11, 10:24 AM

Win or lose, this is a suckers bet.. BE CAREFUL is all i am saying here. this is a TRAP. I broke down the #'s and this is no free money here..

KAN have to win 3 in a row here to get to final.. Their odds of winning the next 3 are only 44%. (.85x.72x.72) <- approx.........so right there, if that 56% comes in, and they don't win 3 in a row....you now have to hope that Duke or Ohio St do not get upset, and they can easily.. and they will be facing great teams like KEN, UCONN, SD ST, N.C.. teams that can easily beat them..

So you better be hoping that 44% for KAN comes through, cause if not, you will now be betting into the real line cause Duke or Ohio St will be roughly -245 in the final game and you are laying -245 in this bet. so no advantage anymore.

And that is assuming Duke and Ohio St do not get eliminated, or you automatically lose your bet. There's a reason why that line is ONLY -245.

**Pin2Win** · 03-22-11, 10:36 AM

DUKE... WISCONSIN as my upset

**hostile takeover** · 03-22-11, 10:43 AM

Kansas loses the next game to Richmond. CBS catches thousands of jayhawk fans crying in the crowd.

**saratoga1927** · 03-22-11, 10:45 AM

Originally posted by VegasInsider

Take the Big 3 and then hedge in the title game.

Let's assume Kansas makes it and OSU/Duke both lose. You'll essentially have Kansas ML -245 in the title game and can hedge on the dog if you have any questions about what might happen. Without Duke or OSU in the title game, Kansas will be giving up decent points IMO and you'll have a middle opp

I totally agree with this!!!!

**Stick23** · 03-22-11, 11:47 AM

Gators to the ship baby!

**Jive** · 03-22-11, 12:49 PM

Originally posted by thecodster

like the same duke team that almost couldnt close the door on the wolves????

Last year, Duke trailed Baylor with under 5 minutes left.
In 2008, Kansas beat Davidson by 2.
In 2006, Florida was 30 seconds from losing in the 3rd round. In 2007, they came within a hair of losing in the second round.
In 2005, UNC escaped in the Sweet 16 by one point.

Close calls against inferior teams do not preclude a team from winning it all. You will find most of the time, the champ had a harrowing escape before reaching the Final Four. Now, I don't think Duke is going to win the title, but there game against Michigan has nothing to do with the reason why.

**saratoga1927** · 03-22-11, 06:08 PM

Originally posted by Jive

Last year, Duke trailed Baylor with under 5 minutes left.
In 2008, Kansas beat Davidson by 2.
In 2006, Florida was 30 seconds from losing in the 3rd round. In 2007, they came within a hair of losing in the second round.
In 2005, UNC escaped in the Sweet 16 by one point.

Close calls against inferior teams do not preclude a team from winning it all. You will find most of the time, the champ had a harrowing escape before reaching the Final Four. Now, I don't think Duke is going to win the title, but there game against Michigan has nothing to do with the reason why.

There is so much talent spread around the country nowadays that the upper echelon of the so called mid majors can play with most anybody in the country; they can especially hold their own against mid to lower tier big time conference teams. March Madness is getting to be like the NFL where "On Any Given Sunday" anybody can beat anybody or at least scare them to death down to the final buzzer.

**slacker00** · 03-22-11, 06:41 PM

I'll take the field +218 at those odds, lots of other good teams and the "big 3" aren't that much bigger than the pack.

If I take any of the big 3, I'll take Kansas by themself because they've got the easiest road now. OSU has a brutal path facing Kentucky next. Duke isn't much easier with SDS/UCONN coming up next. I wouldn't be surprised if Kansas is the only one in the final 4 of these so called "big 3".

**Art Vandelay** · 03-22-11, 06:50 PM

I got OVER 1.5 #1s in Final 4 (-150) and YES a #1 will win it (-150). Love Ohio St. or Kansas but nice to have Duke as insurance.

**k13** · 03-24-11, 09:42 AM

-259 now.

Not sure if I'll bet this or not.

**bradnowell** · 03-24-11, 09:49 AM

Ohio st florida rematch

**slacker00** · 03-25-11, 11:37 PM

So much for the "big 3".

**EmpireMaker** · 03-26-11, 12:21 AM

It's not -259 any more

**TTA_President** · 03-26-11, 01:11 AM

**Skidcom** · 03-26-11, 01:32 AM

Damn I was definitely thinking of taking the don't on this

**Nicky Santoro** · 03-26-11, 01:39 AM

Told you this bet wasn't as easy as it sounded. now you gotta hope KAN wins the next 3 in a row. still possible, but not that easy.. KAN is now +160 to win this thing.. so you're a dog now to win it. you went from -245 fav, to +160 dog..

good luck whoever bet this.

**cupcupdish** · 03-26-11, 01:41 AM

KSU all the way

**LostBankroll** · 03-26-11, 01:55 AM

Originally posted by Nicky Santoro

Told you this bet wasn't as easy as it sounded. now you gotta hope KAN wins the next 3 in a row. still possible, but not that easy.. KAN is now +160 to win this thing.. so you're a dog now to win it. you went from -245 fav, to +160 dog.. good luck whoever bet this.

Crazy how people play these kind of props. +money on the field was a gift

**JMobile** · 03-26-11, 02:36 AM

I still have Kansas in my bracket to win it all....

**EasyHustlin** · 03-26-11, 02:45 AM

Originally posted by LostBankroll

Crazy how people play these kind of props. +money on the field was a gift

Props like this can be free money if you hedge properly.

**BettingWizard** · 03-27-11, 03:41 PM

another great call by sbr

**k13** · 03-27-11, 03:45 PM

Glad I never played this.

Crazy upsets. lol