One of the most difficult futures wagers in sports betting involves picking the national champion in men’s college basketball. Many times, the top-rated team does not end up winning the title thanks to an upset along the way in the single-elimination bracket. If you think about Virginia, who entered the 2018 tournament as a 1-seed only to lose to Maryland-Baltimore County in historic fashion and who entered the 2019 tournament as a 1-seed and trailed at the half in their opener, only to win the whole thing, then you see that the road to the title is a bumpy one indeed.Read More
One of the most difficult futures wagers in sports betting involves picking the national champion in men’s college basketball. Many times, the top-rated team does not end up winning the title thanks to an upset along the way in the single-elimination bracket. If you think about Virginia, who entered the 2018 tournament as a 1-seed only to lose to Maryland-Baltimore County in historic fashion and who entered the 2019 tournament as a 1-seed and trailed at the half in their opener, only to win the whole thing, then you see that the road to the title is a bumpy one indeed.