Wagering March Madness Upset Picks
Filed Under (Sports) by steve on 19-03-2009
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Wagering on March Madness has begun and the Statfox.com handicappers have scoured the list of first round games choosing a few upset picks. Each of these squads has the ability to win the game outright, meaning the spread pick is even more enticing.
Sportsbook and casino giant, Sportsbook.com has listed wagering lines for all 32 games for the opening round. Be sure to take advantage of their 10% Reload Bonuses through Friday, and Reduced Juice for all wagers placed on Friday.
Western Kentucky (+4.5) Over Illinois
All the action begins Thursday at 9:55 pm ET. Number 12 seeds like Western Kentucky, who are tourney tested and have won 70% of their games, are historically a good play.
Western Kentucky upset Drake as a 12-seed last year and even though they lost Courtney Lee, holdover guards A.J. Slaughter and Orlando Mendez-Valdez are very good. Illinois suffers from severe scoring droughts at times and the Hilltoppers could easily pull the upset.
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Morgan State (+16.5) Over Oklahoma
All the action begins Thursday at 9:40 pm ET. Morgan State is obviously far more attractive getting the points, but an outright win is a small possibility as well.
Number two seeds like Oklahoma have bowed out early when they average under 80 PPG and allow 65 PPG or more. The Sooners come in at 79.2 PPG scored and 67.8 surrendered on the year, and are 2-4 straight-up and 1-5 ATS coming into the tournament.
North Dakota State (+10) Over Kansas
All the action begins Friday at 12:30 pm ET. Fourteen seeds like North Dakota State that average over 76.5 PPG have placed pressure on three seeds, being able to win outright about a third of the time.
North Dakota State fits this particular profile at 80.8 PPG and has loads of senior talent. That is juxtaposed against three-seed Kansas, who returns no starters from their championship team of a year ago and could be ripe for an upset.




