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San Jose, Costa
Rica, Dec. 7, 2007 - March Madness has arrived at Wager Web, the
Internet's leading online gambling site.
Sure, there are a few months until it's actually NCAA Championship
time, but Wager Web is offering bettors the chance to wager on
which men's basketball teams they think will advance through the
65-team bracket.
The early basketball betting odds on the schools making the Final
Four favor North Carolina, Memphis, UCLA and Georgetown.
North Carolina (+400) is the favorite to cut down the nets in on
April 7, 2008, at San Antonio's Alamodome - and for good reason.
Coach Roy Williams' Tar Heels were the preseason No. 1 team in the
country and have gotten off to their best start since 1998-99.
Led by Player of the Year candidate Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
already has beaten Kentucky and Ohio State handily. UNC's only real
test thus far was surviving an opening night scare against Davidson.
Hansbrough is averaging more than 21 points and nearly 10 rebounds a
game and is one of the early front-runners for Player of the Year
honors. This team is young, with the top eight players in Williams'
rotation being sophomores or juniors.
Memphis and UCLA are the second-favorites at WagerWeb.com to win it
all, both listed at +500.
The Tigers, No. 2 in the country, have handled early challenges from
Oklahoma, Connecticut and Southern California. Memphis is heavily
reliant on two players: junior guard Chris Douglas-Roberts and
freshman guard Derrick Rose. Douglas-Roberts averages 20.1 points
and just over 6 rebounds a game, while Rose, arguably the nation's
best freshman, is averaging almost 16 points and 6 rebounds a game.
Coach John Calipari's club has the benefit of playing in a weak
Conference USA, so another top seed for the NCAA Tournament is
nearly a lock.
UCLA, meanwhile, has one loss on the season - to top-10 team Texas.
The Bruins played much of the early season without star point guard
Darren Collison, and they beat another top-10 caliber club in
Michigan State. Freshman Kevin Love hasn't played like one, leading
the team in points and rebounds. The Bruins have reached the Final
Four the past two seasons.
Wager Web odds-on favorite to join UNC, Memphis and UCLA in the
Final Four and the fourth favorite at +800 to win the national title
is Georgetown. The Hoyas have yet to face a ranked team (they face
Memphis on Dec. 22) but are still among the unbeaten teams in
college basketball.
Georgetown is led by a senior, a rarity these days, in center Roy
Hibbert. The 7-footer thought about entering the NBA draft but
decided to return and is averaging a little more than 14 points and
nearly 8 rebounds per game.
Here are the top ten teams with odds to make it to the second round,
sweet 16, elite 8, final four and win the championship:
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Win Finals |
Play In Final Four |
Play In Elite Eight |
Play In Sweet Sixteen |
Play In 2nd Round |
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North Carolina |
400 |
-125 |
-250 |
-500 |
-2000 |
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Memphis |
500 |
100 |
-200 |
-400 |
-1500 |
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UCLA |
500 |
100 |
-200 |
-400 |
-800 |
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Georgetown |
800 |
160 |
-125 |
-250 |
-500 |
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Duke |
1000 |
200 |
100 |
-200 |
-600 |
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Kansas |
1100 |
220 |
110 |
-185 |
-500 |
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Louisville |
1300 |
260 |
130 |
-170 |
-320 |
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Tennessee |
1400 |
280 |
140 |
-150 |
-300 |
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Indiana |
1800 |
360 |
180 |
-120 |
-230 |
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Michigan St. |
2000 |
400 |
200 |
100 |
-200 |
Wager Web was founded in 1997, is a privately held, offshore online
gaming company, fully licensed and located in San Jose, Costa Rica.
With nearly 10 years of experience, innovation and gaming
technology, Wager Web features a sportsbook, a racebook and casino
including poker, and has accepted more than 59,000,000 wagers since
the company's launch.
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