2008 NCAA Tournament Betting Odds: March Madness Brackets Contests

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The following is a breakdown of 2008 NCAA tournament betting odds and March Madness brackets contests offered by our established Gambling911.com sponsors.

Most of the 2008 NCAA Tournament betting odds will be posted by Sunday afternoon (Selection Sunday) while the March Madness Brackets Contests open that evening as well and close first thing Thursday morning (the start of the March Madness season). 

Keep in mind that 2008 March Madness betting odds will routinely be posted continuously from now right through the tourney. 

BetUS.com is offering its $1 million NCAA Brackets Contest where a cool one million dollars is handed over to anyone who gets a perfect March Madness bracket.  What are the odds?  Not to good but that's a lot of money and people have come mighty close in recent years. Opened 11:00 pm EST March 16.

Bookmaker.com will be offering its March Madness Brackets Contests starting Sunday night.  Details of this contest are yet to be announced. This company has been in business since 1985 and is the oldest established online gambling site catering to the North American sports bettor.

Sportsbook.com meanwhile is offering what can be considered a much "easier" contest to win, even if the prize is not a million dollars.

Are you the best college basketball handicapper? Prove it in their March Madness Handicapping Challenge

From March 1st through April 7th, we’ll be offering a guaranteed $40,000.00 in cash prizes in our quest to find the best college hoops handicapper. 

From the remaining games of the regular season to the Conference Championships through the final buzzer of the NCAA Championship and even the NIT, we’re giving away $7,500.00 in weekly prizes with $10,000.00 in the Grand Prize pot.

Remember that ALL OUR SPONSORS will be offering 2008 NCAA tournament betting odds so it is important to check in regularly and discover the latest odds, promotions and contests being offered.

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Payton O'Brien, Gambling911.com Senior Editor POBrien@CostiganMedia.com

Originally published March 12, 2008 11:48 pm EST

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