March Madness Betting Strategies: 12 Seeds Beating a 5

Submitted by C Costigan on

Written by :

C Costigan

Published on :

March Madness Betting Strategies: 12 Seeds Beating a 5

The 12 seeds have a history of beating number 5 seed teams. No. 12 seeds are an impressive 25-18-1 against-the-spread since 2008.

CLAIM UP TO $1000 IN BONUS MONEY HERE

Of the four 12 seeds, Oregon looks like they have the best shot as a -1 point favorite versus a banged up Badgers squad.

A run of the popular CBS SportsLine advanced computer model, one of these 12 seeds will go quite deep.

The other  12-seeds are Liberty (+7.5 vs. Mississippi State), New Mexico State (+7.5 vs. Auburn) and Murray State (+4 vs. Marquette).  Auburn getting beaten by New Mexico State is a tough pill to swallow.

How good is the Sportsline model?

The model, which simulates every NCAA Tournament game 10,000 times, has nailed 12 of the 18 first-round upsets by double-digit seeds the last three years. It called several noteworthy upsets last year, including huge wins by No. 13 seed Buffalo over No. 4 seed Arizona, No. 11 seed Loyola-Chicago over No. 6 seed Miami and No. 10 seed Butler over No. 7 seed Arkansas. Getting these upset picks right could make or break your entire March Madness bracket.

- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com

Related Content

No. 25 Virginia Has the Worst CFP Odds of Any Ranked Team But Payout is $40K on a $100 Bet

No. 25 Virginia Has the Worst CFP Odds of Any Ranked Team But Payout is $40K on a $100 Bet

Virginia comes into Week 2 as a -8.5 favorite vs. West Virginia.
More Staff Being Let Go From VSiN: Josh Appelbaum the Latest

More Staff Being Let Go From VSiN: Josh Appelbaum the Latest

Applebaum was the host of the All Systems Go Podcast. He announced Tuesday that VSiN had let him go.
Junior Caminero Play Prop Bets vs. The Athletics

Junior Caminero Player Prop Bets vs. The Athletics

Caminero pays $266 for every $100 bet to hit a home run Tuesday.
Elche v Real Madrid Goalscorer Betting Markets: Kylian Mbappe, Carlos Espi, Vinicius Junior

Elche v Real Madrid Goalscorer Betting Markets: Kylian Mbappe, Carlos Espi, Vinicius Junior

Elche has conceded an average of 4.00 goals in their home La Liga matches and Vinícius Júnior pays close to even odds to score a goal today, Mbappé $200 to score the first goal.