UCF Knights Office Pool Strategy, Pick, Odds - 2019 March Madness

Written by:
Don Shapiro
Published on:
Mar/17/2019

When making your March Madness office pool picks, consider the teams carefully.  The UCF Knights, for example, will make it into the first weekend, assuming they play injury-riddled Baylor.  Remember to print out your March Madness bracket here


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Why They Go Deep

If they face Baylor, they advance into the weekend.  ESPN.com notes: The Knights finished the season strong, with wins at Houston and against Cincinnati, both ranked teams. Tacko Fall has been more aggressive and effective, and Collin Smith has added scoring punch down the stretch. UCF will be difficult for teams that have not seen Fall before to deal with.  For bettors, UCF is a team that will probably cover whatever spread they are given the first weekend of play, but their odds are not good of advancing to the Sweet 16 if it's Virginia they'll be facing. 

Why Be Concerned

Will be tough to advance beyond the first weekend should they end up facing the Cavs.

Who They Will Play

If it's Baylor, UCF should have little trouble making it into the first weekend of play, but probably not advance to the Sweet 16.  Mississippi would be a +1 dog against UCF but it's looking more like Baylor, who would be -1 without the injuries.  We anticipate the Knights would be favored by much more versus the Bears.

Odds to win 2019 NCAA Men's Tournament (4/8/19)
Team Odds
Duke 9/4
Gonzaga 9/2
Virginia 6/1
North Carolina 10/1
Kentucky 12/1
Michigan State 12/1
Tennessee 12/1
Michigan 16/1
Texas Tech 18/1
Houston 30/1
Kansas State 30/1
Purdue 30/1
Nevada 40/1
LSU 55/1
Marquette 55/1
Florida State 60/1
Villanova 60/1
Iowa State 80/1
Kansas 80/1
Wisconsin 85/1
Auburn 100/1
Louisville 100/1
Mississippi State 100/1
Syracuse 100/1
Virginia Tech 100/1
Buffalo 150/1
Maryland 150/1
Cincinnati 200/1
Washington 200/1
Iowa 250/1
Wofford 250/1
Arizona State 300/1
Baylor 300/1
Central Florida 300/1
Florida 300/1
Hofstra 300/1
Indiana 300/1
NC State 300/1
VCU 300/1
Ole Miss 400/1
Creighton 500/1
Liberty 500/1
Minnesota 500/1
Murray State 500/1
Oklahoma 500/1
Seton Hall 500/1
St. John's 500/1
TCU 500/1
Texas 500/1
Utah State 500/1
Yale 500/1

- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com

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