November means one thing. The beginning of college basketball betting for NJ sports betting apps.

For some, college basketball is a favorite sport when it comes to betting. It’s notorious amongst the betting community that college hoops has a very exploitable market, and that starts with futures.

At William Hill US, there are dozens of futures odds for NCAAB to win the NCAA Tournament. In addition, we have the most popular bets information as well from William Hill.

Let’s dive into the college basketball market, look at some of the betting public’s favorite bets, and more.

 

To Win 2020 Mens NCAA Tournament

SchoolOdds to Win Title
Michigan State600
Kentucky700
Duke900
North Carolina1200
Memphis1200
Kansas1200
Louisville1800
Florida2000
Villanova2200
Gonzaga2200
Virginia2200
Maryland2500
Texas Tech2800
Arizona3500
Baylor4000
Oregon4000
Ohio State5000
Washington5000
Marquette5000
LSU5000
Xavier6000
Auburn6000
Florida State6000
Tennessee6000
Michigan6000
Houston7500
Mississippi State7500
Purdue7500
Syracuse10000
Wisconsin10000
UCLA10000
Iowa10000
The Field10000
Texas10000
Illinois12500
Southern California12500
Cincinnati12500
Iowa State12500
Utah State15000
West Virginia15000
NC State20000
Georgetown25000
Davidson30000
Notre Dame30000
St Mary's30000
VA Comm50000
Virginia Tech50000
St Johns50000
Buffalo75000
BYU100000
Central Florida100000
Lipscomb100000

New Jersey teams are not included

 

Notables

 

Michigan State +600

Sparty is the favorite entering the season, and the odds have already moved from +700 to +600 since Halloween. With a vastly experienced starting five including two seniors in Cassius Winston and Joshua Langford, Michigan State is poised to make a run and comes in as the preseason favorite and preseason #1 in the Top 25.

A lack of size could be the downfall for Michigan State, but given the level of athleticism and experience it will be a tall task to bring down the Spartans.

 

Memphis +1200

Penny Hardaway has the Memphis faithful buzzing in Tennessee, and the new-look Tigers are one of the more popular teams entering the 2019-2020 season. Memphis has four freshman in the starting five including the number-one ranked prospect in all of basketball in James Wiseman. The talent is there, is this the beginning of one of the new powerhouses in college basketball?


 

Most Popular College Basketball Futures

Percentage of bet tickets placed to win 2020 Final Four.

School Percentage of Tickets
Michigan State 7%
Duke 6%
North Carolina 5%
Kansas 5%
Gonzaga 4%
Kentucky 4%
Memphis 4%
Maryland 4%
Villanova 4%
Florida 3%
Michigan 3%
Oregon 3%
Texas Tech 2%
Virginia 2%
Louisville 2%

The current favorite in Michigan State has brought in the majority of the bets at 7%.

Duke comes in at number two with six percent of the bets taken, but all four teams that have brought in 5% of the tickets or more are all ranked in the preseason top 10:

  • MSU (1) 7%
  • Duke (4) 6%
  • North Carolina (9) 5%
  • Kansas (3) 5%

It starts to get interesting with Memphis at 4% of the tickets, but they are ranked 14th. As aforementioned, this is a very popular team amongst William Hill bettors.

Michigan is not ranked in the Top 25, but they have received 3% of the bets, which is more than defending National Champion Virginia, who has just 2% of the bets and is ranked 11th.

 

Percentage of Handle

School Percentage of Handle
Duke 11%
Michigan State 9%
Kentucky 8%
Kansas 7%
Florida 6%
Memphis 6%
Louisville 4%
North Carolina 4%
Maryland 4%
Oregon 3%
Gonzaga 3%
Washington 3%
Villanova 3%
Arizona 2%
Marquette 2%

There has been a lot of money on Duke, as they are the only team to bring in more than 10% of the total betting handle. With 6% of the total tickets on Duke but 11% of the money, there is a plethora of hope and expectation for Coach K to bring home another championship.

Michigan State is second with 9%, but that’s just a two-percent difference from the total percentage of tickets.

One notable is Washington, who is not listed in the top 15 teams in percentage of bets taken, but they have 3% of the total handle. Sharp money on the Huskies? That may be. Washington is ranked just outside the Top 25.

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Jason Ziernicki