The NCAA bracket has been revealed, the lines are posted and the VSiN March Mania Betting Guide is next to drop.
The eighth edition of our tournament preview will be out this evening, available only to VSiN Pro subscribers.
Here is what you will find in the 100+ page PDF:
- Profiles of all 68 teams
- Round, conference and seed betting trends from Steve Makinen
- Host Best Bets and Final Four picks
👉 Not a VSiN Pro subscriber? Find the right price for you.
Don’t sleep on Steve’s various trends in the guide. I used them to do my tournament picks last and finished 24-16 ATS in the VSiN internal contest. (Alas, my contest strategy wasn’t ideal.)
🦈 It’s Sharp Week
We’re in full Sharp Week mode here at VSiN.
We had special programming for Selection Sunday — Tim Murray, Jonathan Von Tobel, Matt Youmans and Greg Peterson broke down the bracket and offered their early picks in the hours after the announcement.
Bonus programming: Cashing Out host Dustin Swedelson promised to shave his head if Purdue makes the Final Four.
👉 Catch the replays on the VSiN Best Bets podcast
We’ll have special NCAA Tournament features and guests all week.
👉 See what we have in store for Sharp Week.
VSiN.com managing editor Adam Burke and senior editor Zach Cohen are churning out previews for the anounced matchups.
👉 Find previews here on our NCAA Tournament Hub.
💰 Contest time
Now that we know the matchups, it’s contest time.
VSiN March Betting Contest, presented by ProphetX and EdgeBoost
Make 44 ATS or Total picks from Round 1 through the national championship with $6,000 in prizes and a trip at Vegas at stake.
👉Read the rules — and register for free
Make sure you sign up for an EdgeBoost account using the code VSiN so you are eligible for double the prize money.
You can start entering picks today at Noon ET.
$1 Million High Stakes Survivor Madness, presented by Splash Sports
The test: Pick 10 teams to win outright from Round 1 through the title game.
The twist: You can’t pick the same team twice.
If your team wins, you survive and advance — $1 million to the ultimate survivor(s).
$1000 fee per entry. There are currently 221 entries, so that is quite an overlay.
👉 Contest details and registration
To help, we asked the fine folks at Pool Genius to offer their best advice.
👉 Read the Pool Genius survivor strategy guide.
Zach Cohen’s NBA Report
Sunday Dogs
Dallas beat Cleveland as a 15-point underdog, reaching +850 on the moneyline before that game tipped. We also saw Toronto earn a 119-108 victory over Detroit as a 3-point home underdog.
On top of that, Philadelphia was an 8.5-point home underdog against Portland and won by six without Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and Paul George. Let’s see how the favorites respond on Monday, as moneyline parlays are all the rage right now.
Monday Blockbusters
Magic-Hawks should be a fun little matchup in Atlanta, Suns-Celtics could be a battle, and Lakers-Rockets has the potential to be awesome. Los Angeles is one of the hottest teams in the league right now, but Houston presents a real challenge — especially with this being the Lakers’ first road game in weeks.
I’ll also be keeping an eye on Spurs-Clippers. On paper, this looks like it can be the best game of the night, but Kawhi Leonard is listed as doubtful with an ankle injury. If he can’t go against his former team, that takes all the juice out of this matchup.
Zach posts his Best Bets every morning on our NBA page.
He also does a fresh episode of the Hardwood Handicappers podcast Monday-Friday.
