College Basketball Marketwatch Edition 9 2007-08

Sports Marketwatch
March Madness Edition – NCAA Championship
4/7/2008 4PM EST
By The Team at SportsInsights.com

Thank you for reading SportsInsights’ March Madness Edition of Sports MarketWatch. This will be the Final Edition of the March Madness MarketWatch – but visit SportsInsights regularly for insight into other major US sports markets.

Welcome to the Sports Marketwatch – March Madness Edition, where SportsInsights gives sports fans unprecedented insight into the sports marketplace. If you want to know what is really happening on the sportsbook side, you now have an all-access pass with Sports Marketwatch!

The staff at SportsInsights.com speaks directly with the line managers at some of the sports betting industry’s largest sportsbooks about which games the public is chasing and the Sharps are pounding. We’ll look at what’s in store for the upcoming NCAAB games.

Sports Marketplace – March Madness – NCAA Championship

Recapping NCAA Tournament Action

The Final Four saw some interesting games that are setting up a great National Championship Game. Memphis and Kansas both won their games by relatively large margins. Memphis beat UCLA more easily than expected – and showed the nation that they truly are deserving of a shot at the National Title.

In the other Final Four match-up, Kansas went ahead of North Carolina as if it were a #1 seed versus a #16 seed. The middle of the game saw NC cut the near 30-point lead to just 4 – but Kansas pulled away at the end. Tonight’s Championship Game should be a great one! Enjoy!

2008 March Madness Games to Watch: 8-7 = 53.3%
*Source: SportsInsights.com

Sports MarketWatch – Championship Game – Sports Marketplace

Kansas +2.5 over Memphis University

The betting public loves Memphis. Memphis has been a big story most of the season. They’ve gathered headlines all season with their near-undefeated record. They are a relatively small program – as opposed to all of the “big-name” programs. Even though Memphis is a #1 seed, most people still see Memphis as a “Cinderella” story; as a David and Goliath story. AND to top it off, the public sees this “Cinderella-small-program- team” as a stronger team than Kansas. As a result, “Joe Public” is pounding Memphis at the rate of more than 70%.

The line opened at Kansas -1.5 but quickly moved to Memphis as the favorite. The public’s continual betting on Memphis has driven the line a full four points! Currently, the line is Memphis -2, but SIA even has Memphis -2.5. We’ll take the 4 point value and “bet against the public.”

Kansas +2.5 (Sports Interaction)

Games to Watch (8-7)
Kansas +2.5 (Sports Interaction)

It should be another exciting NCAA Tournament for the sports marketplace. Keep Sports Marketwatch picks handy and your browser pointed to SportsInsights.com for the latest real-time updates, using our exclusive Sports Investing tools.

We’ll be back soon with a new edition of the Sports Marketwatch – March Madness Edition.

Enjoy the games!

The Team at SportsInsights.com