The regular season is complete. The conference tournaments are in the past. Now it is time for the best time of the year. March Madness.
Below, we look at Tipico Sportsbook’s NCAA Tournament Midwest Region futures odds and and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Houston, which lost its conference title game without star Marcus Sasser, comes into the tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest. They received a difficult draw with either Iowa or Auburn in the 2nd round.'Although the Cougars are the favorite to get through this region, they are likely not to be my pick. Especially if Sasser is unable to return for games.
There are some intriguing lower seed teams in this bracket. But unfortunately for some, they do not have good matchups. But there will be upsets. There always are. And a few could come out of the Midwest. Texas A&M and Miami better be on their toes.
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Midwest Region futures odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access'USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines for team to win region last updated Monday at 4:18 p.m. ET
1 seed: Houston Cougars '+135 (bet $100 to win $135)
2 seed: Texas Longhorns +400 (bet $100 to win $400)
3 seed: Xavier Musketeers +1000 (bet $100 to win $1000)
4 seed: Indiana Hoosiers +1200 (bet $100 to win $1200)
5 seed: Miami Hurricanes +1200 (bet $100 to win $1200)
6 seed: Iowa State Cyclones +1500 (bet $100 to win $1500)
7 seed: Texas A&M Aggies +1800 (bet $100 to win $1,800)