Even though the college portion of the season is over, football is still dominating the betting market at this juncture of the winter. The large shadow cast by football in terms of betting interest and media coverage, well, that’s good news for those wagering on college basketball.
The CBB futures board hasn’t been picked over by the public yet since so many are thinking Super Bowl, not March Madness. With more elbow room to move around, let’s examine the CBB futures board to see what value plays remain.
Look back before moving forward
The first step bettors should take prior to adding any futures is to reassess their portfolios which were likely created in October. Since conference outrights still won’t be decided for a while and the tournament is months away, examine in the broadest sense. What is the ratio of teams in the portfolio that have exceeded preseason expectations versus those that seem like disappointments?