NCAA Tournament Betting & Bracket Tips

Duke is a top seed again in the tournament. (AP Images)

Here are a few key NCAA tournament betting and bracket tips to keep in mind when you make your March Madness picks:

Don’t fall in love with only No. 1 seeds. Since seeding began in 1979, just nine teams have entered the tournament No. 1 in at least one poll and have won a championship. Moreover, only once since then have all four top seeds made the Final Four (in 2008). Upsets are going to happen.

Stay away from the 16-seeds. Yes, upsets are going to happen—but not here. A 16-seed has never won a game in tournament history.

Expect a surprise or two in the 5/12 match ups. Every year we see one or two fifth-seeded teams go down. It’s like clockwork. In fact, No. 5 teams have a winning percentage of just 66 percent—a huge drop off from the fours beating the 13s, for example (79 percent of the time).

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