2018 NCAA Tournament Midwest Region has the Big 3 referring to Kansas, Duke, and Michigan State, who all somehow got put together, despite the fact they each better than Xavier, who is a # 1 seed.
Kansas has the best price of the group at +275 and they look to have the easiest path of the 3.
Duke and Michigan State, will be playing each other, but moreover, Kansas has potentially the weakest 4 seed in the tournament with a reeling Auburn and the weakest 5 seed with Clemson.
That means Kansas can get to the regional final fairly easily, and if they’re even a small underdog against one of the other Big 3, there’s an easy hedge opportunity.
- Duke 3-to-2
- Michigan State 2-to-1
- Kansas 9-to-4
- Auburn 12-to-1
- Clemson 20-to-1
- TCU 20-to-1
- Rhode Island 30-to-1
- Seton Hall 30-to-1
- NC State 60-to-1
- Oklahoma 80-to-1
- Arizona State 80-to-1
- New Mexico State 80-to-1
- Syracuse 100-to-1
- College Of Charleston 300-to-1
- Bucknell 500-to-1
- Iona 2000-to-1
- Penn 2000-to-1
2018 NCAA Tournament Midwest Region Value Picks
We tried to find some value in the betting odds in this region, but it is really difficult to find. Some point to Rhode Island at 33/1 but when their path is potentially Duke, AND Michigan State, AND Kansas, that bets a pass.
Looking for a team with Kansas in the top half because it’s so much easier, Seton Hall at 40/1, could be a good value, as they finally has everyone back and healthy.
This is maybe the best senior class in the school’s history and they came into the year with high expectations, and they seem capable of a run, provided they can find a way past Kansas in the 2nd round. The Sweet 16 match-up would be a cakewalk by comparison..
2018 NCAA Tournament Midwest Region Value Picks to win the NCAA Tournament
The Duke vs Michigan State matchup is a coinflip, so at this point, it’s better to take the team with the higher odds, which right now is Michigan State at +890
The winner of that game could very well win the NCAA title , so that’s how important that game is .
2018 NCAA Tournament Midwest Region Games to Watch: Oklahoma Sooners vs Rhode Island Rams
The Oklahoma Sooners have beaten no one of consequence since about December, and they come into this tournament as cold as any team in recent memory, with a record of only 18-13.
Meanwhile Rhode Island’s slump isn’t as pronounced, but this was a team that was blowing the doors off, and now comes in having lost 3 of their last 5 including a total drubbing at the hands of St. Joe’s.
Which team can turn their season around? We’ll put our money on Rhode Island, which is where the rest of the money as been so far as well. The Rams opened a pick-‘em and quickly moved to -2.
Coach Hurley and company will have plenty of tape on how other teams guarded Trae Young this year to work off, and they have enough time to implement a plan that can be effective in stopping him.
