March Madness Betting Power Outages at Sports Gambling

March Madness betting fans always flock to the power teams on the March Madness odds board.

March Madness betting odds makers are fully aware of this and jack up the prices of power teams when setting the March Madness odds as a result. There are plenty of warnings for potential March Madness betting trouble in 2009.

A great place to start would be with a team that has been one of the absolute worst values against the March Madness odds in recent years; the Duke Blue Devils. Duke once again this season is giving off a strong “tell” that they will lack March Madness betting value.

Duke stood at 25-5 straight up but was just 14-14-1 against the spread. Duke is simply too respected and popular with the March Madness betting masses to offer any real value on the board. Gonzaga long ago ceased being a surprise darling team and yet the masses in March Madness betting still associate them as such a program.

The Zags stood this year at 24-5 straight up while going just 13-13 against the spread. Gonzaga was once a great March Madness betting value but those days are long gone as they are now considered an elite power team against the March Madness odds.

Marquette was well on their way to a great season before stumbling down the stretch. Still, the Golden Eagles have been no stranger to March Madness betting action in recent years and were a force in the ever dangerous Big East conference with a mark of 23-7 straight up but just 12-12-1 against the spread.

Like many Big East teams Marquette will offer limited March Madness betting value. UCLA, like Duke, is one of the most popular teams in March Madness betting. The Bruins were 22-7 straight up but just 13-14 against the spread.

As one of the most revered teams in all of March Madness betting UCLA has often given gamblers far less for their money than what was actually merited because they simply draw too much attention. Keep in mind that if you look first at the power, you are betting with everyone else. That’s never a method of getting a good price and profits.