NCAA Basketball Tournament March Madness Proposition Betting Odds

–The NCAA Basketball Tournament aka ‘March Madness’ is one of the biggest betting events of the year.

–68 teams are getting set to compete for the NCAA Championship.

–The first weekend of March Madness is one of the busiest betting weekends of the year.

March Madness is upon us and we’ll have plenty of betting and handicapping coverage here at SPORTS BETTING EXPERTS. The full field of 68 teams was announced on Sunday evening and our handicapping team is hard at work breaking down the matchups and crunching the data. We’ll also bringing you some serious strategy tips from yours truly that will help you make some money at the betting window this weekend. In addition, I’ll be sharing some strategy tips for winning your March Madness office pool.

So let’s get March Madness started with a list of proposition betting odds:

NCAA TOURNAMENT/MARCH MADNESS PROPOSITION BETS

MARCH MADNESS GENERAL PROPS

Will any NCAA tournament game (opening round through championship) go to overtime?

Yes: -750
No: +500

Number of games in the NCAA tournament that go to overtime?

Over 1.5: -150
Under 1.5: +130

Number of games in the NCAA tournament that go to overtime?

Over 2.5: +205
Under 2.5: -225

Number of games in the NCAA tournament that go to overtime?

Over 3.5: +400
Under 3.5: -450

Number of games in the NCAA tournament that go to overtime?

Over 4.5: +900
Under 4.5: -1250

Will any NCAA tournament game (opening round through championship) go to double overtime?

Yes: +100
No: -120

Number of games in the NCAA tournament that go to double overtime?

Over 1.5: +400
Under 1.5: -450

Number of games in the NCAA tournament that go to double overtime?

Over 2.5: +900
Under 2.5: -1250

Number of games in the NCAA tournament that go to double overtime?

Over 3.5: +1800
Under 3.5: -2750

Number of games in the NCAA tournament that go to double overtime?

Over 4.5: +5000
Under 4.5: -7500

Will any NCAA tournament game (opening round through championship) go to triple overtime?

Yes: +900
No: -1250

Will any NCAA tournament game (opening round through championship) go to quadruple overtime?

Yes: +6000
No: -10000

Will any NCAA tournament game (opening round through championship) end in a ‘buzzer beater’ with the winning basket scored with no time remaining?

Yes: -350
No: +300

Number of games in the NCAA tournament to end in a ‘buzzer beater’?

Over 1.5: -150
Under 1.5: +130

Number of games in the NCAA tournament to end in a ‘buzzer beater’?

Over 2.5: +300
Under 2.5: -350

Number of games in the NCAA tournament to end in a ‘buzzer beater’?

Over 3.5: +600
Under 3.5: -750

Number of games in the NCAA tournament to end in a ‘buzzer beater’?

Over 4.5: +900
Under 4.5: -1500

Will any NCAA Round of 64 game end in a ‘buzzer beater’ with the winning basket scored with no time remaining?

Yes: +130
No: -150

Will any NCAA Round of 32 game end in a ‘buzzer beater’ with the winning basket scored with no time remaining?

Yes: +300
No: -350

Will any NCAA Round of 16 game end in a ‘buzzer beater’ with the winning basket scored with no time remaining?

Yes: +450
No: -600

Will any NCAA Round of 8 game end in a ‘buzzer beater’ with the winning basket scored with no time remaining?

Yes: +900
No: -1250

Will any NCAA Final 4 game end in a ‘buzzer beater’ with the winning basket scored with no time remaining?

Yes: +1250
No: -2500

Will the National Championship game end in a ‘buzzer beater’ with the winning basket scored with no time remaining?

Yes: +2750
No: -4500

Will any game break the record for most points in a NCAA tournament game (264)?

Yes: +5000
No: -7500

Will any NCAA tournament game produce more than 200 total points??

Yes: +2000
No: -2500

Will any team score more than 100 points in a NCAA tournament game?

Yes: -150
No: +130

Will any ‘Round of 64’ (Thursday or Friday) game be decided by a single point?

Yes: -250
No: +210

How many ‘Round of 64’ (Thursday or Friday) games will be decided by a single point?

Over 2.5 +300
Under 2.5 -450

MARCH MADNESS SEEDING PROPS

Will any #1 seed win their opening game against a #16 seed by 40+ points?

Yes: +130
No: -150

Will all four #1 seeds win their opening game against a #16 seed by double digits (10+ points)?

Yes: -225
No: +205

Average margin of victory for the #1 seeds over the #16 seeds in the round of 64?

Over 24.5 points: +130
Under 24.5 points: -150

Will at least one #1 seed reach the Final Four?

Yes: -750
No: +500

Will all four #1 seeds reach the Final Four?

Yes: +2000
No: -2700

Will a #1 seed win the NCAA Championship?

Yes: +210
No: -250

How many #1 seeds will reach the Final Four?

0: +400
1: +105
2: +210
3: +400
4: +2000

How many #2 seeds will reach the Final Four?

0: +250
1: -125
2: +300
3: +700
4: +3750

How many #3 seeds will reach the Final Four?

0: -350
1: +200
2: +1250
3: +4000
4: +10000

How many #4 seeds will reach the Final Four?

0: -600
1: +250
2: +1250
3: +6000
4: +10000

How many #1 seeds will reach the Elite 8?

0: +1200
1: +400
2: +250
3: +150
4: +300

How many #2 seeds will reach the Elite 8?

0: +1200
1: +200
2: +350
3: +125
4: +600

Will a #1 or #2 seed win the NCAA Championship?

Yes: -250
No: +210

Will a #1-#3 seed win the NCAA Championship?

Yes: -550
No: +475

Will a #1-#4 seed win the NCAA Championship?

Yes: -900
No: +750

Will a #2 seed win the NCAA Championship?

Yes: +210
No: -250

Will a #2-#3 seed win the NCAA Championship?

Yes: +150
No: -175

Will a #2-#4 seed win the NCAA Championship?

Yes: +110
No: -130

Will a #3 seed win the NCAA Championship?

Yes: +700
No: -950

Will a #3-#4 seed win the NCAA Championship?

Yes: +550
No: -700

Will a #4 seed win the NCAA Championship?

Yes: +1750
No: -2500

Lowest seeded team to make the Final Four?

9 through 16 seed: +450
1 through 8 seed: -600

Will a #9 seed upset a #8 seed in the NCAA tournament?

Yes: -150
No: +130

Will a #10 seed upset a #7 seed in the NCAA tournament?

Yes: +150
No: -180

Will a #11 seed upset a #6 seed in the NCAA tournament?

Yes: +210
No: -250

Will a #12 seed upset a #5 seed in the NCAA tournament?

Yes: +100
No: -120

Will a #13 seed upset a #4 seed in the NCAA tournament?

Yes: +375
No: -450

Will a #14 seed upset a #3 seed in the NCAA tournament?

Yes: +450
No: -600

Will a #15 seed upset a #2 seed in the NCAA tournament?

Yes: +900
No: -1250

Will a #16 seed upset a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament?

Yes: +9000
No: -17500

MARCH MADNESS PERFORMANCE PROPS

Will any conference have more than 5.5 teams in the Sweet 16?

Yes: +300
No: -450

Will any conference have more than 3.5 teams in the Elite 8?

Yes: +210
No: -250

Will any conference have more than 1.5 teams in the Final 4?

Yes: +210
No: -250

Will any player break Austin Carr’s NCAA tournament single game scoring record (60 points)?

Yes: +5000
No: -7500

Will any player break Jeff Fryer’s NCAA tournament single game three point field goal record (11)?

Yes: +3000
No: -4500

Will any player break Fred Cohen’s NCAA tournament single game rebounding record (34)?

Yes: +7500
No: -12500

Will any player break Shaquille O’Neal’s NCAA tournament single game blocked shots record (11)?

Yes: +3500
No: -5000

Will any player break Ty Lawson/Russ Smith’s NCAA tournament single game blocked shots record (8)?

Yes: +300
No: -350

Will any player record a single game ‘triple-double’ during the NCAA tournament?

Yes: +600
No: -750

MARCH MADNESS MONEY PROPS

Will there be a perfect bracket on ESPN.com?

Yes: +10000
No: -17500

Will there be a perfect bracket on ESPN.com after the first weekend of the tournament?

Yes: +3500
No: -5000

How many ESPN.com brackets will accurately predict the ‘Sweet 16’?

Over 17.5: +550
Under 17.5: -700

Total Nevada sports betting revenue for March 2017 (per official Nevada Gaming Control Board revenue reports)?

Over $420 million: -150
Under $420 million: +130

Total Nevada basketball betting revenue for March 2017 (per official Nevada Gaming Control Board revenue reports)?

Over $400 million: -150
Under $400 million: +130

Total Nevada sport betting win for March 2017 (per official Nevada Gaming Control Board revenue reports)?

Over $15.5 million: -130
Under $15.5 million: +110

Total Nevada basketball betting win for March 2017 (per official Nevada Gaming Control Board revenue reports)?

Over $21 million: -130
Under $21 million: +110

Total Nevada sport betting hold percentage for March 2017 (per official Nevada Gaming Control Board revenue reports)?

Over 3.5%: -150
Under 3.5%: +130

Total Nevada basketball betting hold percentage for March 2017 (per official Nevada Gaming Control Board revenue reports)?

Over 6.2%: -120
Under 6.2% million: +100

Average TV rating for 2017 NCAA Basketball Tournament?

Over 6.5: -140
Under 6.5 million: +120

Total TV viewership for 2017 NCAA Basketball Championship game?

Over 17.5: -120
Under 17.5: +100

2017 NCAA Basketball Championship game TV viewership rating will be?

Over 11.5: -130
Under 11.5: +110

2017 NCAA Basketball Championship game TV viewership share will be?

Over 10: -150
Under 10: +130

NCAA college basketball tournament total ticket sales revenue will be?

Over $62.5 million: -150
Under $62.5 million: +130

About the Author: Jim Murphy

For more than 25 years, Jim Murphy has written extensively on sports betting as well as handicapping theory and practice. Jim Murphy has been quoted in media from the Wall Street Journal to REASON Magazine. Murphy worked as a radio and podcasting host broadcasting to an international audience that depended on his expertise and advice. Murphy is an odds making consultant for sports and 'non-sport novelty bets' focused on the entertainment business, politics, technology, financial markets and more.