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    Odds to win the NCAA championship

    While I realize that gambling is illegal at Bushwood, it is not illegal in Vegas. Here are at least one site's odds to win the NCAA championship this year:

    UNC. +3.70
    Kentucky. 4.15
    Ohio st. 7.25
    Duke. 11
    Louisville. 11
    Syracuse. 12
    Baylor. 15
    UConn. 16
    Fla. 16
    UCLA. 21
    Vandy. 21
    Kansas. 26
    St. John's. 26
    Texas. 26
    Pitt. 26
    Memphis. 26
    Mich. St. 32

    As always, I feel it is my civic duty to "take one for the team". I plan to wager on UNC and Ky, thereby insuring that neither one will win it all.

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    I don't understand the numbers, or the plus mark. Are they saying that UNC is nearly a 4 to 1 favorite, while UK is 4 to 1 against?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Turtleboy View Post
    I don't understand the numbers, or the plus mark. Are they saying that UNC is nearly a 4 to 1 favorite, while UK is 4 to 1 against?
    Not a 4 to 1 favorite to win it all. No team is ever favored against the field to win it all before the tournament has started. UNC is about a 1 in 4 favorite (i.e. 25% chance to win it all). The plus mark should be for all the teams. UConn seems relatively low compared to its pre-season rankings.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Turtleboy View Post
    I don't understand the numbers, or the plus mark. Are they saying that UNC is nearly a 4 to 1 favorite, while UK is 4 to 1 against?
    If you bet $1 on UNC, you will win $3.70.
    A $1 bet on Duke returns $11.00

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    Odds Bodkins!

    Quote Originally Posted by House G View Post
    If you bet $1 on UNC, you will win $3.70.
    A $1 bet on Duke returns $11.00
    If those are odds, then putting up $1.00 will get you back $3.70 plus your own $1.00. -- sage

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    Quote Originally Posted by House G View Post
    If you bet $1 on UNC, you will win $3.70.
    A $1 bet on Duke returns $11.00
    Quote Originally Posted by sagegrouse View Post
    If those are odds, then putting up $1.00 will get you back $3.70 plus your own $1.00. -- sage
    Yeah, my statement about 25% chance to win it all above is not exactly accurate, I now realize. I shouldn't talk about something I don't have much experience in. These explanations are much better. Sorry about that.

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    Never

    Quote Originally Posted by Bluedog View Post
    Yeah, my statement about 25% chance to win it all above is not exactly accurate, I now realize. I shouldn't talk about something I don't have much experience in. These explanations are much better. Sorry about that.
    I will never bet on the Tar Heels to win...anything. I would wager on the Taliban before I ever considered the tar heads!

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