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Jperry1987

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bbncal02 said:
That doesn’t seem like it makes us a favorite right? That’s a decent sized return on a small bet.
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We are not, Gonzaga is.
Considering the field isnt set just yet and there will be 68 other teams I would say thats why the return is decent. The odds of any one team winning are always at a very low % considering the crap shoot a one and done tournament is. Lots of factors.....injuries, match-ups, upsets and so on.....
 
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I could understand it better in percentage terms such as “+800 means we have a 10% chance” of MAKING (not winning) the Final Four. Or as stated in fraction terms like “we have a 1 in 5 chance” of making the Final Four.

Asking because I’m going to be out of the dang country during the F4. Can’t freakin believe I have this conflict! Maybe there’s a Wildcat bar in London, lol! But games would be on in the middle of the night, lol. So probably watching in the hotel if we make it that far.
 
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GonzoCat90

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I believe that’s the equivalent of about 11% probability. Against an entire field of 68 that isn’t even set yet, those are pretty good odds.
 
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point1zero said:
I could understand it better in percentage terms such as “+800 means we have a 10% chance” of MAKING (not winning) the Final Four. Or as stated in fraction terms like “we have a 1 in 5 chance” of making the Final Four.

Asking because I’m going to be out of the dang country during the F4. Can’t freakin believe I have this conflict! Maybe there’s a Wildcat bar in London, lol! But games would be on in the middle of the night, lol. So probably watching in the hotel if we make it that far.
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I watched UK play Travis Ford’s EKU team in the first round back in 2005 from a bar in Covent Garden, so it’s possible.
 
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UK is +800 to win the NCAAT. To make the Final four is closer to +225. We are the second biggest favorite to cut down the nets along with Auburn.


Gonzaga+400
Kentucky+800
Auburn+800
Arizona+900
Purdue+1200
Duke+1400
Kansas+1600
Baylor+1600
UCLA+2500
Villanova+2500
Houston+2800
Illinois+3300
Texas+3300
Texas Tech+3300
Tennessee+3300
Rutgers+5000
Alabama+5500
This is the list to save you a click.
 
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Champ will be from the top 7 on that list and I think Auburn is the least likely of those.

You could $100 on each of those and make a return unless Zags win. But as a Rafters reader you know that can’t happen.

If I was a gambler I’d put 100 on Zags, UK, Zona. and Duke. Maybe another 100 on KU.
 
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Yeah, if you got +800 to make Final Four, too good to be true odds wise. On FanDuel it was like +190 the other day. Guess they think Final Fours grow on trees.
 
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RSUK5022 said:
Yeah, if you got +800 to make Final Four, too good to be true odds wise. On FanDuel it was like +190 the other day. Guess they think Final Fours grow on trees.
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They only have Kentucky at +160 now to make the Final Four.

Gonzaga at -110.

Iowa at +2,000.


I wish I had Marty McFly's Sports Almanac from the future, but have it through the year 2022 (his only went from 1950-2000).
 
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point1zero said:
I could understand it better in percentage terms such as “+800 means we have a 10% chance” of MAKING (not winning) the Final Four. Or as stated in fraction terms like “we have a 1 in 5 chance” of making the Final Four.

Asking because I’m going to be out of the dang country during the F4. Can’t freakin believe I have this conflict! Maybe there’s a Wildcat bar in London, lol! But games would be on in the middle of the night, lol. So probably watching in the hotel if we make it that far.
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1 in 5 is 20%.

But neither of those figures is correct. +800 means 8 to 1, which is 12.5%.
 
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Jperry1987 said:
We are not, Gonzaga is.
Considering the field isnt set just yet and there will be 68 other teams I would say thats why the return is decent. The odds of any one team winning are always at a very low % considering the crap shoot a one and done tournament is. Lots of factors.....injuries, match-ups, upsets and so on.....
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Cheatin Rooferees are also a factor.
 
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bbncal02 said:
That doesn’t seem like it makes us a favorite right? That’s a decent sized return on a small bet.
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There are 68 teams, ok maybe only 30 or so with any chance to win it, and probably more like a dozen with a legit chance to win it. That is probably one of the 4 or 5 smallest returns on 100 bet.
 
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JonathanW said:
There are 68 teams, ok maybe only 30 or so with any chance to win it, and probably more like a dozen with a legit chance to win it. That is probably one of the 4 or 5 smallest returns on 100 bet.
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Still a decent return. If UK makes it you get an 700% increase on your investment? Pretty good for a reasonable investment. Heck if I invest $400 and Zags, UK, Zona, and AU make the final four? $2900 bucks. Not bad at all.
 
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