LIVE COLLEGE BASKETBALL BETTING

It’s easy to get closer to the action than ever before with live betting on college basketball as the play unfolds.

With Betway, you can experience live college basketball betting with our ever-changing in-play markets, that allow you to take advantage of the ebb and flow of a game.

Our live college basketball odds include many of the markets available pre-game, giving you another chance to back your instinct or change your mind and follow the momentum of play. You can bet live, in real-time, on over 5,800 games of Division 1 college basketball throughout the season.

HOW TO READ COLLEGE BASKETBALL LINES

When betting on college basketball, there are a wealth of different betting markets and lines available to choose from. But understanding what you’re betting on is key to making an informed decision when engaging with NCAAB odds.

First, it’s important to understand the format of betting lines. At Betway, when it comes to betting on college basketball, every betting line will usually offer you two options – Team A or Team B, as well as Over or Under.

In relation to Team A or Team B betting lines, these will focus on either team performing an action – for example winning.

With Over or Under betting markets, these allow you to choose which side of a set line you think will win – for example Over or Under 205.5 Total Points scored in a game.

If you decide to bet on college basketball at Betway, you can choose whichever markets and betting lines you want to bet on. Bets on single markets or outcomes are known as single line bets, while combining multiple markets into one overall bet is known as a same game parlay or accumulator. This latter bet will require each of your predictions to win for your overall bet to win.

WHAT IS A MONEY LINE BET ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL?

When betting on college basketball, there are a wealth of different betting markets and lines available to choose from. But understanding what you’re betting on is key to making an informed decision when engaging with NCAAB odds.

First, it’s important to understand the format of betting lines. At Betway, when it comes to betting on college basketball, every betting line will usually offer you two options – Team A or Team B, as well as Over or Under. In relation to Team A or Team B betting lines, these will focus on either team performing an action – for example winning.

When it comes to betting on college basketball, the Money Line bet is among the most popular bet types available at Betway, from run of the mill regular season games, to March Madness headliners.

A money line bet on college basketball gives you the opportunity to back the team you think will win a specific game. There are no hidden caveats or additional requirements, it’s purely the team you believe will win.

With the multi-game parlay option, you can combine a number of different money line bets, from different games across the NCAAB, into one larger bet. By doing so, you combine the odds of each outcome happening, along with the odds of them all happening together, increasing the size of your potential return without having to increase your wager.

WHAT IS A COLLEGE BASKETBALL POINT SPREAD?

In sports betting, the point spread is essentially a handicap based on an expected margin of victory. And in college basketball betting, this is no different. Dependable on how you see a game unfolding, you can either bet with the spread or against it.

For example, if the spread line is 7.5 points, the odds may show as Team A -7.5 and Team B +7.5. In this scenario, Team A would essentially be starting with a -7.5 point deficit, so would need to win by eight or more points for your bet on them to win.

Equally, with this college basketball point spread bet example, Team B would be starting with a theoretical 7.5 point lead, meaning that as long as they lost by no more than seven points, your bet on them would win.

As with Moneyline bets, you can combine the points spread odds from multiple games into a multi-game parlay bet. And if you want to be on the professional game, NBA betting point spreads work just the same as in the NCAA.

WHAT ARE NCAA POINT TOTALS?

Point total markets offer a set line for the total combined points scored between both teams in a college basketball game.

You have the option of betting over the line or under the line.

For example, Team A play Team B, with a Total Points line at 125.5. This means that you can either bet on there being more than this total or less than the total.

Total Points betting markets can be combined with other markets on the same game to create a same game parlay. For example, you could combine a money line bet, Total Points bet and Points Spread bet into one overall bet. This combined bet would require all individual selections to win for your overall bet to win, but offers a far greater potential payout than just a single bet selection.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS

Since 2020, the NCAA has been ranking college basketball teams via the NCAA Evaluation Tool, also known as NET.

NET RANKINGS IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL

NET takes into consideration five factors: Team Value Index, Net Efficiency, Winning Percentage, Adjusted Win Percentage and Scoring Margin. Let's breakdown each factor. Here are the five factors explained:

• Team Value Index: An algorithm designed to reward teams for beating other good teams. While based on game results, it factors in opponent, location and winner, to produce a Team Value Index score.

• Net Efficiency: calculates offensive efficiency minus defensive efficiency.

• Winning Percentage: is the number of wins divided by the total number of games played.

• Adjusted Win Percentage: a weighted metric based on location and result.

• Score Margin: is calculated by the team’s score minus their opponent’s score.

WHAT IS MARCH MADNESS?

March Madness is one of the most exciting and unique basketball tournaments in the sporting world to bet on.

Comprised of the 32 winners from each of the NCAA Division 1 conferences, in addition to a further 36 teams chosen by a selection committee, these teams come together to compete in a knockout competition, lasting three weeks, that determines the best college basketball team in the country.

Just six games stand between every entrant and glory, but at Betway there are plenty of opportunities to land a win of your own, with our March Madness betting odds.

MARCH MADNESS BRACKETS

Including the first four play-in games, there are a total of 67 games played across the March Madness tournament, however if considering from the first bracket of games, there are a total of 63 games – all of which you can bet on.

The brackets are broken up into four regions: South, East, West and Midwest, with each region consisting of 16 teams seeded 1 to 16. The top seed is considered to be the best team in that region, with team 16 the weakest.

First round seeded games see seed 1 play seed 16, seed 2 face seed 15 and so on. The knockout format of the tournament means that teams are eliminated after every game played, until just two remain for the championship game.

NCAA MARCH MADNESS BETTING

Now that you understand all the factors, is important to mention that all of this combined results in a ranking system, also helps to determine seedings for the March Madness tournament. Remember, you can bet on the March Madness tournament with our special March Madness betting lines at Betway.

MARCH MADNESS BETTING TIPS AT BETWAY INSIDER

If you are interested in learning more about March Madness betting picks, predictions, NCAA futures, team news, interviews, and other sports betting tips, check out the best sports betting blog, Betway Insider.

New to college basketball betting? Our team of sports writers and researchers will provide betting analysis and betting opportunities throughout the March Madness Tournament.

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