| During March Madness, statistics show that | | | | should take that into consideration. Even |
| the teams that are not short upperclassmen | | | | though experts suggest that you bet on a |
| generally tend to have a better chance at the | | | | team's record against the spread at the start |
| title. | | | | of the tournament, in reality, you should |
| | | | focus on intangibles such as a team's courage |
| Sports fans have been betting on March | | | | when betting on the Final Four. It always |
| Madness for decades. Ever since college | | | | seems as if the teams that have strong senior |
| basketball has been televised its popularity | | | | leadership have the best chance of winning in |
| has continued to grow, becoming one of the | | | | the long run. |
| most watched and bet on sporting events of | | | | |
| the year. It is estimated that sports fans | | | | College basketball fans will most likely |
| bet about $4 billion during March Madness | | | | agree that seniors have the experience to |
| which is twice as much as what is normally | | | | deal with the pressure of this level of |
| wagered on the Super Bowl. | | | | competition. They are capable of handling |
| | | | the responsibility of carrying their team all |
| Bets on the Final Four will be staggering | | | | the way to the Final Four. |
| going into this season's NCAA Tournament. As | | | | |
| the tournament progresses and teams are | | | | During March Madness, it's usually safe to |
| eliminated, even more sports fans become | | | | bet on teams that play with the most |
| interested in placing their bets on the Sweet | | | | enthusiasm. However, when betting on the |
| 16 and the Elite 8. Everyone wants to choose | | | | Final Four, experience and talent is more |
| a winner which becomes easier as the field | | | | important. A team's attitude and emotions |
| narrows. | | | | can get them off to a good start but over the |
| | | | course of a tough schedule, the teams with |
| Most of the teams who have won the NCAA | | | | experience usually pull out ahead. Some |
| basketball tournaments have had the advantage | | | | seniors may have a difficult time but it's |
| of the experience of their upperclassmen | | | | generally the freshmen who break under the |
| seniors. People who bet on the Final Four | | | | pressure. |