(2010 NCAA Tournament Printable Brackets; PDF – GIF) The field of 65 has been set as the NCAA Tournament is about set to begin on Thursday! Here at Bankroll Sports, we’re going to take a look at some of the tournament-long props that you can invest in at BetUS Sportsbook. (100% Deposit Bonus by clicking This Link)

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Prop Bet #1 – Total Number of Games Won by the Pac-10 – Over/Under 1.5: Boy, doesn’t it feel like a slam dunk that a conference that normally has a ton of entrants in it is going to find a way to win two measly games out of 64? Not this year. Both Washington and Cal were subjected to three games in as many nights in the Pac-10 Tournament, and both must be on incredibly tired legs. The Golden Bears really don’t have a great chance at grabbing more than one victory, as they have to deal with Duke in the second round of the tournament if they can beat Louisville, a team that many think can do some real damage in the dance. The only other option for the Pac-10 is its conference champion, Washington. U-Dub was a fringe bubble team at best before winning the conference, and now it’s being asked to beat a Marquette team which may be the most underrated squad in the entire country. If by chance the Huskies survive as the #11 seed in the South, they’ll have to play Baylor, largely considered one of the most talented teams in the nation. Seeing one of these two teams get a win seems like a reasonable option, but two is a bit far-fetched and zero is much more reasonable. Even if the two do split in Round 1, neither one is likely to be a favorite in the second round, so laying -150 chalk is a good option for a prop that may be a winner by the end of the day on Friday.

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Prop Bet #2 – Will a #14, #15, or #16 seed win a game?: The odds in this one look to be stacked a bit against you from the get-go, but let’s take a closer look at this virtual 12-team play or fade parlay. Since the expansion of the tournament to 64 teams in 1985, there have only been four #2 seeds out of 100 that have been defeated. Fifteen of the 100 #14s advanced to round two (and for what it’s worth, two of those made it to the Sweet 16). History will tell you that, if all things are considered equal, there are 19 times in 25 tournaments, or once every 1.3 tournaments that this happens. So, everyone is going to promptly jump on the “no” in this prop at even money and think that they’re getting a steal, and then complain when some unlikely #15 seed blows up their bet. Don’t be fooled! The #14s this season are all very, very dangerous clubs, and for our money, we think the #3s are especially weak. The odds say that someone big is going down at some point early in this tournament. Bank on the madness that is March to claim a huge scalp on one of the first two days.

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Prop Bet #3 – Total Games Won by Atlantic 10 Teams – Over/Under 2.5 Wins: There’s a reason that the A-10 is favored in all three of its first round games this year. The Temple Owls, Richmond Spiders, and Xavier Musketeers not only have first round winning abilities, but in the event that even two of them get upset in Round 1, any of the three can also roll to the Elite 8 and make this prop a winner for you the hard way as well. Temple is especially dangerous in a very defensive mini-bracket in Jacksonville, and if it can survive a first round date with Cornell, we like this team’s chances of making it to the Sweet 16. That would leave either a victory for the Spiders against a St. Mary’s team that might not have been in the NCAA Tournament without the WCC crown, or one for Xavier over what has to be a very, very tired Minnesota team which played four games in as many nights at Conseco Fieldhouse last week.

Selection: A-10 Over 2.5 Wins (-140) at BetUS Sportsbook. (100% Deposit Bonus by clicking This Link.)

The time is finally here and all 65 ballots to the big dance are now official for the NCAA Tournament. Shortly after a few of the conferences rounded up their championship tournament games early Sunday, the selection crew released the first look at the brackets that will shape out the 2009 NCAA Tournament. The Big East has lived up to the hype they have gotten all season. The conference that at one point had as many as 9 teams in the top 25 this season earned 3 of the 4 number 1 seeds for the NCAA Tournament along with two number 3 seeds. Louisville got the overall number 1 seed after winning the regular season Big East title and backing that up by winning the Big East Tournament Championship. Connecticut and Pittsburgh both held the nation’s top ranking at different times this year. The Panthers knocked Connecticut off the top spot twice in the final 3 weeks of the season finishing one game behind Louisville in conference play for the regular season. However, both Connecticut and Pittsburgh were plenty good enough to get number 1 seeds.

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The only team outside of the Big East to earn a number 1 seed was the North Carolina Tarheels. The Tarheels also held the number 1 ranking in America more than once this season, including going into the conference tournaments. However, North Carolina was upset in the ACC Tournament by Florida State and despite being heavily favored to win the ACC Tournament, they had to watch their arch rival, the Duke Blue Devils take home their 17th ACC Title. North Carolina still earned the final number one spot in the South bracket. Below you will find some of the earliest March Madness picks on the web. We will provide NCAA tournament prediction breakdowns letting you know what to expect as the Madness of March progresses. We also will take a look at which teams are vulnerable for upsets and which teams have the easiest path to make it to the 2009 NCAA Final Four and evenutally, to the National Championship. Here we go…

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Midwest Region Bracket Breakdown & Picks

The remarkable feature of this year’s march madness is there are plenty of teams capable of putting together strong runs in the tournament. Taking a glance at the Midwest which many think is the strongest region, you can make arguments for many teams to make strong showings. No. 6 seed West Virginia, No. 4 Wake Forest, and No. 7 Boston College have plenty of capability of knocking of the top tier teams in the Midwest. Louisville, Michigan State, and defending champions Kansas make the top 3 seeds in the division. Louisville and Wake Forest seem to be on a collision course for a match-up in the sweet 16. Both teams would give big problems to each other as the Demon Deacons slash and score quickly while the Cardinals have a more defensive methodical approach. Boston College and USC will be an interesting first-round match-up as both teams have played well in the late part of the season. Boston College looks to be the best fit for the game and could give Michigan State a lot of problems if they can take down the Trojans. Michigan State has seriously struggled against many average teams this season. Boston College would be a prime candidate to pull of an early round upset over the Spartans. West Virginia and Kansas are expected to meet in the second round. Kansas closed out the season strong while West Virginia got a big win over Pittsburgh in the Big East tournament before losing a close game in overtime to Syracuse. The winner of this game I predict to come out and battle the winner of the Wake Forest and Louisville game to represent the Midwest region in the 2009 NCAA Final Four. While it seems almost impossible to predict who will rise to the top, Louisville and Kansas appear to be the most favorable and the most likely picks. We will go with the safe play here and take the Louisville Cardinals to come out of the Midwest. There is just way too much talent there.

East Region Bracket Bracket Breakdown & Picks

The East bracket is represented by number 1 seeded Pittsburgh and an equally dangerous number 2 seed, the Duke Blue Devils. Unlike the Midwest, I expect there to be a bit less upsets in the Eastern region. No. 4 Florida State, who knocked off top ranked North Carolina, fell just short of winning their first ACC tournament losing to the Duke Blue Devils. The Seminoles have played well all season and have come up with some big wins. Expect them to take down Wisconsin in the first round and get the best of Xavier in the second round. That should lead Florida State into rematch from earlier this season with Pittsburgh. The Panthers won that tremendously low scoring game 56-48 and these two teams may very well meet up again in the sweet sixteen. On the other half of the East brackets, the Duke Blue Devils will be the most favored team to challenge Pittsburgh to win the East outright. However, and less known name will be waiting in the midst to make the loudest noise. The No. 3 Villanova Wildcat should be able to handle their first two games, expect them to beat out UCLA and also expect them to meet Duke in the sweet 16. The Wildcats could present a load of problems for the Blue Devils because they drive to the basket and score very well off screens. Villanova presents a lot of quickness and is the type of team that Duke has struggled to control this year. If they could put together the upset over Duke, they could be this year’s Cinderella story. Remember; Nova took down Pittsburgh by 10 points earlier this season and they will definitely not be scared of a rematch. All and all, expect one of the top three seeds to come out of the east. The prediction here is the winner of Duke/Villanova will battle Pittsburgh for the shot at the final four. We like Villanova to get by the Panthers and represent the east in the final four.

West Region Bracket Bracket Breakdown & Picks

The Connecticut Huskies sport the number 1 seed in the West. Luckily for the Huskies, they do not have to deal with Pittsburgh in their West bracket. This is a good thing for UConn, considering the Panthers seemed to be the only team to be able to beat the Huskies during the regular season since the calendar changed to 2009. Outside of the two losses to Pittsburgh during the regular season, Connecticut won all 16 games since the start of January. Throw in the fact that it took Syracuse 6 overtimes to beat them in the Big East Tournament, and you would expect the Huskies to be very tough to deal with again. The 2008 National Championship runner-up, Memphis Tigers have amazingly won 25 straight games since their 3 losses early in the season. Many feel like the Tigers should have gotten a number one seed. Taking a look at the West, there could be a load of upset opportunities. No. 7 California and No. 10 Maryland square off in round 1 with the winner getting Memphis in round 2. If the Tigers are on their heels, either one of these schools could take down Memphis in upset fashion. However, we predict that the Tigers 25-game winning streak is no fluke and they take care of business as usual. Another upset team in this bracket could very well be No. 6 Marquette. The Golden Eagles were flying high for much of the season during the brutal conference play in the Big East this season winning the first 9 games inside the conference. Not only do we expect the Golden Eagles to take down Missouri in round two, but we think they will be the team to knock off Memphis in the sweet 16. No. 4 Washington will get the unlikely NCAA Tournament opponent Mississippi State. The Bulldogs captured the SEC title, pulling off multiple upsets and gaining an automatic berth to the big dance. Who knows if they can keep up the momentum as Washington is no easy task. The winner of that game will most likely square with Purdue and get Connecticut on down the road. While many upsets will happen in the West, don’t expect Connecticut to be an upset victim. Take UConn to roll through this region and do expect to see a minimum of two Big East teams in the Final Four this year.

South Region Bracket Bracket Breakdown & Picks

Now to the final bracket where surprisingly we do not have a Big East team seeded number 1. North Carolina gets top honors after an impressive 27-3 record during the regular season. The Tarheels may be the best team put your money on during March considering their lineup from top to bottom is more talented than any team in the nation. When teams are playing games rather close together back-to-back, you need some players outside of your normal stars to step up when the legs get tired. The Tarheels have plenty of weapons if they can just avoid losing to an average team like their only losses during the regular season. North Carolina in my opinion got the best bracket out of any of the top seeds. Illinois and Gonzaga will likely meet, with the winner to take on the Tarheels in the sweet 16. Both of these teams my be a bit over rated and North Carolina has a good chance to breeze their way into the elite eight. In the bottom portion of the bracket, No. 2 Oklahoma dominated most of the regular season before losing momentum late in the year. The South hosts one of the most interesting first round match-ups in the entire Tournament as No. 10 Michigan and No. 7 Clemson will square off. Both teams had some big wins this season and are capable of playing with anyone. Unfortunately both of these squads were just not great in their respective conferences and got a big beat up as the season progressed. Clemson should get the win in this scenario and they are the type of team that could really give the vulnerable number 2 seeded Oklahoma Sooners a hard time. If the Tigers get to play the Sooners and they come out firing, knocking down shots from the perimeter it will take the power/inside game, that makes Oklahoma so tough, out of the equation. No. 3 seeded Syracuse nearly pulled of a prestigious Big East Tournament title, but fell short in the Championship game to Louisville as they just ran out of gas. Syracuse started conference play very well then lost 6 of 8 games, but then came back to win 7 straight including the conference tournament. The question everyone must ask is which Syracuse team will show up in the NCAA Tournament. North Carolina should come out of the South and make their 2nd straight final four appearance. Their depth gives them an advantage that you need in March and we expect the Tar Heels to be crowned in the end. Do not be surprised if Syracuse or Clemson makes a surge in this bracket.