Houston may be the +500 favorites with bet365 to win the 2023 Men's NCAA Championship, but it is Alabama who the fans are backing in the Mega March Bracket Challenge.
bet365, live in New Jersey, Colorado, Ohio and Virginia, has joined forces with Incentive Games, the games industry’s leading free-to-play developer, to launch an astonishing $10 million jackpot for the 2023 NCAA Championship.
A leader board and prizes will also be available, based on points earned for correct predictions, paying the top 5000 leader board places. The predictor game, which is free to play, simply challenges users to predict results during March’s legendary NCAAB tournament, with a top prize of $100,000 up for grabs.
But a perfect bracket wins up to $10,000,000.
And after being announced as the No1 seed in the first time in program history, the Crimson Tide from Alabama will face a No16 seed in Thursday’s first round, with home advantage at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham.
Coach Nate Oats will be leading his team into the competition for a third time, falling in the Sweet 16 in 2021 and in the first round in 2022. This year, Alabama are going all out to add the NCAA Championship to their SEC regular-season title and the SEC Tournament championship.
As of 16:00 on 03/15/2023, Alabama have earned almost a quarter of all predictions placed within bet365’s Mega March Bracket Challenge. With 24.8% of current predictions, bet365 customers are expecting Nate Coats’ +700 outfit, to see off Houston, who are currently shorter in the betting at +500.
USA: Winners by Percentage of Predictions | ||
Rank | Team | % of Total |
1 | Alabama | 24.8% |
2 | Houston | 13.3% |
3 | Kansas | 11.8% |
4 | Purdue | 9.7% |
5 | UCLA | 5.5% |
6 | Gonzaga | 5.4% |
7 | Texas | 5.1% |
8 | Arizona | 4.0% |
9 | Duke | 3.7% |
10 | Marquette | 2.8% |
We’ve broken down the predictions by the four states in the USA where customers are allowed to bet with bet365. Ohio, New Jersey and Virginia all have the same four college teams at the top of their predictions tables. Alabama, Houston, Kansas and Purdue are the four most fancied teams in each state, with Ohio preferring Alabama the most.
In Colorado however, they think Texas are more likely to triumph than Purdue, with 7.1% of bet365 customers predicting victory for the Longhorns compared to the 6.8% rooting for the Boilers.
UCLA, Gonzaga and Arizona all appear highly in the predictions of basketball fans across the country, but the same can’t be said for Virginia, not even in their own state! Only 3.8% of bet365 customers in Virginia believe that their team, the Cavaliers, will taste glory in the championship final.
A bet365 Spokesperson said:
“Every expert is giving their opinion, but it is the predictions from bet365 customers across the USA that are really interesting!
The build-up to this iconic championship is exciting enough, and the prospect of potentially winning up to $10 million in the Mega March Bracket Challenge only enhances that excitement.
“Be sure to check the bet365 leader board as games pass and good luck to all bet365 customers!”
Ohio | ||
Rank | Team | % of Total |
1 | Alabama | 25.9% |
2 | Houston | 12.9% |
3 | Kansas | 11.8% |
4 | Purdue | 11.0% |
5 | UCLA | 5.6% |
6 | Gonzaga | 5.1% |
7 | Texas | 4.9% |
8 | Arizona | 4.1% |
9 | Duke | 3.4% |
10 | Marquette | 2.8% |
New Jersey | ||
Rank | Team | % of Total |
1 | Alabama | 22.6% |
2 | Houston | 12.9% |
3 | Kansas | 11.3% |
4 | Purdue | 7.2% |
5 | Gonzaga | 7.0% |
6 | UCLA | 5.6% |
7 | Texas | 5.1% |
8 | Duke | 4.4% |
9 | Arizona | 3.5% |
10 | Marquette | 3.3% |
Colorado | ||
Rank | Team | % of Total |
1 | Alabama | 21.9% |
2 | Houston | 15.7% |
3 | Kansas | 12.1% |
4 | Texas | 7.1% |
5 | Purdue | 6.8% |
6 | UCLA | 6.3% |
7 | Arizona | 6.2% |
8 | Gonzaga | 4.5% |
9 | Duke | 2.8% |
10 | Marquette | 2.2% |
Virginia | ||
Rank | Team | % of Total |
1 | Alabama | 23.3% |
2 | Houston | 14.7% |
3 | Kansas | 12.6% |
4 | Purdue | 6.8% |
5 | Duke | 6.1% |
6 | Gonzaga | 5.6% |
7 | Texas | 5.3% |
8 | UCLA | 4.5% |
9 | Virginia | 3.8% |
10 | Arizona | 2.6% |
Outright betting from bet365 | |
Team | % of Total |
Houston | +500 |
Alabama | +700 |
Kansas | +1100 |
Purdue | +1100 |
UCLA | +1200 |
Gonzaga | +1400 |
Arizona | +1600 |
Texas | +1600 |
Connecticut | +1600 |
Baylor | +2000 |
Read the full NCAA Championship preview from bet365
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