While the beginning of the NCAA Basketball Tournament brings about the frenzy known as March Madness, the preliminary act can also be quite intriguing. The conference tournaments precede the announcement of the 65-team NCAA tourney field. These tournaments are the last chance for bubble teams to make a case for an NCAA bid. They also provide an opportunity for weaker clubs to make up for a poor regular season with a conference tourney crown.
On the other end of the spectrum, elite teams that are assured of a spot in the NCAA field may already be looking ahead to March Madness. The conference tournaments are quite different from the brand of basketball that is played in the regular season. Bettors can use these conference tourney games as a nice warmup to the NCAA tournament.
Motivation is a key
The bettor should be aware of what is at stake for each club in a conference tournament game. There are two levels of conference tournament action that take place prior to the NCAA tournament. Small conference tournaments are actually quite similar to the NCAA tournament for the most part. In these conferences, the winner of the conference tournament will be the only school from that league to get an invitation to the NCAA tourney. In these types of tourneys, each team will have to play with a sense of urgency. A team that dominated in the regular season still must step up and win the conference tournament. So, the bettor can use a pretty basic approach to handicap these kind of games.
The major of conference tournaments are quite different. In these conferences, more than one team from the league will get invited to the NCAA tourney. The bettor must be aware of the particular motivation for each team in these kind of tournaments. Are some underdog squads that must win the conference tourney to get in the NCAA field going to bring some renewed energy or will they make a quick exit? Will bubble teams for the NCAA tourney play with a sense of desperation or fold under the pressure? Will the elite teams go through the motions or seek to build some momentum entering March Madness?
The bettor must carefully evaluate each of these scenarios in the major conference tournaments. Also, the bettor must take into account the neutral venues of the conference tournaments in his handicapping. In addition, games are played on consecutive days in these conference tourneys. These are some of the other unique aspects of the conference tournaments for the bettor to be aware of.
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