As it stands right now, the University of Connecticut Huskies and the North Carolina Tar Heels are the consensus No. 1 and No. 2 teams in both the Associated Press and ESPN\/USA Today polls<\/strong> respectively and after that some combination of Oklahoma, Pittsburgh and Memphis to round out the Top 5.<\/p>\n – While currently the top team in the nation, UConn isn\u2019t the odds-on favorites to take the national championship but they are one of the favorites at +600.<\/p>\n Tied with Louisville for the Big East lead with a conference record of 15-2, the Huskies have an overall record of 27-2 SU and a barely profitable ATS record of 13-12; UConn hasn\u2019t been good at home ATS at 6-9 but has been very profitable on the road at 7-3 ATS.<\/p>\n Historically, the Huskies don\u2019t really look like a team that bettors should hitch their March Madness wagons to as they are only 11-9 SU and a wallet-draining 4-15-1 ATS in their last 20 games in the month of March.<\/p>\n Where Connecticut has been profitable however, is the Total as they have gone 14-6 on the Over\/Under in the same time and are currently on a 6-0 Over streak.<\/p>\n 12% of the futures wagering volume is coming in on the UConn.<\/strong><\/p>\n – Sitting as the No. 2 team in the nation with an overall record of 26-3 and tops in the ultra-competitive ACC with a 12-3 conference record, the North Carolina Tar Heels find themselves listed as the odds-on favorite to win March Madness at +300.<\/p>\n They are receiving 21% of all the future odds wagering action at SPORTSBETTING.COM<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n – Ranked third in the AP poll and fourth in the ESPN\/USA Today poll, the Pittsburgh Panthers have been a very solid college hoops team in more than one way standing with a 27-3 record SU and a 16-8 record ATS (10-4 ATS at home and 6-4 on the road).<\/p>\n In Pitt\u2019s last 20 March games, it is 13-7 SU and 11-9 ATS and like the two aforementioned teams, it tends to go Over the Total in the same 20 games with an O\/U record of 14-6.<\/p>\n Listed at +400, the Panthers are seeing 14% of the futures betting action. – Like their college football brothers, the Oklahoma basketball Sooners will seek to make a trip to the national championship, although these Sooners would like to actually win; OU is listed at +800 and is the AP\u2019s fourth-ranked team and the ESPN\/USA Today\u2019s No. 5.<\/p>\n Oklahoma owns a 26-4 record SU, 12-3 Big East conference record and a 14-11 ATS mark; 6-7 at home and 8-4 on the road.<\/p>\n The Sooners\u2019 last 20 games in March have yielded more losses than wins as they are 9-11 SU and 6-14 ATS and unlike UConn, UNC and Pitt, Oklahoma\u2019s March Totals tend to be on the low side with only 7 Overs and 13 Unders.<\/p>\n Oklahoma is only seeing 11% of the action.<\/strong><\/p>\n – The Louisville Cardinals are not in the Top 5 but they aren\u2019t far off either, currently ranked sixth in both polls and as mentioned, tied with UConn for the lead in the Big East\u2014they are also listed at +1000 to take the NCAA hoops title.<\/p>\n While owning three more losses (24-5) than the Huskies, the Cards have been a more reliable bet going 17-12 against the spread.<\/p>\n They have been profitable in March as well going 12-8 SU and ATS.<\/p>\n The Cardinals are seeing the least action of this group with only 10% of the wagers going on Louisville.<\/p>\n There are some great contests arriving now that March Madness is so close.<\/p>\n SPORTSBETTING.COM<\/strong><\/a> has announced their $1 Million Hoops Madness Contest.<\/p>\n Man are we ever close to the start of March Madness. 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