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The 2022 NCAA Tournament Final Four in New Orleans starts Saturday, April 2. The NCAA Tournament national championship game is scheduled to take place Monday, April 4. Once the bracket is set, sportsbooks will release a number of other March Madness futures betting options. These include betting on teams to reach the Sweet 16, Final Four odds, as well as odds to win the whole March Madness tournament. The payout is obviously lower with Sweet 16 and Final Four futures versus correctly picking the tournament winner, but the chances of winning these wagers is of course better than picking the tournaments champion. While the KenPom rankings are helpful, especially in the early rounds, let’s face it, the seedings ultimately matter. Since 1985, No. 1 seeds win the championship most often 47.7% of the time. The percentage of winners then goes in order of the seeds until you reach the No. 5 and No. 6 seed—there have been two No. 6 seed winners to just one No. 5 seed winner. The top two seeds win the tournament 65.9% of the time. |