The future NBA talent is alluring, but recently it hasn't resulted in national titles at the collegiate level. Since Duke's title-winning team in 2015 - 235th in experience per KenPom - every national champion has been 128th or lower in that metric. Look for experience: Teams filled with young, talented players (see Kentucky this year) have not fared well in recent years. I think picking a national champ is the most futile approach to the futures market, But I'll offer some tips below: That was a wild Final Four, but it does illustrate how tough it is to bet on April's winner in October. Miami was 125-1, UConn and San Diego State were 60-1, and Florida Atlantic wasn't even listed at most books, but the ones that did had them at 400-1.

Just look at the teams that made the Final Four last year: But also, with the advent of the transfer portal, the roster turnover makes it even more challenging, as many coaches I talk to don't even know what they have on their teams in mid-October. The one-and-done nature of the NCAA tournament makes betting a national champion a tough proposition. For now, the season will begin in earnest and the wagering will commence, so in the immortal words of Bill Shakespeare from 'Henry V,' 'Once more unto the breach, dear friends.'Īll right, we aren't following King Henry into battle, but futures betting in college hoops is difficult. But I'll save the need for a scheduling change rant for another day. Why does college hoops still begin in the thick of the college football and NFL season? And in this particular year up against 'Monday Night Football'? Only the very wise people at the NCAA can tell you. Well, it's that time again, where some guy like me tells you that the college basketball season starts in a matter of weeks (Nov.

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