North Carolina is Worth Looking Into For Futures Bets
The North Carolina Tar Heels are laughing all the way to the first round of this year’s NCAA Tournament.While 99.9% of America - or what seemed like that many - said the Tar Heels didn't belong in the dance, they smacked San Diego State back to Southern California and looked like a team on a mission with a huge win in the First Four on Tuesday.Brand recognition or not, regardless if the Selection Committee put the Heels in because of Bubba Cunningham or because tickets would sell, this is still an ACC team that went through a gauntlet of conference opponents to get to this point.Next up: Ole Miss.But what I think you should focus on is DraftKings' prices for the Tar Heels to advance. They're (only) +380 to get to the Sweet 16 They're +900 to get to the Elite 8 They're +3000 to win the South Region They're +6500 to get to the Final They're +17000 to win the Championship Why even consider this? Because of the 99.9% of America that ridiculed the Selection Committee since about 6:30 pm Eastern time on Sunday.Again, on a mission, the Heels are motivated by the hate and we saw it last night in their 95-68 rout of San Diego State on Tuesday night.RJ Davis scored 26 points and was 6 of 6 from 3-point range to help the Tar Heels silence skeptics while destroying the Aztecs in their own arena."I don’t think it was a weight on us to try to get into the NCAA Tournament," North Carolina coach Hubert Davis said in his postgame press conference. "My communication with them is to focus on us. It’s not the noise on the outside in terms of comments and critics. Focusing on our preparation, our practice and our play."Okay Hubie, we'll let you tell it however you want. But the fact is, the Heels looked like a team with something to prove. Your players were indeed fueled by the noise.Thus, I find it interesting the number to win two more to get to the sweetened weekend is just +380. Seems as if there is suddenly legitimacy. In the way is Ole Miss , and then either Iowa State or Lipscomb.Now, per KenPom, the Heels are the third-best team, ranked 30th with their net rating. But Ole Miss is just four spots higher at 26th. Iowa State is 10th and Lipscomb is 82nd.If you're holding a near 4-to-1 ticket, though, you have a big enough cushion to hedge. Same goes if you bet them to win the Region, or further.More questions about this team will be answered on Friday, but for now, it's well worth thinking about an investment in North Carolina's future, as it's a team playing with a mighty big chip on its shoulders.
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