The NCAA Tournament tips off Thursday, and everyone is scrambling to lock in their parlays and fill out their brackets.
While these might not be the smartest upsets to pencil into your bracket, they provide great value as straight bets in the first few days of the tournament. Or, if you really want to get crazy, parlay them all together and treat yourself to a fancy steak dinner.
All odds via FanDuel Sportsbook.
Let’s start with the First Four, shall we? As John Fanta said, North Carolina being in the NCAA Tournament is a crime.
The Tar Heels had one win against a major team in the field — when they defeated UCLA all the way back before Christmas.
The Aztecs are +160 on the moneyline against a team that was handed an invitation to play in March Madness largely because of its rich basketball legacy.