No.1 seeds face tough road to Indy
Posted on 16. Mar, 2010 by admin in Betting
When you’re learning how to bet on March Madness, one thing should stand out: the No.1 seed usually have a good chance of making it to the Final Four. But not every top-seeded team will make it there: that happened just once, in 2008, when Kansas, Memphis, North Carolina and UCLA advanced to the Alamodome in San Antonio. Here’s a look at this year’s No.1 seeds, and two of those coaches were there in 2008, staging a classic championship game for the ages.
Kansas
The Jayhawks, in the Midwest, are the top overall seed, and the Big 12 regular-season and tournament champs are going for their first title since that 2008 season, when Bill Self’s Kansas beat John Calipari’s Memphis in an overtime epic. Kansas may be the deepest team in the country, and they have experience with Sherron Collins.
Kentucky
The Wildcats are tops in the East region, and they may have the most pure talent with John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins leading the way. Kentucky is still inexperienced with a starting rotation of three freshmen, but they’re explosive. They’re also coached by Calipari, who would love another crack at Self and Kansas.
Syracuse
The Orangemen, the No.1 seed in the West, lost to Georgetown in the Big East tournament, but more worryingly, Arinze Onuaku may miss the first weekend with a knee injury. Syracuse is deep enough to get by without Onuaku, but Wes Johnson hasn’t been playing his best lately.
Duke
The Blue Devils are the top seed in the South, and they’re a tougher team than people give them credit for, led by Jon Scheyer. But Duke doesn’t have much of an inside game, so when their perimeter shooters get cold, they could have a problem. It hasn’t happened much this year, but it could.