College sports betting is something a great many sports bettors prefer over professional sports. While the action itself may not be more spectacular, the variance is definitely bigger, thus hidden value is easier to locate. Both NCAA football and basketball are very popular with sports bettors. Basketball-wise, the March Madness presents bettors with a bonanza of sports betting opportunities. No wonder, the March Madness has become for basketball fans what the Cheltenham festival is for horse racing fanatics.

The availability of March Madness brackets on pretty much every serious sports betting website on the internet has greatly contributed to the explosion in popularity NCAA betting has seen in recent years.

For many, the filling out of these brackets has become a traditional March pastime. Many of these bettors are recreational sports fans and they simply fill their March Madness brackets by slapping their favorite teams on, or simply relying on blind luck.

If you intend to carve yourself a share of all the money that changes hands during the March Madness though, this is not the way to do it.

Do some careful handicapping, reading up on the news. Try to cover as many aspects of NCAA handicapping as possible.

It may get frustrating sometimes, but generally, the success you’ll achieve in your March Madness betting is directly proportional with the amount of time you spend handicapping the teams.