- Miami (Ohio) has +180 odds to win the MAC.
- Saint Louis is favored to win the A10 with -110 odds.
- Gonzaga and High Point each have under even odds to win their conferences.
CLEVELAND – It is officially March, and with that, we head into conference tournaments. Excluding all of the Power Conference tournaments, there are over 20 mid-major conference tournaments getting set to begin.
Online sportsbooks currently have odds for every mid-major tournament of the season. Below are the favorites for each one.
- OVC: Tennessee State +150
- ASUN: Central Arkansas +150
- Big South: High Point -275
- MVC: Belmont +140
- Summit: St. Thomas MN +125
- SoCon: East Tennessee State +175
- Sun Belt: Troy +135
- CAA: Hofstra +210
- MAAC: Merrimack, Siena +325
- NEC: Long Island -175
- WCC: #12 Gonzaga -210
- Horizon League: Wright State +200
- Big Sky: Montana State +325
- America East: UMBC +115
- Big West: UC Irvine +165
- CUSA: Liberty +235
- MAC: Akron +110
- MEAC: Howard -175
- Mountain West: Utah State +145
- SWAC: Bethune Cookman +225
- WAC: Utah Valley -125
- AAC: South Florida +110
- A10: #25 Saint Louis -110
- Ivy League: Yale +100
Heaviest Favorites
While there are a total of six teams that are favored with CBB odds sitting at under even, there are two that stand out the most, and they are High Point (-275) from the Big South and #12 Gonzaga (-210) from the WCC.
High Point is the third highest scoring team in the country this season at 90.7 ppg and have run through the Big South regular season, posting a 15-1 record in conference play.
As for the Zags, they have been the team to beat in the conference for the last 30 years. They’ve claimed 22 conference tournament titles in 31 appearances.
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They’ve been to each of the last 28 conference tournament championship games since 1997 and have won 13 of the last 15 conference championships.
Best Value
As far as value goes, we’re looking at Bethune-Cookman from the SWAC. They are in first place coming out of the regular season and have been steaming hot since their abysmal 3-10 start to the season, having gone 14-3 since with a +136 scoring margin.
What About Miami (Ohio) In The MAC?
The team that everyone is talking about, the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks, and their 30-0 record ahead of the regular season’s finish.
It’s hard to see why oddsmakers are fading them as the favorites here, with Akron holding the shortest odds. They average 90.9 ppg on the season with a +17 average point differential.
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