March Madness is known for upsets. It wouldn't be madness if it didn't contain upsets.
As some people worry about upsets in their bracket, there is also an upset-related related stat that impacts spread betting.
Over the past decade, top-25 teams in the AP Poll have gone 43% against the spread when playing against unranked teams in the NCAA Tournament.
That means a $100 bettor would be down around $10,000 if he bet on every ranked team playing against unranked teams in the NCAA Tournament over the past 10 years.
Let's take a look at the teams and odds that will fit this criteria in the first round.
No. 1 Alabama vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Consensus odds: Texas A&M CC +24.5
Best underdog odds: Texas A&M CC +24.5 (PointsBet, FoxBet, BetMGM)
No. 2 Houston vs. Northern Kentucky
Consensus odds: Northern Kentucky +18.5
Best underdog odds: Northern Kentucky +19.5 (Caesars)
No. 4 Kansas vs. Howard
Consensus odds: Howard +22
Best underdog odds: Howard +23 (BetRivers)
No. 5 Texas vs. Colgate
Consensus odds: Colgate +13.5
Best underdog odds: Colgate +13.5 (Most Books)
No. 6 Marquette vs. Vermont
Consensus odds: Vermont +10.5
Best underdog odds: Vermont +10.5 (Most Books)
No. 7 UCLA vs. UNC-Asheville
Consensus odds: UNC-Asheville +17.5
Best underdog odds: UNC-Asheville +18 (FoxBet, BetRivers, PointsBet)
No. 8 Arizona vs. Princeton
Consensus odds: Princeton +14.5
Best underdog odds: Princeton +14.5 (PointsBet, BetMGM, FoxBet)
No. 9 Gonzaga vs. Grand Canyon
Consensus odds: Grand Canyon +15.5
Best underdog odds: Grand Canyon +16 (BetRivers)
No. 10 UConn vs. Iona
Consensus odds: Iona +9.5
Best underdog odds: Iona +9.5 (Most Books)
No. 11 Baylor vs. UC-Santa Barbara
Consensus odds: UCSB +10.5
Best underdog odds: UCSB +11 (BetRivers)
No. 12 Duke vs. Oral Roberts
Consensus odds: Oral Roberts +6.5
Best underdog odds: Oral Roberts +6.5 (Fanduel, BetMGM)
No. 13 Xavier vs. Kennesaw State
Consensus odds: Kennesaw State +12.5
Best underdog odds: Kennesaw State +12.5 (Most Books)
No. 14 Virginia vs. Furman
Consensus odds: Furman +6
Best underdog odds: Furman +6.5 (BetMGM)
No. 15 Kansas State vs. Montana State
Consensus odds: Montana State +8.5
Best underdog odds: Montana State +8.5 (Most Books)
No. 16 Miami (FL) vs. Drake
Consensus odds: Drake +2.5
Best underdog odds: Drake +2.5 (PointsBet, BetMGM)
No. 17 Texas A&M vs. Penn State
Consensus odds: Penn State +3
Best underdog odds: Penn State +3.5 (BetMGM)
No. 18 San Diego State vs. Charleston
Consensus odds: Charleston +5.5
Best underdog odds: Charleston +5.5 (BetMGM, FanDuel, PointsBet)
No. 19 Saint Mary's vs. VCU
Consensus odds: VCU +4.5
Best underdog odds: VCU +4.5 (BetMGM, FanDuel)
No. 20 Tennessee vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Consensus odds: Louisiana-Lafayette +11.5
Best underdog odds: Louisiana-Lafayette +11.5 (Most Books)
No. 21 Indiana vs. Kent State
Consensus odds: Kent State +4.5
Best underdog odds: Kent State +4.5 (BetMGM, FanDuel)
No. 23 Missouri vs. Utah State
Consensus odds: Utah State -1.5
Best Utah State odds: Utah State -1 (Caesars)
