2010 NCAA Bracket Odds South Region Expert Bracket Picks & Expert Bracket Predictions: Sports-Odds.com is taking a look at the 2010 NCAA Bracket Odds for the South Region including giving Expert Bracket Picks & Expert Bracket Predictions. The South Regional Semi Finals and Finals will take place at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas and be hosted by the University of Houston. The 2010 NCAA Bracket odds makers at BODOG.com have the Duke Blue Devils at 1 to 1 odds (Bet $1 to win $1 dollars) even money favorites to win the South Region.
"For our senior class I am so happy," stated Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski. "Not many teams in my 30 years in the ACC have won both the regular season and the [ACC] Tournament, and I think because they did it, and we played such a tough schedule these kids were rewarded with a No. 1 seed."
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Many of the NCAA Basketball Handicappers polled by Sports-Odds.com for their South Regional Expert Bracket Picks and Expert Bracket Predictions believe Villanova will upset Duke in the South Regional Finals. The No. 2 seeded Wildcats seem to have Duke's number but first Villanova has to get past a few potential land minds in the second and third rounds. The 2010 NCAA Bracket odds makers at BODOG.com have the Villanova Wildcats listed at 3 to 1 odds to win the South Region.
"Every time I thought the 4 [seed] was coming up or the 3 spot, I was telling Coach, 'Yo, this could be us, this could be us,' " stated Villanova Wildcats Senior Guard Scottie Reynolds. "It wasn't us, but it could very well have been us."
Sleeper Expert Bracket Picks and Expert Bracket Predictions in the South Region include Baylor at 6 to 1 odds and Notre Dame at 25 to 1 odds.
"Baylor needs two guys to play well," stated CSNPhilly.com Contributor David Jones. "Wing sniper-slasher LaceDarius Dunn and waterbug point man Tweety Carter. Both have become very efficient on offense with the judgment that experience brings and both can shoot the hell out of the three."
The winner of the South Regional will advance to the Final Four to take on the winner of the East Regional which will be held on Saturday April 3rd in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University. Whoever survives that game will take on the winner of the West vs Midwest Final Four clash which takes place later that same day. Both winners on Saturday will meet in the 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Title Game on April 5th to determine the National Champion.
2010 NCAA Bracket Odds & South Region Seeds:
#1 Duke ACC 29–5 Tournament Winner
#2 Villanova Big East 24–7 At-large
#3 Baylor Big 12 25–7 At-large
#4 Purdue Big Ten 27–5 At-large
#5 Texas A&M Big 12 23–9 At-large
#6 Notre Dame Big East 23–11 At-large
#7 Richmond Atlantic 10 26–8 At-large
#8 California Pac-10 23–10 At-large
#9 Louisville Big East 20–12 At-large
#10 Saint Mary's West Coast 26–5 Tournament Winner
#11 Old Dominion CAA 26–8 Tournament Winner
#12 Utah State WAC 27–7 At-large
#13 Siena MAAC 27–6 Tournament Winner
#14 Sam Houston State Southland 25–7 Tournament Winner
#15 Robert Morris Northeast 23–11 Tournament Winner
#16 Arkansas-Pine Bluff SWAC 17–15 Tournament Winner
#16 Winthrop Big South 19–13 Tournament Winner
BODOG.com has posted 2010 NCAA Bracket Odds to win the 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's South Region:
Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 200/1
Baylor: 6/1
California: 30/1
Duke: 1/1
Louisville: 22/1
Notre Dame: 25/1
Old Dominion: 60/1
Purdue: 15/1
Richmond: 50/1
Robert Morris: 200/1
Sam Houston State: 200/1
Siena: 30/1
St.Mary's CA: 50/1
Texas A&M: 18/1
Utah State: 40/1
Villanova: 3/1
Winthrop: 200/1
