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Sports Betting Site Offers Great Odds

When it comes to sports betting there is no better time of the year then March Madness. The NCAA basketball sports tournament has so many games involved with in it, that there is almost no end to how many betting options you have. And now, thanks to a new bracket developed by a great online casino sports book, there are even more fun props for all you gambling sports lovers. No sixteenth seed has ever been favored over a top seed in NCAA Tournament history ? then again ? no tournament bracket has ever taken the point spread into account.

The PicksPal.com Hoops 1001 Contest is the only tournament sports bracket that accounts for point spreads in its bracket picks, which is why a majority of its players are confident that heavily favored Duke and Connecticut will not cover their respective point spreads in their first-round games. While tournament favorite Connecticut is favored by 22.5 points over Albany on Friday, Duke is favored by an astonishing 25.5 points Thursday against Southern. Contrary to odds makers? prognostications, tens of thousands of Hoops 1001 players believe neither of those games will end up in such a lopsided blowout.

Aside from factoring in odds for each game, PicksPal.com?s Hoops 1001 Contest also boasts several other unique aspects to its tournament sports bracket. With round by round prizes, grand prizes and 1001 picks over 65 games, Hoops 1001 players are already scrambling to accumulate their points ? even if it means picking against Duke and Connecticut. For the thousands playing the Hoops 1001 Contest, the start of the NCAA men?s basketball tournament signifies the beginning of a new level of interaction with their tournament brackets. After all, bragging rights, iPods, and a 42-inch HDTV are on the line.