Top teams in NCAA basketball that are priced to be picked in the futures market.

The new college basketball poll with the Associated Press (AP) on December 7th listed the top ten teams as follows:

1.  Kansas Jayhawks
2.  Texas Longhorns
3.  Villanova Wildcats
4.  Kentucky Wildcats
5.  Purdue Boilermakers
6.  West Virginia Mountaineers
7.  Syracuse Orange
8.  Duke Blue Devils
9.  Tennessee Volunteers
10. Florida Gators

Here are the top ten teams in the futures market with Players Only and their odds to win the 2010 National Championship:

1.  Kansas Jayhawks, +250 (5/2)
2.  Kentucky Wildcats, +600 (6/1)
3.  Texas Longhorns, +800 (8/1)
4.  Syracuse Orange, +1000 (10/1)
5.  Duke Blue Devils, +1500 (15/1)
6.  Michigan State Spartans, +1500 (15/1)
7.  Villanova Wildcats, +1500 (15/1)
8.  North Carolina Tar Heels, +1500 (15/1)
9.  Purdue Boilermakers, +1800 (18/1)
10. West Virginia Mountaineers, +2000 (20/1)

The first list above is compiled by select sportswriters across North America and it is reflective of their opinions regarding who is who in college basketball at this point in the season.  The second list reflects the opinions of Players Only's staff and its patrons.  Cross examining the lists can provide insight into where the value is in the futures market and there are 3 teams in the AP's top 5 who are really providing value.

Here are those teams: the Texas Longhorns, the Villanova Wildcats, and the Purdue Boilermakers.

For each of those teams, their odds have been left too long although the best value is with Villanova and Purdue.  With Texas the value is minimal at +800 (8/1) but our recommendation would be to top up all three teams this week for your futures picks for the NCAA basketball national championship as they appear to be the teams who have a better chance of winning than what their odds suggest.

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