Prop bets: These are bets unrelated to the outcome of the game. These are usually over under bets such as whether a game will have over or under 210.5 points scored. Many of these pools reward the individuals based on points for predictions that were correct, as predicting the winners of all 63 individual contests is extraordinarily unlikely. Bet on the score: Lots of people will make final score predictions for March Madness.
It is estimated that approximately 68 million American adults wagered on the 2023 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The odds of predicting 63 games (exclusive of play-in games) are one in 9.2 quintillion. Correctly choosing the winners of all 67 games (inclusive of play-in games) is nearly one in 147.6 quintillion.The Berkshire Hathaway employee with the best bracket earns $100,000.
