Best College Basketball Betting Sites in Massachusetts

College Basketball Betting Partnerships in Massachusetts

There are no college basketball betting partnerships in Massachusetts, but you’ll still have access to great promotions and big-time sign-up bonuses at all of the sportsbooks in your state.

Tips for New College Basketball Bettors

It’s helpful to be knowledgeable about what you’re betting on before you put your own money on the line.

That means you should pay attention to injury reports, starting lineups, trends and all the relevant news in college basketball.

If odds on a game seem off to you, look into it. There might be a reason why a team you think should be a big favorite isn’t.

This is especially true with smaller schools that aren’t usually covered by national media. There could be a key injury that’s flying under the radar, or some other factor that has been covered by local beat writers but didn’t get picked up as a bigger story.

The best way to find an edge betting on sports is by staying informed.

Reading College Basketball Odds

Odds on college basketball are the exact same as any other sport.

If a wager has “-” odds, that means it’s favored to happen and your potential profit won’t be as much as the money you risk.

On the other hand, if a wager has “+” odds, that means it’s more unlikely to happen and your potential profit would be more than the amount you risk.

Calculating Your Payouts

An easy way to calculate your potential payout is by using odds in relation to a $100 bet.

For instance, if a bet has -200 odds, you would have to risk $200 to profit $100 if that bet wins.

If a bet has +200 odds, however, you would only need to risk $100 to profit $200 if that bet wins.

Of course, you don’t need to memorize this yourself. Any time you add a bet to your bet slip, your sportsbook of choice will show you the potential payout. You can also do it in the other direction — enter the amount you’d like as potential winnings, and the appropriately sized stake will be calculated for you.

Why not let the sportsbooks do the work for you?

Massachusetts College Basketball Betting Markets

You can bet on college basketball in tons of fun ways, but keep in mind that you cannot bet on in-state teams (unless they’re playing in a tournament) and you cannot bet on player props for any college sport.

But that still leaves plenty of betting markets for you to enjoy. We’ll break down some of the most common ones below.

Spread Bets

The spread makes it possible for you to bet on any team in any matchup since it levels the playing field.

Big favorites have to “give” points on the spread, meaning that they will have to win by a minimum amount of points for a bet to win.

For instance, if you bet on a team that is -8.5 on the spread, it would have to win by at least nine points for your bet to win.

On the other hand, underdogs can still lose and cover the spread. If a team is +8.5 points on the spread, it could cover by winning or by losing by eight or fewer points.

Odds on the spread are typically close to even-money.

Moneylines

Sometimes it’s more profitable or more exciting to bet on the moneyline rather than betting on the spread.

When you bet on the moneyline, you’re simply betting on a team to win.

It might not be worth it for you to bet on the moneyline for a big favorite because the profit won’t be worth the risk.

But it can often be worth it in close games or if you can correctly predict a big upset.

For instance, if you bet on a team with +500 odds on the moneyline, you’ll profit five times what you risked if you win!

Over/Unders

If you are more confident in the scoring of a game rather than who will win, you’ll want to bet on the over/under for projected total points.

Any game you wager on will have a projected total score. If you bet on a game with a projected point total of 138.5, a final score of 139 points or more (e.g. 70-69, 75-64, 100-39 etc.) would hit the over while a combined score of 138 or less would hit the under.

Like the spread, odds on the total points are typically close to even money.

Parlays

One of the most popular ways to bet is betting on parlays.

Parlays allow you to combine multiple wagers, multiplying their odds together to offer a significantly higher payout than any of them would individually.

The catch with parlays is that every single bet in a parlay must win or else the entire bet loses.

Teasers

If you want to bet on a parlay, but you want to make it easier to win your bet, teasers are for you.

When you take a teaser, you’re shifting the odds of bets on the spread or total points in your favor.

For instance, if you take Kentucky -10, Notre Dame -2 and the over of a game with a projected total of 140, a five-point teaser would turn that parlay into Kentucky -5, Notre Dame +3 and over 135.

Of course, your payout on teasers will be significantly less than regular parlays because you are taking different odds.

Futures

You could also take season-long wagers, otherwise known as ‘Futures’ bets.

Futures bets include bets on teams to win its conference and win the National Championship. Though you’ll have to wait months for these bets to play out, the odds are typically worth the wait.

For example, even UConn – the favorite to win the National Championship – is listed at 9-to-1 odds to win at DraftKings.

Props

You cannot bet on college player props in Massachusetts, but you can still bet on team and game specific props.

That includes betting on how many points one team will score, which team will win the race to a specific amount of points, picking a team to win a half of basketball and more.

These wagers are particularly useful if you want to only bet on one team in a game.

March Madness Betting

One of the most exciting events to bet on all year long is March Madness.

One popular way to bet on the NCAA Tournament is by betting on moneyline odds for underdogs since upsets are so common during this time of the year.

Any way you bet on the action, it’s sure to be fun with buzzer-beaters and interesting storylines at every turn.

National Championship Betting

You can pick your National Champion before the season even begins – giving you a reason to root for a team all season long. This futures bet would typically offer a much higher payout than if you waited until later in the season when a champion is more likely.

The market is also available throughout the season, with the odds shifting periodically as the college basketball landscape shifts.

Even if you don’t do that, you can still bet on the National Championship Game when it arrives.

College Basketball Live Betting

Betting on college basketball isn’t limited to pre-game wagers.

You can bet on the action as it unfolds minute by minute. Of course, that means the odds will change rapidly.

This can be useful for a multitude of reasons. You could use live betting to double down on a pre-game wager, hedge a pre-game wager or wait until you get a feel for the game flow to place your bet.

Just be sure to act fast before the odds change!

Massachusetts College Basketball TV & Radio Coverage

You can watch and listen to college basketball game-by-game all season long thanks to extensive media coverage.

How to Watch College Basketball in Massachusetts

Television coverage of college basketball differs depending on the game. You can find some of the biggest games of the week on national channels like ESPN, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX Sports and more.

If you’re looking to watch specific conferences, there are channels which do exactly that, including the ACC Network and the Big Ten Network, among others.

How to Listen to College Basketball in Massachusetts

You can listen to big-time college basketball games on national radio channels like ESPN or Sirius XM radio.

If you’re looking to listen to local teams, you can listen to:

Boston College Men’s Basketball on WEEI 850 AM.
UMass Men’s Basketball on WEEI 105.5 FM.
Northeastern Men’s Basketball on WRBB 104.9 FM.
Harvard Men’s Basketball on WHRB 95.3 FM.

Greatest Massachusetts College Basketball Players of All-Time

Massachusetts hasn’t had many all-time greats pass through its college basketball teams, but there are some that are among the best, including Julius Erving and Marcus Camby of UMass.

Here are some of the best college basketball players to ever play in Massachusetts:

Boston College: Danya Abrams, Michael Adams, John Austin, John Bagley, Dana Barros, Troy Bell, Bill Curley, Terry Driscoll, Jared Dudley, Howard Eisley, Reggie Jackson, Elmore Morgenthaler, Jimmy O’Brien, Tyrese Rice, Craig Smith and Gerry Ward.

UMass: George Burke, Marcus Camby, Julius Erving, Gary Forbes, Em Grayson, Ray Grayson, Art Johnson, Lari Ketner, Stephane Lasme, Jim McCoy, Lou Roe, Al Skinner and Harper Williams.

Northeastern: J.J. Barea, Harry Barnes, Steve Carney, Lonnie Harrell, Matt Janning, Reggie Lewis, Perry Moss, Leo Osgood, David Walker, Rick Weitzman, Bobby Wilson

Harvard: Wyndal Gray, Jeremy Lin, Saul Mariaschin, Lou Silver, and Ed Smith.

Best College Basketball Betting Sites in Massachusetts

By Jason Schandl | Aug 24, 2024

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