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2019 March Madness Bracket Contest
If you’re looking for the best advice for NCAA men’s basketball wagering, you’ve certainly come to the right place. Here at Bookmaker sportsbook we’re previewing the March Madness Bracket Contest, in which bettors try to correctly pick the winners throughout the NCAA men’s basketball tournament from March 17th through April 8th, 2019.
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The NCAA men’s basketball tournament will be held from March 17th through April 8th, 2019, at various arenas throughout the country. Sixty-eight teams will qualify for March Madness, with the March Madness Bracket Contest focusing on the final 64 teams following the First Four round. The best brackets know which favorites will make a deep run and which underdogs can spring upsets. Choosing the correct national champion is one of the best ways to win a bracket contest in NCAA men’s basketball wagering.
How to Enter
Entries can be purchased for USD $20 each.
How to Play
The contest begins with the first game of the Sweet 16, the Regional Semifinals. Contestants must pick the winners of the final 15 games in the 2019 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament. Points will be awarded for each correct pick. Entries must be completed online before the contest deadline on Thursday, March 28th, 2019. Once the bracket has been submitted, it is final.
*Bracket picks cannot be changed once the bracket has been submitted. Games will be graded and the bracket updated at the end of each round.
Point System
Prizes are awarded based on point totals earned according to the following chart:
| SCORING |
| Round |
Point Value |
| Regionals – The Sweet 16 |
10pts |
| Regionals – The Elite 8 |
8pts |
| National Semi-Finals – The Final Four |
6pts |
| National Championship |
4pts |
Prizes
Cash prizes awarded are in US dollars or currency equivalent.
| POSITION |
PRIZE |
| 1st |
500,000 BetPoints + $5,000 CASH |
| 2nd |
250,000 BetPoints + $2,500 CASH |
| 3rd |
125,000 BetPoints + $1,000 CASH |
| 4th |
100,000 BetPoints |
| 5th |
75,000 BetPoints |
| 6th |
50,000 BetPoints |
| 7th |
25,000 BetPoints |
| 8th |
12,500 BetPoints |
| 9th |
10,000 BetPoints |
| 10th |
5,000 BetPoints |
| 11th - Last Place |
500 BetPoints |
The most common brackets have a buy-in before the second round games begin, with the points tracked in each round. The points for wins increases with each round, so even if a player performs poorly in the start of the tournament, it isn’t necessarily a death knell. While choosing upsets can pay off nicely -- especially if choosing higher-seeded teams pays off better like it does in certain formats -- choosing the correct teams which make deep runs is key.
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