NCAA Basketball Pool Question

DrNguyenVanFalk

I know, this isn't exactly a bad spot to be in - I have UCLA winning it all in my pool at work. Here's the deal. If UCLA beats LSU, I win it all (~$300) no matter what happens in the finals. If LSU wins, I get nothing.

I'm going to a wedding on Saturday and won't be able to watch the game. I'm thinking of hedging by placing a moneyline bet on LSU ($135 to win $100). That way, I come out of the tourney a winner no matter what.

Am I a wuss? What would you do? Do you have a favorite reputable online site you would use to place the hedge?

iamthegreatcornholio

I'm in the same boat - if UCLA beats LSU I get either 2nd to 4th place (depending on what Florida does) in the Georgia Tech bracket contest since 90+% of the people have Duke vs UConn for their finals.

How confident are you of UCLA? I think the game is a coin-flip, and it opened a pk, but it has been bet to LSU -2 despite roughly 50% of the bets on UCLA. If it were me, I think "hedging" $135 on the LSU ML would be appropriate. You still win more if UCLA wins, but no matter what you make some $$

DrNguyenVanFalk

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Not extremely confident; LSU scares me with their athleticism. I'll probably hedge. Thanks for the opinion, and good luck with UCLA . . .

LWMM

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