NCAA Big East Tournament Betting Guide 2023

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Each year, schools in the NCAA Big East Conference send their teams to Madison Square Garden in New York City to compete in the Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament.

You have the opportunity to participate in the excitement by placing bets on the 2023 Big East Tournament at Pennsylvania sportsbooks.

Winning the single-elimination tournament not only grants the champion bragging rights and the chance to hoist the Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament trophy, but also secures the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament. This means a ticket to March Madness and the opportunity to compete for a national championship.

About the Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament

Madison Square Garden, known as the Mecca of Basketball, hosts the Big East Tournament, the longest-running conference tournament in college basketball. The 2023 tournament will take place from March 8 to 11.

All 11 teams in the Big East Conference are featured in the tournament.

  • Villanova Wildcats
  • Butler Bulldogs
  • Creighton Blue Jays
  • Connecticut Huskies
  • DePaul Blue Demons
  • Georgetown Hoyas
  • Marquette Golden Eagles
  • Providence Friars
  • St. John’s Red Storm
  • Seton Hall Pirates
  • Xavier Musketeers

If you typically place bets on basketball games in New Jersey, you may find it beneficial to visit Pennsylvania for betting. Unlike New Jersey, Pennsylvania sportsbooks typically allow betting on NJ college teams, making it a more appealing option for bettors.

How the tournament plays out

Teams in the Big East are seeded from one to 11 based on their regular season conference records. The top five seeds receive byes in the first round, while the six through 11 seeds compete in first-round games to determine who will face the top three seeds in the second round.

The third round doubles as the semifinals, with the victorious teams advancing to the final game on Saturday evening.

In total, the tournament consists of 10 games played across four days to determine the Big East Conference champion. The following day, the NCAA reveals the 68 teams invited to participate in the NCAA tournament, including the Big East Conference champion who receives an automatic bid.

Since 2014, Fox Sports 1 (FS1) has been broadcasting the Big East Tournament.

How to bet on the Big East Tournament in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania sportsbooks accept traditional wagers on every game within the Big East Tournament.

  • A futures bet is a type of wager where the outcome is not determined until a later date. Traditionally, this type of bet would involve predicting the winner of the Big East title before the season begins. However, Pennsylvania sportsbooks are expected to allow futures bets on Big East teams throughout the regular season and tournament as long as the team is still in contention for the title.
  • Moneylines are bets where you select the team you believe will win a Big East Tournament game, with your payout determined by the odds established by sportsbooks.
  • Spreads – In this option, you choose the winning team of a Big East Tournament game based on a line set by oddsmakers that is added to the final score.
  • Totals – In this bet, you choose whether the final score of a Big East Tournament game will exceed or fall below a line established by oddsmakers.
  • Parlays involve combining two or more bets, offering higher payouts than individual bets. However, all bets within the parlay must win in order to receive a payout. Parlays can encompass bets on Big East Tournament games or any other available sports games.

Where to bet on the Big East Tournament in Pennsylvania

Aside from online Pennsylvania sportsbooks, bettors have the option to place bets at the following retail Pennsylvania sportsbooks for Big East Tournament wagers:

Here is an overview of the current state of sports betting in Pennsylvania.

CasinoOnline SportsbookApp?Bonus
DraftKings (The Meadows)Live as of Nov. 2019Android and iOS$50 FreePlay now!
BetMGM Sportsbook (Hollywood Morgantown)Live as of Dec. 2020Android and iOS$1,000 Risk FreePlay now!
FOX Bet (Mount Airy)Live as of Sept. 2019Android and iOS$50 Risk FreePlay now!
FanDuel Sportsbook PA (Valley Forge)Live as of July 2019Android and iOS$1,000 Risk FreePlay now!
Unibet (Mohegan Sun Pocono)Live as of Nov. 2019Android and iOS via GeoGuard$500 Risk FreePlay now!
BetRivers Online SportsbookLive as of June 2019Android and iOS via GeoGuard$500 Deposit BonusPlay now!
PlaySugarHouse Sportsbook PALive as of May 2019Android and iOS via GeoGuard$500 Deposit BonusPlay now!
Parx Casino SportsbookLive as of June 2019Android
BetAmerica (Presque Isle Downs)Live as of Dec. 2019GeoGuard web access
Caesars Sportsbook (Harrah’s Philadelphia)Live as of March 2020Android, Desktop, iOS
Barstool Sportsbook (Penn National)Live as of Sept. 2020Android and iOS
Betfred Sportsbook (Wind Creek)Live as of Dec. 2020Android, iOS, and Desktop
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Big East Tournament betting tips

  • It is uncommon for high seeds to win championships. However, in 2011, Connecticut broke the mold by winning the Big East Tournament after playing five games in five days, a feat never accomplished before. Typically, teams that play in the first round of the tournament do not advance to the championship game, let alone win it. Despite the odds, UConn not only won the conference title but also went on to win the national championship, making them a rare exception rather than the norm.
  • In the Big East, some teams have a history of success in the tournament while others do not. Georgetown holds the record for most Big East Tournament titles with eight, followed by Villanova with six, St. John’s and Seton Hall with three each, and Providence with two. The remaining schools in the conference have never won the tournament, so this is something to keep in mind when considering long shot bets for the Big East Tournament.

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