2024 Elite Eight Picks, Predictions, Odds

Kevin Rogers Sports Betting Expert

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March Madness Picks

The 2024 Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament concluded on Sunday, March 31, 2024 with four schools advancing and four eliminated.

Recap all the Elite Eight Betting Results and Odds for the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

2024 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight Betting Results

Straight Up (SU)
Against the Spread (ATS)
Over-Under (OU)

Favorites-Underdogs (SU): 3-1
Favorites-Underdogs (ATS): 3-1
Over-Under: 1-3

Saturday, March 30
UConn 77 (-8.5), Illinois 52 - Under 153.5
Alabama 89 (-3.5), Clemson 82 - Over 163.5

Sunday, March 31
Purdue (-3.5) 72, Tennessee 66 - Under 147.5
N.C. State (+7.5) 76, Duke 64 - Under 141.5

2024 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight Picks

Check back every day to get full access to our Picks and Predictions on all 67 games in the NCAA Men's Tournament, including the 2024 Elite Eight Picks for March Madness.

Elite Eight Record: 1-3

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Matchup: No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 1 Purdue
TV-Time: CBS, 2:20 p.m. ET
Best Bet: Tennessee +3.5 (-110)

Matchup: No. 11 North Carolina State vs. No. 4 Duke
TV-Time: CBS, 5:05 p.m. ET
Best Bet: Duke -7 (-110)

Saturday, March 30, 2024

Matchup: No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 1 UConn
TV-Time: TBS, 6:09 p.m. ET
Best Bet: Illinois +8.5 (-110)

Matchup: No. 6 Clemson vs. No. 4 Alabama
TV-Time: TBS, 8:49 p.m. ET
Best Bet: Alabama -3 (-110)

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2024 NCAA Tournament Betting Trends

Patrick Everson provides all the information here on the upcoming matchups for the Elite Eight betting matchups and markets.

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2024 NCAA Men's Tournament Futures Odds

The 68-team field for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament has entered the Elite Eight round on Saturday March 30, 2024 and Sunday March 31, 2024.

Listed below are the futures odds for the remaining teams left to win the 2024 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

UConn Huskies -200
Purdue Boilermakers +210
Alabama Crimson Tide +1600
North Carolina State Wolfpack +1200

2024 NCAA Men's Tournament Elite Eight Odds

Listed below are the Opening Odds on which schools will earn a trip to the NCAA Men's Tournament Elite Eight.

The list has been updated with schools that have been eliminated and those left standing cashed tickets.

Purdue -210
North Carolina State +1200
UConn -200
Alabama +1600
~~Houston -145~~
~~Arizona -110~~
~~North Carolina +110~~
~~Iowa State +110~~
~~Marquette +205~~
~~Tennessee +135~~
~~Creighton +205~~
~~Auburn +210~~
~~Illinois +270~~
~~Kentucky +295~~
~~Baylor +380~~
~~Duke +390~~
~~Florida +425~~
~~Texas Tech +450~~
~~Gonzaga +450~~
~~Texas +500~~
~~Saint Mary's +500~~
~~Dayton +1500~~
~~Texas A&M +1600~~
~~San Diego State +1600~~
~~Oregon +1900~~
~~Grand Canyon +2000~~
~~Florida Atlantic +2200~~
~~Virginia +2500~~
~~Utah State +2500~~
~~Colorado State +2500~~
~~Colorado +2500~~
~~Boise State +2500~~
~~Northwestern +3000~~
~~McNeese +3500~~
~~James Madison +4000~~
~~Clemson +4000~~
~~Duquesne +6000~~
~~Western Kentucky +7000~~
~~South Dakota State +7000~~
~~Samford +7500~~
~~Yale +9000~~
~~Vermont +9000~~
~~UAB +9000~~
~~Charleston +9000~~
~~Akron +9000~~
~~Oakland +10000~~
~~Morehead State +10000~~
~~Colgate +10000~~
~~Montana State +15000~~
~~Long Beach State +15000~~
~~Wagner +30000~~
~~Stetson +30000~~
~~Longwood +30000~~
~~Howard +30000~~
~~Grambling +30000~~

MARCH MADNESS REGIONAL ODDS

The NCAA Men's Tournament Regional Finals will take place on Saturday March 30, 2024 and Sunday March 31, 2024. Check out the Teams, Odds, Betting Stats and much more on each of the four regions.

MARCH MADNESS BETTING RESOURCES

ELITE EIGHT SCHEDULE

Saturday, March 30

No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 1 UConn (TBS, 6:09 p.m. ET)
No. 6 Clemson vs. No. 4 Alabama (TBS, 8:49 p.m. ET)

Sunday, March 31

No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 1 Purdue (CBS, 2:20 p.m. ET)
No. 11 N.C. State vs. No. 4 Duke (CBS, 5:05 p.m. ET)

WHAT IS THE ELITE EIGHT TOURNAMENT?

The NCAA Tournament is one of the most exciting events in the world of basketball. It’s a time of avid wagering. March Madness betting and Elite Eight Betting are among the most popular forms of sports betting in the country.

The Elite Eight gathers the finest teams from each NCAA bracket and places them in a single tournament. Only Final Four betting is comparable to the action operators see during Elite Eight betting season.

Today, we’ll review the basics of the Elite Eight tournament, March Madness betting, and the more intricate details of Elite Eight betting.

The Elite Eight is the official nickname for the NCAA basketball national quarterfinals. It owes its name to the fact that 8 teams participate in this stage of the yearly tournament.

For Division I and III, they are the top two teams from each of the four regional championships. For Division II, the Elite Eight consists of the eight winners from each of the eight regions.

The Elite Eight was originally the name for the final eight teams of the Illinois High School Boys Basketball Championship. The IHSA trademarked the term Elite Eight in the 90s, and the trademark is shared today with the NCAA tournament.

On an average year, 75% of #1-seeded teams make it to the Elite Eight. Very few low-seeded teams have ever made it that far in the NCAA tournament. Elite Eight brackets typically represent the best of the best that NCAA basketball has to offer.

Elite Eight brackets are also considered the halfway point for the NCAA tournament. To reach the national quarterfinals, teams must win three games, and have three games ahead to win the entire NCAA bracket.

PICKING THE ELITE EIGHT

Teams that make it into Elite Eight betting pools are generally among the highest-ranked in the tournament. Elite Eight scores and brackets are the subject of intense speculation all over the nation. “Bracketologists,” or NCAA bracket experts, make their predictions annually.

Picking the Elite Eight and the Final Four is an extremely popular outright betting pool. Offices and friend groups across the nation participate in the yearly ritual.

Famous bracketologists have included Barack Obama, who would share his Elite Eight betting picks and Final Four betting picks many of the years he was in office. In 2015, though, Mitt Romney’s Elite Eight scores and bracket predictions bested Obama. He got 6 out of 8 teams, and the winner!

There is much fanfare around Elite Eight picks every year. Major sports networks run constant coverage with relevant information to predict Elite Eight scores and brackets. March Madness betting takes the nation by storm every spring.

After the onslaught of the first half of the tournament, the Elite Eight gives way to the Final Four betting pools. Thousands of players compete to get the teams and scores right, for payouts and prizes ranging from modest to formidable.

ELITE EIGHT SCHEDULE & DATES

While Elite Eight betting starts long before the actual Elite Eight are selected, this stage of the tournament is very short-lived. The Elite Eight exists for a mere 24 hours before becoming the Final Four.

The Elite Eight is the final round before the Final Four and will pit eight schools that have started the tournament with perfect 3-0 records, in some cases 4-0.

East Region

Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024
Venue: TD Garden
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Host: Boston College

South Region

Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024
Venue: American Airlines Center
Location: Dallas, Texas
Host: Big 12 Conference

Midwest Region

Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024
Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Host: University of Detroit Mercy, Oakland University

West Region

Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
Location: Los Angeles, California
Host: Pepperdine University

ELITE EIGHT BRACKET

Elite Eight brackets are eight-way single elimination brackets filled out by bettors with their picks for the Elite Eight. Elite Eight brackets are typically printed blank and handed out among Elite Eight betting pools.

In a blank Elite Eight bracket, you have eight empty lines to determine your 8 picks. You also have to get the matches right (meaning, who is playing who). You then select the winners from those matches to make up your Final Four, then the Championship match, and the actual Champions.

Building the NCAA brackets has become a national pastime every March. Major sports networks offer expert insight, analysis and advice on the picks. Celebrities and professional athletes weigh in on the brackets with their own picks and thoughts.

Elite Eight brackets are one of the most common types of Elite Eight betting available. Many groups of coworkers, classmates and friends pool together for the Elite Eight betting season. The nation is brought together by a craze of March Madness betting.

HOW TO BET ON THE ELITE EIGHT?

There are many ways to join in on all that Elite Eight betting action. For starters, Elite Eight bracket betting pools are extremely popular at many workplaces and schools around the nation. An Elite Eight betting bracket is essentially an outright bet on 8 teams in specific positions.

However, that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Elite Eight betting. Every match of the Elite Eight is hotly contested between strong, dominant teams. These matches attract enormous amounts of interest from bettors all over the country.

Most of that betting interest translated into a lot of illegal gambling. That was until 2018, when the PASPA ruling struck down the federal ban on sports betting. Since then, several states have regulated sports betting, and there are now many legal options in several states.

In states like New Jersey or Pennsylvania, where online and mobile sportsbooks are legal, Elite Eight betting is straightforward. You can place moneyline bets on winning teams, bet against the spread, or make special prop bets.

If you’re feeling particularly confident, you can even place complicated parlay bets on the Elite Eight. Pick multiple winning teams, players to score and many more combinations.

In the National Championship Game, Virginia went on to conquer the title with an 8 point lead over Texas Tech.

WHICH SPORTSBOOK SHOULD I USE TO BET ON THE ELITE EIGHT?

First off, it's important to be in a state that has legalized sports betting. In recent weeks, more and more states have gone live, including Louisiana and New York. Of course, you can also bet on March Madness online in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and West Virginia, just to name a few.

So, which sportsbook should you bet with? While there’s always an element of personal preference, certain online sportsbooks offer better welcome bonuses than others.

Amongst them all, BetMGM, Caesars Sportsbook, and FanDuel stand out above the rest. Check them out today!

Kevin Rogers

Kevin has been handicapping professionally since 2007 at VegasInsider before shifting to ScoresAndOdds. He focuses on MLB, NFL, college football, NBA, college basketball, and NHL and mainly uses trends, systems, and situations as his top handicapping angles. More from Kevin Rogers