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2024 NCAA Tournament: Higher Seeds Who are Favorites Historically Profitable

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The 2024 NCAA Tournament field and the betting markets are taking shape quickly.

There is plenty of historical data to sift through when it comes to successfully betting on the NCAA Tournament. One profitable trend is fading the lower seed (higher-rated team) as an underdog against a higher-seeded team.

The selection committee seeding the field of 68 is different than how betting markets view the teams, and you can see that with the likes of New Mexico, the No. 11 seed in the West Region, favored over the No. 6 seed Clemson. Here's how to bet on this historical trend.