3 Cinderella Teams With Most Potential For 2024 March Madness

• A No. 11 seeded New Mexico Lobos team has a great shot to make a Cinderella run in 2024, opening as 2.0-point favorites against the No. 6 seeded Clemson Tigers.
• James Madison as a No. 12 seed has +750 odds to make the Sweet 16.
• The Samford Bulldogs are a No. 13 seed and could cause chaos in the first round against No. 4 Kansas.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – There’s always at least one low-seeded team that goes on a Cinderella run in March Madness. Here are three valuable legal sports betting underdogs with potential to make a Sweet 16 appearance in the 2024 March Madness Tournament.

No. 11 Seed New Mexico Lobos

The New Mexico Lobos earned the No. 11 seed in the West Region after winning four consecutive games to claim the Mountain West Conference Tournament Championship. Meanwhile, No. 6 Clemson is trending in the opposite direction with a first-round exit in the ACC Conference Tournament to Boston College.

Momentum is a big reason why New Mexico is a 2.0-point college basketball betting favorite over the Tigers, but they match up well against the higher seed. New Mexico has the size to match Clemson’s biggest threats in PJ Hall and Ian Schieffelin, plus the Lobos have three guards averaging over 14.3 points per game.

No. 12 Seed James Madison Dukes

James Madison is on fire heading into March Madness betting season, as the Dukes haven’t lost a game since January. They’re 5.5-point underdogs to No. 5 Wisconsin, who fell short in the Big 10 Conference Tournament Championship.

The Dukes are tied with the UConn Huskies for the best record in the country at 31-3. A win against Wisconsin would likely put them up against the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils in the Round of 32, where they could earn a historic program victory.

James Madison has +750 odds to make it to the Sweet 16. Another team that’s a legit threat to make the Sweet 16 is the No. 13 seed Samford Bulldogs.

No. 13 Seed Samford Bulldogs

The Bulldogs start their 2024 March Madness Cinderella run as 8.0-point underdogs to No. 4 Kansas. The Jayhawks got blown out by 20 points to the Cincinnati Bearcats in the Big 12 Conference Tournament and limp into the tournament potentially without their top two scorers.

Hunter Dickinson (18.0 ppg) and Kevin McCullar (18.3 ppg) are listed as game time decisions to play in Kansas’ Round of 64 matchup with Samford. The Bulldogs are a dangerous team as is, ranking seventh in the nation for field goal percentage (49.3%) and three-point percentage (39.3%).

After Kansas, Samford would face the winner of No. 5 Gonzaga and No. 12 McNeese. With +850 odds at Alabama sports betting sites to make the Sweet 16, there’s great value for the Samford Bulldogs to make a Cinderella run in this year’s tournament.

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