College Basketball Prop Bets: March Madness Prop Bets 2022

It’s not called March Madness because everything happens the way it’s supposed to. If that were the case, the NCAA college basketball Division 1 men’s tournament would be known as ... March Ball?

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Let’s face it, lots of brackets were busted within the first day or two, and that’s where March Madness prop bets come in. College basketball prop bets can keep you in the mix until the final game of the tournament – as opposed to the first few hours, after that No. 4 seed you had a hunch about gets blown out in the first round. 

Check out our massive list of college basketball prop bets below. You can bet on as many as you like. Why not bet them all? It certainly makes watching March Madness games more fun. While there’s only a few college basketball games remaining, we still have some Final Four props and a pick for you to finish off your NCAAB betting this year.

All 2022 March Madness odds are courtesy of Bovada, BetOnline Sportsbook and BetUS.

For more information on the various ways to bet on the NCAA Tournament, check out our How to Bet on March Madness page. For the latest odds to win the tournament, keep it locked on our NCAA title odds article.

Our Best College Basketball Prop Bets & Picks:

March Madness Exact Winner Pick: UNC Over Kansas

While four of the best college basketball programs in the country remain, this year’s version of March Madness has been anything but predictable. So, to end off our prop picks this year, we’re going to embrace the chaos.

Sorry Coach K, your run comes to an end with another crushing defeat to UNC. And Kansas, you’ll win as expected in the Final Four but lose to the lower seed in the finals!

The Pick: UNC over Kansas +900

No. 1 Seed To Win:

A No. 1 seed has won 64 percent of all March Madness tournaments, including the last four. These +115 odds for a No. 1 seed to win imply a 46.51 percent chance, while history shows their odds are much higher. In the last 10 tournaments, a top seed has won the title seven times.

It’s not like this tournament had weak No. 1 seeds either, with Gonzaga proving to be a powerhouse and blue bloods like Baylor and Kansas eyeing deep runs, too. But only Kansas remains in the hunt for the title.

The Pick: No. 1 Seed To Win Tournament +115
Result: TBD

Wisconsin Sweet 16 Run:

Getting plus money on a top-20 team like the Wisconsin Badgers to make the Sweet 16? Sign me up.

The Badgers have been up and down at points this year, ending their season with losses to Michigan State and Nebraska, but they have also shown they can beat some of the best teams in the country. Led by Jonathan Davis, the Badgers have the talent and an easy enough path to make the Sweet 16. They should handle 14th-seeded Colgate and then must win just one more game against a lower-seeded team to make the top 16.

The Pick: Wisconsin To Make The Sweet 16 +105
Result: Loss

Final Four College Basketball Prop Bets:

2022 March Madness Exact Winner

Odds as of March 31 at BetOnline Sportsbook

Final Four Highest Scorer Points

Odds as of April 1 at BetOnline Sportsbook

Final Four Highest Scorer Player

Odds as of April 1 at BetOnline Sportsbook

Final Four Most 3s Made

Odds as of April 1 at BetOnline Sportsbook

Coach K Wife On TV Prop

Odds as of April 1 at BetOnline Sportsbook

Other College Basketball Prop Bets

The following college basketball prop bets were found at BetOnline Sportsbook. We will update this page with more odds when they come out next season:

Sister Jean’s Age Vs Lowest Total Score

Odds as of March 17 at BetOnline Sportsbook

Best Top Seed

Odds as of March 17 at BetOnline Sportsbook

Best No. 2 Seed

Odds as of March 17 at BetOnline Sportsbook

Region Of Winner

Odds as of March 17 at BetOnline Sportsbook

Red Or Blue State NCAAB Champ

Odds as of March 17 at BetOnline Sportsbook

How Far Will Baylor Go?

Odds as of March 17 at BetOnline Sportsbook

How Far Will Duke Go?

Odds as of March 17 at BetOnline Sportsbook

How Far Will Gonzaga Go?

Odds as of March 17 at BetOnline Sportsbook

How Far Will Wisconsin Go?

Odds as of March 17 at BetOnline Sportsbook

The following college basketball prop bets can be found at Bovada:

Final Four Combined Seeds

Odds as of March 17 at Bovada

Top Seeds In The Final Four

Odds as of March 17 at Bovada

Buzzer-Beaters March Madness Prop Bet

Odds as of March 17 at Bovada

First-Round Overtime Games

Odds as of March 17 at Bovada

Total Double-OT Games

Odds as of March 17 at Bovada

Biggest Margin Of Victory

Odds as of March 17 at Bovada

Most Points Scored: Round of 64

Odds as of March 17 at Bovada

Seed Of Champion

Odds as of March 17 at Bovada

First Round 3-Pointers

Odds as of March 17 at Bovada

Perfect Bracket?

Odds as of March 17 at Bovada

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How to Make A Prop Bet On March Madness

Props are any bets that may or may not directly correlate to the outcome of a single game. Any of the bets we list above are props because you’re not betting on college basketball point spreads or totals, you’re wagering on things like which conference will have a better showing. 

Let’s say you want to bet on wins. Prop odds at the sportsbook would look something like this:

Which team will have more wins in the 2022 college basketball tournament?

Duke -200

Purdue +160

If you believe the Blue Devils will have more wins and you lay down $100, you’d get a payout of $150 – your original money is returned along with your winnings of $50. 

That same $100 on the Boilermakers would give you $260 – you get your $100 back, coupled with your prize of $160. 

Our Odds Calculator will tell you what you’d win based on the March Madness prop odds and amount you bet.

Game Props

One of the more exciting aspects of March Madness is that any given game can become an instant classic. Whether it goes to overtime or perhaps a 12 seed becomes the Cinderella of the tournament with a buzzer-beater, these are situational betting spots that the average bettor can have fun with.

Game props for March Madness can include “How many buzzer-beaters will occur during the Round of 64?” or “What will be the highest point total scored by one team during the Round of 64?” These college basketball prop bets are incredibly hard to handicap, so betting large amounts on them wouldn’t be recommended with so many variables in play.

Team Props

Team props for the NCAA Tournament are usually only found before the tourney begins. Once you see the seedings, you can bet on which team will go further than another before being eliminated.

For example, you see that both the Baylor Bears and Gonzaga Bulldogs got a No. 1 seed but you think Baylor will be eliminated before Gonzaga. The odds vary depending on the matchup and the props usually involve teams that aren’t playing in the same region.

Player Props

The player props for March Madness can be quite enjoyable for the average bettor because, in basketball, one player can change everything. Betting on the number of points a player will score in a game or which player will lead the NCAA men’s tournament in total rebounds are just some of the college basketball prop bets you can wager on.

National Player of the Year candidates like Oscar Tshiebwe of the Kentucky Wildcats will likely be in the mix for each of these props. Another sneaky way to bet these props is to take a player on a team that you think will go far in March Madness, offering them more opportunity to rack up the stats.