by Kyle Hunter
Monday, Nov 24, 2025Feast week is here and that means there will be loads of games going on all throughout the day as the multi event tournaments go on all over the country. I have three tips for betting on these college hoops tournaments. While we see a bunch of these tournaments during the week of Thanksgiving, there will be some of these continuing even into the month of December.
- The results are far more random than the average college basketball game- consider going partially on the moneyline with underdog selections that you like. Every year there are some very volatile results during these neutral site tournaments. Many of the teams are a long way from home. There aren’t many fans in the stands for either team. These are places the teams are not accustomed to playing. This can lead to some wild results. These are the types of results we look back on at the end of the season and think “How did Team B beat Team A back in late November?” Consider putting part of your bet on the underdog on the moneyline.
- Pay Attention To Depth- These tournaments lead to teams playing three games in three days or occasionally even more than that. As we get deeper into the tournament, backing those teams that virtually never use their bench is very risky. The tired legs start missing jump shots. I think this is a particularly strong system to look towards when a tired team is playing against a transition based offense that does have a lot of depth.
- Early Unders on Neutrals- The under tends to do pretty well in early games on these neutral courts. What do I mean by early games? Two things: 1. The first game at this new venue for both teams. They can have very unique shooting backdrops that take some time for the jump shooters to get accustomed to. A successful look in the last few years has been to take first half unders in the first game at a new location. 2. Games that start at a early time in the day (for example 11 am eastern tipoffs) have trended toward the under in these tournaments. It makes sense because they are in a very different location usually multiple time zones from home, and the teams usually aren’t tipping off that early in the day.
