Atlantic 10 And American 2024 Conference Tournament Basketball Betting Preview

It’s major conference tournament week in college basketball and Selection Sunday is less than one week away on March 17. The 2024 NCAA Tournament begins next week and it’s the biggest betting event of the year. The Thursday through Sunday opening rounds of 64 and 32 is the biggest betting weekend of the year. But I’m providing major conference tournament coverage including the Atlantic 10 and American 2024 Conference Tournament Basketball betting previews.

My full coverage of major college conference tournament action with schedules, updated game odds and stat profiles including KenPom rankings is available for complete review in Forbes. I’m adding the tournament schedules here along with selective picks. So check back daily as I update the round-by-round tournament results.

It’s also one of the biggest weekend of the sports season in Las Vegas, where I’ll be watching the games at top sportsbooks. I provided a profiles of the top Las Vegas Sportsbooks previously in Forbes ahead of the 2024 Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas.

Atlantic 10 Tournament Odds

Leading A-10 favorites and contenders to win the Atlantic 10 Tournament.

• +170: Dayton
• +600: Richmond
• +700: Loyola-Chicago, Massachusetts
• +800: Virginia Commonwealth (VCU)

Atlantic 10 Tournament Matchups And Betting Lines

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First Round: Tuesday, March 12 on ESPN+

• Game 1: No. 12 Fordham vs. No. 13 Davidson (-4.5), Total 134.5 | 11:30 a.m.
• Game 2: No. 10 LaSalle (-1.5) vs. No. 15 George Washington, Total 147.5 | 2 p.m.
• Game 3: No. 11 Rhode Island vs. No. 14 St. Louis (-1.5), Total 155.5 | 4:30 p.m.

Second Round: Wednesday, March 13 on USA Network

• Game 4: No. 8 George Mason vs. No. 9 St. Joseph’s | 11:30 a.m
• Game 5: No. 4 VCU vs. No. 12 Fordham | 2 p.m
• Game 6: No. 7 St. Bonaventure vs. Winner Game 2 | 5 p.m
• Game 7: No. 6 Duquesne vs. Winner Game 3 | 7:30 p.m

Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 14 on USA Network

• Game 8: No. 1 Richmond vs. Winner Game 4 | 11:30 a.m
• Game 9: No. 4 Massachusetts vs. Winner Game 5 | 2 p.m
• Game 10: No. 2 Loyola-Chicago vs. Winner Game 6 | 5 p.m
• Game 11: No. 3 Dayton vs. Winner Game 7 | 7:30 p.m

Semifinals: Friday, March 15 on CBS Sports Network

• Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9 | 1 p.m.
• Game 13: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11 | 3:30 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, March 16 on CBS

• Winner Game 12 vs. Winner Game 13 | 1 p.m.

The top Atlantic 10 teams in KenPom’s adjusted offense and defense rankings include: (national rank)

• Offense: Dayton (18), Massachusetts (84), St. Bonaventure (88)
• Defense: Loyola Chicago (24), Richmond (29), Duquesne (43)

Check out more betting insight plus technical trends and ATS notes for A-10 and American conference basketball in my coverage in Forbes.

American Athletic Odds

Leading American 2024 Conference Tournament Basketball favorites and contenders to win the AAC Tournament.

• +170: Florida Atlantic
• +440: Memphis, SMU
• +500: South Florida
• +950: North Texas

American Athletic Tournament Matchups And Betting Lines

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First Round: Wednesday, March 13 on ESPN+

• Game 1: No. 13 Rice vs. No. 12 Wichita State | 1 p.m.
• Game 2: No. 14 UTSA vs. No. 11 Temple | 3 p.m.

Second Round: Thursday, March 14 on ESPNU

• Game 3: No. 9 Tulsa vs. No. 8 East Carolina | 12:30 p.m.
• Game 4: No 5 Memphis vs. Winner Game 1 | 2:30 p.m.
• Game 5: No. 10 Tulane vs. No. 7 North Texas | 7 p.m.
• Game 6: No. 6 SMU vs. Winner Game 2 | 9 p.m.

Quarterfinals: Friday, March 15 on ESPN 2 & ESPNU

• Game 7: No. 1 South Florida vs. Winner Game 3 | 1 p.m
• Game 8: No. 4 UAB vs. Winner Game 4 | 3 p.m
• Game 9: No. 2 Florida Atlantic vs. Winner Game 5 | 7 p.m
• Game 10: No. 3 Charlotte vs. Winner Game 6 | 9 p.m

Semifinals: Saturday, March 16 on ESPN2

• Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 | 3 p.m
• Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 | 5 p.m

Championship: Sunday, March 17 on ESPN

• Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12 | 3:15 p.m

The top AAC teams in KenPom’s djusted offense and defense rankings include: (national rank)

• Offense: Florida Atlantic (14), Memphis (55)
• Defense: North Texas (39), SMU (48), South Florida (67)

More college conference tounament coverage posted including ACC-SEC and Big 12-Big Ten plus Pac-12 Mountain West.

Recent college basketball coverage also including Last Home Game betting profiles and NCAA Tournament coverage of Top Seeds (1-2) and NCAAT seeds 3-5 from last year, which I’ll be providing again next week ahead of the Big Dance.

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