The 2007 NCAA Basketball Tournament East Regional will be played on March 23rd and 25th at Continental Airlines Arena and hosted by Rutgers University. The East Regional is already sold out. Four teams will compete in the East Regional with the winner advancing to the NCAA Final Four in Atlanta, Georgia. Online sportsbook BetUS.com current has the North Carolina Tar Heels -190 as the favorite to win the East Regional.
The #3 seeded North Carolina Tar Heels were knocked out in the second round of last year’s tournament when they lost to George Mason 65-60. George Mason went on to make it to the Final Four but lost to the eventual National Champions, the Florida Gators. The Texas Longhorns at +600 offer sports bettors tremendous value to win the East Regional.
“The NCAA is thrilled that our East Regional has already reached sellout status,” said L.J. Wright, Director of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. “It is a tribute to the hard work of our host institution, Rutgers University, and the support of NCAA basketball fans in New Jersey.”Rutgers has hosted 9 NCAA East Regionals at Continental Airlines Arena, most recently in 2004. Continental Airlines Arena has a distinguished NCAA Tournament history having been the site of 10 East Regionals (1986-91, 93, 95, 99, 2004), one first-and-second round (1984), and the 1996 NCAA Final Four.
North Carolina Tar Heels: -190
Georgetown Hoyas: +110
Washington State Cougars: +1700
Texas Longhorns: +600
Southern Cal Trojans: +3100
Vanderbilt: +3100
Boston College Eagles: +3500
Marquette: +3500
Michigan State Spartans: +2600
Texas Tech Red Raiders: +4800
George Washington: +5200
Arkansas Razorbacks: +4500
New Mexico State: +8000
Oral Roberts: +8000
Belmont: +22000
Eastern Kentucky: +38000
