Where Can I Bet the Men's NCAA Tournament From Texas?

As with most of the recent NCAA Men's College Basketball Tournaments, the great state of Texas will be well represented in 2024.  You can bet all your favorite teams from Texas including all odds, player and game props along with those infectious Same Game Parlays courtesy of our friends at BetUS.

Houston Cougars

Coming into the tournament, Houston was ranking No. 2 in the nation only after Purdue.

ESPN.com had this to say about the Cougars:

"While the 30-point margin of Houston's win over Kansas is eye-opening, it also came completely within the Cougars' typical game plan. They like to win on the offensive glass and on the defensive end -- and they turned 13 offensive rebounds into 17 second-chance points and 18 turnovers into 30 points. According to ESPN Stats & Information, the 30 points off turnovers were the most by any team against Kansas since Long Beach State in 2011."

Early indications were that Houston would be facing off against UC Davis in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

The Cougars are no strangers to the Big Dance though they've never won a championship.  Could this be their year?

NCAA tournament runner-up
1983, 1984
NCAA tournament Final Four
1967, 1968, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2021
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1967, 1968, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2021, 2022
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1956, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
NCAA tournament appearances
1956, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

Baylor Bears

The Bears rank as the second best representatives of Texas entering March Madness and with odds that pay $3500 for every $100 bet to win the Championship.

From ESPN.com:

"Baylor faced big deficits in both games this past week. The Bears were able to overcome a 14-point margin against Texas on Monday, but after erasing Texas Tech's 16-point second-half lead on Saturday, the Red Raiders retook the lead and ran away with a 10-point win. One plus entering the postseason is Ja'Kobe Walter is averaging 15.9 points over his past nine games -- which came after a nine-game stretch in which he averaged 11.7 points on 29.7% shooting."

The Bears hadn't made the tournament for 20 years prior to 2008 and, from that point on, it was pretty normal for this school to end up there with 11 more appearances, one of which resulted in a championship.

NCAA tournament champions
2021
NCAA tournament runner-up
1948
NCAA tournament Final Four
1948, 1950, 2021
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1946, 1948, 1950, 2010, 2012, 2021
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021
NCAA tournament round of 32
2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
NCAA tournament appearances
1946, 1948, 1950, 1988, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

Texas Longhorns

The Longhorns would be entering this year's tournament with relatively long odds that pay out $10,000 on a $100 bet should they go on to win it all.

Like Houston, the Longhorns are no strangers to March Madness but have yet to win a championship.

Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions
1933
NCAA tournament Final Four
1943, 1947, 2003
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1939, 1943, 1947, 1990, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2023
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1960, 1963, 1972, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2023
NCAA tournament round of 32
1979, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2022, 2023
NCAA tournament appearances
1939, 1943, 1947, 1960, 1963, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023

More Texas Schools

Texas Tech, TCU and Texas A&M are likely to make the Big Dance as well.

Odds to Win the 2024 NCAA Men's College Basketball Tournament

These odds were as of March 16 and courtesy of BetUS. 

How to read the odds: +2500 means that a $100 bet pays out $2500. +550 means that a $100 bet pays out $550.

Rot     2024 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Winner     Moneyline
1001     Duke         +2500
1002     Kentucky         +2000
1003     Kansas         +3500
1004     UConn         +450
1005     Marquette         +2800
1006     Purdue         +750
1007     North Carolina         +1200
1008     Alabama         +4000
1009     Michigan State         +8000
1010     Arizona         +1600
1011     Creighton         +2500
1012     Texas         +10000
1013     Houston         +550
1014     UCLA         +35000
1016     Arkansas         +50000
1017     Gonzaga         +5000
1018     Baylor         +3500
1019     Tennessee         +1100
1022     Villanova         +15000
1023     TCU         +12500
1024     Xavier         +40000
1025     Oregon         +25000
1027     Virginia         +20000
1028     Texas A&M         +25000
1029     Ohio State         +50000
1030     Auburn         +2200
1031     San Diego State         +8000
1032     Florida Atlantic         +10000
1033     Memphis         +50000
1034     Illinois         +3500
1035     Indiana         +50000
1036     Iowa State         +2500
1039     Maryland         +50000
1040     Kansas State         +35000
1041     Wisconsin         +8000
1042     Saint John's         +15000
1043     Providence         +25000
1044     Texas Tech         +8000
1045     Florida         +5000
1046     Penn State         +50000
1047     Colorado         +15000
1048     Iowa         +30000
1051     New Mexico         +10000
1052     North Carolina State         +50000
1053     Oklahoma         +15000
1054     Mississippi State         +10000
1055     Washington State         +10000
1056     Syracuse         +40000
1060     Utah State         +10000
1061     Clemson         +10000
1062     Northwestern         +15000
1063     Nevada         +15000
1064     Pittsburgh         +25000
1065     Boise State         +15000
1067     Drake         +25000
1068     Wake Forest         +12500
1069     VCU         +50000
1070     UAB         +100000
1072     Utah         +15000
1074     Ole Miss         +15000
1075     Dayton         +10000
1076     Stanford         +40000
1077     Cincinnati         +20000
1078     Butler         +25000
1080     BYU         +6000
1081     Charleston         +50000
1083     South Carolina         +8000
1091     Nebraska         +12500
1092     LSU         +50000
1093     North Texas         +50000
1095     Loyola Chicago         +50000
1096     Boston College         +100000
1102     Minnesota         +50000
1104     Grand Canyon         +25000
1202     Colorado State         +12500
1203     James Madison         +25000
1204     Samford         +50000
1205     Colgate         +100000
1206     Montana State         +100000
1207     Longwood         +100000
1208     Wagner         +100000
1209     Stetson         +100000
1210     Morehead State         +100000
1211     Richmond         +50000
1212     Oakland         +50000
1213     Lousiana Tech         +50000
1214     Akron         +50000
1215     UC Irvine         +50000
1216     Yale         +50000
1217     Long Beach State         +50000
1218     South Dakota State         +50000
1219     McNeese         +25000
1220     Indiana State         +30000

- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com