For the sports bettor, this time of the year can be bliss. March Madness is upon us and people can put their money on things like office pools and first round upsets to add to their enjoyment of the tournament. But bettors, particularly online sports bettors, who are looking for something more, can also put their money on proposition bets. Rather than deal with straight outcomes, proposition or “prop” bets deal with different aspects.

If a bettor does their research, a wealth of interesting prop bets are available at sports books and online sports books.

Pinnaclesports.com had some interesting props up as of March 15, 2006.

For example:

If you think that a 14 or seed or lower can make the Sweet 16, you can lay down some units at +306 odds.

If you like the No. 1 seeds and think that they all have what it takes to make the Final Four, you might want to place a prop bet. Pinnacle has that particular prop bet listed at +2500, so if you want to go nuts and lay some units, there could be a big pay day in the future.

Think you have the know how to predict which region the eventual champion will come from? Pinnacle is offering odds ranging from +170 to +382.

Player props for the tournament’s leading scorer are also available. Not surprisingly, Duke’s J.J. Redick and Gonzaga’s Adam Morrison are favored in this particular prop at +322 and +496 respectively.

Pinnacle isn’t the only one offering March Madness props either. Virtually all the sportsbooks out there have these offerings.

You can find prop bets for win totals in the tournament. Sportsbook.com has Duke, Boston College, North Carolina and North Carolina State listed at -110 to get over 8.5 wins throughout the tournament.

Sportsbook.com also has propositions for the NIT tournament for the complete college hoops junkie. They have a variety of props for teams who didn’t make the big dance.

Sports bettors can risk a portion of their bankroll a number of different ways during the NCAA college basketball tournament and prop bets are only one way to enjoy the madness.

Good luck!