Pro handicapper Bruce Marshall, who went 8-4 ATS to tie for the lead in the Review-Journal March Madness Challenge, made N.C. State his best bet in the Sweet 16.
Basketball
The betting public lost the upset-filled first round of the NCAA Tournament. But bettors bounced back in the second round as favorites won 15 of 16 games.
UNLV women’s basketball team fell to Creighton in a first-round game of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. The Bluejays hit 15 3-pointers and had every answer.
The NCAA Tournament is the greatest sporting event on the planet, but that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. Here are two things that should be changed.
An embarrassing performance in the NCAA Tournament should serve as a humbling slice of reality for a conference, but maybe not the first one that comes to mind.
March Madness broke out at Las Vegas sportsbooks on Friday, as No. 13 seed Yale stunned No. 4 Auburn on the second day of the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Junior Kiara Jackson assumed the starting point guard position from the departed Essence Booker and has led UNLV to a 30-2 record and another NCAA Tournament berth.
There wasn’t much madness at sportsbooks until No. 14 seed Oakland, a 13½-point underdog, eliminated Kentucky on Thursday behind 10 3-pointers by Jack Gohlke.
VSiN host Wes Reynolds is back to defend his Review-Journal March Madness Challenge title and likes Drake as his best bet in the first round.
A record six Mountain West basketball teams made the NCAA Tournament, but most of the seed lines they found themselves on were questionable.
Moments after the NCAA Tournament bracket was revealed, the South Point sportsbook posted lines on the first 32 games, and sharp bettors pounced.
There are still plenty of problems with the way the NCAA Tournament committee selects and seeds teams, but enjoy it while it lasts. Something worse is coming.
A year after losing big on a money-line bet on heavily favored Purdue in the NCAA Tournament, pro sports bettor Steve Fezzik sweated a similar wager.
Dedan Thomas Jr. was spectacular in an overtime loss to San Diego State in the Mountain West tournament, coming oh so close to sending the Rebels to the semifinals.
The UNLV women’s basketball team got a well-deserved trophy for winning its third straight Mountain West tournament championship, but a bigger goal remains.