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.
Basketball
Arkansas plays Connecticut and UCLA meets Gonzaga in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament’s West Regional on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena.
Refresh constantly for minute-to-minute updates on all of the NCAA Tournament action — live line movement, props, halftime bets and more.
Dayton’s Obi Toppin didn’t get much help as the top-seeded Flyers’ season came to an end with a loss to No. 8 Florida in our What If tournament.
After starting the day 7-1 ATS, underdogs finished 9-7 ATS with four outright wins by Minnesota, Murray State, Baylor and Florida, which eliminated UNR in a 70-61 win.
Florida nearly squandered a double-digit lead before finally stopping a UNR comeback and closing out a 70-61 Thursday night victory in the West Region.
Check back for updates throughout the day as we’ll recap every game through a betting lens and keep you posted on all the buzzer beaters, bad beats, big bets and more.
Duke remained the plus 170 favorite at South Point sports book Thursday to win the 2019 NCAA title and was still the 2-1 favorite at William Hill.
The Catholic nun became a celebrity last March for her fandom and for praying before each game for her Ramblers — and for their opponents.
Westgate sports book manager Ed Salmons and Boyd Gaming sports book director Bob Scucci reported taking sharp action on Kansas State, a 5½-point underdog to Kentucky after the line climbed as high as 6½.
Review-Journal sports betting columnist Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart and CG Technology sports book vice president Matt Holt preview the Sweet 16 games on Thursday and Friday.
Here are some NCAA Tournament props posted at MGM Resorts, Westgate and William Hill sports books, including UNR star Caleb Martin’s total points (17½).
Handicapper Bruce Marshall (9-3, 10 points) leads the Review-Journal’s Adam Hill (9-2-1, 9.5 points) by a half-point in the contest heading into the Sweet 16.
It’s hard to figure any of the other 15 teams still breathing can match UNR for its unity and resolve, amazing when you consider the Wolf Pack offer a starting lineup of five transfers.
Upsets in the opening weekend of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament ensured that no Berkshire Hathaway employee would claim Warren Buffett’s big prize of $1 million a year for life.
