For the sheer amount of pain and suffering it caused in Las Vegas, the Knights’ bitter defeat to the Sharks is No. 1 on our list of the top seven betting bad beats of 2019.
Basketball
The 2019-20 college basketball season tips off Tuesday with four of the favorites to win the 2020 title, as Michigan State plays Kentucky and Kansas meets Duke.
The Clippers are 1-point favorites over the Lakers on Tuesday on opening night of the 2019-20 NBA season. They;r the plus 350 favorites to win the 2020 title.
Besides RJ Barrett, the No. 3 overall pick in the draft, the Knicks will feature 2018 picks Kevin Knox and Mitchell Robinson and former Findlay Prep star Allonzo Trier.
One of the most popular and profitable sports betting trends in recent years — wagering on a home team down 2-0 in a series in the first half of Game 3 — will come into play Saturday when Golden State plays at Houston.
Before the Final Four, Virginia was listed as a 3-point favorite over Texas Tech at Las Vegas sportsbooks in a lookahead line to Monday’s national title game.
At least one Las Vegas sports bettor is in perfect position to lock in a healthy five-figure profit on the Final Four. And one of his futures tickets could end up cashing for $300,000.
A year after the Cavaliers became the first No. 1 seed ever to lose to a No. 16 seed, they’re the only No. 1 seed headed to the Final Four.
Before Brent Musburger became synonymous with his iconic catchphrase, “You are looking live,” he helped make the NCAA Tournament synonymous with “March Madness.”
Favorites went 16-0 straight up and 11-5 ATS in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after underdogs went 20-12 ATS with 11 outright wins in the first round.
Underdogs went 11-5 ATS with seven outright wins Friday to finish 20-12 ATS with 11 outright wins in the round of 64.
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.
Caesars Entertainment took five-figure wagers from a respected player on Vermont and New Mexico State, and South Point also took sharp action well into five figures on each team.
The Ducks — fresh off their Pac-12 conference tournament title run at T-Mobile Arena — quickly moved to 1-point favorites Sunday night over No. 5 seed Wisconsin after opening as 1½-point underdogs.
To help your bankroll survive and advance on the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, we asked a group of professional sports bettors, handicappers and oddsmakers for tips on wagering on March Madness.
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