Bettors who backed Gonzaga -4½ over TCU on Sunday in the final game of the second round of the NCAA Tournament suffered a bad beat for the ages.
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Losing All-Star center Liz Cambage has inadvertently helped the Aces, off to the best start in franchise history and even-money favorites to win the WNBA title.
“To have a 15, two 11s and a 10 left right now speaks volumes. That just shows the parity of college basketball,” Red Rock Resort sportsbook director Chuck Esposito said.
BetMGM took a $10,000 bet to win $1.5 million on the Hawks, who were as high as 500-1 to win the NBA title. Atlanta is a slight favorite over the Knicks in the first round.
Favorites won 10 of 15 games Saturday but finished only 4-11 against the spread as Las Vegas sportsbooks enjoyed their second straight winning day of the NCAA Tournament.
The Los Angeles Lakers are the +250 favorites to repeat as NBA champions in the 2020-21 season, scheduled to tip off Tuesday.