Scottie Scheffler, the 2022 Masters champion, is the shortest favorite to win the tournament since Tiger Woods a decade ago.
Betting
The betting public gave sportsbooks some of their March Madness winnings in the Sweet 16, but they won it all back in the Elite Eight thanks to one major upset.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale lost two major bets on Houston to win the NCAA Tournament this year.
Refresh often for minute-to-minute updates on all of Saturday’s NCAA Tournament action — live line movement, props, halftime bets and more.
In a span of 11 days that began Thursday, fans and bettors can feast their eyes on a smorgasbord of baseball, the Final Four and NCAA championship and the Masters.
Handicapper Kelly Stewart went 4-1 ATS in the Sweet 16 and 12-5-1 ATS overall in the NCAA Tournament to beat Doug Fitz, who finished 10-6-1 ATS.
Villanova is a 6½-point favorite over Michigan and the total is 145½ in Monday’s NCAA championship game. Here’s a survey of opinions from Review-Journal staff members, other media, oddsmakers and professional handicappers.
Derek Stevens has gained priceless promotional value with his NCAA Tournament gambit. Before the tournament, the aggressively loyal Michigan grad bet $25,000 on the Wolverines to win the championship at 40-1 odds.
Neither No. 1 seed covered the spread Saturday as North Carolina outlasted Oregon 77-76 as a 4½-point favorite and Gonzaga held off South Carolina 77-73 as a 6½-point favorite.
A William Hill bettor lost a $7,000 money-line wager to win $100 that UConn would beat Mississippi State in Friday’s women’s Final Four.
Aaron Kessler and Tony Miller of the Golden Nugget sports book join the Review-Journal’s Matt Youmans to preview Saturday’s games.
Capsule previews of Saturday’s Final Four matchups in Houston.
Sometime during the second half, Mike Krzyzewski looked for help and found none. He might have reminisced that it was a lot easier coaching a crew of NBA All-Stars in the Olympics.
