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.
Betting
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The Bulldogs are the BetMGM’s biggest liability after a bettor placed a $100,000 wager to win $150,000 on Gonzaga to win the championship Tuesday at Bellagio.
Westgate oddsmaker Ed Salmons said he has more than 30 teams ranked within five points of one another at the top of his power ratings as the season starts this week.
Opening and closing lines and ATS highlights from all eight games Sunday.
Opening and closing lines, results and point-spread highlights from both games in the NCAA Tournament.
Underdogs have gone 13-3 against the spread with nine outright wins over the last three days of the NCAA Tournament, going 7-1 ATS on Sunday and 3-1 ATS on both Thursday and Friday.
Gonzaga is an 8½-point favorite over Xavier and Westgate sports book manager Ed Salmons expects the clock to strike midnight on the Musketeers.
No. 1-seeded Gonzaga meets No. 11 Xavier in the West Region final at 3:09 p.m. Saturday at SAP Center in San Jose, California. The winner will advance to the Final Four.
Las Vegas casino owner Derek Stevens lost his $12,500 futures bet on Michigan at 80-1 odds that would have paid $1 million, and he also lost $109,000 betting on the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Not every day of the NCAA Tournament is a surprise party. It is possible for teams to continue to advance in March without much stress or sweat.
Review-Journal reporter Matt Youmans offers a capsule look at Friday’s four games in the NCAA Tournament, with a prediction for each game.
One day, maybe in the near future, Andrew Wiggins might rise as an NBA star. But the freshman guard went one-weekend-and-done and never had his shining moment in the NCAA Tournament.
Matt Youmans, Review-Journal, 47-44-4 (overall record)
