Connecticut has steamrolled its way to the NCAA championship against San Diego State, winning five straight by an average of 20.6 points while going 5-0 ATS.
NCAA Tournament
UNLV basketball coach Kevin Kruger watched from the front row at NRG Stadium in Houston as San Diego State beat Florida Atlantic in the Final Four on Saturday.
North Carolina edged Duke in an NCAA Tournament Final Four semifinal that ended the coaching career of Mike Krzyzewski.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale wagered $3.3M to win $6.2M at Caesars Sportsbook in Louisiana and $2.2M to win $4.2M at Barstool Sportsbook.
“UNLV would destroy Gonzaga. It’s just not fair. … It was a totally different era,” says veteran basketball journalist and author Dan Wetzel.
That UNLV team was ranked No. 1 all season and had just one game decided by fewer than 10 points. Three of the NBA’s top 12 draft picks that year played for Jerry Tarkanian.
The Plaza in downtown Las Vegas will once again host its annual “March Mania” viewing parties for the NCAA’s championship tournament, according to a release.
The women’s Final Four was supposed to begin Friday in New Orleans. Aces players combined 14 times to reach the Final Four and won two national titles.
Donte DiVincenzo, a redshirt sophomore, scored 31 points and the Wildcats are national champions for the second time in three years after a 79-62 victory against Michigan before 67,831 at the Alamodome.
Derek Stevens, who owns the D Las Vegas and the Golden Gate, lost his $25,000 futures bet to win $1 million on the Wolverines but he won $100,000 on a $330,000 hedge bet he placed on the Wildcats on the money line Monday afternoon.
Donte DiVincenzo scored 31 points off the bench and Villanova shut down Michigan from the perimeter to beat the Wolverines 79-62 Monday night in the NCAA championship game.
Philadelphia police used oil and later hydraulic fluid during the Eagles’ successful Super Bowl run to deter celebrating fans from climbing poles and possibly injuring themselves or others.
The Westgate listed odds on 190 of the 353 Division I college basketball teams.
Before you kick back in the barcalounger, check out these story lines to keep an eye on.
Las Vegas casino owner Derek Stevens is guaranteed to end up a winner in the NCAA Tournament after placing a $330,000 money-line wager to win $100,000 on Villanova over Michigan at the William Hill sports book.
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