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.
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Pro handicapper Bruce Marshall, who went 8-4 ATS to tie for the lead in the Review-Journal March Madness Challenge, made N.C. State his best bet in the Sweet 16.
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.
VSiN host Wes Reynolds is back to defend his Review-Journal March Madness Challenge title and likes Drake as his best bet in the first round.
A year after losing big on a money-line bet on heavily favored Purdue in the NCAA Tournament, pro sports bettor Steve Fezzik sweated a similar wager.
For the first time since seeding began in 1979, no team seeded better than No. 4 has made the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. No. 4 UConn is the highest remaining seed.
No. 2 seed UCLA is a 1½-point favorite over No. 3 seed Gonzaga in their Sweet 16 matchup Thursday night in Las Vegas, an NCAA regional host for the first time.
After bettors won big on Fairleigh Dickinson’s upset of No. 1-seeded Purdue in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, they were dealt a dose of March sadness Sunday.
Minutes after the NCAA Tournament selection committee revealed the bracket Sunday, the South Point posted lines on all 32 games and took up to $10,000 a side at the counter.
Arkansas (20-5, 16-7-1 ATS), guided by fiery former UNR coach Eric Musselman, is listed at 70-1 odds at William Hill to win its first NCAA title since 1994.
Filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket figures to be more maddening than ever this year with no dominant college basketball team to be found.
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