A Caesars Sportsbook bettor in Nevada had to sweat out several college basketball games, including Creighton-Oregon in double overtime, to cash in.
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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.
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Bettors bank on Syracuse’s Buddy Boeheim to help No. 11 Orange cover as 6½-point underdogs to No. 2 Houston at Hinkle Fieldhouse, site of the movie “Hoosiers.”
Paul Stone leads the contest after going 8-4 ATS in the first round and hitting his best bet. Doug Fitz is in second place and Kelly Stewart third.
The NCAA will start accepting bids Monday on nearly two dozen sports championships. This is the first year that Las Vegas is eligible to bid after the governing body for college sports indefinitely suspended a ban last year that prevented events from being hosted in states that accept wagers on single games.
Las Vegas casino owner Derek Stevens posted a poll Sunday on Twitter asking if he should hedge his bet or let it roll, and as of Monday afternoon, more than 3,400 votes were evenly split.
The state’s sports books won a record $41.275 million on basketball in March, a hold of 9.61 percent from a record handle of $429.5 million.
No. 1 seed Gonzaga opened as a 6½-point favorite over seventh-seeded South Carolina (total 139), and top seed North Carolina opened as a 5-point favorite over No. 3 seed Oregon (total 150½) in the Final Four.
Gonzaga opened as a 6½-point favorite over South Carolina and North Carolina is favored by 4½ points over Oregon in the Final Four.