The second week of the NCAA Tournament, with some startling upsets already highlighting the event, should bring more dramatic finishes.
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The madness in March is set to increase next year when Las Vegas finally hosts NCAA men’s basketball tournament games.
“To have a 15, two 11s and a 10 left right now speaks volumes. That just shows the parity of college basketball,” Red Rock Resort sportsbook director Chuck Esposito said.
UNLV women’s basketball coach Lindy La Rocque has laid a solid foundation for the program in two seasons. The Lady Rebels made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 20 years.
Sophomore Desi-Rae Young scored 16 points, but No. 13-seeded UNLV lost to No. 4 Arizona Saturday at the McKale Center in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Lady Rebels are out-performing traditional powers Connecticut and South Carolina at the betting window ahead of their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 20 years.
You think the Las Vegas March Madness experience can’t get any better? Wait until the city begins hosting tournament games at T-Mobile Arena and Allegiant Stadium.
Bettors that slept in on the second day of the NCAA Tournament missed out on another fast start by favorites, who started 5-0 ATS for the second straight day.
Without 2021 NCAA Tournament star Aari McDonald, who graduated, Arizona’s offense has lagged. The Wildcats were upset by Colorado in the Pac-12 quarterfinals.
Legendary Arizona men’s basketball coach Lute Olson was UNLV coach Lindy La Rocque’s godfather. Her father, Al, played for Olson at Long Beach City College.
Refresh this blog throughout the day to track bad beats, big bets, buzzer beaters, bracket busters, ATS results and more from the second day of the NCAA Tournament.
The first day of the NCAA Tournament was a blessed one for Las Vegas sportsbooks, which won big when No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s knocked off No. 2 Kentucky.
UNLV hosted a send-off for the women’s basketball team as they head to the tournament for the first time in 20 years.
Welcome back to March Madness. We’ll be following the action from all 16 games Thursday in the first day of the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale made a $1 million hedge bet to reduce risk on a promotion that guarantees a refund if a Texas team wins the national title.
