Las Vegas Review-Journal reporters Todd Dewey and Adam Hill will be writing a live blog Friday on the second day of the NCAA Tournament from the Westgate sports book.
Basketball
Popular favorites Villanova, Kansas and Duke covered double-digit spreads, and there were buzzer beaters, bad beats and countless roars from the crowd on the first day of the NCAA Tournament.
Opening and closing lines, results and point-spread highlights from every game.
Last year, an estimated $300 million was wagered on the 67-game tournament at Nevada sports books.
Here are some NCAA Tournament props posted at MGM Resorts, William Hill, Westgate and Station Casinos sports books.
The Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Todd Dewey compete with handicappers Kelly Stewart, Doug Fitz and Bruce Marshall in a contest covering NCAA Tournament games Thursday and Friday.
Top seeds Villanova and Virginia lead a pack of 10 teams with odds of 15-1 or less to win the NCAA Tournament. But MGM Resorts sports book director Jay Rood said there are better futures bets on the board.
For the second straight year, the owner of the D Las Vegas and Golden Gate wagered $11,000 to win $10,000 on each of the 32 opening lines moments after they were posted Sunday during a live show on VSiN.com hosted by broadcaster Brent Musburger.
No. 10 Butler, a 1-point favorite over No. 7 Arkansas, was the only lower seed favored over a higher seed when Las Vegas sports books posted the opening lines Sunday for the NCAA Tournament, which opens on Tuesday and starts in earnest Thursday.
The Anteaters have gone under in 15 of their past 20 games, and the Titans have gone under in three straight and 11 of 14 (11-2-1).
Southern California is on a 15-2-1 under streak, and Arizona is on a 7-2 under run.
Florida has owned its series with Arkansas, winning the last eight meetings and 13 of 14 while covering the last four.
The Wolf Pack are 2½-point favorites over San Diego State in Friday’s 6 p.m. Mountain West semifinal showdown and handicappers Bruce Marshall and Brian Edwards love UNR.
Handicapper Bernie Fratto loves the over in Thursday night’s New Mexico-Wyoming Mountain West quarterfinal matchup.
The No. 22 Wolf Pack are 5½-point favorites over the Rebels at most Las Vegas sports books after the line opened at 5.
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