The NCAA Tournament is less than a month away, and there are still plenty of teams worth a bet to win it all, including Providence at 100-1.
Basketball
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale made a total of $2.55 million in wagers to win $22,925,000 on the Houston Cougars to win the men’s NCAA basketball title.
The Golden State Warriors are -165 favorites over the Boston Celtics at the Westgate SuperBook to win the NBA Finals and the 6-1 favorites to win the title next season.
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.
Duke will face North Carolina for the first time ever in the NCAA Tournament, with the Blue Devils looking to send Mike Krzyzewski into retirement with a national title.
Iowa State opened -1 over Miami in Friday’s Sweet 16 game. But the favorite quickly flipped, as sharp bets on the Hurricanes at Las Vegas sportsbooks made them -2½.
About 15 minutes after the NCAA Tournament bracket was revealed, the South Point sportsbook posted lines on the first 32 games, and sharp bettors promptly fired away.
The Mountain West is wide open, with Boise State (+240) and San Diego State (+275) leading a pack of seven teams with odds of 12-1 or less to win the tournament.
Las Vegas sportsbooks made a six-point adjustment to the spread based on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s expected absence. The Bucks are 2½-point favorites over the Hawks in Game 5.
William Hill made Gonzaga the +550 favorite to win the 2022 national title and Baylor the +850 second choice. The Bears beat the Bulldogs in Monday’s final.
Gonzaga is a consensus 4½-point favorite over Baylor in Monday’s NCAA championship game. The Bears are by far the best outcome on futures bets for Las Vegas sportsbooks.
In a span of 11 days that began Thursday, fans and bettors can feast their eyes on a smorgasbord of baseball, the Final Four and NCAA championship and the Masters.
If a bettor had placed a $100 money line wager on Oregon State and kept rolling it over during its six-game winning streak, the bankroll would be a little more than $250,000.
The roars weren’t as loud as in years past, but even a half-capacity crowd at the Westgate sportsbook created a lively atmosphere on the first day of the NCAA Tournament.
Sharp bettors and the betting public are banking on Ohio to cover the spread against Virginia, which opened as a 10½-point favorite but is down to -7.
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