{"id":120902,"date":"2019-11-27T14:26:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T22:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=120902"},"modified":"2019-11-27T15:02:47","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T23:02:47","slug":"stephen-f-austin-latest-to-stun-college-hoops-after-upsetting-no-1-duke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/stephen-f-austin-latest-to-stun-college-hoops-after-upsetting-no-1-duke\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen F. Austin Latest to Stun College Basketball World After 28-Point Underdog Upsets No. 1 Duke Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember when I said Evansville\u2019s shocking upset<\/a> over then-No. 1 Kentucky would be difficult to top this college basketball season? \u00a0Well, let me introduce you to Stephen F. Austin.<\/p>\n

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Nathan Bain gets his shot off just before the buzzer and just before Duke’s Jack White can get a hand on it in Stephen F. Austin’s historic 85-83 upset of the top-ranked Blue Devils on Tuesday night. (Image: Stephen F. Austin Athletics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Texas school named after the state\u2019s founder visited Duke Tuesday night, and the Lumberjacks, who entered the game as 28-point underdogs, chopped down the nation’s top-ranked team. The upset came in stunning fashion, as Nathan Bain\u2019s fast-break layup beat the buzzer by a tenth of a second and knocked off the Blue Devils 85-83 in overtime.<\/p>\n

I looked up at the clock and saw I had 2.6 seconds, just going as fast as I can to lay it up. Like a layup drill. Prayed it would go in,\u201d said Bain, who got the ball near Duke\u2019s free throw line after a Blue Devils turnover, told reporters.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to ESPN<\/em>, the upset was the biggest in college basketball over the past 15 seasons, topping 26-point underdog Gardner-Webb, who upset Kentucky back in 2007. The Purple Aces upset of the Wildcats from two weeks ago is the fourth-biggest upset in that time frame.<\/p>\n

According to oddsFire<\/em>, only one US sportsbook offered moneoyline odds on Stephen F. Austin. Bet365\u2019s odds straight-up on the Lumberjacks were +2500, which gives an implied probability of 3.8 percent.<\/p>\n

However, to further understand just how shocking an upset it was, consider the school histories on the hardcourt. Stephen F. Austin, which joined NCAA Division I in 1986, has just five tournament appearances, and all of those have come since 2009. And while they’ve posted a couple of first-round upsets in recent years, the Lumberjacks’ history can’t compare to a Duke program that has five NCAA titles in 43 trips to the Big Dance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cashing In on the Spread<\/h2>\n

Stephen F. Austin found a couple of other ways to market itself off the historic win.<\/p>\n

On Twitter, the athletic department announced a special ticket sale for the six remaining Lumberjacks Saturday games. Fans could get tickets for all six games for just $28 dollars, playing off the point spread from the game. Or, fans could donate $28 towards the school\u2019s general scholarship fund for student-athletes and be put in drawing for an autographed team basketball.<\/p>\n

Then, there’s the story behind the Lumberjacks’ hero.<\/p>\n

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Bain\u2019s game-winner didn\u2019t just lift up the Lumberjacks. It also gave the school an opportunity to highlight a GoFundMe<\/a> page for Bain\u2019s family, whose family lost nearly everything they owned when Hurricane Dorian swept through the Bahamas earlier this year. That included the church where Bain\u2019s father serves as a minister.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Shortly after the Duke upset, the page that was started in mid-September had raised just a couple thousand dollars. However, by Wednesday afternoon, more than 2,000 donations had poured in and contributed more than $76,000 to help Bain\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

Oddsmakers Stll High on Duke<\/h2>\n

Even with the loss, oddsmakers aren\u2019t backing off the Blue Devils just yet.<\/p>\n

DraftKings still lists Duke as the favorites to win the national title next April, posting odds of +700. A pair of ACC rivals are next, as North Carolina commands +800 odds and Louisville is at +1000.<\/p>\n

FanDuel has Duke at +800, along with Michigan State, a team already with two losses in the first month of the season. Kentucky is the third choice at +950.<\/p>\n

William Hill has Duke as the second choice at +900, behind only Michigan State at +800. Kentucky\u2019s the third choice at America\u2019s largest sports betting company, with odds of +1000.<\/p>\n

Over at Caesars, Michigan State is the favorite at +600, with Kentucky at +700 and Kansas at +900.<\/p>\n

For the curious, the only sportsbook offering national title odds on Stephen F. Austin is FanDuel. The Lumberjacks are available at +25000, which means a $100 bet would net $25,000. Those are the highest odds on FanDuel\u2019s board, which offers that price for 75 other teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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