only major win for Las Vegas sportsbooks<\/a>. ESPN’s <\/i>David Purdum, who covers all things gambling for the sports network, reported Friday that more bets were placed on Arizona than any other team at multiple casinos.<\/p>\nThe Westgate SuperBook confirmed it was one such book, saying the Wildcats generated the most tickets, and the second-most money. #4 Arizona lost to #13 Buffalo 89-68.<\/p>\n
The team that the SuperBook took the most money on was Michigan State. After surviving Bucknell in the opening round, the #3 Spartans lost to #11 Syracuse 55-53 on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Always popular in Las Vegas, North Carolina’s Sunday loss to Texas A&M is also allowing sportsbooks to keep many thousands of dollars on\u00a0the Tar Heels repeating as NCAA champions.<\/p>\n
Sixteen Remain<\/b><\/h2>\n
Two of the four top seeds are gone (Xavier lost to Florida State 75-70 on Sunday), leaving Villanova and Kansas as the remaining #1 teams. But online sportsbook Bovada is taking more money on a well-known #2 seed.<\/p>\n
Duke is now Bovada’s odds-on favorite to win March Madness at +325. Villanova is next at +450, followed by Kentucky +700, Gonzaga +700, Michigan +800, and then Kansas +850.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
March Madness made plenty of sports bettors go crazy during the opening rounds of the NCAA tournament. Numerous highly wagered upsets went in favor of the house, as the 68-team bracket was dwindled down to 16.\u00a0The biggest upset was #16 UMBC defeating #1 Virginia, the top overall seed in the entire competition. Before Friday’s game, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":73244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,18,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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