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NCAA Tournament
UNLV showed its superior balance, depth and coaching in a victory over Utah State, but the Lady Rebels’ resume isn’t good enough to get an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.
No. 1-ranked Gonzaga has the experience and talent to win the national championship. The Bulldogs begin their postseason Monday in the WCC semifinals at Orleans Arena.
Each entry for the winner-take-all contest costs $25, but $100 gets five entries. Bettors pick one game ATS each day of the NCAA Tournament, 10 days in all.
As many as 20 teams are capable of winning the national basketball championship, Las Vegas oddsmakers and handicappers say. Gonzaga is the +450 favorite at BetMGM.
The No. 1 Bulldogs and No. 2 Bruins battled in the final of the Good Sam Empire Classic, drawing an enthused crowd of 12,975 to watch a rematch of one of the most memorable games in Final Four history.
Jim Barnes hasn’t won anything in any of the Las Vegas handicapping contests, but he has come painfully close a few times. Follow along with him this season.
Coaches have been free to leave for another job without penalty forever. Now players have the same right. So coaches need to quit complaining and embrace the new reality.
Dominic Barley and Terry Gomez got the help they needed to split Station Casinos’ March Madness contest for more than $20,000 each.
The NCAA could go to single sites for the later rounds of its men’s basketball tournament, but likely not until at least the 2026-27 academic year.
Moments from March Madness — some shining, some a bit dull around the edges — that made the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments worth remembering.
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.
Baylor’s blowout victory over Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament championship game Monday produced a mixed bag of results at Las Vegas sportsbooks.
Baylor raced out a 9-0 lead in the game’s first 2½ minutes and never trailed. The Bears led by 19 midway through the first half, the largest deficit Gonzaga had faced all season.
Refresh constantly for minute-to-minute updates on all of the national title game action — live line movement, props, halftime bets and more.
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