The betting public lost the upset-filled first round of the NCAA Tournament. But bettors bounced back in the second round as favorites won 15 of 16 games.
Basketball
UNLV’s women’s basketball team won its third straight Mountain West regular-season and tournament title this year, but couldn’t advance in the NCAA Tournament.
UNLV women’s basketball team fell to Creighton in a first-round game of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. The Bluejays hit 15 3-pointers and had every answer.
Senior center Desi-Rae Young played her last game for the UNLV women’s basketball program Saturday and became one of two Lady Rebels to surpass 2,000 career points.
The UNLV women’s basketball team saw its 15-game winning streak snapped in a loss to No. 7 Creighton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Senior Kalib Boone hopes to be able to play with his twin brother, Keylan, for UNLV in Sunday’s NIT game against Boston College at the Thomas & Mack Center.
A Station Casinos Sports bettor turned $50 into $135,105 on Friday with an eight-team parlay on the NCAA Tournament that included five underdogs on the money line.
March Madness broke out at Las Vegas sportsbooks on Friday, as No. 13 seed Yale stunned No. 4 Auburn on the second day of the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The UNLV women’s basketball team faces Creighton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday and is looking for its tournament win since 1991.
Junior Kiara Jackson assumed the starting point guard position from the departed Essence Booker and has led UNLV to a 30-2 record and another NCAA Tournament berth.
UNLV women’s basketball coach Lindy La Rocque insists Las Vegas is where she wants to be, even though other programs are calling to gauge her interest.
There wasn’t much madness at sportsbooks until No. 14 seed Oakland, a 13½-point underdog, eliminated Kentucky on Thursday behind 10 3-pointers by Jack Gohlke.
The G League Ignite, who play their games at Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, will shut down at the end of this season, the league announced.
