A dozen players with local ties are participating in this year’s NCAA Tournaments, ranging from experienced starters to role-playing reserves.
NCAA Tournament
Southern Nevada will host the West Regional semifinal and final, but here are some things to watch over the tournament’s first week of games.
Barstool Sports handicapper Kelly Stewart and Doug Fitz of Systemplays.com have each hit over 60 percent in March Madness picks the last five years for the RJ.
RJ betting reporter David Schoen competes against five betting analysts and handicappers in an NCAA Tournament contest.
No. 11 seed UNLV will play No. 6 Michigan on Friday at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
According to a new survey by the American Gaming Association, 18 million more Americans plan to bet on the NCAA Tournament than on February’s Super Bowl.
Minutes after the NCAA Tournament selection committee revealed the bracket Sunday, the South Point posted lines on all 32 games and took up to $10,000 a side at the counter.
Kansas, the defending national champion, is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament’s West Region, of which the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight will be played at T-Mobile Arena.
UNLV (31-2) is making its second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament after repeating as Mountain West regular-season and conference tournament champion.
UNLV will find out where it will head for the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. The public is invited to a free watch party at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The debate is over. Las Vegas can stake its claim as the owner of March Madness from this day forward. It’s about to be a wild month, and it could be only the beginning.
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.
The Final Four is the latest major event announced to take place at Allegiant Stadium. The NFL Pro Bowl was played there this year and will again take place there in 2023. The Super Bowl is slated to take place at the stadium in 2024.
Seven cities, including Las Vegas, have been deemed finalists for Final Four championships between 2027 and 2031, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
Phoenix has long held a monopoly in the Southwest on hosting major sporting events. But that has changed with Las Vegas and Los Angeles adding new facilities.