The last time Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale was in Las Vegas, he left with a wheelbarrow full of cash after collecting on the Astros to win the World Series. But he gave back a chunk of his winnings Friday night.
Todd Dewey
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No. 2 seed UCLA is a 1½-point favorite over No. 3 seed Gonzaga in their Sweet 16 matchup Thursday night in Las Vegas, an NCAA regional host for the first time.
After bettors won big on Fairleigh Dickinson’s upset of No. 1-seeded Purdue in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, they were dealt a dose of March sadness Sunday.
Bettors dealt sportsbooks a loss as they cashed tickets on Fairleigh Dickinson at up to 25-1 on the money line, including five-figure payouts at two casinos.
Princeton shocked No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55 as a 15-point underdog and +850 on the money line. It’s the third straight year that a 15 seed has won a first-round game.
Since 2002, every NCAA basketball national champion but one has met certain statistical benchmarks on the well-respected analytics site KenPom.com.
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.
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.
Bettors are banking on several NFL teams with double-digit odds to win their conferences next season, none more so than the long-suffering Detroit Lions.
The Boston Celtics are the 3-1 favorites at the Westgate SuperBook to win the NBA title. But SuperBook oddsmaker Jeff Sherman said the value lies in teams with double-digit odds.
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.
When Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton returned a fumble for a score in the Super Bowl, countless bettors roared at sportsbooks, and bookmakers let out a collective groan.
After going 3-19-3 ATS down the stretch and placing last in the Circa Sports Million contest, the “Big Booty Juedys” offer their pick for the Super Bowl.
From “Black Sunday” to “28-3,” here’s our top five bad beats in Super Bowl history. If you were on the wrong side of one of these, we apologize for reminding you about it.
On Groundhog Day, fittingly, gamblers gathered at the Westgate SuperBook to repeat an annual tradition in which they fire the first bets on the book’s Super Bowl props.
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