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The Pac-12 continues it's remarkable March Madness run with three teams in the Elite Eight. Two more advanced through the Sweet 16 as outright winners of more than 6-points as No. 12 seed Oregon State (+7) shut down another bracket buster No. 8 Loyola Chicago, 65-58. The best results for a majority of leading online sportsbooks was UCLA (+7) beating Alabama in overtime, 88-78. The Bruins overcame a beyond the NBA 3-point buzzer beater by Alabama to send the game to OT as time expired.
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No. 1 seeds have rolled through the Sweet 16 in the last 5 years
The No. 1 seeds are often the strongest teams, and have the keys to NCAA Tournament success. Still, even the strongest teams can bet beaten earlier than expected, which is what Illinois found out to misplaced No. 8 seed Loyola Chicago in the Round of 32. But history for No. 1 seeds since 1985 shows them going 85-23 SU in the Sweet 16. That includes 70-23 SU vs. teams seeded No. 4 or No. 5.
Until 2015, No. 1 seeds were getting ...
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The Sweet 16 pairings and lines are set, and the 2021 edition looks quite different from the last NCAA Tournament in 2019 when all 16 favorites won in the Round of 32. Now we have three No. 1 and two No. 2 seeds left, but also four double-digit seeds plus and 8, 7 and 6 seed after many opening round upsets that continued into the Round of 32 with No. 15 seed Oral Roberts advancing along with No. 12 Oregon State and two No. 11 seeds - UCLA and Syracuse. Oh, and 101-year-old Champlan Sister Jean ...
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The groups are set along with the odds to win the WGC Match Play event. I chip-in an early preview at TheLines, and added Golfers to Watch beyond the top favorites and lead golfers in each of the 16 groups.
WGC MATCH PLAY BRACKET AND ODDS 2021
The field consists of the top 64 players representing 17 countries from the Official World Golf Rankings at the conclusion of the Honda Classic, where I chipped-in another tournament match-up winner. That runs the tournament match-up record to 8-2 ...
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Friday tips off opening round action for the much anticipated NCAA Tournament. The first big public favorite went down Thursday night in First Four action when Michigan State (-2.5) blew an 11-point halftime lead and another late lead to love in overtime to UCLA. More than 80% of the spread bets were on Michigan State, and more at sportsbooks like FanDuel, which I noted in my March Madness 2021 update at Forbes.
So which teams are taking the most bets and money in Friday’s games? I ...
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Golfers to Watch - Betting Tips, Stats, Player Profiles
In my Honda Classic preview, I chip-in tournament information with picks, player profiles, odds and information you can bet on. I also add betting data from leading online sportsbooks like BetMGM, FanDuel, DraftKings and William Hill. But each week we search for golfers to watch and players that can cash in at longer odds to win and/or finish top 5, 10, 20 or even top 30 as big longshots.
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Betting tips and winning formulas for cashing in on March Madness
Last season I provided a postseason primer prior to the keys to NCAA Tournament update. Then the NCAA Tournament was cancelled due to the pandemic, and all sports have not been the same due to the coronavirus.
So this season, I've combined some of the previous postseason primer info with stats and handicapping insight into a keys to NCAA Tournament success update that I initially provided at Offshore Gaming Association. You ...
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The tour heads to PGA National this week, and a weaker field shoots for birdies with just 3 of the top-25 players in the world teeing it up in the Honda Classic. The tour schedule is such that players need to take a break somewhere, and coming off a strong stretch of tournaments including the big money PLAYERS Championship last week, this is a good breather for many top pros with the WGC Match Play next week and The Masters less than a month away.
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