Thursday night’s Sweet 16 schedule produced yet another upset, with Syracuse falling to Butler and Xavier came oh so close to upset number two, but fell 101-96 in double OT. That game no doubt launched a million “bad beat” stories from bettors who backed Xavier as a 4.5 to 5-point...

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How’s the old bracket looking so far? If it’s anything like mine, we’re long past the point of trying to save it. Like a few others, I’m staring at Kansas as the Champion... the only problem being that Kansas will be watching the Sweet 16 with the rest of...

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Sports bettors and online sportsbooks went toe-to-toe all day Thursday, as the first games of the 2010 NCAA Tournament tipped off.

Bracket busting and bankroll busting started early, as the upsets started early. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (sixth-seeded in the South) were toppled by the 11-seed Old...

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Upsets are always a huge part of the drama around March Madness and the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions got things rolling with the first small jab. The Golden Lions defeated the Winthrop Eagles 61-44 Tuesday night in the “play-in” game. Online sportsbooks had them listed as 3.5-point underdogs heading into...

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Selection Sunday has come and gone, the “Play-In” game is over, the brackets are set. March Madness is here.

Online sportsbooks are taking action on all the games, big and small. There hasn’t been any significant line movement, as most games are seeing reasonably balanced action.
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