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2020-21 NCAA Men's Basketball

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  1. Gatorrari

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    #1 Gatorrari, Nov 25, 2020
    With the season just beginning, I figured I'd start the thread. Admittedly I don't pay too much attention until the postseason, and hopefully in 2021 we'll have a postseason, unlike this year.

    I hope the Gators are at least respectable in the SEC, and I know Mike White's seat is getting rather warm. It appears that Kentucky (as usual) and Tennessee are probably the teams to beat in the conference.
     
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    #3 koisokok, Mar 15, 2021
    Anyone getting on the CBSsports Ferrari chat bracket? Or was that the super old one ....found another yahoo bracket.
     
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    First time in like 50 years Duke, Kentucky, and Louisville not in the tournament...wow.
     
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    I noted that too; it's an amazing year!
     
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    #7 Gatorrari, Mar 21, 2021
    The eyes of Texas are upon you......not anymore! The Longhorns are going home with their tail between their legs!
     
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    #8 Gatorrari, Mar 21, 2021
    What an upsetting tournament! We're not even halfway thru and we've already lost a 1 seed, a 2, a 3, two 4s and a 5!
     
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    #9 GrigioGuy, Mar 21, 2021
    And a 13. North Texas falls to a Villanova team that was shooting lights-out from three point range.
     
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    #10 BOKE, Mar 27, 2021
    Mattress Mack Backs Hometown Houston Cougars with $1M March Madness Bet

    After making million-dollar bets in baseball and football, “Mattress Mack” is now venturing into March Madness.

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    Jim McIngvale, aka “Mattress Mack,” appears in a commercial for his Gallery Furniture business. The Houston businessman placed a $1 million futures bet on the Houston Cougars to win this year’s NCAA Tournament. (Image: @MattressMack/Twitter)

    Jim McIngvale, the Houston-based owner of Gallery Furniture, put a $1 million wager on the Houston Cougars to win the NCAA Tournament with DraftKings. The Cougars have odds of +900, meaning he’d get $10 million and net $9 million should the Cougars be the ones cutting down the nets on April 5.

    A DraftKings representative told Casino.org the seven-figure bet represents the largest college basketball wager the Boston-based sports betting and technology company has ever taken.

    McIngvale flew from his native Texas, a state where sports betting is not legal, to Colorado to place the bet. DraftKings has a partnership with the Mardi Gras Casino in Black Hawk. It operates both a retail sportsbook at the casino as well as a mobile wagering app available for use statewide.

    About Mattress Mack
    McIngvale gained national fame in 2017 when he placed large-sum wagers in Las Vegas on the Houston Astros to win the World Series. The bets served as a hedge for his retail business. During the baseball season, he offered customers who spent $3,000 or more full refunds if the Astros won the championship.

    He made other similar wagers in 2018 and 2019 as the Astros were buzzing their way through the playoffs. With the Supreme Court overturning PASPA by then, “Mattress Mack” was able to find action in Mississippi and New Jersey as well for his mitigating strategy.

    Just last month, McIngvale made headlines again when we plunked down nearly $3.5 million on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers getting 3.5 points in Super Bowl LV. Those Bucs ended up winning outright, allowing him to net more than $2.7 million.

    Now, he’s riding with the Cougars.

    Anything can happen in March Madness as we all know, but I’m ten toes down on Houston to bring the national title to Texas, and willing to stake a million dollars with DraftKings on that outcome,” McIngvale said per the Houston Chronicle.

    McIngvale also has been a successful owner of race horses. His horses have earned $8.9 million in 1,249 races. The 189 wins include several graded stakes victories, 2015 Breeders’ Cup Sprint with Runhappy.

    Houston Favored in Sweet 16 Matchup
    Houston plays Saturday night in the Sweet 16 against Syracuse. The Cougars are 6.5-point favorites against the Orange. They’re also the top seed remaining in the Midwest region. Should the second-seeded Cougars win Saturday, they’ll play the winner of Loyola-Chicago-Oregon State on Monday for a spot in the Final Four.

    Houston last reached the Final Four in 1984. That capped a three-year run when Hakeem Olajuwon dominated the boards for the Cougars’ Phi Slama Jama crew.

    At +900, Houston’s the current fourth choice on DraftKings’ NCAA futures board.

    Overall top seed Gonzaga, which has been the favorite to win the title all year, remains at the top spot with odds of +150 at DraftKings. Baylor, another No. 1 seed in the tournament, is at +350. Michigan, which also earned a No. 1 seed, is available at +750.
     
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    Agree. What must the athletes and their families think.

    I thought Stephen A Smith and Max Kellerman nailed it on their ESPN show today calling her “absolute idiot” and comparing her to the last regime.
     
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    CLUTCH!!!

    What a buzzer beater for the Zags.
     
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    #22 Gatorrari, Mar 28, 2022
    In the end, after all the upsets, the Final Four comes down to what could be called "college basketball royalty": Duke, Kansas, North Carolina, Villanova. All teams that have won it before, and all teams that annually have known how to get here.

    I suppose right now Duke would be the sentimental favorite in coach K's last tournament. Or maybe Kansas, with whom Bill Self has only 1 national title. UNC may be the lowest ranked of the four but may be playing the best at present. Predictions, anyone?
     
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    #23 Whisky, Mar 29, 2022
    You are in the 2021 thread, not the 2022 thread....
     
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    #24 Gatorrari, Mar 30, 2022
    Sorry about that, but someone else did it ahead of me on Monday, and I didn't look at the date.
     

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