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Jimmy Traina

First Day of NCAA Tournament Was a Roller Coaster for Bettors

1. According to the American Gaming Association, 68 million people in the United States plan to wager $15.5 billion on this year’s NCAA tournament.

Those folks were treated to quite an opening day of the tourney with a pair of finishes that perfectly sum up why betting is great and awful at the same time.

No. 1 seed Alabama was a 23.5-point favorite over Texas A&M Corpus Christi, With the Crimson Tide up by 24 and a Texas A&M CC player dribbling out the lock, it appeared Alabama backers were about to cash in their tickets.

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