Sports betting roundup: Arizona is now the favorite to win the men's college basketball title

Here’s a look at how things played out at the BetMGM online sportsbook:

Trends of the Week

As of Monday morning, Arizona is taking in the most bets (10.7%) and the most money (18.1%) to win the national championship. Going into the tournament, it was Michigan taking in the most bets and money. Arizona is currently +325 to win the national title after being +350 to open the tournament.

In one of the best games of the day on Sunday, St. John’s beat Kansas at the buzzer, 67-65. St. John’s closed as a 3.5-point favorite, so while the Red Storm won the game, they did not cover the spread. St. John’s took in 76% of the money in against-the-spread betting.

UConn advanced to the Sweet 16 once again by beating UCLA 73-57. The Huskies were a 4.5-point favorite and took in 58% of the bets and 51% of the money.

Upsets of the Week

The biggest upset of the tournament so far was No. 9 Iowa taking down No. 1 Florida 73-72 on Sunday night. Florida closed as a 10.5-point favorite and took in 75% of the bets and 81% of the money when it came to against-the-spread betting. In moneyline and moneyline parlay bets, 93% of the bets were on Florida.

Alabama blew out Texas Tech 90-65 late Sunday night to advance to the Sweet 16. The Crimson Tide closed as a 1.5-point underdog, and took in 43% of the bets and 46% of the money.

Coming Up

Major League Baseball’s regular season gets started this week, and the Dodgers are favored to win a third straight World Series title at +225.

The Yankees are next at +1000, followed by the Mariners and Blue Jays at +1300, the Mets at +1400, the Braves, Red Sox and Phillies at +1600, and the Cubs and Tigers at +2000.

This column was provided to The Associated Press by BetMGM online sportsbook.

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