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6 days ago |
espn.com | Doug Greenberg |David Purdum
That's a wrap on an NBA regular season that featured odds-defying performances and a blockbuster overnight trade that even stunned bookmakers. Here's a look back at the NBA season through a betting lens:The Oklahoma City Thunder were the best NBA bet in decades. The Thunder covered the spread in 68.3% of games this season, the best such mark in the past 35 seasons, according to ESPN Research.
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6 days ago |
espn.co.uk | Doug Greenberg |David Purdum
That's a wrap on an NBA regular season that featured odds-defying performances and a blockbuster overnight trade that even stunned bookmakers. Here's a look back at the NBA season through a betting lens:The Oklahoma City Thunder were the best NBA bet in decades. The Thunder covered the spread in 68.3% of games this season, the best such mark in the past 35 seasons, according to ESPN Research.
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6 days ago |
espn.com | David Purdum
Here's a question for The Chuck GPT, the AI that bickers with Charles Barkley in a FanDuel ad that hoops fans have seen countless times this season: Are there more beer or betting commercials during NBA broadcasts? The answer is beer or, more broadly, adult beverages. However, it's close and varies by sport, according to research from Nielsen Ad Intel, commissioned and released this week by the American Gaming Association.
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3 weeks ago |
espn.com.au | David Purdum
New Indiana coach Darian DeVries' six-year contract will pay him at least $27 million, according to a binding term sheet he signed in March after accepting the job. The document was made public Thursday by the athletic department. DeVries' annual average salary of $4.5 million would have been fourth among Big Ten coaches last season, trailing Tom Izzo of Michigan State, Matt Painter of Purdue and Brad Underwood of Illinois.
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3 weeks ago |
espn.com | David Purdum
A crime ring travels around the nation, inviting athletes to parties where there's gambling. The plan is to put the student-athletes in debt and compromise them for future exploitation. This story was reported and written by David Purdum, Pete Thamel and Dan Wetzel. The plot sounds like a Hollywood script.
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"They're going into towns, throwing parties and having events, getting guys to come. And when they come to these parties, they get [players] to gamble on site and [then say], 'OK, well you owe me on the back end.'" w/ @DanWetzel, @PeteThamel https://t.co/7Dmn79tPXn
Florida opens as a 2.5-point favorite over Auburn in the Final Four.
Favorites are 50-13 straight-up in the NCAA men's tournament. 51 favorites won outright during the 2007 tournament, the most since the tournament expanded in 1985.