Posted on: March 17, 2023, 10:50h.
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Steve Bittenbender
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Simply go forward and light-weight your March Insanity bracket on hearth. That’s about all it’s good for now after Fairleigh Dickinson College on Friday grew to become the second 16-seed ever to knock off a 1-seed within the NCAA Males’s Basketball Match.
FDU junior Sean Moore celebrates after he and the 16-seed Knights knocked off high seeded Purdue in a first-round matchup Friday night in Columbus. The Knights had been a 20-1 shot to win straight up, based on a number of oddsmakers. (Picture: FDUKnights/Twitter)
The Knights surprised Purdue 63-58 in a primary spherical recreation in Columbus, Ohio. Whereas FDU wasn’t the primary to drag a shocker, UMBC knocked off Virginia 5 years in the past for that honor, the Knights had been 23.5-point underdogs to the Boilermakers earlier than tipoff. That makes them the most important level unfold underdog to attain an outright win.
Unbelievable win for us,” FDU coach Tobin Anderson advised reporters after the sport. “Unbelievable win for our program, our college. Laborious to place it in phrases proper now. Actually, it’s actually arduous to even — it simply occurred, proper?”
It occurred alright, and a fortunate few made financial institution, based on the sportsbooks.
That features Barstool Sports activities founder Dave Portnoy.
Portnoy tweeted a wager slip exhibiting a $4,000 wager on FDU to win straight up at +1400. That produced a $56,000 revenue.
This was a playing legacy recreation. I’ll perpetually be the one that picked a 16 seed to upset a 1 seed straight up. https://t.co/93OyrdYrHM pic.twitter.com/rhw6SyjfOc
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) March 18, 2023
Large Payouts for FDU March Insanity Upset
Portnoy would possibly wish to make room on his throne for different bettors who cashed in. They might not have topped his payday, however they scored higher odds.
DraftKings reported one bettor put $250 on the Knights moneyline, +2000. They ended up netting $5,000. Caesars Sportsbook introduced somebody in Indiana – most likely not a Purdue fan or alum – dropped $500 on FDU on the identical odds.
In the meantime, FanDuel stated that it had one person who wagered $2,000 on the +2000 moneyline, incomes them a tidy $40,000.
The Knights had been the most important underdog, by far, to win this yr, however they weren’t the one Cinderella staying round after the primary spherical.
FDU’s upset got here only a day after Princeton, one other Jersey faculty, Princeton bounced Arizona from the Large Dance. The Tigers weren’t as huge a canine, however the SuperBook reported it provided +800 odds on the upset, whereas Barstool provided +730.
Whereas there have been bettors throughout the nation who scored an enormous win, paradoxically, none occurred – legally – in New Jersey. Whereas the Backyard State created the sports activities betting growth 5 years in the past, the state prohibited wagers on any of its faculty groups. That features once they’re enjoying out of state.
Tide is Excessive for Alabama
After final Sunday’s choice present, Purdue entered the event because the fourth selection at FanDuel, with odds of +1200.
The Boilermakers’ loss seems to be Alabama’s acquire. At FanDuel, the Crimson Tide are the +500 favourite to win all of it. Final Sunday, they had been at +800. Over the identical interval, DraftKings knocked them right down to +450.
When you assume Fairleigh Dickinson could have 5 extra wins in them for the season, you would possibly wish to take a look at DraftKings. They had been providing the underdog Knights at +50000, a much better worth than +13000 over at FanDuel.
