Tuesday Best Bets, Monday Recaps
Monday was mostly a buildup to the NCAA men’s basketball championship. Oh, we had a little diversion with taking my son Maddux to his last Las Vegas Youth Orchestra practice of the school year (the spring concert is Wednesday night) and our weekly trip to In-N-Out Burger.
But the day was all about my bet of San Diego State +8 vs. UConn (+7.5 as given out on VSiN) as I didn’t have any action in the NHL or MLB. Unfortunately, it wasn’t worth the wait despite the Aztecs hitting their first two 3-pointers for an early 6-2 lead. By the second TV timeout, UConn was already ahead 14-10 and quickly took control, leading by double digits most of the game. San Diego State did give us a false sense of hope by pulling within 5 points at 60-55 with 5:19 to play, but UConn closed with a 16-4 run for the spread-covering 76-59 victory. It was disappointing to go 0-2 with our last two plays of March Madness (we should have seen it coming with the change of the calendar to April for the Final Four), but glad to finish 10-7 ATS (58.8%) with our postseason tournament plays. Let's get to our daily recaps of all the major betting action on Monday (it was great to see the NBA take the day off to let all b-ball fans focus on the college title game), and then look for better Best Bets on Tuesday.Monday Recaps
NCAA Men’s Tournament: No. 4 seed UConn beat No. 5 San Diego State 76-59 in the Championship Game on Monday night in Houston. The ViewFromVegas is the Huskies also covered as 7-point favorites, capping a perfect 6-0 SU and ATS record in March Madness (the game went Over the closing betting total of 131 points).
More NCAA Men’s Tournament: Favorites finished 42-20 SU and ended up slightly ahead at 31-30-1 ATS with 1 game closing pick-'em (Gonzaga-UCLA in Sweet 16). Unders still led 37-26 (58.7%), 40-27 (59.7%) if including the First Four games.
NBA took Monday off for college kids (ICYMI): On the season, favorites lead 771-388 SU with 16 games closing pick-'em, but dogs still hold the slimmest of leads at 568-566-25 ATS. Home teams lead 687-488 SU and 588-564-23 ATS (51.1%). In totals wagering, Overs have slim lead to 587-570-18 (50.7%).