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Coming in fourth after the World Cup, the Super Bowl and the Kentucky Derby, NCAA March Madness is among the most popular betting events in all of sports. According to the American Gaming Association, an estimated 47 million American adults will wager over $8.5 billion dollars total on the men’s tournament.
Now down to the Sweet 16, eight games played over Saturday and Sunday present another opportunity to win big. The Arkansas Razorbacks, matched up against 15-seed Oral Roberts, have a 11.5-point spread, which is the second largest after No. 1 Gonzaga versus No. 5 Creighton at 13.5. The over/under set at 159 is the highest of all the Sweet 16 games, one point greater than the aforementioned Zags game.
A notable betting trend for the Hogs–the over hasn't hit in any of their four postseason games. Arkansas is 20-9 against the spread this season and 3-1 in the postseason.
Here are the moneylines, spreads and totals for this weekend's Sweet 16 matchups...
Haven't bet on the Hogs to win it all yet? If you'd done it before the tournament started, the moneyline was +6000. It was +2200 and is not +1800 on Thursday. It's +220 for the Hogs to win out the South Region with Baylor favored (-150).
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