Nothing is ever truly meaningless in the NCAA Tournament.
This may shock you: Some people like to gamble on the NCAA Tournament! And when seemingly meaningless layups in overtime with the game decided swing bets, those people get excited!
VCU covers the spread & the crowd at @LVSuperBook Westgate Theater goes wild. #OhioState #VCUrams http://ift.tt/1biZ6IX
— Tommy Lorenzo (@sportsbooktom) March 19, 2015
Loudest the sportsbook has gotten today is a tie between R.J. Hunter's shot and VCU's buzzer layup.
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) March 19, 2015
Despite being down five, VCU's Jonathan Williams drove for a layup with a second remaining to cut the Rams' margin of defeat to Ohio State to three points, at 75-72. Ohio State, despite being the No. 10 seed to VCU's No. 7 seed, was favored by 3.5 points in this game.
So a shot that had no effect on the game itself probably caused thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars, to change hands.
The NCAA Tournament is madness in many more ways than one.
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