The Celtics lost a high-profile matchup with the 76ers in Philadelphia on Wednesday night, 118-115. Joel Embiid led the game with 37 points…
The Celtics lost a high-profile matchup with the 76ers in Philadelphia on Wednesday night, 118-115. Joel Embiid led the game with 37 points and 22 rebounds. Boston travels to Charlotte for a game against the Hornets at 6 p.m. Saturday.
The Bruins are in New Jersey to face the Devils at 7 p.m. tonight.
The men’s NCAA Tournament gets underway today at 12:15 p.m. (Louisville vs. Minnesota). Yale plays LSU at 12:40, Vermont plays Florida State at 2 p.m., and Northeastern faces Kansas at 4 p.m.
NCAA Tournament odds: Twenty percent of American adults are expected to bet on the men’s NCAA Tournament, according to a new report from the American Gaming Association. The total wagered on March Madness will approach $8.5 billion.
But who is going to win? Expert bracket predictions are in, with the AGA noting that a plurality (29 percent) favor Duke to win it all. Of ESPN’s 29 predictors, 24 believe Duke will win; three of the dissenting votes picked Michigan State instead.
This is reflected in the latest March Madness odds from OddsShark:
BetOnline released odds on each team’s chances of winning its region. Again, Duke leads the way as the only team to be favored to sweep through its region and reach the Final Four (-150).
