Fairleigh Dickinson guard Joe Munden Jr. (1) drives on Florida Atlantic guard Alijah Martin (15 )in the 2nd half of a second-round males's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Florida Atlantic guard Nicholas Boyd (2) is fouled between Fairleigh Dickinson forward Ansley Almonor (5) and guard Joe Munden Jr. (1) in the second half of a second-round college basketball game in the guys's NCAA Tournament in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, March 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)Duke guard Tyrese Proctor (5) goes up for a shot as Tennessee forward Jonas Aidoo (0) defends throughout the second half of a second-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)Tennessee forward Jonas Aidoo (0) soaks as guard Josiah-Jordan James (30) and Duke center Dereck Lively II (1) and center Kyle Filipowski (30) watch during the first half of a second-round college basketball video game in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)Tennessee guard Josiah-Jordan James (30) fights with Duke guard Jeremy Roach (3) for the ball throughout the very first half of a second-round college basketball video game in the NCAA Tournament Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Tennessee forward Jonas Aidoo (0) is fouled by Duke center Dereck Lively II while going up for a shot as center Kyle Filipowski (30) watches throughout the very first half of a second-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack).
After bettors won huge on Fairleigh Dickinson's upset of No. 1-seeded Purdue in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, they were dealt a dose of March unhappiness in the second round.

Sportsbooks had a monster day Saturday, when Duke and Kansas were removed and UCLA won but didn't cover.

Bettors likewise lost Sunday, when No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson fell short in its quote to reach the Sweet 16 in a loss to Florida Atlantic as 8-1 underdogs on the money line.

" Saturday was, by far, our best day of the competition so far," Westgate SuperBook director John Murray stated. "It will probably be our best day of the whole tournament.

" We had a truly, truly impressive day on Saturday since Duke lost and then Kansas lost. Those were 2 truly considerable wins. We likewise had a good win with Northwestern covering against UCLA.".

Bruins gamblers were burned by the dreaded backdoor cover when Boo Buie was fouled with 7.2 seconds left and made all three complimentary tosses as the Wildcats covered as 8-point underdogs in a 68-63 loss.

Arkansas (+3½½) eliminated a 12-point second-half deficit in a 72-71 win over the safeguarding nationwide champ Jayhawks.

Razorbacks coach Eric Musselman, who took off his shirt after the upset, takes his partially nude act to Las Vegas on Thursday. Arkansas is a 4-point underdog to Connecticut in their West Regional semifinal video game at T-Mobile Arena.

Tennessee (+2½½) beat Duke 65-52 to eliminate numerous tickets.

" They wager Duke like they knew the last rating," Red Rock Resort sportsbook director Chuck Esposito said. "The way Tennessee was missing one of its crucial players and sort of hopped into the tournament and how Duke was playing so well, it was among the greatest, if not the greatest game of the tournament.".

Fairleigh Dickinson, a 15½½ -point underdog to Florida Atlantic, eliminated an early eight-point deficit and led midway through the second half prior to the Owls took the lead for excellent with 8:37 left in a 78-70 win.

No. 15 seed Princeton is headed to the Sweet 16 for the very first time considering that 1967, when 23 groups made the tournament. The Tigers followed their first-round upset of Arizona with a 78-63 win over Missouri as 6½½ -point underdogs and +235 on the cash line.

A gambler at the BetMGM sportsbook at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi, lost a $344,126 parlay of Missouri (-6½½) and Alabama( -450) on the

money line. No. 1 seeds Alabama and Houston covered en route to the Sweet 16. Murray said sharp bettors backed the Crimson Tide -7 over San Diego State and Xavier +4½ ½ over Texas, which is down to -4. Bettors lost Sunday on Kentucky (-3½½), which fell 75-69 to Kansas State, and Marquette (-2½½), which was removed by Michigan State 69-60.

Favorites are 28-24 ATS in the competition, including the First Four.

Bad beat.

In Sunday's final video game, Gonzaga (-4½½) gamblers suffered a bad beat at the end of the Bulldogs' 84-81 win over Texas Christian.

After Rondel Walker made a 3 for TCU to pull within 82-78 with 5 seconds left, Gonzaga's Hunter Sallis was fouled with 0.7 seconds left and made both complimentary tosses for an 84-78 lead and obvious cover.

Damion Baugh let the occurring inbounds pass roll previous midcourt for the Horned Frogs before quickly choosing it up and draining an otherwise meaningless 3 at the buzzer that was extremely meaningful for gamblers.

Hidden style.

Under bettors have cashed at a 67.3 percent clip in the competition, including the First Four, going 35-17 even after just 2 of 8 video games Sunday stayed under the overall.

" That's sort of been a huge part of our success," Esposito stated. "Michigan State is the third-best 3-point shooting group in the nation, and they went 2-for-16 (Sunday).

" I don't know if it's the depth understanding in a few of these arenas. However we may have to re-evaluate the totals and shave them down.".

West Regional.

The overall is 139½ ½ for the Arkansas-Connecticut game at T-Mobile. In the other match in Las

Vegas, UCLA is a 1-point preferred over Gonzaga, and the total is 145 ½." UCLA and Gonzaga will be the½centerpiece game of the Sweet 16 here in Vegas," Murray said." I believe we'll have substantial volume.".

Esposito likewise anticipates a bigger betting manage than normal on the West Regional games.

" With the games being here on Thursday and Saturday," he stated, "my guess is they will be some of the greatest bet video games in the tournament.".

Contact press reporter Todd Dewey at tdewey@reviewjournal.com. Follow @tdewey33 on Twitter.