Duke-UConn crazy finish, odds: 1 bettor wins $615,000 off Braylon Mullins' game-winning 3-pointer
One bettor won $615,000 off of UConn's last-second win over Duke.
At halftime of Sunday’s Elite Eight game, the No. 1 overall seed Duke Blue Devils were up 44-29 over the 2-seed UConn Huskies and looked to be in control. After all, history was on their side, since No.
1 seeds in the NCAA tournament up 15 points at halftime were 134-0 all time. Even though Duke eventually built a 19-point lead and UConn was as high as 16-1 on the money line at some sportsbooks, we all know the finish by now: Braylon Mullins hit a game-winning 3-pointer to lift UConn to an i mprobable 73-72 win and a spot in the Final Four against Illinois. March Madness, indeed.
The shot also resulted a $615,000 win for one bettor. One New Jersey bettor had placed a $300,000 wager on the Huskies money line at Caesars before the game at +205 odds that looked to be dead in the water for the majority of the game before Mullins’ improbable shot. The Huskies are now a staggering 17-1 straight up and against the spread in the NCAA tournament in the last four years.
The shot was generally good for oddsmakers, though reactions were mixed among the oddsmakers that Yahoo Sports texted on Sunday night. “Yeah, we will take it for sure,” John Murray, executive director of the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, said. “Broke up a lot of parlays and knocked out Duke futures.