March Madness is the best, and worst, time of the year to place a sports wager. On the opening day of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, there were two bad beats that might be the worst beats in the history of sports gambling.
One of the most treacherous wagers on opening day is picking the No. 1 seed to put it on the No. 16 and cover the spread. As Northern Kentucky proved in Birmingham, that’s never a guarantee. Earlier in the day at the same venue, Alabama bettors got their hearts ripped out.
There were quite a few folks who needed the Crimson Tide to cover a 23.