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Nevada in the unusual position of being the favorite at the betting window

Josh Hall, Caleb Martin, Cody Martin and Eric Musselman discuss their 75-73 win over Cincinnati to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Chris Murray/RGJ

The Nevada men's basketball team is in the unusual position of being the favorite at the betting window for Thursday's game.

Nevada was the underdog in its first two NCAA Tournament games, but is the favorite when it plays Loyola-Chicago on Thursday in Atlanta in the Sweet 16 round.

The Wolf Pack opened as 2.5-point favorites, but most of the early money has been on Loyola, so the line dropped to 1.