Notre Dame Upset By Old Dominion: Gamblers Upset Too
The most bet on team of the 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, #6 seeded Notre Dame, was upset Thursday by #11 seeded Old Dominion. Notre Dame had been getting over 85 percent of the betting action in this one at game time as the -3 favorite at betED.com.
Notre Dame entered the game having won six of its last seven with a more deliberate offense installed after Luke Harangody hurt his knee. The 6-foot-8 senior went down Feb. 11 and missed five games, and had been coming off the bench.
Old Dominion held on for a 51-50 victory in the first round of the South Regional, its first NCAA tournament win since beating Villanova in triple overtime in 1995.
"I think it reflects the magic of March, the way the two teams battled," Old Dominion coach Blaine Taylor said. "One of the officials turns to me at the two-minute mark and said, 'It's been a heck of a game,' and I really think it was."
Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com
