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Lack of NCAA Tournament upsets leaves sportsbooks sweating

The SEC set a record with seven teams reaching the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, while Duke is the only ACC team still alive.
Arkansas, as the 10th seed, is the only higher seed to win its first two games, creating this year's 'Cinderella' story.
Duke is favored to win the title at +210 and has garnered 20 percent of all bets and 21 percent of the money wagered on them.
BetMGM's Senior Trader Michael Ranftle stated that the sportsbook hopes for at least one upset in each round to break up parlays.

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