Fans continue to watch, bettors continue to wager as Caitlin Clark and Iowa traverse their way through March Madness into the National Championship.
Fans continue to watch and bettors continue to wager as Caitlin Clark and Iowa traverse their way through the March Madness field into the National Championship game.The Final Four matchup between the Iowa Hawkeyes and UConn Huskies on Friday night was the biggest women's single betting event of all time at FanDuel. The previous high was the Elite Eight game between Iowa and LSU on Monday. Friday's game broke FanDuel's handle record by 62%.
The point total betting handle is less lopsided, with 59% of bets and 57% of the betting handle on under 159.5 total points. Due to the Gamecocks' defensive capabilities, this market has moved down a point from 160.5 to 159.5. At FanDuel, 89% of bets and 80% of the handle is on Iowa on the moneyline. The spread also sits at -6.5 for South Carolina, and 54% of the bets and 62% of the handle is on the Gamecocks to cover.Iowa and South Carolina’s paths to the National Championship have been much different, despite each team entering the tournament as a one-seed in their region.
The Hawkeyes fell into a brief deficit against LSU in the Elite Eight, which is the same team that beat them 102-85 in the National Championship last year. However, Clark dominated this time around, scoring 41 points and draining nine 3-pointers en route to a 94-87 win over the Tigers.
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