Current:Home > MySouth Carolina-Iowa women's national championship basketball game broke betting records -WealthRoots Academy
South Carolina-Iowa women's national championship basketball game broke betting records
View
Date:2025-04-14 13:30:43
Women's college basketball continues to make history and break its own records.
Sunday's national championship game where South Carolina beat Iowa was the most bet women's sporting event in BetMGM history, according to a representative for the company.
The game beat out the Hawkeyes' Final Four game against Connecticut, which held the previous record, with 34 percent more bet slips at BetMGM. It also saw more betting action than all 13 NBA matchups that day, which featured the Houston Rockets against the Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers, Portland Trail Blazers against the Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves facing off against the Los Angeles Lakers in a battle for Western Conference playoff positioning.
The women's NCAA Tournament national championship is the latest in a series of record-breaking games. Iowa's Final Four game beat out the betting record set by their Elite Eight matchup against LSU, which was a rematch of last year's national championship.
Iowa phenom Caitlin Clark is helping boost the numbers. Her prop bets at BetMGM received the most tickets in the women's tournament and second most between both the men's and women's competitions. Only Purdue's Zach Edey saw more betting action among prop bets.
FOLLOW THE MADNESS: NCAA basketball bracket, scores, schedules, teams and more.
The growth of women's basketball wasn't just limited to the NCAA Tournament. Regular season games this year saw 2.5 times more betting action than 2023.
The national championship game also made history for FanDuel. According to the sportsbook's official account on X, formerly Twitter, Dawn Staley's third championship was the most bet single event in women's sports and the most bet game of any sport on Sunday. The matchup also saw 205 percent more bets than last year's national title game.
We occasionally recommend interesting products and services. If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. USA TODAY operates independently, and this doesn’t influence our coverage.
Gannett may earn revenue from sports betting operators for audience referrals to betting services. Sports betting operators have no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage. Terms apply, see operator site for Terms and Conditions. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available. Call the National Council on Problem Gambling 24/7 at 1-800-GAMBLER (NJ, OH), 1-800-522-4700 (CO), 1-800-BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN). Must be 21 or older to gamble. Sports betting and gambling are not legal in all locations. Be sure to comply with laws applicable where you reside.
veryGood! (629)
Related
- Brianna LaPaglia Reveals The Meaning Behind Her "Chickenfry" Nickname
- Rex Tillerson Testifies, Denying Exxon Misled Investors About Climate Risk
- An Unusual Coalition of Environmental and Industry Groups Is Calling on the EPA to Quickly Phase Out Super-Polluting Refrigerants
- Gigi Hadid Spotted at Same London Restaurant as Leonardo DiCaprio and His Parents
- This was the average Social Security benefit in 2004, and here's what it is now
- GOP Congressmen Launch ‘Foreign Agent’ Probe Over NRDC’s China Program
- Man recently released from Florida prison confesses to killing pregnant mother and her 6-year-old in 2002
- Vanderpump Rules' Tom Sandoval Eviscerated for Low Blow About Sex Life With Ariana Madix
- 'Squid Game' without subtitles? Duolingo, Netflix encourage fans to learn Korean
- Shop the Top-Rated Under $100 Air Purifiers That Are a Breath of Fresh Air
Ranking
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Extra! New strategies for survival by South Carolina newspapers
- Kim Kardashian Addresses Rumors She and Pete Davidson Rekindled Their Romance Last Year
- PPP loans cost nearly double what Biden's student debt forgiveness would have. Here's how the programs compare.
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- Gigi Hadid Spotted at Same London Restaurant as Leonardo DiCaprio and His Parents
- China’s Dramatic Solar Shift Could Take Sting Out of Trump’s Panel Tariffs
- Rumer Willis Recalls Breaking Her Own Water While Giving Birth to Baby Girl
Recommendation
Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go
PPP loans cost nearly double what Biden's student debt forgiveness would have. Here's how the programs compare.
Targeted Ecosystem Restoration Can Protect Climate, Biodiversity
Lionel Messi Announces Move to Major League Soccer, Rejecting $400 Million Offer From Saudi Arabia
Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
The Biggest Threat to Growing Marijuana in California Used to Be the Law. Now, it’s Climate Change
At Flint Debate, Clinton and Sanders Avoid Talk of Environmental Racism
Vanderpump Rules: Raquel Leviss Wanted to Be in a Throuple With Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix