The Cinderella Story Strikes Indy as Bodog.com Posts Final Four LinesMarch 29, 2006Two weeks into March Madness and bookmakers are still not cutting upstart George Mason any slack. Despite knocking off the top-ranked team in the country, the No. 11 Patriots opened as 6-point underdogs to Florida in the Bodog.com Sportsbook. George Mason, which upset Connecticut to clinch a Final Four berth last weekend, is seeking to become the lowest-seeded team to secure a national championship and a place in March Madness lore. The Patriots also helped ensure that this year's Final Four will be the first in 26 years to not feature a No. 1 seed. "With no top-seeded team competing in the Final Four, this year's championship is a total crapshoot," says Calvin Ayre, Founder and CEO of Bodog.com. "Betting action is running the gamut, and with the teams set to hit the court Saturday, we are anticipating one of the busiest wagering weekends of the year." So far, George Mason's Cinderella run has been the talk of the NCAA Tournament. After their 86-84 overtime victory over the Huskies in the Washington, D.C. Region on Sunday, the Patriots became the lowest-seeded team to reach the Final Four since LSU did it as an 11 seed in 1986. The 2007 Final Four teams made it, its time for Final Four betting! Memories of those Tigers were evoked in Atlanta, where the current LSU team ousted powerhouses in No. 1 Duke and No. 2 Texas to earn the school's first Final Four berth since that heralded run 20 years ago. Meanwhile, No. 2 UCLA and No. 3 Florida have put to rest any criticism that they were undeserving of their seeds by eliminating No. 3 Gonzaga and No. 1 Villanova, respectively. Sign up to SBG Global and start winning today! Setting the industry standards with free, fast, secure and reliable deposit and withdrawl options, for more than a decade SBG Global has been the World's Most Respected Offshore Sportsbook, Online Casino, Poker and Horse Betting Racebook. With 185% in Total Bonuses, join SBG right now for their unmatched Bonuses and Promotions! LSU and UCLA will face off in Saturday's first national semifinal. The Tigers opened as 2.5-point favorites over the Bruins, who are aiming to bring home a 12th championship to Pauley Pavilion. The Gators and Patriots will tip off in Saturday's late game. The winners of the semifinal games meet Monday in the national championship game at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. Will the Final Four be all about the upset, too? Bodog.com has the all the March Madness lines, props and futures posted: http://www.bodog.com/sports-betting/ncaa-college-basketball.jsp. Alongside its standard NCAA men's basketball tournament wagers, Bodog.com is transforming the way March Madness Bracket Buster games are played around the country. It's not too late to enter and win cash prizes. To learn more, see: http://bracketbuster.bodog.com/. Currently, readers of BodogNation can find analysis of the Final Four, as well as betting strategies. Check out the online magazine for more: http://www.bodognation.com. Need to learn more about betting on March Madness? Bodog.com has a section of its web site designed specifically for both novice and seasoned NCAA Tournament bettors. The section features informative articles, continuous live tournament updates, betting strategies, a printable version of the bracket and more. See: http://www.bodog.com/promotions/march-madness/ About Bodog.com Bodog.com, located in San Jose, Costa Rica, is federally licensed by the Costa Rican and UK governments. Recognized as the true pioneer of online gambling and a world authority on branding in the digital entertainment industry, Bodog.com Founder and CEO Calvin Ayre was featured on the cover of Forbes magazine's best-selling "Billionaires" issue in March 2006. Bodog.com is the top-ranked US facing online gambling brand, with highest site traffic amongst multi-product US gaming web sites according to Hitwise. Bodog.com, valued at over US $1 billion and ranked in the Power 10 online companies by eGaming Review, processed $7 billion in wagers in 2005. The Bodog.com Marketing Conference, www.bodogconference.com, will take place at the Wynn Las Vegas, July 23-26, 2006, attracting the leaders of the online gambling industry. Bodog Entertainment Group also includes a music label, Bodog Music, an online magazine, BodogNation, a television production unit and further properties coming soon. For more information, contact Media Relations at 1-866-892-3371, or pr@bodog.com. BODOG is a registered trademark of Bodog Entertainment Group S.A. Contact: Kal Suurkask 1-866-591-0217 ksuurkask@riptown.com --- by Bodog PR at 1800-sports.com on March 29, 2006
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