Iowa, Caitlin Clark receiving most national championship bets

The Caitlin Clark crazies are coming out of the woodwork to bet big on the Iowa Hawkeyes.

College basketball’s most prolific star is garnering mass amount of attention from hoops fans and bettors, with Iowa tallying 34.8 percent of bets on BetMGM to win the women’s March Madness Tournament.

This is by far the most amount of bets on BetMGM, with the second-highest ticket percent landing on the undefeated South Carolina Gamecocks (17.9 percent).

Iowa has 22.8 percent of the handle for the market on BetMGM, while South Carolina (-125) has a massive 43.5 percent of the money.

But given that the Hawkeyes are +650 to win it all, the second-best odds behind South Carolina, they are still the largest liability that BetMGM has on the market.

That would make the books root against against Iowa.

Iowa having 22.8 percent of the handle between +600 (opening line) and +650 (current line) surely adds up, even with 43.5 percent of the money on South Carolina between +290 (opening) and -125 (current).

Like the men’s tournament, women’s March Madness kicks off on March 17 with Selection Sunday.

The women’s tournament has 68 teams in the bracket, and nets will be cut down April 7 in Cleveland.

Clark has become a sensation, with her 3-point prowess drawing comparisons to Steph Curry.

She apparently has ex-Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim so worked up that he is willing to fight ESPN analyst Jay Williams over her greatness.

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Boeheim also mentioned that Clark is the only player he turns on the TV for in both men’s and women’s basketball, college or pro.

The Hall of Fame coach isn’t the only one who feels this way, as bettors are showcasing.