In 2011, I got the chance to go to Las Vegas around the start of the NCAA Tournament. It was the season that Kendall Marshall took over as the starting point guard early in the ACC Season, and Carolina was getting 8-1 odds to take down the title. I couldn’t resist, thrilled with how the Tar Heels had been playing since Marshall took over.
It was my first bet because while I had been to Vegas a couple of times before, the timing had never worked to where I could lay down a sports bet I would enjoy.