Bettors win big as Purdue falls to No. 15 St. Peter’s in the Sweet 16

The St. Peter’s Peacocks have made history!

The No. 15-seed St. Peter’s Peacocks are headed to the Elite 8.

I repeat.

THE NO. 15-SEED ST PETER’S PEACOCKS ARE HEADED TO THE ELITE 8!

Daryl Banks II I led the way with 14 points for the Peacocks as they downed the No. 2 seed Purdue Boilermakers 67-64, erasing a four-point halftime deficit to go down as the first 15-seed in history to advance to the Elite 8.

What were the odds of something like this happening!?

We’ve got answers. St. Peter’s entered as 12.5-point underdogs but bettors had no concerns. Fifty-seven percent of tickets at Tipico had the Peacocks at the moneyline and a staggering 82 percent of tickets had them covering the spread.

When St. Peter’s wins, everyone wins! Except Purdue. And Purdue ticket-holders. YIKES.

Entering the tournament, the Boilermakers had good odds to both make the Final Four and win the championship. Instead, they’re bounced early for the second straight year.

Gannett may earn revenue from Tipico for audience referrals to betting services. Tipico has no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage. See Tipico.com for Terms and Conditions. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER (NJ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO).

[mm-video type=video id=01fz1mgyjj0aa5gbdbvj playlist_id=none player_id=none image=https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/video/thumbnail/mmplus/01fz1mgyjj0aa5gbdbvj/01fz1mgyjj0aa5gbdbvj-85f3280770a6aa07dddbb0a9304779ab.jpg]

[listicle id=1865672]