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How to bet North Carolina-Saint Peter’s in Elite 8 of the 2022 NCAA Tournament

Looking at how to bet on Sunday’s Elite 8 game between North Carolina and St. Peter’s.

Welcome to the end of the Elite 8! We’ve got a No. 15 seed and a No. 8 seed on the verge of advancing to the Final Four. Who would have imagined?

Saint Peter’s continues to do the unthinkable, reeling off its third win of the tourney after knocking off Purdue. Meanwhile, North Carolina keeps on surprising in Hubert Davis’s debut season as the Tar Heels’ head coach. But only one can continue dancing.

Who will it be?

We take a look at the matchup and break down some of the best bets to make as the Elite 8 showdown inches closer.

All odds via Tipico Sportsbook as of publish time

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.

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5 facts to know about St. Peter’s as the Peacocks try to continue their March Madness Cinderella run

Some facts to know about the home of the Peacocks.

Can St. Peter’s actually win another March Madness game to give the No. 15 seeded Peacocks a chance at the Elite Eight?

Purdue presents a tall task on Friday. But you just never know in the men’s NCAA tournament — fun fact, 10 No. 15 seeds have ever won an opening-round game and this team is one of them.

For now, let’s focus on getting to know the school that has suddenly grabbed a much larger fanbase thanks to a couple of wins over No. 2-seeded Kentucky and Murray State.

So before we watch to see if the Peacocks can keep this going, let’s get to know St. Peter’s more:

NCAA Tournament: Saint Peter’s lead top performances from opening weekend

With the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament complete, Rookie Wire took a look at several of the top performances from the first four days.

The first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament are in the books as the opening weekend provided plenty of high-level basketball performances from teams and players alike.

Of course, the top story from the first four days of action was the play of 15th-seeded Saint Peter’s from Jersey City. With two stunning upsets, they became just the third 15th seed to reach the Sweet 16, joining Florida Gulf Coast (2013) and Oral Roberts (2021).

The tournament also saw several outstanding performances by those players projected to be drafted in the NBA this year. The Big Dance can often help prospects put their names on the map and improve their draft stock, and that was once again the case this year.

With the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament complete, Rookie Wire took a look at several of the top performances by players and teams from the first four days of action.

Saint Peter’s fans went ballistic as the No. 15 Peacocks upset No. 2 Kentucky

Party on, Peacocks.

St. Peter’s University undoubtedly scored the biggest victory in the school’s history on Thursday night as the No. 15-seed Peacocks upset perennial powerhouse Kentucky in the first round of the men’s NCAA tournament. The Wildcats — which were the No. 2 seed in the East Region — were favorites to make the Final Four out of the East, having even better odds than No. 1-seed Baylor (per Tipico Sportsbook).

Instead, the Peacocks used sound defense and timely offense to force overtime and eventually emerge with the major victory.

Back in Jersey City, New Jersey, some of the 2,355 undergraduate students gathered to watch their team in the Big Dance. They were obviously elated to see the Peacocks pick up the school’s first ever NCAA tournament victory:

Party on, Peacocks.

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