Caesars sportsbook said Michigan State was by far its biggest liability. There were four bets on Middle Tennessee compared with 513 on the Spartans.
Middle Tennessee's upset continued a strong start to NCAA tournament for Las Vegas books. The first Thursday of last season's tournament produced the biggest single-day win other than the Super Bowl for both the MGM and Golden Nugget sports books. This year's first full day was almost as good, MGM vice president of race and sports Jay Rood said. The Nugget reported a similar result. Caesars sportsbooks won $1 million company-wide Thursday.