Marco Piemonte is known for making big wagers, most recently making a $600,000 wager on the San Francisco 49ers moneyline in Super Bowl 58 at -120 odds at DraftKings Sportsbook. Unfortunately, the 49ers lost to the Chiefs 25-22 in overtime.
He also wagered $170,000 on the Detroit Pistons ML at +600 odds when they were playing the Sacramento Kings on Feb. 7 at DraftKings. The Pistons won outright (133-120) as 13.5-point favorites and he won over $1 million.
He’s at it again, but this time has set his sights on college basketball.
Piemonte has wagered $200,000 on the Tennessee Volunteers at 14-1 odds at DraftKings to win the men’s college basketball championship this year. The bet would cash a hefty $2.8 million if Tennessee can pull off the feat of winning its first men’s national title.
The Vols (20-6) are currently the No. 5-ranked team in the nation and have 13-1 odds to win the title at DraftKings.
Notably, KenPom ranks Tennessee as the No. 7 team in the country and, more importantly, has a 56.1 continuity percentage — which tracks what percentage of a team’s minutes are played by the same player from season season. While UConn made history last season by winning the title with the lowest continuity percentage of any champion since 2007, the average continuity percentage of the tournament-winning team is 59.9 percent.
Meanwhile, EvanMiya.com — which ranks Tennessee No. 5 overall — has another stat worth keeping an eye on: Kill Shots, which is defined as an uninterrupted scoring run of 10 points or more. Tennessee has logged 16 kill shots this season while allowing just five. The Vols’ 0.19 Kill Shots Conceded Per Game is tied for the sixth-fewest across Division I.
