So despite losing perhaps the best player in school history, Harvard now has a legitimate chance to win its first Ivy League title.
Bettors are convinced too. According to BetUs.com, Harvard’s win parade now makes the Crimson the odds-on favorite to win the league title.
For all eight teams in the conference, the quest for the league crown begins in earnest this weekend, with eight league games in a two-day span. With Harvard hosting the Lions and the Big Red on back-to-back nights, two wins would put the Crimson in a good position to take the title.
And, of course, that would give Harvard students a chance to bet on the home team and share in the estimated $2.5 billion gambled every year during March Madness.
* The Crimson sports board does not promote gambling in any form.
—Staff writer Robert S. Samuels can be reached at robertsamuels@college.harvard.edu.