The Latest: Vegas bettors going heavily for Dayton

Dayton's Jeremiah Bonsu puts up a shot during practice ahead of a first-round men's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, March 17, 2016, in St. Louis. Dayton plays Syracuse on Friday. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Dayton's Jeremiah Bonsu puts up a shot during practice ahead of a first-round men's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, March 17, 2016, in St. Louis. Dayton plays Syracuse on Friday. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

By Associated Press March 18, 2016 2 min read

The Latest on the second full day of the men’s NCAA Tournament, including games being played in St. Louis; Spokane, Washington; New York; and Oklahoma City (All times EDT):

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Bettors at a chain of Las Vegas sports books seem particularly enamored with Dayton on the second day of the NCAA Tournament.

The game between Dayton and Syracuse was the most heavily bet game of the day early Friday at the William Hill sports books. The game was drawing 17 percent of all money, topping the Hawaii-California game (10 percent) as the biggest draw of the day.