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Strange betting on (mostly obscure) college basketball games under scrutiny in connection with federal investigation of “SugarShane”:
www.si.com
“… Hennen posted a number of these large bets on his Instagram account, including a $300,150 wager on a single Duke-Virginia men’s basketball game in March 2023. That was a high-profile game at the peak of the season, but an executive at one Las Vegas casino, who spoke to SI on condition of anonymity, said his sportsbook would not accept a wager that large on a college basketball game.
Some of Hennen’s other bets are on far more obscure contests: $100,000 on Loyola Chicago against Tulsa on Nov. 17, 2022; $28,500 on Ball State against Kent State on Feb. 24, 2021; and $60,000 on Toledo against Buffalo five days earlier.
… Hennen also posted on Instagram that he wagered $155,700 on two first-half college basketball spreads on March 4, 2023. He bet $70,000 on Iowa State’s first half against Baylor; Iowa State covered that spread by 15 points. He bet another $85,700 on Tennessee’s first-half spread against Auburn. Tennessee led by seven before an Auburn three-pointer at the end of the half cut the Vols’ lead to four—still a cover for Hennen.
That same weekend, Hennen bet on Longwood to cover its 3.5-point first-half spread against Campbell in the quarterfinal round of the low-level Big South Conference tournament. Longwood covered its first-half spread, leading by six at the break before getting outscored by 19 in the second half. Afterward, Hennen took the unusual (for him) step of obscuring the size of the wager when he posted a screenshot of his betting slip.
… He tilted the camera toward his left hand, which held a $75,000 betting slip for Drake to cover a 9.5-point spread against Murray State.
“Try to get this money,” Hennen said. “Let’s go.”
Drake jumped out to a 22-point first-half lead and won by 23.
… Curious does not necessarily mean criminal. SI did not obtain any information indicating the aforementioned games were rigged. (If Hennen did rig any of those games, the culprit would presumably be a compromised player or players on the team he bet against.) …”
Inside the Gambling Ring Allegedly Linked to Point Shaving Across Pro and College Basketball
Authorities are investigating potential links between the ring that ensnared Jontay Porter and wagering on at least nine college games the past two seasons.
Inside the Gambling Ring Allegedly Linked to Point Shaving Across Pro and College Basketball
Federal and NCAA authorities are investigating potential links between the gambling ring that ensnared former NBA player Jontay Porter and wagering on at least nine college games across last season and this season.“… Hennen posted a number of these large bets on his Instagram account, including a $300,150 wager on a single Duke-Virginia men’s basketball game in March 2023. That was a high-profile game at the peak of the season, but an executive at one Las Vegas casino, who spoke to SI on condition of anonymity, said his sportsbook would not accept a wager that large on a college basketball game.
Some of Hennen’s other bets are on far more obscure contests: $100,000 on Loyola Chicago against Tulsa on Nov. 17, 2022; $28,500 on Ball State against Kent State on Feb. 24, 2021; and $60,000 on Toledo against Buffalo five days earlier.
… Hennen also posted on Instagram that he wagered $155,700 on two first-half college basketball spreads on March 4, 2023. He bet $70,000 on Iowa State’s first half against Baylor; Iowa State covered that spread by 15 points. He bet another $85,700 on Tennessee’s first-half spread against Auburn. Tennessee led by seven before an Auburn three-pointer at the end of the half cut the Vols’ lead to four—still a cover for Hennen.
That same weekend, Hennen bet on Longwood to cover its 3.5-point first-half spread against Campbell in the quarterfinal round of the low-level Big South Conference tournament. Longwood covered its first-half spread, leading by six at the break before getting outscored by 19 in the second half. Afterward, Hennen took the unusual (for him) step of obscuring the size of the wager when he posted a screenshot of his betting slip.
… He tilted the camera toward his left hand, which held a $75,000 betting slip for Drake to cover a 9.5-point spread against Murray State.
“Try to get this money,” Hennen said. “Let’s go.”
Drake jumped out to a 22-point first-half lead and won by 23.
… Curious does not necessarily mean criminal. SI did not obtain any information indicating the aforementioned games were rigged. (If Hennen did rig any of those games, the culprit would presumably be a compromised player or players on the team he bet against.) …”
… who knows. Just because SI identified this as a particularly large bet doesn’t mean it is part of the federal investigation or that there is anything untoward about what happened in that game. 
