Did you win/lose betting on these teams, players?

Did you win money betting on Saint Peter’s, the longest-of-longshots men’s college basketball team that got to the Elite Eight in the national championship tournament this year?

If so, you’ve got plenty of company, writes Wayne Parry of The Associated Press.

According to Draftkings sportsbook, customers won more money betting on Saint Peter’s than on any other team in 2022. And the Peacocks’ 67-64 victory over Purdue on March 25 was the top-winning game for customers at BETMGM.

Did you lose money betting on the New York Yankees, Green Bay Packers or the Alabama Crimson Tide? Plenty of others did, too.

Several of the nation’s leading sportsbooks provided year-end data to The Associated Press giving a look at how people bet in 2022. None would provide actual dollar figures, terming that proprietary information.

Other moneymakers for Draftkings included North Carolina, Gonzaga, Kansas and Providence in the NCAA Tournament; and the San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings and Washington Commanders in the NFL.

Big money-losers for Draftkings customers included the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams, who did not even qualify for the playoffs in an injury-marred 2022 season; the Denver Broncos, a trendy preseason Super Bowl pick whose trade for veteran quarterback Russell Wilson has backfired in a 4-11 season so far; the struggling Tom Brady-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Brady’s former team, the New England Patriots; the Miami Dolphins; and the NBA’S Golden State Warriors and Brooklyn Nets.

In terms of the total amount of money wagered, Golden State’s Steph Curry was the most bet-on player of 2022 for Draftkings, followed by the Rams’ Cooper Kupp, the reigning Super Bowl MVP; the Yankees’

Aaron Judge, the American League MVP; the Tennessee Titans’ Derrick Henry; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce; the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic; The Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo; the Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’marr Chase, and the Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum.

In terms of the sheer number of bets, Henry was first, followed by Kelce and Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb. Others on the list included New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley, Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor and Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams.

Trivia question

On this date in 1935, the first Sugar Bowl game was played. Who were the participants?

They said it

• From Janice Hough of Leftcoastsportsbabe.com: “Ten MLB umpires are retiring before the 2023 season. Sadly, none of them are Angel Hernandez.”

• Tweet from Theringer.com’s Rodger Sherman: “Whoever loses the Liberty Bowl between Kansas and Arkansas has to agree to the other state’s pronunciation of “—ansas” for the next 365 days.”

• Tweet from Redditcfb: “Other than the 35 points in a row Alabama has scored, Kansas State is playing a great game.”

Trivia answer

Tulane defeated Temple 20-14. Tulane will play USC on Monday in the Cotton Bowl.