When you’re inside a sportsbook during March Madness, the emotions can tend to run the gamut all across the room. One bettor’s joy is another’s pain. But every now and then, there’s some symmetrical joy, which was the case for Jennifer Kowarsch and Kevin Malani.

The two have been together for 20 years, and they made the trek from Minneapolis to take in Thursday’s NCAA Tournament action at the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook. Kowarsch was pretty happy at the moment, having just won on massive favorite and No. 1 seed Virginia. The Cavaliers, laying 23 points against Hampton, steamrolled to an 81-45 victory.

That put her at 2-0 for the day, as she’d already won earlier by taking No. 13 North Carolina-Wilmington as 10-point underdogs against No. 4 Duke. The Seahawks lost 93-85.

“I did my homework before the brackets came out,” Kowarsch said. “I’m going with what I’ve read about basketball – who’s got a good defense, who’s got good shooters. I like watching college basketball. This is awesome in here seeing it like this. Being able to bet makes it much more fun.”

Meanwhile, Malani is agonizing over the final few seconds of the game between No. 5 seed Baylor and No. 12 Yale, as he’s got the Bulldogs on the moneyline. Soon, he got to join in the fun when Yale held on for a 79-75 upset catching 5.5 points.

“That was pretty intense, considering it was a moneyline bet for Yale, and the points,” Malani said. “You’ve gotta have a lot faith in a 12 seed to take the moneyline. But they’re a smart team.”

Well, you know, Yale and all that.

Malani moved to 3-1 with his wagers, a pretty good day to that point, but he admits Kowarsch has the edge in this relationship.

“She’s much better than me at betting. She’s undefeated,” Malani said.

Then Kowarsch gets the final word.

“For all the wise cracks he’s made about me, I’m doing pretty good.”

If you feel good about Kowarsch’s plays, then maybe take a look at Arkansas-Little Rock tonight. That’s her final play of the day.

Colin Kelly is a Las Vegas-based contributor for Covers. Follow him on Twitter: @ColinPKelly29.

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