Florida State-Clemson ends with an all-time bad beat for bettors
This blew up the o/u too for good measure!
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The Saints’ recovered punt ending in a safety rather than a touchdown meant a lot for first half over-under bettors
This fumbled punt ending in a safety rather than a touchdown meant a lot for those who bet on the first half over-under of 26.5 points.
Under bettors in Falcons-49ers got a horrific bad beat thanks to a last-play kickoff-fumble-touchdown
Betting under the line of 49.5 would have cashed in...except for the 49ers' final lateral play on a kick return turning into a Falcons' touchdown.
Arizona Cardinals’ Josh Shaw suspended for at least 2020 season for betting on NFL games on multiple occasions
Shaw has been injured all season, and the NFL found no evidence any game was compromised, but a player betting on games is still a bad look for the league.
Al Michaels beautifully sneaks in an over/under reference during Chiefs-Bengals SNF
"56.5 is a number that a lot of the fans are thinking about right now."
With legal sports gambling on the rise, Al Michaels will still slide in some late-game spread references
The major networks are all still figuring out how to integrate gambling going forward, but Michaels is way ahead of things.
Sports gambling is officially legal in New Jersey…just don’t bet on Rutgers
Not being able to bet on Rutgers games is probably a good thing.
Five predictions for how the expansion of legalized sports betting might affect sports broadcasting
If this decision leads to more acceptance of gambling and more people betting on sports, that could create some big changes for sports broadcasts.
The way-too-early 2019 Super Bowl odds, and five appealing bets
The Patriots and Eagles are unsurprisingly favorites for next year's Super Bowl. What teams may Vegas be undervaluing?
The Super Bowl did not go well for Vegas sportsbooks
A mystery bettor reportedly won $10 million on Eagles moneyline bets.
NBA would support nationwide sports betting so long as they get a cut
The NBA is willing to turn a blind eye towards gambling...if it gets a cut, of course.
Mike Pereira: Vikings were forced to attempt XP because of regular-season point differential rule, not the spread
Pereira thinks the rule should be changed in the playoffs, though.
Vikings won, but didn’t cover spread, kneeling on an extra point for one of the all-time bad beats
Minnesota beat New Orleans 29-24 thanks to kneeling on the final extra point. The line in many places was Vikings by 5.5.
Prop bets for College Football’s national championship: Heads or tails, first score, first timeout, Trump camera shots
There's a prop bet on how many times Donald Trump will be shown on screen.
NBA prepared to embrace sports gambling if today’s Supreme Court hearing paves the way to legalization
While Adam Silver is prepared for a world where gambling is legal, he wants it regulated in a way most beneficial to the NBA.
