Frank Costanza
Co-Inventor of the Man's Bra
- The Crimson Tide's defeat was especially costly for a bettor at Caesars Sportsbook who placed a $569,738.60 three-team money-line parlay on Ohio State (-1,600), Cincinnati (-7,000) and Alabama (-1,000). The bet, which was the largest college football wager this season for Caesars, would have paid a net $105,656.
- · Alabama closed as a 19-point favorite heading into its loss to Texas A&M, making it the second-largest upset in Nick Saban's coaching career. The Crimson Tide were 24.5-point favorites in a loss to Louisiana-Monroe
- +950: Texas A&M's odds at PointsBet to beat Alabama when the Aggies were down 38-31 with five minutes left in the fourth quarter.
- +850: Oklahoma's odds to beat Texas when trailing 41-23 late in the third quarter, according to PointsBet. The Sooners outscored the Longhorns 32-7 from that point for a dramatic comeback.
- · "My updated line would be Georgia -3 over Alabama." -- Matt Metcalf, sportsbook director for Circa Sports.
NFL:
- Favorites went 10-4 straight-up and 8-6 against the spread Sunday. There were nine overs and five unders.
- · Books got crushed on the Packers' 25-22 overtime win over the Bengals. Here's why: Professional bettors jumped on the Bengals when they opened as 3.5-point underdogs, eventually driving the line down to 2.5 by kickoff. Meanwhile, the betting public loaded up on the Packers. At DraftKings, 87% of the money wagered on the spread was on Green Bay. At PointsBet, there were more bets on the Packers minus the points than there were on any other team. The action was lopsided on Green Bay everywhere.
- Caesars Sportsbook reported taking six bets of $500,000 more on Sunday games:
$600,000 on the Buccaneers -600 money line (Won)
$550,000 on the Buccaneers -550 money line (Won)
$500,000 on Eagles +3.5 (Won)
$500,000 on Broncos -1 (Lost)
$500,000 on Vikings -7.5 (Lost)
$500,000 on Bengals +3 (Push)
- · Alabama closed as a 19-point favorite heading into its loss to Texas A&M, making it the second-largest upset in Nick Saban's coaching career. The Crimson Tide were 24.5-point favorites in a loss to Louisiana-Monroe
- +950: Texas A&M's odds at PointsBet to beat Alabama when the Aggies were down 38-31 with five minutes left in the fourth quarter.
- +850: Oklahoma's odds to beat Texas when trailing 41-23 late in the third quarter, according to PointsBet. The Sooners outscored the Longhorns 32-7 from that point for a dramatic comeback.
- · "My updated line would be Georgia -3 over Alabama." -- Matt Metcalf, sportsbook director for Circa Sports.
NFL:
- Favorites went 10-4 straight-up and 8-6 against the spread Sunday. There were nine overs and five unders.
- · Books got crushed on the Packers' 25-22 overtime win over the Bengals. Here's why: Professional bettors jumped on the Bengals when they opened as 3.5-point underdogs, eventually driving the line down to 2.5 by kickoff. Meanwhile, the betting public loaded up on the Packers. At DraftKings, 87% of the money wagered on the spread was on Green Bay. At PointsBet, there were more bets on the Packers minus the points than there were on any other team. The action was lopsided on Green Bay everywhere.
- Caesars Sportsbook reported taking six bets of $500,000 more on Sunday games:
$600,000 on the Buccaneers -600 money line (Won)
$550,000 on the Buccaneers -550 money line (Won)
$500,000 on Eagles +3.5 (Won)
$500,000 on Broncos -1 (Lost)
$500,000 on Vikings -7.5 (Lost)
$500,000 on Bengals +3 (Push)
