Every part that occurs in sports activities has some extra context when seen from a sports activities betting perspective. From season-changing accidents to record-setting moments and a lot extra, the sports activities information cycle will continually and considerably have an effect on the sports activities betting business.
Our betting buzz file, with contributions from David Purdum, Doug Greenberg and others, goals to offer followers a take a look at the sports activities betting tales which can be driving the dialog.
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Head-scratching betting on New York Jets continues
Doug Greenberg and David Purdum: It retains taking place. Week after week, bets from revered bettors maintain exhibiting up on the New York Jets. It hasn’t gone properly.
The Jets misplaced 26-21 to the underdog Seattle Seahawks on Sunday and fell to 3-9 on the season. The Jets are the primary crew within the Tremendous Bowl period to be favored in 9 of their first 12 video games and go 3-9 or worse straight-up, in line with ESPN Analysis.
It isn’t simply diehard Jets followers betting with their hearts, both. It is truly sharp bettors, who’ve sufficient respect from bookmakers to make the road transfer.
This week, the Jets opened as 1-point house underdogs towards the Seahawks however closed as 1.5-point favorites. It was the fourth time within the final six weeks that the Jets opened as underdogs however closed as favorites. It was the seventh consecutive recreation that the purpose unfold shifted towards the Jets in the course of the week. The Jets are 1-6 straight-up and towards the unfold throughout that stretch.
“The sharp teams got here again on the Jets once more … and so they misplaced once more,” John Murray, vp of race and sports activities on the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas, mentioned. “That looks like the one fixed within the NFL this season: The sharp teams guess on the Jets and the Jets lose.”
Murray mentioned he understood the help for Jets this week. New York was coming off a bye, and the Seahawks had been in a sandwich spot in between division video games towards the Arizona Cardinals and needed to journey throughout the nation.
“However sooner or later, it’s important to assume there’s one thing higher to do together with your cash than guess these guys each week,” he added.
Some bettors are nonetheless backing the Jets to win the Tremendous Bowl. Caesars Sportsbook reported taking Tremendous Bowl bets on the Jets at 1,000-1 from “fairly just a few brave clients” as lately as this previous week.
Getting into the week, BetMGM had liabilities on solely three groups profitable the Tremendous Bowl: the Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers and Jets.
“We’re not too fearful in regards to the Jets,” Christian Cipollini, buying and selling supervisor at BetMGM, mentioned in a current cellphone interview with ESPN.
At BetMGM, more cash has been on the Jets to win the Tremendous Bowl than 25 groups, together with the Inexperienced Bay Packers, Los Angeles Chargers and Steelers.
The Jets opened as 6.5-point underdogs towards the Miami Dolphins for Week 14.
Tomlin’s Steelers win seventh straight as underdogs
The Steelers received outright as underdogs but once more, this time after getting three factors on the highway towards the Cincinnati Bengals.
It is Pittsburgh’s seventh consecutive common season win as an underdog, one wanting the all-time report set by the 2008-09 Bengals.
Coach Mike Tomlin improved to 52-43 straight up as an underdog, tying Andy Reid for probably the most such wins amongst lively head coaches. Tomlin is one among solely two coaches within the Tremendous Bowl period to have a profitable report as an underdog, together with Matt LaFleur (18-13). The Steelers are 60-32-3 towards the unfold as underdogs within the Tomlin period.
Pittsburgh was one of the vital common underdogs with the general public on Sunday, garnering 64% of bets on the unfold and 80.4% of bets on the moneyline (+140) at ESPN BET. The Steelers’ ninth win of the season additionally clinched the over on their preseason win whole of 8.5.
Odds & Ends
After dashing for 107 yards and a landing within the Eagles’ 24-19 victory over the Ravens, Saquon Barkley’s odds to win MVP shortened to +225 at ESPN BET, trailing solely Payments QB Josh Allen (+150).
The Tennessee Titans didn’t cowl +6 in a blowout loss to the Washington Commanders, dropping them to 2-10 ATS on the season, tied for the worst such begin within the Tremendous Bowl period and the primary because the 2013 New England Patriots.
A bettor this week in Nevada positioned a $200 guess on the Patriots to win the Tremendous Bowl with Caesars Sportsbook at 5,000-1 odds for an opportunity at a $1 million payout. The Patriots misplaced to the Colts 25-24 Sunday and fell to 3-10.
Six groups received however didn’t cowl the unfold in Week 13, probably the most in any week this season.
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati mixed for 48 factors within the first half of their contest, cashing the over (46.5) earlier than halftime. Overs in Bengals video games are actually 7-0 once they face a crew with a profitable report.
Payments working again James Cook dinner is the preferred guess to attain a landing (Anytime and First TD scorer) throughout “Sunday Evening Soccer” at DraftKings. Cook dinner (+425), Josh Allen (+700) and 49ers working Christian McCaffrey (+550) account for a mixed 73% of the tickets to be the primary landing scorer on the sportsbook.
The Cleveland Browns would clinch the underneath on their preseason win whole (8.5) with a loss towards the Denver Broncos on Monday night time.
Michigan’s upset of Ohio State by the numbers
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The numbers behind Michigan’s upset over No. 2 Ohio State
Try some stats behind Michigan’s upset of No. 2 Ohio State to finish the common season.
David Purdum and Doug Greenberg: Ohio State entered Saturday as one of many largest favorites within the historical past of its rivalry with Michigan, nevertheless it was the Wolverines that emerged from The Horseshoe with an infinite upset victory. Here is a take a look at Michigan’s win by a betting lens:
20.5 — Michigan closed as a 20.5-point underdog at ESPN BET, making it the biggest upset, level spread-wise, within the rivalry’s historical past since not less than the 1978 FBS-FCS cut up, in line with ESPN Analysis.
1 — The place Ohio State ranked out of all faculty soccer groups when it comes to bets positioned and cash wagered on the cash line at DraftKings.
41.5 — The over/underneath for the rivalry recreation closed at 41.5. With simply 23 factors, this was the primary Michigan-Ohio State recreation to go underneath the full since 2013. ESPN BET reported that The Sport represented its most-bet over by tickets for the faculty soccer weekend.
83% — Ohio State accounted for 83% of the cash guess on the sport’s cash line at BetMGM sportsbooks.
3 — The Wolverines are the third defending nationwide champion to be a 20-point underdog at any level the next season since 1978, becoming a member of 2011 Auburn and 2020 LSU.
5 — Ohio State turns into the fifth crew ranked within the high 5 within the Faculty Soccer Playoff rankings to lose as a 20-plus-point favourite. It was additionally the fifth-largest straight-up upset in line with the unfold this season.
$28,000 — A bettor in Indiana with Caesars Sportsbook positioned a $28,000 money-line guess on Ohio State to win the sport straight up at -1400 odds. The guess would’ve received a web $2,000.
+450 — Ohio State’s up to date odds to win the nationwide championship at ESPN BET. The Buckeyes had been the favorites at +250 earlier than Saturday’s loss. Oregon is now the favourite at +350, adopted by Georgia and Texas at +450 together with Ohio State.
