Talk about potentially the worst betting beat of the season and it happens in the first game.
Bet MGM tweeted showing three major wagers. All three went down, down, down. However, the worst came in the NFL opener as the Kansas City Chiefs upended the Houston Texans, 34-20, Thursday in KC.
3 separate major wagers! 😲
• Chiefs/Texans Under 53.5
• Lakers/Rockets Over 218.5
• UAB/Miami Over 54.5— BetMGM (@BetMGM) September 10, 2020
One of the tickets had a $100,000 placed on the Chiefs-Texans game total over/under to remain below 53.5 points.
For three-plus quarters whoever placed the bet had to feel good. And then disaster. The Texans turned a 31-7 deficit into 31-20 with a couple of scores.
The Chiefs moved down the field and as time wound down rookie running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire could not dent the Texans’ defense to find the end zone.
So, on fourth down, Andy Reid sent in Harrison Butker, who nailed the 19-yard field goal with 30 seconds left for the final points.
Yep: 34 + 20 = 54. Oh, the pain.
There was one plunger who had to be happy, though. Someone bet 100K on the Chiefs to win outright and earned $22,222.20 when they did.
It must be football pic.twitter.com/WO0JBSpm07
— Jimmy Vaccaro (@JimmyVaccaro) September 10, 2020
