The Nets just pulled off the biggest upset in the last 25 years when they beat the Bucks — at least as far as sportsbooks are concerned, anyway.
The Bucks were very, very, VERY clear favorites heading into the game . And of course they were! They should’ve been. The Nets were missing nine players — some because of injury and some who just didn’t make the trip to Orlando.
They had no business being in this game. Yet, here we are, somehow.
The Nets were +18.5 or +19 depending on the book, according to The Action Network’s Steve Petrella. The next closest upset was when the Nuggets beat on the spread at +17 in 1995. We haven’t seen a loss this big in two and a half decades.
So, of course, there were some big winners after the game. Somebody somewhere is popping mad champagne bottles right now over this.
There’s the other side too, though. Some other folks took some major L’s.
BIG YIKES. Here’s another one.
What really stings about this one is that it took a perfect sequence of events for it to happen. The Bucks defense fell apart and allowed a 40 point first quarter. Then, they didn’t play any of their starters after halftime. This was tailor made for a Nets win.
Sheesh. You win some, you lose some. But, man, you just don’t see beats like this.
