Sportsbooks won big in NFL Week 8 as Denver and Cincinnati pulled off upsets, while Coach Prime pays off for bettors, Patrick Everson reports.
odds market, all it takes is one or two popular public favorites falling to turn an entire Sunday on its head. And thereby separate a lot of casual/recreational bettors from their money.A few weeks ago, John Murray, executive director of The SuperBook, explained what winning weeks come down to in the NFL these days. Paraphrasing only slightly, he said it's all about the public's obsession with moneyline parlays.
Three hours or so later, Kansas City — which had won 16 in a row against Denver — lost to the Broncos 24-9, and San Fran was on the wrong end of a 31-17 decision against Cincy.15-13 to get a little bit back for The SuperBook. Then in the late window, it went from mixed bag to goodie bag. Added BetMGM Nevada's Scott Shelton, with the Vegas perspective for the sportsbook:"We had another nice Sunday. The 49ers and Chiefs going down was basically our entire day. We took a couple big bets on both those favorites, and basically every moneyline parlay/teaser still alive got wiped out."
, Fresno State moved from -9.5 to -10.5. And then, as Shelton noted, that massive spread bet came in on the Bulldogs. Fresno State ultimately won 31-24, but failed to cover for bettors.— on the spread and moneyline — the Buffaloes covering on a late TD at UCLA was good for bettors. Colorado trailed at UCLA 28-9 but got a late TD in a 28-16 loss to cover as a 14.5-point underdog.
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