{"id":162427,"date":"2022-12-19T17:43:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T17:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/notable-bets-the-ugliest-bets-from-the-greatest-nfl-comeback-ever\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T17:43:15","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T17:43:15","slug":"notable-bets-the-ugliest-bets-from-the-greatest-nfl-comeback-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/notable-bets-the-ugliest-bets-from-the-greatest-nfl-comeback-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Notable bets – The ugliest bets from the greatest NFL comeback ever"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The greatest comeback in NFL history — the Minnesota Vikings erasing a 33-0 deficit to beat the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday — produced some of the ugliest losing bets you’ll ever see.<\/p>\n

Let’s start with the ugliest, which comes via PointsBet, an online sportsbook that tends to be more aggressive than other bookmakers with its in-game odds.<\/p>\n

At halftime, with the Colts leading 33-0, PointsBet was offering Indianapolis at -20,000 odds to win the game. That means in order to win $1, you’d have to put up $200 — and some ambitious folks felt it was worth the risk.<\/p>\n

PointsBet reported taking a $1,800 money-line bet on the Colts, which, at -20,000 odds, would have paid a net of $9. Yes, $1,800 for a shot at winning $9.<\/p>\n

The book also took a $3,000 money-line bet on the Colts at -10,000 odds that would’ve paid a net of $30. Instead, the $4,800 from those two bets will be staying with the house.<\/p>\n

These bets, where people risk a lot to win a little, happen more often than you might believe. For example, Caesars Sportsbook attracted a much larger money-line bet on the Colts around halftime: $50,000 at -5,000 odds, which would’ve paid a net $1,000. That money, too, will be staying with the house.<\/p>\n