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College football bad beats include Oklahoma State, Purdue

Who would have thought that San Jose vs. Portland would be such a hot topic among bettors? (Lachlan Cunningham/AP)
Who would have thought that San Jose vs. Portland would be such a hot topic among bettors? (Lachlan Cunningham/AP)

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On Thursday night, two relatively unknown college football teams, top-tier Football Bowl subdivision San Jose State and lower-tier Football Championship subdivision Portland State, kicked off an otherwise obscure season. We faced each other in the opening match. But behind the scenes, many things were at stake.

before the game, Blood Powersis an influential professional sports bettor, announcing picks for games in San Jose and Portland. YouTube show hosted by Adam ChernoffSenior Strategist cover dot comPowers’ choice was Portland State +21.5, and in some places the line went down to Portland State +17 due to the number of gamblers who readily accepted his advice. Those who managed to secure Powers’ stake now had a wealth of value.

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However, about ten minutes after Powers released the pick, another Influential Betting Entities, right angle sports, released the play to paying subscribers on the other side and advocated San Jose State-19. This caused the market to flip backwards and return to the original 21+ line. This is a multipoint yo-yo situation in a college football game between two unnamed teams. Most of the time, these price movements are invisible and happen anonymously, but this time they were made public.


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“It’s very commonplace, and by itself it’s not noticeable given the impact of the people betting and the number of people watching and betting,” Chernoff said in an interview. says.

Ultimately, those who stuck with Powers and his Portland State bet cashed in their bets when San Jose State won 21-17 by just four points. The oddsmakers were also big winners. According to Jeffrey Benson, sportsbook operations manager at the Circa in Las Vegas, his traders are using “additional” games (a term used to describe inter-school games from smaller or lesser-known NCAA conferences). ) provided the largest limit ever provided. Because of “the insane two-way behavior we got,” he explained. “It was about eight to ten times his volume compared to other typical extra games by teams of the same level.”

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The college football season kicked off in earnest on Thursday night, and we spent some time opening the back door.

No. 12 Oklahoma State was 20.5 points ahead of Central Michigan and looked comfortably heading for cover. The Cowboys led 37-7 in the second quarter, and just 37 seconds into the second half, he took a 51-15 lead. However, Chippewa was the garbage-time champion of the night, finishing the game with a 29-7 run and going into coverage with a 54-yard touchdown pass from Daniel Richardson to Jalen McGorsey with 3:15 remaining. I was.

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Oklahoma State did not try much on their next drive, punting after three consecutive plays and then entering a winning formation after Central Michigan turned over on downs. Final Score: 58-44, Cowboys win but Chippe covers.

That game was also notable for over 58.5 total points in the first halfwhen 59 points are scored.

Later Thursday, Purdue, a 3.5-point underdog to Penn State, had multiple chances to squeeze the clock by taking the lead late in the fourth quarter. Failed miserably.

The Boilermakers led 31-28 and had the ball after the Nittany Lions punted with 6:27 left in the fourth quarter. However, they gained just four yards in five plays, all of which were passes, and punted after biting just 1:37 of the clock.

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Wait a second! Purdue got another scoring chance after Penn State threw three of his incomplete shots and punted on their next drive. Taking over with 4:28 remaining, the Boilermakers ran the ball just once, gaining 22 yards before punting again. Only 2:06 has passed.

Anyone with a Purdue ticket could see what happened next.

Penn State marched 80 yards in eight plays and took the outright lead on Sean Clifford’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Keevon Lee with 57 seconds left. Purdue’s final gasp drive was fruitless. Nittany Lions win 35-31cover with a half point.

The UAB no doubt won the Good Sport Award for Thursday’s late game against Alabama A&M, but anyone with tickets above 60.5 has the bones to pick the Blazers.

UAB took a 59-0 lead with 1:14 left in the third quarter and overs looked to be in the bag. Someone was going to score again, right?

The gambling gods scoff at such arrogance. With about five minutes left in the game, the Blazers scored their first goal from Alabama A&M’s 7-yard line and the next one looked imminent. But then UAB began to kneel and never stop.

Just wanting things to end, Bulldog followed it on his knees, The game ended 59-0.

Hawaii edged Western Kentucky 49-17 early Sunday morning when they got the ball on their final drive in the fourth quarter. The only decision left for the gambler was the total he had set at 67.5 before the game. The Rainbow Warriors marched down the field from Hilltoppers 1 to goal facing first. At least the overcoat seemed to be visible. Until Hawaii ends the game by making these plays:

— 2 yard gain back to 1

— No gain on fourth and goal

Western Kentucky takes over, kneels, and underhit.

This man’s squabbles only made him angry one after the other.

Here are the spreads for next weekend’s big college games, according to DraftKings:

Tennessee at Pittsburgh (-6.5)

Wisconsin Washington (-18)

Kentucky v Florida (-4.5)

No, this is not a typo. The Wolverines are 50-point favorites over the 0-2 Rainbow Warriors. According to ESPNwhich would be the ninth game since 2000 to feature a spread of at least 50 points between FBS teams (Alabama was the 51.5-point favorite against New Mexico last November, and 59 points ahead of New Mexico). -3 wins covered the spread).

Since 1978, the 50+ point favorites in FBS matchups are 8-16 over the spread. Since 1990 he’s 4-13 ATS and since 2000 he’s 2-6.

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