{"id":121515,"date":"2019-12-04T16:22:46","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T00:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=121515"},"modified":"2019-12-04T16:33:59","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T00:33:59","slug":"fanduel-refunds-some-bets-after-refs-miss-call-in-rockets-spurs-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/fanduel-refunds-some-bets-after-refs-miss-call-in-rockets-spurs-game\/","title":{"rendered":"FanDuel Refunds Some Rockets Moneyline Bets After Referees Miss Call in Game Against the Spurs (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"

FanDuel announced on Wednesday that it would refund all online pregame moneyline bets on the Houston Rockets, who ended up losing in double overtime to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

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NBA referees ruled this James Harden basket did not count in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s Houston Rockets-Sam Antonio Spurs game. It ended up costing Harden and his Houston teammates, as the Spurs won in double overtime. It also led FanDuel to refund some pregame moneyline bets placed on the Rockets. (Image: Daniel Dunn\/USA Today Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The refund comes after officials ruled offensive goaltending on a breakaway dunk by James Harden with 7:51 left in the game. Video replays showed that the dunk did indeed clear the net, which is required for a score, but the net also flew above over the rim as the ball exited. That gave the appearance that the ball failed to go through.<\/p>\n

At the time, the Rockets led 102-89. The lead would grow to 105-89, before the Spurs rallied to tie the game in the closing seconds of regulation. The host Spurs would eventually pull out a 135-133 victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe FanDuel Sportsbook believes it was \u2018HARDen Luck,\u2019 when a dunk by James Harden was mistakenly ruled an unsuccessful field goal in regular time and the Rockets wound up losing 135-133 in double overtime,\u201d the sportsbook said in a statement announcing the refunds.<\/p>\n

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