\nWhen it hit the crossbar, we hit the jackpot,” South Point oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro told FOX Business’ <\/i>Stuart Varney on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
ESPN’s <\/i>David Purdum reports that a Bears Super Bowl win was the worst-case scenario for multiple Las Vegas books. Chicago began the season as a 100\/1 longshot. Only the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets had longer preseason title odds.<\/p>\n
“I feel terrible,” Parkey said after the game. “I let the team down. That’s on me. I have to own it. I have to be a man. Unfortunately, that’s the way it went today.”<\/p>\n
Dog Days of NFL<\/b><\/h2>\n The Wild Card weekend of the NFL Playoffs was a clean sweep for the underdogs, as they went a perfect 4-0 against the spread. Underdogs also won three straight up, the exception being the Seattle Seahawks, which lost 24-22 at the Dallas Cowboys but were spotted 2.5 points.<\/p>\n
The Indianapolis Colts were given 1.5 points, but stomped the Houston Texans 21-7. The Los Angeles Chargers (+3) overcame the Baltimore Ravens in Maryland 23-17. The Eagles were 6.5-point dogs.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nAs for some notable bets, the William Hill sportsbook at Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort confirms it took a $300,000 wager on the Ravens. MGM said it took $365,000 at its Las Vegas books from one customer who put all the money on the Chargers. The wagers delivered a $100,000 profit.<\/p>\n
Divisional Round Preview<\/b><\/h2>\n Eight teams remain in the running for Super Bowl 53. Here are the Divisional Round odds as of Monday.<\/p>\n
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Saturday<\/b><\/p>\n
Colts vs. Kansas City Chiefs (-5.5)<\/p>\n
Cowboys vs. LA Rams (-7)<\/p>\n
Sunday<\/b><\/p>\n
Chargers vs. New England Patriots (-4)<\/p>\n
Eagles vs. New Orleans Saints (-8)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
There are several substantial futures wagers that could pay out large returns. Purdum reports that the largest is a $20,000 bet on the Chargers made art 22\/1 odds that would net $440,000. Another bettor risked $2,300 on the Cowboys at 75\/1 odds that would return $172,500.<\/p>\n
The Westgate SuperBook<\/a> has the Saints the favorite to win the Vince Lombardi Trophy at 9\/4, or implied odds of 30.77 percent. A $100 bet and a New Orleans title nets $225.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThe Chiefs and Rams are next at 9\/2, followed by the Patriots (5\/1), Chargers (8\/1), Cowboys and Colts (14\/1), and defending champion Eagles the longshot of the eight at 16\/1.<\/p>\n
$100 on Philly and quarterback Nick Foles continuing his magical run and a back-to-back Super Bowl win would net $1,600.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Chicago Bears kicker Cody Parkey’s last-second missed field goal against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL Wild Card round was a major financial victory for Las Vegas oddsmakers. With time about to expire and the Bears trailing by just a point, Chicago sent Parkey onto the field to hit a game-winning 43-yard field goal. He […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":95683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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