Sportsbooks bounce back in NFL Week 14: ‘The Lions losing was a massive parlay buster’

Patrick Everson

FOX Sports Betting Analyst

After two weeks of public/recreational bettors having their way, the NFL Week 14 odds market exacted a little payback on behalf of the bookmakers. That’ll happen when underdogs take a bite out of popular favorites.

In this weekend’s case, the Chicago Bears knocking off the Detroit Lions set the table for a good-but-not-great day behind the counter. And though there was only one FBS college football game — the Army-Navy rivalry matchup — that was enough to deliver one crazy betting outcome.

Oddsmakers from Las Vegas and across the country helped rehash the weekend that was in NFL and college football betting.

Bear Down

Before Sunday’s games kicked off, BetMGM trader Christian Cipollini expressed concern about the sportsbook’s position on the Lions-Bears game. Yes, the point spread had actually shortened, from Detroit -4 to -3, thanks to sharp play on Chicago.

But the betting masses were still on the Lions. In fact, at BetMGM, the Lions entered Sunday having taken more spread tickets and more spread money than any other team.

“It’s all Lions money. This is one of our bigger interests. We’ll need the Bears,” Cipollini said.

All he was hoping for was Chicago to cover the spread — lose by less than 3 points. Instead, what he and other oddsmakers got was a welcome Bears outright victory, 28-13. With Lions-Bears in the early window of Sunday NFL games, that result blew up countless straight-bet and moneyline parlays tied to later games.

“The Lions losing was a massive parlay buster,” BetMGM Nevada’s Scott Shelton said.

Added South Point sportsbook director Chris Andrews: “Bears outright was really good.”

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Publish date : 2023-12-11 16:58:49

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