One of the best things going on in sports-television these days is Scott Van Pelt’s weekly “Bad Beats” segment on SportsCenter each Monday night.
In the segment, he and Stanford Steve go over the worst beats from a gambling perspective over the weekend.
Sometimes it’s a freakish lateral play that gets fumbled and returned for a back-door cover, other times you’ll see a ridiculous catch or bizarre call by an official change who ultimately covered the game.
On a weekend that saw plenty of them, the ACC’s Virginia Cavaliers pulled off perhaps the greatest backdoor cover one will ever against Abilene Christian.
No, not just because of the last play, but because of the last 90 seconds of the unimaginable that led to an even crazier final outcome. Take a look for yourself:
This might be the funniest game I've ever seen featured on #BadBeats… pic.twitter.com/BSb7taApqe
— Funhouse (@BackAftaThis) November 24, 2020
I know we’ll focus on the pick six to end it and give Virginia the ultimate cover but what in the name of Mary and Joseph is with the Cavaliers play-call on 2nd and 12 with 41 seconds remaining, while up 36?
The pick-six to end it is the icing on the cake but the ride to set that play up only blows my mind more each time I go back and rewatch it.
He who gambles lives in shambles.
Thoughts and prayers if you lost money because of that, but more thoughts and prayers your way seeing as you actually bet on Virginia/Abilene Christian.
Yikes.