There was no way, right?
No way the New England Patriots, who were in a must-win to get a first-round bye in the AFC and who were at home, playing at full strength, would lose to the Miami Dolphins.
But it happened. Thanks to some FitzMagic, the Fins took down the Pats at Gillette Stadium, a stunning outcome that resulted in the Patriots hosting the Tennessee Titans for a Wild Card weekend game.
It also cost one bettor A LOT of money.
Per Action Network’s Darren Rovell, someone put down $74,430 on the Patriots to beat the Dolphins against a minus-1600 moneyline. That’s one of those bets you make if you’re pretty certain the Patriots will win even if they don’t cover the spread.
As you know, they didn’t:
JUST IN: A bettor at William Hill has placed a $74,430 bet on the Patriots to beat the Dolphins straight up (-1600). If they do, the bettor will net $4,651.85.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 29, 2019
Ooooooffffffff. Some other bettors lost out because of the upset:
Dolphins’ outright upset of Patriots, as 17-point underdogs, blew up two five-team $100K moneyline parlays at MGM books, and a bunch of smaller ones. Overall, @MGMRaceSports Jeff Stoneback says that outcome created mid-six-figure win for the book. @Covers
— Patrick Everson (@Covers_Vegas) December 29, 2019
But there were some shrewd bettors out there who backed the Dolphins. From the Las Vegas Review-Journal:
But the Patriots’ loss wasn’t a gain for all books. In fact, it was the Westgate’s largest loss of the day as one bettor won $120,000 on a $15,000 money line bet placed Thursday on the Dolphins at 8-1 and another won $70,000 on a $10,000 money line bet placed Sunday on Miami at 7-1.
A handful of @WilliamHillUS bettors won $500 ML wagers that paid $5K each on Dolphins (10-1) over Patriots, per William Hill PR VP Michael Grodsky. #RJnow
— Todd Dewey (@tdewey33) December 29, 2019
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