The Nets just pulled off the biggest upset in the last 25 years when they beat the Bucks — at least as far as sportsbooks are concerned, anyway.
The Bucks were very, very, VERY clear favorites heading into the game . And of course they were! They should’ve been. The Nets were missing nine players — some because of injury and some who just didn’t make the trip to Orlando.
They had no business being in this game. Yet, here we are, somehow.
The Nets were +18.5 or +19 depending on the book, according to The Action Network’s Steve Petrella. The next closest upset was when the Nuggets beat on the spread at +17 in 1995. We haven’t seen a loss this big in two and a half decades.
So, of course, there were some big winners after the game. Somebody somewhere is popping mad champagne bottles right now over this.
Nets (+1300) pull off the massive upset!
One bettor placed $600 on them which paid out $7,800 💰
— BetMGM (@BetMGM) August 4, 2020
Someone bet $800 on the Nets ML today… winning them $12.8K. 🤯 (via @WilliamHillNV)
— Fliff Sports (@PlayFliff) August 4, 2020
Two big bets came through on Nets moneyline at @BetMGM books.
$600 on Nets at 13/1 paid out $7,800
$400 on Nets at 13/1 paid out $5,200— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 4, 2020
Biggest bet on Nets to beat Bucks we’ve found is an $800 pregame moneyline bet at +1300 at @FDSportsbook. Won $10,400.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 4, 2020
There’s the other side too, though. Some other folks took some major L’s.
.@PointsBetUSA took a "significant number of $1K bets on Bucks ML."
A $1,000 bet on the Bucks would've won $32.30 …
— Ben Fawkes (@BFawkes22) August 4, 2020
BIG YIKES. Here’s another one.
A bettor at a @betmgm book bet $11,000 on the Bucks to win the first quarter against the Nets today. Would have paid out $1,834.
They lost 40-34.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 4, 2020
What really stings about this one is that it took a perfect sequence of events for it to happen. The Bucks defense fell apart and allowed a 40 point first quarter. Then, they didn’t play any of their starters after halftime. This was tailor made for a Nets win.
Sheesh. You win some, you lose some. But, man, you just don’t see beats like this.