Sports Wagering: Bad Beats

hoopsie44 · #1 06-15-2005, 02:18 PM

What's the toughest sports wagering loss you have experienced? Mine was 1981 NBA playoffs, Milwaukee-Philadelphia. I'm laying 5 with the Sixers, they're up 4 with 2 sec left, Mo Cheeks at the line,(career 80% FT shooter), 3 to make 2. He clanks all three off the back iron. $330 to the bookie. I felt like crying.

DoubleDown · #2 06-15-2005, 02:26 PM

I don't remember it exactly but it went something like this:

Last years NCAA champ. gm. UConn-Duke. i had UConn with the spread (-2pts, I think) ... Uconns got the game won its all over at the end. except for F'in Duhon who runs up to half-court and buries a 1/2-court heave to cut the lead from 4 to 1 at the end of the game and Duke end up covering by 1 point.

namknils · #3 06-15-2005, 02:28 PM

Did anyone have money on the Duke v UConn game in the 2004 Final Four when Duhon banked in a half court shot at the buzzer to cover the spread? I think they were down four, he hit that at the buzzer to lose by one, the spread was 3 I think.

hoopsie44 · #4 06-15-2005, 02:28 PM

I remember it well.

namknils · #5 06-15-2005, 02:29 PM

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I don't remember it exactly but it went something like this:

Last years NCAA champ. gm. UConn-Duke. i had UConn with the spread (-2pts, I think) ... Uconns got the game won its all over at the end. except for F'in Duhon who runs up to half-court and buries a 1/2-court heave to cut the lead from 4 to 1 at the end of the game and Duke end up covering by 1 point.

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[censored], nh

offTopic · #6 06-15-2005, 02:31 PM

2001 Championship Sunday. I put $110 on the Giants/Vikings Over 41.5. [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] Minnesota has forever earned a spot on my shitlist for that pathetic display.

eleventy · #7 06-15-2005, 02:31 PM

Couple of years ago playoffs. Mavs vs Kings. Mavs are dogs. I bet Mavs to win both halves cause I'm a longshot sucker. Mavs win first half by like 22. Niether teams cares or tries the 2nd half but the Mavs were winning by 24. Kings were dribbling out the clock and all were shaking hands, Mavs walking off the court and the Kings players makes a layup as he is walking off the court. 2nd half was a tie.

hoopsie44 · #8 06-15-2005, 02:32 PM

Was at the game. I believe it was 41-0 at the half.

#9 06-15-2005, 02:33 PM

It's been done.

BreakfastBurrito · #10 06-15-2005, 02:51 PM

It was almost this year's Arizona/Illinois Elite 8 game, although Arizona managed to at least cover despite the choke.

In actuality it was a Wake Forest/Duke football game a few years ago. To this day I am suspicious of foul play. It was a typical matchup of relatively bad team vs awful team that I love in college football. So I'm laying 9 with Wake, and all is well and good as they're up 28-0 at the half. Then, Duke quickly runs off 35 points to tie the score, Wake scores to go up 42-35 and then Duke doesn't get past midfield for the remainder of the game. What the hell was that? Given that the game was obscure and untelevised, I really think there was some point shaving going on.