The money was gone in a flash … a not so Golden Flash.
Florida sports betting has been live for less than a week and already big pocket sun-chasers are hammering bets on college football.
One bettor took to Hard Rock Bet to lay down $1.12 million on Kent State to cover as a 10.5-point underdog (-115) against Bowling Green, and also hit the moneyline with a $426,000 wager at +325 odds.
Betting on a 1-8 team proved unwise as Golden Flashes the would get smashed, 49-19, at home. They fell behind 14-3 in the first quarter and trailed 28-6 at the half.
Kent State showed little on offense in the first half, going three and out on two drives and also losing a fumble.
The Golden Flashes even missed a field goal late in the second quarter.
Meanwhile, their defense was terrible against Bowling Green, who is far from an offensive powerhouse compared to the rest of the conference.
They average the third-fewest passing yards per game (156.7) among all MAC teams.
Still, Kent State is statistically the worst offense in the MAC and that did not change Wednesday night.
It allows 32.8 points per game, so allowing 49 points shouldn’t be a big shock.
It’s hard to see exactly what this bettor saw, even though that there’s plenty of variance in low-level college football.
For now, we can probably chop this up to being a newbie to sports betting in Florida.
The state recently launched this week, which was a major shocker considering the the lack of notice the change was coming.
This issue is still being fought out in court, so betting could end at a moment’s notice.
There is a motion to immediately suspend online sports betting in Florida as lawsuits continue to play out.
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Bettors are likely trying to get in their betting as quickly as possible, while they hold their breath on the sports betting lawsuits.
Another bettor in Florida had significantly more success on a three-leg parlay over the week.
That battor placed an $88,000 NHL parlay, which won $1.3 million live on the Sharks moneyline, under 2.5 goals between the Penguins vs. Ducks and Avalanche -1.5.
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