Now That's Some Sort of Confidence

[RiverDog]

There's an old saying that a fool and their money are soon parted. I sure hope that adage doesn't apply in this instance:

One bettor in particular will be rooting against the Eagles on Monday night. Someone bet $500,000 to win $454,545 on the Seahawks at -6.5. It’s rare to see a half-million dollar bet on a single game. Another big bet came in with some random amounts: $189,190.25 to win $171,991.15 on the Seahawks, also at -6.5.

Most NFL games have a betting split that’s closer to 50-50. On a game like “Monday Night Football,” which produces a lot of betting action no matter who is playing, the sportsbooks generally don’t prefer to have nearly 90 percent of the bets on one side. That is, unless the team nobody is betting on covers.

Monday night will be a high stakes game for bettors and the sportsbooks. Not many will be backing the Eagles, aside from the house.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/nfl-odds-almo ... 23984.html