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Ohio State Bettors Suffer Vomit-Inducing Bad Beat On Freakish Touchdown Catch With Game Clock At Zero

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Ohio State did not cover the spread during its college football game against Northwestern on Saturday. It was an all-time bad beat for sports bettors that rode with the Buckeyes.

The Wildcats scored a freakishly athletic touchdown on the final play of the fourth quarter as the clock ticked down to zero.

There may not be a more excruciating way to lose a college football bet than this. The Buckeyes were less than 10 yards away from a guaranteed cover with less than 90 seconds remaining.

Northwestern was a 14.5-point underdog for the college football game on Saturday.

Both Ohio State and Northwestern entered the weekend on the heels of a two-game losing streak. The Buckeyes lost to USC and Oregon in back-to-back weeks. The Wildcats lost to Oregon and Iowa in back-to-back weeks. They played each other on Saturday.

Not only were both programs coming off of consecutive losses, they both played their backup quarterbacks. Aidan Chiles was out for Northwestern. Julian Sayin was out for Ohio State. Enter Nicco Marchiol and Luke Fahey.

Taking all of the circumstances into account, most major sportsbooks considered the home team as two-score favorites. The Wildcats closed at 14.5-point underdogs to the Buckeyes on the road at The Horseshoe in Columbus.

Roughly 75% of the bets backed Ohio State to cover. Those splits were even more lopsided for the moneyline, where only 17% of bettors wagered on Northwestern to win the game outright.

Ohio State failed to cover the spread on an all-time bad beat.

The 83% of bettors who picked the Buckeyes to win were correct. The 75% of bettors who picked the buckeyes to cover were not.

They were forced to endure a beat so bad that you might vomit.

Ohio State scored a touchdown with just over seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter to take a 28-13 lead. Northwestern went three-and-out on the ensuing possession and gave the ball right back. It looked like the game was all-but over.

All the Buckeyes needed to do was run out the clock. And they were doing exactly that… until they weren’t.

Ohio State running back Isaiah West fumble the ball inside the 10-yard-line. The defense recovered with one minute left.

Although it was improbable that Northwestern would score 15 points in 60 seconds, it was not impossible. The Wildcats very quickly drove into the red zone on three-straight passes of 18, 8 and 41 yards. They had 1st-and-10 at the 17-yard-line.

Northwestern ultimately failed to find the end zone with enough time to attempt an onside kick and score another touchdown, but it did not fail to find the end zone. Tight end Luke Dehnicke caught a 17-yard touchdown pass with zero seconds on the clock.

Here is how it looked in real time:

Here is another look at the replay:

The Wildcats lost the game by a final score of 28-20. They covered the 14.5-point spread on the final play of the game.