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There’s no such thing as free money in gambling.
Sunday’s Dolphins-Broncos game was a hot ticket as a large number of people put their money on the Dolphins at -3.5 because they believed it was a “lock” Miami was going to win.
Biggest lock today, according to where the money is at @FDSportsbook, is Dolphins (-3.5) vs. Broncos.
95% of the money on the Fins.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 22, 2020
Dolphins-Broncos is the most bet game by tickets and money today at William Hill sportsbooks.
Bettors think it’s a free win. 90% of the money on Dolphins (-3.5)
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 22, 2020
Locks today, according to where the money is at @dksportsbook:
92% Dolphins (-3.5)
88% Patriots (-2)
87% Chiefs (-7.5)— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 22, 2020
The Dolphins went on to struggle offensively against the Broncos as they benched rookie QB Tua Tagovailoa and backup Ryan Fitzpatrick wasn’t able to get the team out of their early hole.
GOT. IT. DONE.
We #BeatTheDolphins!! pic.twitter.com/427GH4HSUm
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) November 23, 2020
The Dolphins loss ended up being a big win for Vegas.
JUST IN: Free money is never free. https://t.co/e8HvsBtZsD
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 23, 2020
90% of bets were on the Dolphins to cover…
Like look at Miami bettors rn pic.twitter.com/VmxDdfbJz3
— br_betting (@br_betting) November 23, 2020
One bettor even lost $75k on the Dolphins. Yikes.
One customer in Pennsylvania has placed a $75,000 bet on the Miami Dolphins to cover -3.5 vs. Denver.
Potential Payout = $143,181.82 💰 pic.twitter.com/l948YNBJAZ
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) November 22, 2020