Patrick Mahomes has a lot of people pissed off at him while Las Vegas is loving him.
The Chiefs had closed as 7.5-point favorites versus the Jets, with that number as high as Chiefs -9.5 earlier in the week.
The QB had a chance to make a ton of gamblers some money but he chose to slide to end the Chiefs’ 23-20 win over the Jets on Sunday Night Football. Because Mahomes didn’t score, the Chiefs didn’t cover the spread.
The reigning NFL MVP ran to his left and slid to the ground past the first-down marker but short of the end zone and made Las Vegas a ton of money while simultaneously upsetting a ton of gamblers.
At Caesars, about 96% of all bettors were on the Chiefs’ spread, which waffled between -7.5 and -9 at the sportsbook. At BetMGM, roughly 90% of the money was on the Chiefs to cover at more than a touchdown. Sportsbooks made out like bandits.
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It should be noted that the Jets could’ve found a way to score on the next possession and screwed Chiefs bettors anyway, but it’s hard to think about that after what Mahomes did.
Mahomes finished the game with 51 rushing yards and was 18-of-30 passing for 203 yards, a TD, and two interceptions.
