From RJ Bell of Pregame.com, we now have some parameters on just how much the replacement referees’ interception-turned-touchdown cost following the Green Bay and Seattle game on Monday Night Football. How about something to the tune of $300 million.
According to Bell:
“68 percent of bets last night were on the Packers; only 32 percent on the Seahawks,” Bell said in an email. “Worldwide, an estimated $150 million MORE was bet on Green Bay than Seattle, meaning, due to one call by the replacement refs, the bettors lost $150 million, and the bookie won $150 million for a total swing of $300 million on one debatably bad call!”
I asked it last night on Twitter following the game: If you’re a serious gambler, how do you even touch NFL games right now?
Holy. Crap.
It’s not a stretch to say that NFL teams and players aren’t the only ones making calls to Park Avenue today.
Author: Curtis Kitchen
Curtis Kitchen has followed the Big 12, Kansas State and national college basketball beat, including K-State's run to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight in 2010. You can currently follow his work here and with KCSP 610 Sports Radio in Kansas City. In the past, he also covered the Kansas City Wizards (now Sporting KC) for Major League Soccer's mlsnet.com site as well as the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals for Sports Radio 810 WHB. His freelance portfolio ranges media outlets and publications, including gopowercat.com (part of the Rivals network), collegehoopsnet.com and the Miami Herald. Prior to moving to Kansas City, Kitchen was the public relations manager for the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) from 2003-2005, when he handled assigned media duties for several competition programs including the ProRally Championship and SPEED World Challenge series.
From RJ Bell of Pregame.com, we now have some parameters on just how much the replacement referees’ interception-turned-touchdown cost following the Green Bay and Seattle game on Monday Night Football. How about something to the tune of $300 million.
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