{"id":8756,"date":"2025-10-13T16:03:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T16:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/sports-betting-roundup-more-exciting-finishes-and-more-upsets-underscore-another-sports-weekend\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T16:03:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T16:03:17","slug":"sports-betting-roundup-more-exciting-finishes-and-more-upsets-underscore-another-sports-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/sports-betting-roundup-more-exciting-finishes-and-more-upsets-underscore-another-sports-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports betting roundup: More exciting finishes and more upsets underscore another sports weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>More exciting finishes and more upsets underscored another weekend of NFL action, college football play and the baseball playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s a look at how things played out from a sports betting perspective:<\/p>\n<h2>Trends of the Week<\/h2>\n<p>At the BetMGM online sportsbook, the Kansas City Chiefs (-2.5 vs. Detroit ) were the most popular bet in terms of money on Sunday. The Chiefs rolled to a 30-17 win over the Lions, covering the spread. The Chiefs took in 65% of the money on 36% of the bets. In terms of the over-under, it closed at 51.5 with 60% of the bets and 40% of the money coming in on the over.<\/p>\n<p>Indianapolis (-9.5 vs. Arizona) was the second-most bet in terms of money, and although the Colts won the game 31-27, they did not cover the spread. Indy took in 76% of the bets and 80% of the money.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Ladd McConkey (+185) was the most bet player to score a touchdown in Week 6. McConkey scored in the third quarter on the way to Los Angeles beating Miami 29-27 on the road.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday in the college game, Alabama (-3 at Missouri) was the most bet team in terms of number of bets and money. The Crimson Tide won 27-24, resulting in a push. Alabama took in 68% of the bets and 72% of the money.<\/p>\n<h2>Upsets of the Week<\/h2>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>After a number of upsets in Week 5 of the NFL, there was only one upset on Sunday in Week 6. The Dallas Cowboyslost to the Carolina Panthers 30-27. The Cowboys were three-point favorites, and took in 75% of the bets and 65% of the money.<\/p>\n<p>The Seattle Mariners (+140) beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Sunday night in Game 1 of the ALCS. The Mariners took in just 35% of the bets and 22% of the money.<\/p>\n<h2>Coming Up<\/h2>\n<p>With the NHL season underway, the Edmonton Oilers have the best odds to win the Stanley Cup at +775, followed by the Carolina Panthers and Vegas Golden Knights at +800.<\/p>\n<p>Next is the Colorado Avalanche at +850, with the Carolina Hurricanes at +875, the Dallas Stars at +900, the Tampa Bay Lightning at +1100, the New Jersey Devils at +1400 and the Toronto Maple Leafs at +1600.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>This column was provided to The Associated Press by BetMGM online sportsbook.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP sports: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/sports<\/p>\n<p>Source<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Sports betting roundup: More exciting finishes and more upsets underscore another sports weekend<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More exciting finishes and more upsets underscored another weekend of NFL action, college football play and the baseball playoffs. Here&rsquo;s a look at how things played out from a sports betting perspective: Trends of the Week At the BetMGM online sportsbook, the Kansas City Chiefs (-2.5 vs. Detroit ) were the most popular bet in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/sports-betting-roundup-more-exciting-finishes-and-more-upsets-underscore-another-sports-weekend\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Sports betting roundup: More exciting finishes and more upsets underscore another sports weekend&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8756\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}