Iowa's late touchdown on fourth down was a horrendously bad beat for Western Michigan bettors
Iowa doesn’t care about your bets.
Holding a 34-10 lead in the fourth quarter, the Hawkeyes added another touchdown in the final 30 seconds that was completely unnecessary — unless you were an Iowa bettor. The Hawkeyes were favored by 28.5, so the late score helped them cover the spread and ended up a terrible bad beat for the other side.
Western Michigan +28.5 was the fifth-most bet spread at DraftKings. And it was well on the way to cashing until Iowa, faced with a fourth down near the goal-line, ran the ball rather than kick a field goal and punched it in to complete the agonizingly bad beat with 30 seconds left in the game.
IOWA (-28.5) ON FOURTH AND GOAL FOR THE COVER pic.twitter.com/4iU6PB9G96
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) September 16, 2023
CFB Week 3 Most Bet Spreads – Top 25
1. Alabama -33 (90% of handle)
2. Colorado -24 (89%)
3. Florida St. -24.5 (86%)
4. Penn State -14 (83%)
5. Western Michigan +28.5 (79%) pic.twitter.com/DQXeHqHKqm— DraftKings Sportsbook (@DKSportsbook) September 16, 2023
Bettors were devastated.