Once again, luck of the Irish comes up short in 'bad beats' of weekend

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[h=1]Once again, luck of the Irish comes up short in 'bad beats' of weekend[/h]Rob Nelson
ESPN Staff Writer

Rob Nelson of ESPN Stats & Information revisits the worst bad beats from the weekend's gambling action.
Closing lines are courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, and pick percentages are via Wunderdog Sports.

[h=2]Saturday[/h]
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Appalachian State Mountaineers vs. Toledo Rockets
Closing line: Over/under 60


Saturday was a bad day to be betting overs in college football, as all six bowl games went under the total. However, no loss was felt by more people than the one in this game, where 78 percent took the over.
Appalachian State and Toledo entered the fourth quarter tied at 28, with the 56 combined points just four shy of the closing over/under of 60. The first drive of the quarter ended up with a failed fake field-goal attempt by Appalachian State. The Mountaineers would end up making a field goal on their next drive, taking a 31-28 lead with 5:14 left.
Toledo proceeded to drive down to the Appalachian State 8-yard line before a pair of mistakes would cost both the Rockets and those on the over. After lining up to go for it on fourth down, Toledo took a delay-of-game penalty, even though it still had a timeout. Then, after being pushed back five yards, Rockets' kicker Jameson Vest missed a 30-yard field goal that would have tied the game and sent the total over.
Final score: Appalachian State 31, Toledo 28 (Game goes under)
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South Carolina Gamecocks at South Florida Bulls
Closing line: South Carolina -10.5
Less than two weeks before these schools will meet in the Birmingham Bowl, they met on the basketball court in Tampa. South Florida was looking to pull an upset and led by six at halftime. For those who bet the Bulls, they entered the final 20 minutes with a nice 16.5-point cushion when factoring in the spread.
South Carolina would erase the halftime deficit and led 64-61 with 6:35 left. While things looked good for those on South Florida, the underdogs would go cold from the field. The Bulls didn't make a field goal in over six minutes and by the time Bo Zeigler ended the drought with 29 seconds left, it was too late. South Florida lost by 11 and failed to cover by a half-point.
Final score: South Carolina 77, South Florida 66 (South Carolina covers)
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Purdue Boilermakers
Closing line: Purdue -1.5
For the second straight Saturday, Notre Dame blew a halftime lead and ended up failing to cover as an underdog. Two weeks ago, it was against Villanova. This past weekend it was Purdue.
The Fighting Irish led by as many as 17 points in the first half, and entered halftime up 52-38. Purdue started its comeback early in the second half, outscoring the Irish, 12-2, in the first three minutes. The Boilermakers ended up taking their first lead of the game with just over 10 minutes left and eventually won by five. It was a rough second half for Notre Dame, who followed up a 52-point first half with just 29 the rest of the way, including only four points in the final five minutes.
Final score: Purdue 86, Notre Dame 81 (Purdue covers)

[h=2]Sunday[/h]
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Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
Closing line: Over/under 46
The 56 percent who took the over in this game must still be wondering how they lost their bet. The Bengals jumped out to a 20-9 halftime lead, and the score could have easily been much higher, but both teams settled for a combined five field goals in the first half.
That trend continued in the second half, as the Steelers managed only Chris Boswell field goals on each of their first three possessions. On Pittsburgh's fourth possession, it finally found the end zone when Ben Roethlisberger and Eli Rogers hooked up for a 24-yard score. That touchdown put the Steelers up 24-20, but they failed on their two-point conversion try -- which would have equaled the over/under of 46.
As for the Bengals, they didn't do anything offensively after halftime, with their four second-half possessions resulting in three punts and an interception. Fittingly, the game would end on 13-play, 75-yard drive by Pittsburgh that culminated in a Roethlisberger kneel-down inside the Bengals' 10-yard line.
Final score: Steelers 24, Bengals 20 (Game goes under)
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Brooklyn Nets at Philadelphia 76ers
Closing line: 76ers -1.5


In a game that featured two of the NBA's worst teams, the 62 percent who took the 76ers are wishing they had avoided the action entirely. Like many NBA games, this one came down to the final seconds. The 76ers led 106-101 with eight seconds left and were looking good to cover the 1.5-point spread.
Off a timeout, the Nets cut the lead to two after a Bojan Bogdanovic 3-pointer. Ersan Ilyasova proceeded to make a pair of free throws to put Philadelphia up four with four seconds left. Those who bet Philadelphia simply needed to avoid a meaningless last-second 3-pointer. They would have no such luck as Jeremy Lin's bucket from behind the arc cut the final margin to a single point, costing those on the 76ers.
Final score: 76ers 108, Nets 107 (Nets cover)
 

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