The Duke men’s basketball team landed one of the worst bad beats you’re likely to see anytime soon.
The Blue Devils’ 69-62 overtime loss to Virginia on Saturday cratered any hope for bettors that the team would hit on the moneyline (+215) and cover the spread (+6).
The overtime result also cashed the over (127.5), making anyone who bet on Duke or the under likely throw their phone at the wall. What’s even more maddening about the betting fiasco is how overtime came to be in the first place.
With the game tied at 58, Virginia’s Reece Beekman looked to have fouled Duke’s Kyle Filipowski as he was going up for a game-winning bucket with time expiring in regulation.
If the called foul would’ve stood, it would’ve sent Filipowski to the line for potential game-icing free throws.
However, because the referees reviewed the play and determined the foul actually happened after the buzzer, they overturned the call. That controversial decision put the game into overtime.
Upon further review: Duke got hosed on the road at UVA. Kyle Filipowski should have had a chance to win it at the free throw line in regulation. Not sure how you overturn this foul call. pic.twitter.com/YQSSKpZwtw
— Kyle Boone (@Kyle__Boone) February 11, 2023
Wow, talk about a bad beat for the ages. The refs wiping away the foul gave Virginia a new lease on the game and put Duke betters in a bind.
While the Blue Devils still could’ve won in overtime, Duke fans would argue the game shouldn’t have gone there if Filipowski had hit at least one of his free throws. Such is life, and such is betting.
