If you woke up on Saturday thinking Week 2 of the college football season wasn’t going to be anything special, shame on you.
If you woke up and hammered all the favorites—and let’s be honest, many of us did—you’re most likely already feeling that shame.
What was supposed to be a week of cupcake games for many of the elite programs in the country was anything but for bettors as multiple Top 25 teams failed to cover. A few even lost outright in incredibly shocking fashion.
No one was prepared to go to bed on Saturday night in a world where Kansas is 2-0 and No. 8 Notre Dame is 0-2. It’s officially been deemed a Blood Week. One that has sportsbooks cackling and the rest of the public grieving.
Let’s run through some of the abhorrent madness together.
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— Is this Blood Week? (@IsThisBloodWeek) September 11, 2022
Not a good day for betting on Top 25 CFB teams:
No. 1 Alabama -21.5 ❌
No. 2 Georgia -53 ❌
No. 3 Ohio State -44.5 ❌
No. 5 Clemson -45.5 ❌
No. 6 Texas A&M -18* ❌
No. 8 Notre Dame -20.5* ❌
No. 15 Miami (FL) -27.5 ❌
No. 19 Wisconsin -17.5* ❌*Lost outright
— Ben Fawkes (@BFawkes22) September 10, 2022
WOW.
Marshall (+20.5) pulls off the shocker, beating No. 8 Notre Dame 26-21.
Thunder Herd cash as +1000 ML underdog
— Ben Fawkes (@BFawkes22) September 10, 2022
Georgia Southern with yet another MASSIVE CFB upset today, beating Nebraska 45-42 as a 23.5-point underdog.
Eagles cash as +1300 on the ML.
Nebraska falls to 0-3 ATS (1-2 SU) this season pic.twitter.com/pTmpqgu3Uw
— Ben Fawkes (@BFawkes22) September 11, 2022
Not how Notre Dame bettors envisioned today going… pic.twitter.com/LcXaSCWENF
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) September 10, 2022
When the entire world was backing Alabama (-20.5) in both the first half and to cover the spread, the Crimson Tide somehow just barely escaped Texas with a one-point victory.
No. 15 Miami (FL) saw 77 percent of all bets and 81 percent of the money wagered on the Canes (-26) to cover. Miami won by 23 instead. No 7 Oklahoma (-31) only won by 30 while receiving 89 percent of the action.
No. 9 Baylor had 61 percent of all bets to cover +2.5 against No. 21 BYU. The Bears lost by six.
Just an absolutely brutal week across the board that reminds us to never, ever doubt Week 2 again. No matter how light the schedule looks.
