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For the first time in league history, there were multiple 20-point, second-half comeback wins on the same day.
Some statement games come with an immediate echo, and Georgia was all about that bass on Saturday.
Nearly 11% of national championship tickets in college football list Georgia as the winner, and books are rapidly adjusting odds to reflect the Bulldogs are not yesterday’s news.
The reigning champions demolished South Carolina and easily covered the spread on Saturday, whipping the Gamecocks on their home field, 48-7, allowing only the mercy score late in the final quarter.
The line for Week 4 against Kent State is Georgia -44 with the total set at 59.5.
You can still get the Bulldogs at +110 to win the SEC behind Alabama (-120) at Caesars, where the national title odds as of Monday morning were Crimson Tide +200 and Georgia +210.
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Georgia pulled well ahead at +175 at DraftKings, which lists Alabama at +210 and Ohio State at +275 before anyone else enters the equation (USC is +1200 and fourth on the national title board).
FanDuel has Georgia at +180, Alabama +200 and Ohio State at +300.
Tracing the schedule, it’s not easy to find a challenge for the Bulldogs until Week 9 vs. Florida. But even the Gators aren’t viewed as a major threat.
FrontPageBets takes a look at the weekend that was in football betting.
Road dog comebacks
The Baltimore Ravens were up 35-14 in the fourth quarter and wound up with a loss thanks to Tua Tagovailoa channeling Dan Marino in the final 15 minutes. Tagovailoa, who threw two first-half picks, had six touchdown passes and the Miami Dolphins went for 42 points to nearly hit the total (43.5 on their own). Baltimore -3.5 was a popular bet on Sunday at FanDuel and DraftKings.
Other favorites coughed up late leads — and hit the over — with the New York Jets edging the Cleveland Browns, 31-30, by overcoming a 13-point deficit with just over two minutes to play and the Arizona Cardinals (-6.5) taking the Las Vegas Raiders to overtime before an outright win that snapped the well-loved under bet.
As a live bet underdog of more than +1400 trailing 23-7 in the fourth quarter, the Cardinals’ improbable 29-23 victory broke a few hearts on the under 51.5.
Survivor mode
The Indianapolis Colts are 0-1-1 overall and a decisive 0-2 ATS this season on the road against AFC South opponents. They were also the fourth most popular pick in the Circa Sports survivor pool but Sunday’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, 24-0, paves the way for Indianapolis to return home as 6.5-point underdogs to the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Cincinnati Bengals might not have lost ground in the standings with the AFC North going 0-4 on Sunday, but they were also overplayed in survivor pools. Cooper Rush and the Dallas Cowboys (+7) kicked Cincinnati where it hurts in a 20-17 loss. Now the defending AFC champions hit the road to meet the 1-1 Jets and are just 4.5-point favorites.
That’s big
DraftKings reported a big bet winner on Thursday with the Los Angeles Chargers covering +4.5 at Kansas City to net the winner $633,100.
One bettor at BetMGM made straight bets of $250,000 on these four spread outcomes and three already cashed with a total potential winnings of $2.12 million:
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62 and 700: Judge, Pujols closing in on home run milestones
HOME RUNS
Aaron Judge and Albert Pujols could make this a milestone week for home runs.
Judge hit two more Sunday, raising his season total to 59, two shy of Roger Maris’ American League record. Now the slugger returns to Yankee Stadium, where New York will play its next six games. Pujols, meanwhile, is somewhat improbably closing in on the 700-homer mark after hitting 12 since the start of August.
Judge’s pursuit of Maris has stirred debate over how to put this AL record in context, should he break it. He’s unlikely to threaten Barry Bonds’ major league record of 73, but that mark, as well as the exploits of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa around the same time, have become complicated by performance-enhancing drug suspicions.
There’s one way in which Judge will likely surpass both Bonds and Maris, no matter how many more homers he hits. Right now, he has an incredible 20-homer lead over Kyle Schwarber, who is second in the majors. Nobody has led baseball in homers by at least 20 since Babe Ruth finished with 54 in 1928 and nobody else had more than 31.
Maris only led the majors by seven when he hit 61, and Bonds led by nine when he hit 73.
Judge is also in the mix for the AL Triple Crown — he’s leading big in homers and RBIs and just one point behind batting leader Luis Arraez — but that won’t sort itself out until closer to the end of the season.
The 42-year-old Pujols, who is retiring at the end of the season, is trying to become the fourth major leaguer to reach 700 homers, following Bonds, Henry Aaron and Ruth. Unlike Judge, he won’t be going for his milestone at home this week. St. Louis’ next eight games are on the road against the Padres, Dodgers and Brewers.
CUTTING IT CLOSE
Is it possible the Padres won’t even make the playoffs after pulling off the blockbuster trade for Juan Soto? San Diego holds the second wild card in the National League at the moment, but the Padres are only a half-game ahead of Philadelphia and 2 1/2 ahead of Milwaukee.
San Diego is 24-20 since the start of August for a .545 winning percentage — after going 57-46 (.553) prior to that. Soto has hit only .221 since joining the Padres.
San Diego did win the last three games of a series with Arizona, with Soto hitting his first homer this month Sunday.
TRIVIA TIME
Who is the most recent player to lead the majors in home runs by double digits?
LINE OF THE WEEK
While Schwarber is second in the majors in home runs with 39, Houston’s Yordan Alvarez is second to Judge in the AL with 37. He homered in his first three at-bats Friday night in the Astros’ 5-0 victory over Oakland.
Honorable mention: In that same game, Justin Verlander came back from the injured list for Houston and threw five no-hit innings before being removed.
COMEBACK OF THE WEEK
It’s actually a double dose this week.
On Tuesday night, Texas trailed Oakland 7-2 in the fifth inning before rallying for an 8-7 victory. Mark Mathias homered twice, including a solo shot in the ninth to win it. The Athletics had a 94.8% chance to win in the fifth inning, according to Baseball Savant.
The next night, the script was flipped. Oakland beat Texas 8-7 after the Rangers were up 5-1 after four. The win probability for Texas peaked at 93.2%. The Athletics completed their comeback with two runs in the top of the ninth, with the go-ahead run coming in on an error by shortstop Corey Seager.
TRIVIA ANSWER
Jose Bautista hit 54 home runs in 2010, finishing 12 ahead of Pujols.
PHOTOS: Las Vegas Aces win first WNBA title
Las Vegas Aces owner Mark Davis, left, speaks with Aces president Nikki Fargas before Game 4 of a WNBA basketball final playoff series against the Connecticut Sun, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson, left, is pressured by Connecticut Sun’s Alyssa Thomas, right, during the first half in Game 4 of a WNBA basketball final playoff series, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Las Vegas Aces’ Chelsea Gray (12) goes up for a basket as Connecticut Sun’s DeWanna Bonner, left, and Brionna Jones (42) defend during the second half in Game 4 of a WNBA basketball final playoff series, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Las Vegas Aces’ Kelsey Plum, top, and Connecticut Sun’s Alyssa Thomas fight for possession of the ball during the second half in Game 4 of a WNBA basketball final playoff series, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson, left, is pressured by Connecticut Sun’s Alyssa Thomas, right, during the first half in Game 4 of a WNBA basketball final playoff series, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon, right, celebrates with Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson after their win in the WNBA basketball finals against the Connecticut Sun, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
The Las Vegas Aces celebrate their win in the WNBA basketball finals against the Connecticut Sun, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson holds up the championship trophy as she celebrates with her team their win in the WNBA basketball finals against the Connecticut Sun, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Las Vegas Aces owner Mark Davis, celebrates his team’s win with Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon in the WNBA basketball finals against the Connecticut Sun, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Bill Laimbeer congratulates Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson, right, after her team’s win in the WNBA basketball finals against the Connecticut Sun, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Las Vegas Aces’ Chelsea Gray (12) celebrates with her team their win in the WNBA basketball finals against the Connecticut Sun, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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