Jerry's nightmare in town was a party for book lovers.
The aftermath of the Packers' shocking win is not only bad news for Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the rest of the Dallas braintrust, but a complete disaster for bettors who pounded the championship favorite all week. Ta.
“The Cowboys loss was a great outcome,” Christian Cipollini, trading manager at BetMGM Sportsbook, told the Post.
Aside from perhaps the huge parlay debt, BetMGM reports that 70 percent of the spread money was on the Cowboys-7, and 64 percent of the moneyline debt was also on Dallas.
Interestingly, BetMGM added that while 34 percent of moneyline bets were on the Cowboys, 64 percent of the money was coming in.
This data shows that a lot of money is being bet on the Cowboys.
The weekend overall was a success for the books as the underdogs were howling. Regular bettors usually bet on favorites.
Before the weekend, Cipollini told the Post that “just one or two dogs covering” would be a good outcome for BetMGM, and that “a Packers, Steelers or Texans win would be ideal.” .
The Texans defeated Joe Flacco and the Cleveland Browns, and the Packers made quick work of their old friend, Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy, two of which paid off in blowout losses.
And one of those games still remains, the Bills-Steelers game, which has been postponed until Monday afternoon.
BetMGM told the Post that 55 percent of the spread handle is on the Bills-10 at home at Highmark Stadium.
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That number is likely to change dramatically since games will no longer be played in the winter wonderland that was expected heading into Wild Card Weekend.
There's still snow in the forecast for Monday, but just snow showers, not the snowstorm that hit Buffalo all day Sunday.
Fans spend hours clearing snow from stadiums to prepare the field for playoff games.
