Sportsbooks Cash in on Public Bettors as Ravens Stun Chiefs in Baltimore

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens literally flipped the script Sunday night.

The 2019 MVP of the NFL was 0-3 against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs over his career, and even referred to them as his "kryptonite."

Superman may have defeated his biggest adversary for at least a week. Jackson drove the Ravens down late in the 4th, literally flipping his way into the end zone to give Baltimore (+3.5 at WynnBET) a 36-35 lead that they would not relinquish.

The Chiefs got the ball with 3:14 left on the clock, and Mahomes immediately connected with Byron Pringle for 23 yards, Travis Kelce for 13 yards, and then again for seven more. But on 2nd and 3, Clyde Edwards-Helaire fumbled on the Ravens' 32-yard line and gave it back to Baltimore.

Kansas City still had all three timeouts, but on 4th and 1, Lamar Jackson sealed it on a gutsy 2-yard run that head coach John Harbaugh asked him about right beforehand.

"Get that first down no matter what" Jackson told NBC's Michelle Tafoya in his postgame TV appearance.

"Coach asked 'should we go for it?' I said, 'hell yes!"

The Ravens picked up a huge win for the sportsbooks

According to the oddsmakers at WynnBET, the Chiefs at -3.5 had 89.6% of the bets for tonight's game, as well as 93.9% of the money. For Ravens moneyline bettors, 27.4% of the money was on the underdog Ravens at +165.

The only game that had a higher liability number was the Arizona Cardinals at -3.5, who survived against the Minnesota Vikings on a missed field goal at the end of regulation. Arizona got 95.4% of the bets, along with 96.2% of the money.

As for the over/under, the public got a victory over the sharps when the over hit in the middle of the third quarter. 82.3% of the bets were on over 54 points, despite 68.6% of the money being on the under.

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