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Victor Oladipo’s Irrelevant Last-Second Three Pointer Meant Money For Gamblers
Game 7 between the Cavs and Pacers was already cut and dried, when Victory Oladipo made some gamblers jump out of their seats as if their team had just won the Championship.
You see, the Cleveland Cavaliers led by 7 points with only a few seconds left, and the Pacers out of timeouts. Victor Oladipo got the ball and sprinted over the court for one last time this season and hit a buzzer-beating three pointer. The game ended 105-101.
Most sportsbooks opened Game 7 with the Cavaliers as 6.5-point favorites and closed at either 5 or 5.5. That’s why Oladipo’s 3 was so huge for a lot of gamblers. It cut the Cavaliers’ margin of victory from seven points to four. Johnny Avello, a sportsbook for the Wynn in Las Vegas, said:
“It was probably a swing of $3 million to $5 million in Nevada.”
Since around 70 percent of the money bet on the point spread on the game was on the Pacers, the shot made a lot of people very happy.
💣BOOM💣
Indiana +5.5 covers!
Oladipo with a huge 3 at the end
— The Warden (@thewardenpicks) April 29, 2018
Oladipo back door cover!!!!!!!!!!!!
— bald & burly (@FranklinBTurtle) April 29, 2018
OLADIPO WOW PACERS COVER PACERS COVER LET’S GOOOOOO
— Ross Bolen (@WRBolen) April 29, 2018
And good teams win but great teams cover. Clutch 3 by Oladipo there.
— Chad (@Chad__Minnich) April 29, 2018
VICTOR OLADIPO YOU ARE A HERO
— Tom (@TJFsports) April 29, 2018
Oladipo for the cover…. BANG
— Matt Hurd (@hurd_matt) April 29, 2018
Oladipo with the splash for the cover the games never over till it’s over lol
— Zach (@theycallmelitz) April 29, 2018
