Last night, Nevada pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in college basketball history when they came back from 22 points to beat the Cincinnati Bearcats 75-73.
Via ESPN
Cincinnati held a 22-point lead at one point in the second half and then went ice cold from the field, going on a field goal drought that would last 4 minutes, 51 seconds. It was the second-biggest comeback in tournament history, behind BYU’s comeback from a 25-point deficit against Iona in the 2012 First Four.
With 11 minutes left in the game, the Cincinnati Bearcats had a 99 percent probability of beating Nevada.
Cincinnati, when up by 22, had a 99 percent win probability….at that moment….Before Nevada SHOCKED the world
— Bob Pompeani (@KDPomp) March 19, 2018
Cincinnati lost to Nevada after having a 99.9% win probability with 11:17 left in the game! #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/oXjH3n7wMx
— Darren Heitner (@DarrenHeitner) March 19, 2018
According to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, one poor gambler risked $2k to win only $26.65 on Cincinnati while the team was up big in the second half of the game.
Via Darren Rovell
Worst Bet Of The Night: With Cincinnati up 22 on Nevada, a bettor on William Hill’s InPlay app bet $2,000 on the Bearcats to win. If they did win (they didn’t), it would have paid out — you ready — $26.65!!!
Just a horrible bet and terrible beat for this dude to risk all that money just to make $26 bucks. I would have loved to have seen his face when Nevada made that epic comeback last night.
h/t Total Pro Sports