No. 3 Ohio State (-1.5 at BetMGM) hosted No. 1 Texas in Arch Manning’s debut on Saturday. The largest sport of faculty soccer’s Week 1 — and one of many largest video games all season — was even larger for one individual.
A bettor at Caesars Sportsbook in Nevada positioned the primary reported seven-figure bet of the faculty soccer season early on Saturday morning: $1 million on the Texas moneyline at -105 odds.
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The wager would’ve received $952,380.95, however sadly Ohio State prevailed in a close-fought 14-7 sport and Manning’s fourth-quarterback comeback got here up brief. It was a blended debut for the Lonhorns signal-caller, as he threw for 170 yards, one TD and one interception.
The (*1*), opening this summer season with Ohio State as a 3-point favourite, earlier than Texas moved to a slight favourite at a number of books (and a pick-em at a number of others) based mostly on outsized public help on Friday. On Saturday morning, Ohio State moved again to — and closed — as a consensus brief favourite.
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Circa Sports reported taking a $550,000 wager on Texas +1 on Thursday. At BetMGM sportsbooks, as of Saturday morning, Texas +1 was the most-bet school soccer wager (amongst Top 25 video games) by each whole bets and whole {dollars} wagered, with 66% of the cash on Texas to cowl.
The Longhorns turned the primary No. 1 staff within the AP Top 25 ballot to shut as an underdog in Week 1 since at the least 1978, per ESPN research.