All week the NFL world has waited to hear what the league planned to do about the massive snowstorm threatening Bills-Browns in Buffalo on Sunday with reportedly six feet of snow. In anticipation of the calamitous weather, many bettors hammered the under, expecting both offenses to struggle to move the ball in the Western New York conditions.
Uh, about that.
Given the potentially dangerous situation the Buffalo snow presented to anyone trying to travel to the game (both teams, stadium workers, fans in attendance, etc.), in addition to the chaotic on-field conditions for players — the NFL officially announced Bills-Browns will now be played at the domed Ford Field on Sunday in Detroit. It probably isn’t the best news for many submitting early bets on this affair:
NFL source confirms to me Browns at Bills is being moved to Detroit.
— Tim Graham (@ByTimGraham) November 17, 2022
According to Action Network, 77 percent of all bets and 79 percent of the money wagered on the point total backed the under with the expectation the game would be held in Buffalo.
Oof, let’s unpack the ramifications and how some of the major sportsbooks are reacting.
Here are FanDuel’s rules for a situation like this:
Here's how bettors reacted to the news of Bills-Browns being moved to a dome in Detroit.
Why you have to wait to bet it https://t.co/aQAPOlBYJg
— Matt Perrault (@sportstalkmatt) November 17, 2022
How many people are looking up their book’s house rules because they didn’t listen to @sportstalkmatt and wait… I bet it’s a lot! 😂 #GamblingTwitter
— J. Dow (@JDowBetz) November 17, 2022
Anyone who bet the under in the Bills-Browns game before it got moved to Detroit pic.twitter.com/rEDchigzNJ
— Archduke Point Franz (@DerFranzWagner) November 17, 2022
@FanDuel can I get my bills / browns under 41.5 bet back? Lol https://t.co/V08pn1cPdu
— Connor Clark (@Connor_Clark23) November 17, 2022
Fanduel re-opens Bills -9.5, 49.5 😂. Hope u took my advice and did not take the under this morning. Better hope your book ripped up your ticket
— Clevta (@Clevta) November 17, 2022
RIP to everyone who took that Bills Browns under lol
— #HurtsSzn 🦅 Roadhouse (8-1) (@eaglesroadhouse) November 17, 2022
People who bet Bills-Browns under 41.5 seeing it re-open 49.5 pic.twitter.com/9rf1lxySBY
— Stuckey (@Stuckey2) November 17, 2022
They can just move the location of the Bills game????? I already hammered the under????
— KBot (@kbotlocks) November 17, 2022
And this is why you don’t bet on games early… browns +8 in 3 feet of snow makes sense.. browns vs the bills in a beautiful dome.. does not make sense https://t.co/QYiy8r8JYs
— Bryce Allen (@Ballen_22) November 17, 2022