2025 CFB Unhealthy Beats: Lane Kiffin’s Late Timeout Dooms Ole Miss Backers

Barely two weeks into the faculty soccer season, and whatta ya know — we have already acquired one other dangerous beat.

On Saturday, it was Ole Miss unfold bettors who took a intestine punch because of a last-second subject purpose from Kentucky that meant nothing within the recreation however every thing for bettors.

Let’s take a look at the way it all went down.

Kentucky covers with late FG

Ole Miss seemed nicely on its method to not solely profitable, however masking the unfold. The Rebels kicked a 36-yard subject purpose with 1:10 left, stretching their result in 10 factors, and bettors using Ole Miss -8.5 had been feeling assured the duvet was locked.

Then got here the twist. 

With 13 seconds left, Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin known as timeout, after Kentucky had already burned all of its timeouts. That gave the Wildcats an opportunity to arrange Jacob Kauwe for a 39-yard subject purpose with eight seconds remaining, making the rating 30-23.

The kick was meaningless for the result — Ole Miss nonetheless gained comfortably — nevertheless it swung the betting consequence in an enormous method.

Kiffin even acknowledged the fallout on dwell TV:

“Sorry to a variety of gamblers there on the finish,” Kiffin mentioned.

For Ole Miss unfold bettors, it was brutal. What seemed like a simple cowl slipped away for no good motive.

For Kentucky unfold backers, although, they abruptly turned winners, all because of … Kiffin’s clock administration.

It’s the basic reminder that in wagering, no lead — or cowl — is protected till the clock hits 0.0. 

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