UMBC biggest upset in sports history?

[magaman]

bigger than Jets over Colts -17 ??

What is a bigger upset?

[magaman]

Buster Douglas was only 50-1 which equates to +5000

[jts1207]

Go away

[Slipknot26]

Not even close
App State vs Michigan

[Rich Boy]

I think Howard win over UNLV was the biggest ML ever, +30000 or something wacky at 5dimes

Virginia was only -5000, those go down pretty regularly.

[Slipknot26]

Remember a soccer game about 2 years ago
Team -9000+ lost
It was a huge upset but football is harder due to way less possessions than basketball .
Basketball has upsets every weekend in the Regular Season.
Duke lost 5 games vs unranked opponents ..Just shows how regular is does happen

[ThaTopMoron]

bigger than Jets over Colts -17 ??

What is a bigger upset?

jets win was orchestrated for the betterment of the newly combined leagues

[kingdom]

Not numbers wise but in actuality
Buster Douglas always and forever. Tyson was a beast destroying everyone. UVA is a team that never got it done and the type of team if it happened to, would be them.

[LT Profits]

This was not even the biggest upset in NCAA Basketball history. That would be Chaminade over #1 Virginia with Ralph Sampson. And as I typed that, I just realized Virginia was on the short end of probably the two biggest basketball upsets ever.

[LT Profits]

Not numbers wise but in actuality
Buster Douglas always and forever. Tyson was a beast destroying everyone. UVA is a team that never got it done and the type of team if it happened to, would be them.

But if you are defining biggest upset, you HAVE to go by the odds or else it is only an opinion instead of a fact.

[KVB]

This was not even the biggest upset in NCAA Basketball history. That would be Chaminade over #1 Virginia with Ralph Sampson. And as I typed that, I just realized Virginia was on the short end of probably the two biggest basketball upsets ever.

[thetrinity]

But if you are defining biggest upset, you HAVE to go by the odds or else it is only an opinion instead of a fact.

WHEN it happens also matters though

[jtoler]

Has UVA been a number 1 seed other than this year since Bennett has been there if not thats weird because this is the least talented team he's had in quite a few years.

[DOM_Toretto]

Will be remembered as the first time ever a 16 seed beat a 1 seed, let alone the #1 overall seed.

[magaman]

You cannot answer this by odds or numbers only... App St over Michigan was a meaningless preseason game. Howard over UNLV... I don't recall.

This was the NCAA tournament. You need to compare to very high profile/playoff/tournament type matchups.

Buster Douglas in in the conversation - but UMBC is also

[magaman]

when it happens also matters though

^^ this

[dlowilly]

I think Howard win over UNLV was the biggest ML ever, +30000 or something wacky at 5dimes

Virginia was only -5000, those go down pretty regularly.

This past season, blows this upset away, it's just this was at the big dance

Howard
UNLV

+55000
-165000

[Slipknot26]

You cannot answer this by odds or numbers only... App St over Michigan was a meaningless preseason game. Howard over UNLV... I don't recall.

This was the NCAA tournament. You need to compare to very high profile/playoff/tournament type matchups.

Buster Douglas in in the conversation - but UMBC is also

What ?
An upset is an upset regardless of the timing .
Team A -24 vs. Team B is simply -24
You don't get extra money from the book since it's March Madness do you ?

[Mac4Lyfe]

I believe the Pats were like +4200 Live when they were down in the Superbowl. I had a friend who had a futures bet on Atlanta and I begged him to hedge but he didn't. Dumb ass.

[DOM_Toretto]

What ?
An upset is an upset regardless of the timing .
Team A -24 vs. Team B is simply -24
You don't get extra money from the book since it's March Madness do you ?

Well if you want to crown a “biggest upset ever” title then money should have a lot to do with it, and trust me a lot more people than usual and a lot more money than a typical game lost on Virginia the #1 overall seed and most popular bracket champion on ESPN losing in the first round to a #16 seed for the first time ever sure helps the case for
biggest upset ever.

[cankid]

I believe the Pats were like +4200 Live when they were down in the Superbowl. I had a friend who had a futures bet on Atlanta and I begged him to hedge but he didn't. Dumb ass.

Amazing how many people don't hedge or at least break it down to see the pros and cons

[magaman]

What ?
An upset is an upset regardless of the timing .
Team A -24 vs. Team B is simply -24
You don't get extra money from the book since it's March Madness do you ?

Totally disagree. What the game is and when it is played has a HUGE factor in the significance. Howard and App St are OUT for sure in this debate. Buster Douglas is in... other than that you have to go back many decades to find huge upsets

[kingdom]

But if you are defining biggest upset, you HAVE to go by the odds or else it is only an opinion instead of a fact.

clearly stated not numbers wise. by upset i meant one of most shocking events in sports.

[krk1030]

App st over michigan

[Rich Boy]

If you think of all the live lines that get cracked these big "upsets" happen all the time.

[cincinnatikid513]

uva 67.5 points per game ranked #308 not likely ever see a number 1 with those numbers

[Slipknot26]

Totally disagree. What the game is and when it is played has a HUGE factor in the significance. Howard and App St are OUT for sure in this debate. Buster Douglas is in... other than that you have to go back many decades to find huge upsets

Ok , you've already blew the conversation all to hell
Simply your opinion now but it was big just not the biggest .

[dlowilly]

People are happy when their craps bet on snake eyes hits but they aren't shocked. This upset was about the same odds., probably even less. Just as shocking if not more was they won by 20

[Cuse0323]

Wonder how many parlays were ruined for dumbasses that threw Virginia in there. And how many people threw money on the UMBC ML. Epic call by the guy here who made the ML call. Not sure if it’s the biggest but definitely up there for all time upsets.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Mr Williams said 57 people took up the 5,000-1 odds with Ladbrokes – the longest odds of any bookmaker – of which all but 21 accepted early cash-out payments for lower odds. The highest remaining bet is a £20 stake that earned the winner £100,000

Leicester City was the biggest sports odds ever at +500,000

[KRIT]

Where the old school posters at, what was USA odds when they had the miracle on ice.

Also anyone remember the spread in the SB when the Giants beat the undefeated Pats?

[kingdom]

Totally disagree. What the game is and when it is played has a HUGE factor in the significance. Howard and App St are OUT for sure in this debate. Buster Douglas is in... other than that you have to go back many decades to find huge upsets

UNLV definitely not world beaters. I think AppSt. was significant because at that time, I-AA teams never beat premier top 10 programs. especially on road in big house. now a major conference team gets beat every year by a smaller school.

[Mac4Lyfe]

People are happy when their craps bet on snake eyes hits but they aren't shocked. This upset was about the same odds., probably even less. Just as shocking if not more was they won by 20

I once bet $800 on midnight. I was calling out numbers like a prophet. I threw an 11. I was sure as shit it hit. I woke up every day for a week wondering how was I going to spend that ~$25k. That's when I knew there was no such thing as a sure thing.

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[Andy117]

You cannot answer this by odds or numbers only... App St over Michigan was a meaningless preseason game. Howard over UNLV... I don't recall.

This was the NCAA tournament. You need to compare to very high profile/playoff/tournament type matchups.

Buster Douglas in in the conversation - but UMBC is also

There is no preseason in college football.


Biggest upset to me is Lake Placid - US Olympic hockey team.