Oddsmaker's mistake causes historic line movement on WNBA All-Star Game

ESPN ^ | 7/14 | David Purdum

[Steely Tom]

Maybe a mistake of this magnitude will occur aboard a nuclear submarine.

[Jewbacca]

And yet it’s the WNBA, so no one cares.

[dainbramaged]

Most high school men’s teams would beat either of these broad squads, and anyone who would wager on the contest is truly a degenerate gambler. The WNBA is a joke.

[SamAdams76]

Sometimes somebody will profess to be a fan of women’s basketball but if you ask them to name a single player, they come up blank.

[NWFree]

Are they 99% black too without diversity?

[dfwgator]

Aren’t they 99% Lesbian?

[ealgeone]

Let’s hope not!

[Paladin2]

WNBA?

And we care?

[drSteve78]

Trans?

[nickcarraway]

Lisa Leslie or Sheryl Swoopes? Do they still play? I couldn’t tell you what position they play. Cheryl Miller?

[nickcarraway]

I doubt it’s anywhere near that high.

[alancarp]

If you’re betting on a women’s all-star hoops game, you’ve got a real problem.

[dfwgator]

If you’re betting on a women’s all-star hoops game, you’ve got a real problem.

LOL, ain't that the truth?

[cherry]

why do we care?

[BenLurkin]

Who would bet on the WNBA anything?

[End Times Sentinel]

This could certainly shift the wagers of dozens of dollars.

[KierkegaardMAN]

I prefer Purgatory to watching the WNBA

[KierkegaardMAN]

What happens when 7 foot musclebound men start identifying as women?

[ETL]

"The 53-point movement was the largest shift that multiple veteran bookmakers could ever recall, and it wasn't caused by any attempt at corruption or by a rush of big wagers. Instead, it was simply a mistake by an oddsmaker who was short on time. "

Once, many years ago, at Belmont Racetrack here in New York, at least one betting window remained opened...AFTER the race went off! By the time I got my bet in (with my best poker face on) the horses were at the top of the stretch! So I bet what money I had left on the horse that was leading by 5 or 6 lengths at the time. My friggin usual bad luck, the horse was passed by some other in the final few yards! True story.