NFL, CFB Weekend Betting Recap: 'Bettors Had Their Best Day of the Season By Far'

A lot of things went right for the public betting masses in NFL Week 7 odds. 

Perhaps most of all, the Denver Broncos transferred an embarrassing blowout loss into an unfathomable victory over the New York Giants.

"That was good for the patrons. Not so good for us," Chris Andrews said from his perch as sportsbook director at the South Point in Las Vegas.

But Andrews easily could’ve been speaking for bookmakers nationwide.

More on the weekend that was, as oddsmakers at sportsbooks across the country recap NFL and college football betting.

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Mile High Miracle

The Broncos were by no means a lock at home on Sunday. We’ve all seen enough NFL to know that no team is a lock. But Denver (-8) was the second-largest favorite on the Week 7 oddsboard, behind only double-digit favorite Kansas City.

Yet Denver didn’t score a point through three quarters, trailing New York 19-0. It didn’t get much better when the Giants scored a touchdown with 10:14 remaining to go up 26-8.

But somehow, the Broncos scored the next 22 points in a span of 8:23, taking a 30-26 lead with 1:51 remaining.

Still, there was more wildness to come. 

Jaxson Dart and the Giants, aided by a couple huge penalties, regained the lead 32-30 on a touchdown with 37 seconds remaining. But Jude McAtamney then missed his second extra point of the game.

Bo Nix and Denver made New York pay, driving to set up a Will Lutz 39-yard field goal to give the Broncos a 33-32 win. No, Denver didn’t cover. But the Broncos salvaged countless moneyline parlays.

"We would have done a lot better if the