How was your week of watching sports? How about your sports betting experience? This week was chalked full of plays and moments that made betting for sports fun and sometimes, not-so-fun, all depending on whether these moments boosted or busted your wagers.
We wrap up another crazy seven days with highlights from NBA, College Football, the College Basketball tipoff and the second half of the NFL.
Courtesy of Top Bet, your weekly dose of sports Gif highlights:
College Football
Nick Saban and A.J. McCarron Are So Cute Together
Fan of the Week alert: LSU Zombie T-Rex Fan
College Basketball
VMI’s Weethee’s Big-Time Dunk
VMI’s Jordan Weethee throws down a massive dunk against Citadel during the opening day of the college basketball season.
CBB Game Had 73 Fouls, 102 Free-Throw Attempts in Single Game
Seton Hall and Niagara played in perhaps the slowest basketball game ever.
Photographic evidence from Seton Hall-Niagara: 73 fouls, 102 free-throw attempts. pic.twitter.com/KUm5yj6OS0
— Brendan Prunty (@BrendanPrunty) November 10, 2013
Seton Hall won 83-72, but they sure believed the game was a frustrating one with refs blowing their whistles once in every 24 seconds.
NBA
J.J. Redick Scared of Driving On LeBron James
Just goes to show you how scary James is—even without the ball.
Jeff Green’s Insane Game-Winning Three-Pointer
Jeff Green got a huge measure of redemption. [sc:Other240banner ]
With the Celtics trailing 108-110 with only 0.6 seconds remaining, Boston ran a play that saw Green hoist a crazy fade-away three-pointer over the outstretched hands of LeBron James. The shot went in at the buzzer as Green crashed into the first row.
The moment was sweet for green, considering what happened the last time he faced the Heat.
Timofey Mozgov got Mozgov’d Again!
Latest “Mozgov-ee”: Markieff Morris
NFL
AP Plows His Way through Redskins Defense for 1st Down
This is why “All Day” is the best running back in football.
AJ Green Catches Hail Mary Touchdown Pass, Forces Overtime
Here’s a closer look on how A.J. Green lurked around for the TD:
Unfortunately, the Bengals lost again in overtime, further slimming their AFC North lead.
Golden Tate with a Brilliant, One-Handed TD
Tavon Austin Just Destroyed The Colts
The St. Louis Rams upset the Indianapolis Colts, 38-8, and Rams wide receiver/return specialist Tavon Austin, one of the fastest rookies in the NFL, made a day of running around Lucas Oil Stadium.
First, there was the 98-yard punt return TD:
Then the 57-yard TD against the Colts DBs:
Then the 81-yard TD that sealed and stamped the destruction of the Colts:
And that fine performance merits a quality dance. Take it away, Tavon:
International Basketball
Real Madrid Player Makes No-Look Buzzer-Beater
With 0.4 on the clock, Real Madrid Baloncesto’s Felipe Reyes caught a full-court inbounds pass and blindly tossed it up. It somehow hit nothing but net.
A Little Somethin’ Somethin’
The Most Insane Push-Up You Will Ever See
Can you this “flying push-up” like how Ahmed “Iron Monkey” Kerigo can do?
Thanks to Deadspin for the find.
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