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This time, the Seattle Seahawks won -- and so did Las Vegas.The Seahawks used a last-second goal-line stand to beat the New England Patriots 31-24 Sunday night, capping a day full of underdog success stories and giving sportsbooks a little bit of revenge on one of their largest Super Bowl disappointments of the past.Underdogs covered the spread in nine of the 12 games on Sunday. The Philadelphia Eagles win over the Atlanta Falcons and Tennessee Titans upset of the Green Bay Packers produced the biggest wins of the early games for the books. All three underdogs in the late kickoffs covered the spread, highlighted by the Dallas Cowboys outright win over the favored Pittsburgh Steelers.But the Seahawks win over the Patriots -- especially when put in context with what happened in Super Bowl XLIX between Seattle and New England -- was the sweetest for the books.New England defeated Seattle 28-24 in that Super Bowl, with Patriots defensive back Malcolm Butler picking off a slant pass from Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson at the goal line in the final seconds to secure the win in a game with a consensus closing line of pick em. It was a costly swing for multiple Las Vegas sportsbooks; both the Wynn and MGM sportsbooks said the Patriots winning caused seven-figure swings against the house.I wont ever forget it, Jay Rood, MGM vice president of race and sports, told ESPN. I was in the office, watching a smaller TV with a faster feed, while everyone else was watching the big screen that was a few seconds behind. Everyone was wondering why I was cussing and hitting the wall. They soon found out.Jason Simbal, vice president of race and sports at CG Technology, said Butlers interception produced the loudest roar from a sportsbook crowd he remembers. The reaction was the same across town.When Butler intercepted that pass from Wilson the place exploded, a Caesars sportsbook manager said. Between ecstatic Pats fans and pissed off Seahawks fans, and everything in between, its possibly the loudest reaction Ive ever heard in a sportsbook.In the hours leading up to kickoff on Sunday, four times as much money had been bet on Patriots as had been bet on the Seahawks at the Westgate SuperBook. The action on New England was more than double than what was on Seattle at William Hills Nevada sportsbook.[It was a] good day, William Hill director of trading Nick Bogdanovich said in a text message.Odds and ends? A Saturday that saw a slew of top-ranked teams upset produced mixed results for the sportsbooks. No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 Washington and No. 9 Auburn all lost Saturday.Everyone thought all those upsets were going to be great, the MGMs Rood said. But once you knock one big off like that, you scoop up all the parlay money and the rest of them are basically not great decisions, because you usually have sharp money on the dog side. If you have too many decisions like that you start flushing money to the sharps.Colorado, Washington State and Boise State produced big losses for the MGM at night, Rood said.We cant get anyone to bet Arizona [a 49-24 loser to Colorado], Rood said. The only night game we really won was USC [a 26-13 winner over Washington].? Alabama is now an odds-on favorite to win the national championship at the Westgate SuperBook. The Crimson Tide moved to 4-5 this week, followed by Ohio State (2-1), Louisville (6-1), Clemson (12-1) and Wisconsin (15-1). Washington dropped back to 20-1 after its loss to USC. Other teams still listed: Oklahoma (20-1), West Virginia (50-1), Washington State (50-1), Penn State (50-1).Louisville, one of only three teams with single-digit odds, is the Westgates largest liability at this point.? College basketball tipped off last week, with Duke beginning the season as the consensus favorite to win the national championship. Here are the preseason betting trends on the odds to win the national title at the Westgate:Top 5 teams by number of bets to win the national title 1. Syracuse 2. Kentucky 3. Wisconsin 4a. Michigan State 4b. DukeTop 5 teams by amount of money bet to win the national title 1. Kentucky 2. Duke 3. Syracuse 4. Oregon 5. Wisconsin Fausse Yeezy Pas Cher .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras. Yeezy Boost 350 v2 Moins Cher . "No difference at all," chirped U.S. roommate and linemate James van Riemsdyk. "Its still the same cranky Phil. http://www.pascheryeezy350v2.fr/ . 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Off White Yeezy 350 V2 Pas Cher . -- On the field, it was business as usual for Jameis Winston and No. Michael Cheika insists he doesnt feel his jobs under pressure as the Wallabies begin picking up the pieces from a disastrous Bledisloe Cup campaign.Taking stock after losing 29-9 to the All Blacks in Saturdays second Test in Wellington - and having conceded 10 tries while scoring just one in back-to-back clashes with the world champions - Cheikas team badly need to show progress in the rest of the Rugby Championship campaign.Theyll regroup after a week off before tackling South Africa in Brisbane on Saturday week.Another defeat would bring Australias losing streak to seven Tests - the same number that led to the sacking of Eddie Jones in 2005, the teams most unsuccessful run in the professional era.Three of those losses were to New Zealand and three to England, widely rated the best two teams in world rugby.But another bad loss at home against a mediocre Springboks team, who have split their first two Tests with Argentina, would crank up pressure on them.Cheika appears to be feeling the heat, if his post-match spray at referee Romain Poite - who he alleged ignored captain Stephen Moore and also had a secret meeting with the All Blacks, which counterpart Steve Hansen subsequently refuted - is anything to go by.But he doesnt feel his position is in any jeopardy.I dont think I am [under pressure], Cheika told reporters in Sydney.The only person who puts pressure on me is myself.Im not worried about that stuff.The Springboks were disappointing in a 26-24 defeat by the Pumas in Argentina on Saturday night andd may present the Wallabies with an opportunity to play themselves back into form.ddddddddddddHowever, there is plenty of work to do.Australia barely had a chance in attack in Wellington, running the ball 187m to New Zealands 411m, and were held tryless as the rampant hosts crossed the white line four times en route to clinching the Bledisloe Cup for a 14th straight year.With no injured players expected back for Brisbane, Cheika has already declared his intention to stick with Quade Cooper and Bernard Foley as the teams twin playmakers, while lock Adam Coleman brought some promising vigour in just his second Test appearance - if overdone at times.Young backline utility Reece Hodge showed some signs in his debut off the bench, including kicking a monster 52m penalty, that suggest he could become a regular for years to come.But apparent glaring problems remain, including lineout woes and a lack of ball-running forwards, especially a power No.8, to provide much-needed go-forward.Vice-captain Michael Hooper believes, despite their two Bledisloe beltings, a win isnt too far away.We made huge improvements during the week, he said.Still the scoreboard didnt paint a great picture but as far as intent of the guys at training and in the game, you cant build that sort of stuff and not get results in the back end of the year.(Im not) hoping, Im knowing theres some good to come from this. 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