Michigan State vs. Ole Miss ends in must-see bad beat for spread bettors in Sweet 16

Michigan State was favored to beat Ole Miss by 3.5 points in the Sweet 16.

With four seconds left, the Spartans led by six points. MSU bettors felt relatively secure. Rebels backers were about to come up just short.

And then the basketball betting gods said, not so fast.

Ole Miss dribbled down the floor against lax defense for a shot that meant essentially nothing, except to the spread.

Matthew Murrell flung up a leaning 3-pointer from the top of the arc. He shot it too long, but it hit the dead part of the crotch of the rim and dropped in the hoop.

Final: Michigan State 73, Ole Miss 70, a backdoor cover of the highest order by Mississippi.

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Matthew Murrell gets the wacky roll #6 Ole Miss +3.5 ✅💰
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— NCAA Buzzer Beaters & Game Winners (@NCAABuzzerBters) March 29, 2025

Some people were probably very happy about this, and others were likely crushed.

It surely will make its way onto Scott Van Pelt's bad beats, though, because it's tough for it to be a later, or luckier, swing than this one.

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