Some wild things impacted NFL Week 16 odds. Most notably, a legendary comeback — including a very fluky 2-point conversion — in the first game of the week, Thursday’s Rams-Seahawks showdown, and then two touchdowns on the same drive overturned by offensive pass interference in a pivotal Steelers-Lions matchup on Sunday.The second of those was an unexpected boon for bookmakers and a bust for the public betting masses, as Pittsburgh pulled off the upset road win.”Steelers outright was good for us. That killed a bunch of moneyline parlays and teasers,” SuperBook risk manager Casey Degnon said, surely speaking for sportsbooks across the country.More on the weekend that was, as multiple oddsmakers recap NFL and college football betting.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports.Saving the SteelersJaylen Warren helped the Steelers break open a close game with two 45-yard touchdown runs in the fourth quarter. The second one gave Pittsburgh a 29-17 lead with 6:41 remaining.But the Lions got a Jahmyr Gibbs TD with 4:11 left to move within 29-24, then got the ball back with 2:09 remaining, after a Steelers’ missed field goal.Detroit drove to the Pittsburgh 1-yard line, then Amon-Ra St. Brown caught a TD pass from Jared Goff. But that was nullified by offensive pass interference, moving the ball back 10 yards.The Lions ultimately faced fourth-and-goal at the 9, with Goff again hitting St. Brown, but the wideout got stuffed at the 1 and forced backward. St. Brown then somehow lateraled to Goff, who ran it in.However, after a lengthy officials conference, St. Brown was called for pass interference, ending the game. Absolutely wild.”That was a nice sweat for us, after the missed field goal and the long referee discussion,” Degnon said.Added Degnon’s boss, SuperBook vice president John Murray: “The Steelers were the best result of the day.”For BetMGM, the Steelers-Lions unusual ending capped a good set of results for the book — and a bumpy ride for bettors — in Sunday’s late set of games.”That was a really good window — the Steelers upsetting the Lions, the Raiders easily covering +14 vs. the Texans, and the Broncos’ loss was good,” BetMGM trading manager Christian Cipollini said. “The early window was more mixed, but the late window has it looking like a big day for the book.”Houston, expected to hammer lowly…
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