Ravens bettors burned by Lamar Jackson injury confusion ahead of key Bears matchup
Ravens bettors aren’t happy with how the franchise handled Lamar Jackson’s injury status this week. The star quarterback will miss his third straight game with a hamstring strain on Sunday when the Ravens host the Bears in Baltimore, despite Jackson appearing to be ready to go less than 24 hours ago.Jackson had been listed as a full participant in Friday’s practice, seemingly paving the way for his return to the field after going down in a loss to the Chiefs during Week 4.The betting public acted accordingly, with the Ravens jumping from roughly 3.5-point favorites to as high as 7-point favorites at some sportsbooks after the good Jackson news dropped. The optimism around Jackson quickly disappeared SaturdayJackson’s practice status was retroactively downgraded a day before the game from “full” to “limited” for Friday’s workout and shockingly ruled out for Sunday’s game, puzzling bettors, fantasy football players and, perhaps most importantly, the Bears.Once again, the betting line took a major turn, this time toward Chicago, who went from a 3.5-point underdog to a razor-thin 1.5-point underdog as of this writing after news broke that Tyler Huntley would be the opposing quarterback rather than Jackson.Those who took the Ravens, who at 1-5 desperately need a win to stay in the playoff hunt, in the meantime, were, unsurprisingly, not happy about the switcharoo. “I placed a bet, and I know other people placed bets based on the fact he was a full [participant in] practice,” an X user by the name of @BballMichael wrote.“It’s the Raven franchise being the ravens, though.
Trying to get Chicago to prepare for Lamar when they knew he wasn’t playing.Such a shady franchise.”“…how convenient after I placed a bet last night,” another user who goes by the handle @darrenhoughton_ wrote on the platform.
“Everyone who picked the ravens to win should get a refund if they lose now since Lamar’s out.”NFL Network reported that Jackson par...