If there's one thing that's constant in the world of sports betting, it's overreactions. There's nothing our brains love more than to grab hold of a stat or tidbit of information and run wild with it, spooling a narrative thread as complex and multi-layered as a Christopher Nolan film.
In the NFL, the most narrative-driven of the major American sports, that impulse is ramped up to 11, and if the Baltimore Ravens face off against the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl, all hell could break loose.
How many times have you heard someone talk about the “script” in a game? Sports, the NFL in particular, always have those who cry “rigged” when a result doesn't go a certain way. With the rise of social media and legalized gambling, this attitude has become more prominent, both in satire and from those who truly believe it.