Dave Portnoy desires this faculty scholar put behind bars for even desirous about going to the rack in a double-digit recreation the place the end result was determined.
The Barstool Sports activities founder had a wager on Yale +12.5 in opposition to Texas A&M, and in an 80-69 recreation, noticed Aggies participant Hayden Hefner drive to the basket with 23.3 seconds left as an alternative of simply milking the clock down and taking their victory in stride.
Fortunately for Portnoy, Hefner misplaced management of the ball underneath the basket because the Aggies guard tried to spoil a canopy for the Bulldogs.
“‘What an a–hole,’ Portnoy said on a DraftKings live stream while sitting next to Dan “Big Cat” Katz. “That guy is a piece of s–t. Who is that guy? That guy should be in prison.”
Yale would flip that mistake into factors the opposite method, with the Bulldogs ultimately dropping 80-71.
“Whoever this kid on A&M is trying to score should be in prison. Almost backdoored me on Yale +12.5,” Portnoy wrote in a social media submit.
Warning: Specific language
The response from the Barstool contingent left Portnoy and Katz questioning why Hefner would even think about making an attempt to attain with the sport’s final result determined and the Bulldogs not fouling to increase the sport.
Portnoy is a identified gambler on nearly the whole lot, beforehand successful (and dropping) giant sums of cash on the NFL, the Masters and horse racing.
His wagers on DraftKings are used as a promotional tactic as Barstool Sports activities and the sportsbook are locked into an unique eight-figures-per-year betting partnership.