LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 19: Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff (16) lays up the ball during a NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Rams on November 19, 2018, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA.

Chiefs-Rams game was 'healthy 7-figure loss' for Vegas sportsbooks

Caitlyn Holroyd
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Monday night's 54-51 shootout between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams was bad news for Las Vegas sportsbooks.

Michael Grodsky, a spokesperson for William Hill, which operates 108 sportsbooks in Nevada, told ESPN's Ben Fawkes the game resulted in a "healthy seven-figure loss" for the book.

The over/under of 64 points was the highest for an NFL game since at least 1986, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. Grodsky said 69 percent of customers bet the over.

Sportsbook BetOnline.ag also took a big hit.

"We got killed," BetOnline's Dave Mason told Zack Jones of Forbes. "Over 75 percent of the cash was on the over and that cost the house big time."

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