Florida Atlantic needed two free throws after the clock reached 0:00 to cover by half a point. Nebraska had a 36-point margin with 1:52 left and still lost the cover. Wednesday’s best bad beats lived in the final possessions.
Two covers decided at the horn
Florida Atlantic 95, William & Mary 90
Consensus closing reference: FAU -4.5
Result: FAU covered by 0.5
Decisive sequence: two Kanaan Carlyle free throws at 0:00
No. 25 Nebraska 94, Lindenwood 60
Consensus closing reference: Nebraska -34.5
Result: Lindenwood covered by 0.5
Decisive sequence: Parker Seithel’s jumper at 1:40 erased Nebraska’s cover
Closing references come from BetSharp’s multi-book results archive. Individual sportsbooks offered nearby numbers, so wagers must be graded against the line on the ticket.
FAU covered after the clock hit zero
Florida Atlantic was laying 4.5 points. With five seconds left, Brian Carter Jr. dunked for William & Mary and cut FAU’s lead to 93–90. At that score, the Tribe was covering.
FAU then committed an offensive foul with four seconds remaining, giving William & Mary a chance to tie. Gavin Ward missed the corner three. Carter fouled with one second left, and Kanaan Carlyle made both free throws at 0:00.
Those two shots changed the grade: 93–90 was a William & Mary cover at +4.5; 95–90 was an FAU cover by half a point. The full sequence appears in William & Mary’s official play-by-play.
Nebraska’s cover disappeared with 100 seconds left
Nebraska led Lindenwood 92–56 with 1:52 remaining—a 36-point margin against a -34.5 closing reference. The Cornhuskers were covering.
Parker Seithel scored for Lindenwood at 1:40, cutting the margin to 34 and flipping the ticket. Seithel then made two free throws with 38 seconds left. Colin Rice answered with a Nebraska layup at 0:26, but it only restored a 34-point margin.
Final: Nebraska 94, Lindenwood 60. Nebraska dominated the game and still missed the number by half a point. The late sequence is documented in Lindenwood’s official gamebook.
The market lesson
These games show why the final score cannot explain an ATS result by itself. FAU needed points after its apparent final possession to move from non-cover to cover. Nebraska was never threatened outright, yet one late jumper put the underdog inside the number for good.
No archived pregame Parsed Sports pick was used for these two games, so they are included strictly for their verified market finishes. This is a curated Bad Beats roundup, not a complete Parsed Sports performance report.
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Sources
- BetSharp November 11 results and consensus closing lines
- William & Mary–Florida Atlantic official play-by-play
- Lindenwood–Nebraska official play-by-play
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