An often unthought of sidelight of the current NFL referee lock-out:
Monday night’s controversial touchdown call that gave the Seattle Seahawks a 14-12 victory over the Green Bay Packers had an immediate impact for gamblers.
If the Hail Mary pass by Seahawks quarterbackRussell Wilson were ruled an interception by Packers safety M.D. Jennings, Green Bay — 3½ point favorites — would have won by five, covering the spread.
Instead, the replacement officials’ call that Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate had possession shifted all those that bet on the Packers to those that took the underdog Seahawks.
“Most of the customers in the sports book were not happy with the final call,” said John Avello, director of the race and sports book at the Wynn in Las Vegas. “The shift was 100 percent. After the (Seahawks) score, all bets were reversed.”
