Bettors will want a universal rule outlawing the pitch play at the end of games.
There's no worse way to lose than to take an underdog, watch it battle the entire game, then get beat on a dumb and desperate lateral play as time expires.
Illinois +3.5 bettors are nodding. Or breaking something.
The Illini did a fine job for bettors in a low scoring ReliaQuest Bowl. Illinois led 10-3 into the fourth quarter. Mississippi State rallied and took a 13-10 lead with four seconds left. Novice bettors might have felt good about that.