Louisville-Clemson among worst 'bad beats' of the weekend

— -- Rob Nelson of ESPN Stats & Information revisits the worst bad beats from the weekend's gambling action.? Closing lines are courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, and pick percentages are via Wunderdog Sports.

Friday

Stanford Cardinal at Washington Huskies

Closing line over/under:?46.5

It wouldn't be a football weekend without at least one bad beat from a Pac-12 game. On Friday night, the spread was never in doubt, as Washington led from start to finish. But the problem for the 26 percent of bettors on the under was that the Huskies didn't slow down.

After Stanford scored its first points late in the third quarter, Washington led 30-6. The Huskies proceeded to go on a nearly 10-minute drive, capped by a Jake Browning to Aaron Fuller touchdown pass with just over five minutes left (in Washington's fourth time converting a third down on the drive).

Trailing 37-6, Stanford got the ball back but went three-and-out and punted back to Washington. Five plays later, the Huskies faced a third down at Stanford's 25-yard line, and were a first down away from being able to run out the clock. Lavon Coleman got that first down and more, as he scored a touchdown with 1:38 left that pushed the total over.

Final score: Washington 44, Stanford 6 (Game goes over)

Saturday

San Jose State Spartans at New Mexico Lobos

Closing line:?New Mexico -10.5

New Mexico entered the fourth quarter with a 41-20 lead, and was covering the 10.5-point spread by a couple of scores. The majority appeared to be on the right side, as 75 percent of the action was on the Lobos.

Early in the fourth, San Jose State's Deontae Cooper scored two touchdowns in a three-minute span to cut the New Mexico lead to seven. With less than three minutes left, the Lobos stretched their lead to 14 when Richard McQuarley scored from six yards out.

Those who bet New Mexico needed one more stop, but they wouldn't get it. San Jose State scored with 31 seconds left, and lost by just 7 points after outscoring the Lobos, 21-7, in the final quarter.

Final score:?New Mexico 48, San Jose State 41 (San Jose State covers)

Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Tigers

Closing over/under: 32 in 1st Half

No college football game this weekend had more action on it than this top-5 showdown in Clemson. In what turned out to be a thrilling finish, bettors who took the first half under might have called it a night at halftime.

After all the hype about Lamar Jackson and Deshaun Watson, these two teams played a scoreless first quarter. You were sitting pretty if you had under 32 in the first half. After Louisville's Jeremy Smith scored the game's first touchdown early in the second quarter, and there wasn't another score until less than eight minutes left in the first half.

But then the scores kept coming. Clemson scored 21 points in a four-minute span and led 21-7. Louisville's Blanton Creque added a field goal, and the score was 21-10 with less than a minute left. With the first half under seconds away from winning, Clemson took 32 seconds to drive 73 yards in four plays, and scored its fourth touchdown in the final 7:48 of the half.

Halftime score:?Clemson 28, Louisville 10 (Total goes over)

Sunday

Cleveland Browns at Washington Redskins

Closing line:?Redskins -7.5

This marked the seventh time the Redskins were favored with Kirk Cousins as their starting quarterback. Before Sunday, Washington was 0-6 ATS in those games, having lost outright four times. This game looked to be following that same script, as the Browns led 20-17 entering the final quarter.

Cleveland couldn't get out of its own way, however, and turned it over on three consecutive possessions after taking the lead. Washington took advantage, scoring 14 points off those turnovers.

The Browns, who led with less than 11 minutes left and outgained the Redskins for the game, still ended up losing by double-digits. Cleveland is the only winless team left in the NFL this season.

Final score:?Redskins 31, Browns 20 (Redskins cover)

New Orleans Saints at San Diego Chargers

Closing line: Chargers -4

The Chargers had covered in six of their past seven games dating back to last season, and were minutes away from another ATS win.

Leading 34-21 with possession and less than seven minutes to go, San Diego just needed to hold onto the ball -- but that turned out to be harder said than done. Melvin Gordon had the ball stripped and the Saints recovered. Four plays later, Drew Brees and Michael Thomas hooked up for a touchdown on fourth down, cutting the San Diego lead to 34-28. On the Chargers' next offensive play, Travis Benjamin fumbled and New Orleans recovered it again. Seven plays later, John Kuhn punched it in, and Wil Lutz's extra point put the Saints up one. San Diego didn't gain a yard on its next drive, capping off its late-game collapse.

Final score: Saints 35, Chargers 34 (Saints cover)