Michigan State's Aidan Chiles got ripped for telling bettors to take the over before 16-point game

31.08.2024 23:49

It’s OK to admit it was tempting to trust Michigan State quarterback Aidan Chiles when he told bettors to “take the over” on the Spartans’ season-opener against Florida Atlantic.

The cheeky display of confidence was a nod to the question many fans and bettors had going into Jonathan Smith’s debut as MSU head coach — how good is this team now, really?

After the Spartans disastrous 4-8 season last year, Chiles was expected to bring some much-needed optimism with him after following his coach over from Oregon State.

But, uh, maybe leave the betting talk out of this.

For starters, nothing good has ever come from NCAA athletes talking about betting lately. And you can end up looking pretty silly if you tell people to bet the over before scoring exactly one touchdown.

“If you bet, take the over” -Aidan Chiles pic.twitter.com/1ostdV52Z1

— br_betting (@br_betting) August 31, 2024

Michigan State beat the Owls, 16-10, as Chiles completed 10 of 24 passes for 114 yards and two interceptions. He also rushed for 28 yards and a touchdown.

The over was never in any real danger here. In fact, neither was Michigan State’s team over (28.5). Fortunately, it doesn’t seem like a ton of people took Chiles’ advice.

"If you bet, take the over" – @MSU_Football starting quarterback Aidan Chiles on their season opener vs. FAU

Michigan State-FAU total has moved from 48.5 to 47.5

71% of money is on the UNDER.pic.twitter.com/RQplwELPsK

— John Ewing (@johnewing) August 23, 2024

Aiden Chiles: “Bet the Over”

Also Aiden Chiles: pic.twitter.com/4JTi2OLUMf

— Max's Picks (@MaxGorenstein) August 31, 2024

"TAKE THE OVER"

– Aidan Chiles pic.twitter.com/wVy2jOIhuJ

— Sign Stealing / Raise The SZN (@BobbyBo53857278) August 31, 2024

Aiden chiles owes me money https://t.co/33c2bm6DmX

— Amon-Ra the GOAT (@AmonRaTheGOAT) August 31, 2024