Best Sports Betting Scenes from the Movies, Ranked

Sports betting is becoming more prevalent as states legalize it. Sports betting has been popularized in media and film for decades.

Best Sports Betting Scenes from the Movies ranked using five categories. Must be 21+ to participate.

Best Sports Betting Scenes from the Movies Ranked.

Hardball is a 2001 movie about gambling on sports. Conor O'Neill bet on Miami Heat to cover debts to bookies. The movie is accurate in terms of the details but not in the execution. The player on Chicago who made the two free throws was named Williams. There was no Jay Williams on the team then. Chicago won the game. It was not the last play of game, but the teams acted like it was. In the movie, the Bulls never defeated the Heat by four in 2000 or 2001.

Betting on a point spread is one of the most common bets to make. Hardball earns a five for realism.

Spread bets are available at every legal and regulated sportsbook.

Hardball is one of the best sports betting scenes from the movies. It has some inaccuracies, but it does have two real NBA teams and Eddie Jones was on the Heat roster when the movie came out.

"Sharp" is the best sports betting scene from the movies.

O’Neill bet $12,000 on sports betting and didn't use bankroll management. He didn't get a zero because he decided to quit sports gambling and invest the money into his team and the community.

The movie Blue Chips is about a point-shaving scandal involving sports betting. Arizona State basketball team was involved in the same scandal. The first game of the scandal took place on January 27, 1994. Western won the game by 8 points. Arizona state did not cover the 14 ½ point spread. People who orchestrated the scam placed bets in Las Vegas and won $500,000. They also bet $9,00 at each location to avoid the bets being reported to the IRS.

The parallels between the point-shaving scandal in Blue Chips and the real-life Arizona State situation are eerily similar.

Orchestrating your own point scandal is not realistic and it's illegal.

Tony ensured his team won but didn't cover the spread in the film.

Best Sports Betting Scenes from the Movies, Ranked: Sharp 1.

Arizona State set up a point-shaving scandal. They used legal sportsbooks in Las Vegas.

Howard makes a parlay bet for Game 7 of the NBA Conference Finals between Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers. Kevin Garnett wins the tip. The paray bet cashes out as a $1,229,000 win. The odds for the parLay are -110. Boston is a -244 favorite. Evan Mobley is the closest comparison in the league. He averages 14.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. FanDuel and DraftKings offer first-basket props and the scoring method. They also offer a tip bet. For accuracy, a sportsbook offers a wager on the outcome of a tips.

Howie's parlay is possible to make, but the winner of the jump ball is not.

Player props, spread and moneyline bets are available at sportsbooks such as DraftKings and FanDuel.

Uncut Gems used actual broadcast footage from the game Howie bet on. The score, stats and everything were exactly how it played out in real life.

Howie had a connection with Garnett, so he was able to glean information from him and motivate Garnet for the game.

Howie is the worst character on this list. He is irresponsible and pushes himself too far when it comes to sports betting.

The Day the Bookies Wept is a 1939 film about a racehorse that turns out to be a bad bet. The movie's premise can relate to modern sports betting. Draymond Green injured himself during a game in January and the sportsbooks took a hit. He finished with 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists. According to ESPN, the books took millions in losses. It's not the same as using Twitter for the latest news to parlay props on a mobile device.

The best sports betting scenes from the movies are: "The Godfather", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" and "Casualty".

The act of betting on a horse to win a race is openly available to bettors. Buying your own horse is not entirely realistic.

It's a fictional story so there are no extra points awarded for accuracy.

The girlfriend discovered insider knowledge concerning the horse’s performance once it consumes alcohol.

Nobody deserves credit for betting over $43K on a drunk horse.

Silver Linings Playbook received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. The only sports-related scenes are when Pat Solitano wears his Eagles jersey and tailgates. In the climax of the film, Pat's father makes a parlay on the Eagles to beat the Cowboys and he and his son and Tiffany score at least a 5 out of 10 in a dance competition. They win double the money Pat’s father lost on a previous bet.

The Eagles beat the Cowboys 44-6. The outcome of the bet itself is a five.

The odds of you doing the same bet as Pat are low. You need to parlay your target score with the Eagles moneyline and find a sportsbook that would take that action.

The movie deserves high marks in this category for getting the score correct and putting it in a believable timeframe.

Sharp is one of the worst sports betting scenes from the movies.

The movie "Responsibility" is one of the best sports betting scenes from the movies.

Best Sports Betting Scenes from the Movies, Ranked.