Sports and gambling have always had an uneasy relationship, but Saturday night in Lexington showed just how messy it can get. And rarely do coaches address it personally. Lane Kiffin did just that after Ole Miss got a 30-23 win at Kentucky on Saturday. The Rebels stayed in the Top 25 mix, but the game’s final moments left a different group of people frustrated, the bettors.

It’s been an emotional stretch for Kiffin, who has recently dealt with family matters away from football. On Saturday, he ended up saying sorry not for losing, but for winning without covering the spread.

Kentucky’s Field Goal Turns the Tables

Oddsmakers set Ole Miss as a 9.5 or 10-point favorite, depending on where you looked. That number held strong late into the fourth quarter. When the Rebels nailed a field goal

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