News Linking BAMA Baseball Coach Firing To Betting Scandal

• Ohio and New Jersey pulled bets on Alabama baseball off the board last week.
• With BAMA coach Brad Bohannon being fired, some places are linking the two.

TUSCALOOSCA, Ala. – In the morning on Thursday, the University of Alabama fired head baseball coach Brad Bohannon. With no further comment, they named Jason Jackson as interim head coach.

This comes under a week from Ohio sportsbooks being told from the OCCC to halt all Alabama baseball betting activity due to “suspicious wagering activity“.

While all assumptions, the link in connections raised headlines across the board.

• The San Diego Union-Tribune : Alabama fires baseball coach after report of suspicious bets
• Sports Illustrated: Alabama Firing Baseball Coach Brad Bohannon Amid Betting Scandal
• New Jersey also told their sportsbooks to pull all Alabama college baseball lines.

Suspicious Betting

The red flag raised on Friday’s game against LSU. Just an hour before first pitch, scheduled pitcher Luke Holman was told that reliever Hagan Banks was getting the nod instead.

But at the same time, the suspicious wager occurred.

Without a national regulator, wagering halts happen on the state level.

At Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, BetMGM sportsbook took the bet.

FanDuel removed all college baseball bets off the board regarding Alabama, as Louisiana Gaming Control Board chairman Ronnie Johns said the LSU moneyline bet on -245 odds was “large”.

Alabama held an 8-1 lead before winning the game 8-6.

Some were ready with jokes.

Pete Rose again?

— Michael Garcia (@garciacanes1) May 2, 2023

While others took a more practical approach to the sports betting news.

So the starting pitcher with a back injury was replaced an hour before the game? How is this any different than what goes on daily within the various leagues?

— Metallic Beard Trimmer (@BetmetBeardTrim) May 2, 2023

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