I'm pretty sure I'm out of luck on this one, but wanted to get a second opinion.
The CPBL game between the Brothers and the Lions was last night/early morning and I wagered on it. The closing line on the total was 13.5, but because CPBL games are so early in the morning, I missed my alarm and got into the game when it was in the top of the second inning and the score was 1-0 for the Uni Lions. Since the score was still low, I was able to get in two bets - one on the total at over 14 (-115) and what I thought at the time was a live line for the total at over 12.5 with extra juice (-145.) For anyone familiar with Bovada totals, you'll know that the site usually offers juiced alternate totals during games, and this 12.5 bet was in the same location on the site where those bets usually pop up.
Anyway, long story short, the game ends 8-5, missing the original total by the hook, with like a million runners left on base. I'm super frustrated to lose the over 14, but when I placed the over 12.5 at higher juice, my wager amount was more, so I'm thinking, cool, I'll at least break even.
Bovada grades both bets as a loss. I'm confused, since the total ended at 13 runs, I should at least win my over 12.5, right?
I use their live chat and also fire off an email and they say they'll look into it. I get an email back that says, yes, it was graded incorrectly and they've credited me the funds. I check my balance. Nope. No credit. Bet still graded as a loss.
I fire off a second email. This time, I get an email back saying, actually, the bet was graded correctly because the bet was for the total of the Brothers only at over 12.5 runs.
So now, when I check back into my bets, it does in fact say "Total - Chinatrust Brothers" under the wager I placed. So I guess technically, they are right. However, I don't remember that team total being the bet I originally placed, but I obviously don't have any way of proving that. But when you think about it, how does it make any sense that the live total for ONE TEAM would be just one run less than the game total only one inning into the game and when that team has zero runs on the board? It's just so obvious that the wager should have been for the game total, not a team total.
What do you guys think? Did Bovada pull a bait and switch on me? Am I dumb for not double checking my bet? I fired off another email asking to at least grade my bet as a push then, and detailing the logic behind it, but I'm not optimistic. It's not a lot of money in the grand scheme of how much I wager and I obviously was managing my bankroll, but it's just the principle of it all that irritates me, I guess. Any suggestions on how I can get my money back or should I just trust that the bet was a team total bet when I placed it and it's my fault for not double checking.
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