BENSALEM, Pa. — Joe Lepchuk didn’t know what he was getting himself into. The 28-year-old Philadelphia native, an occasional sports bettor, walked up to a kiosk at the Parx Casino sportsbook on Saturday and saw a number that made his eyes pop. He had not watched a single snap of Rutgers football this season, but he had no choice when he saw the betting line on the Scarlet Knights against No. 2 Ohio State. Rutgers was a 52.5-point underdog. That historic line struck Lepchuk as insane, almost unfathomable: How could any college football team — even Rutgers — not cover that number? How could refuse to bet this? Lepchuk took two big gambles: He put his money on the Scarlet Knights, and he let me document the highs and lows of his gambling odyssey. It took seven minutes, three failed Rutgers drives and two Buckeye touchdowns for him to realize…
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