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Brandon Spikes loses NCAA tournament Twitter bet to fan, will honor it

Published Mar. 26, 2014 1:13 p.m. ET

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Brandon Spikes has to pay up.

The linebacker picked against UConn in the third round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, and a fan on Twitter took the bait.

The fan quickly responded to Spikes' tweet, betting him tickets to the Buffalo Bills-New England Patriots game at Gillette Stadium that the Huskies would beat Villanova by more than seven points. The fan promised to wear the jersey of Spikes, who played for the Patriots last season before signing with the Bills in free agency this offseason, if he lost.

“@MJAfonso: @BrandonSpikes51 I bet you tickets to the bills patriots game in NE , that Uconn wins by atleast 7” deal if they lose tho ? ?
— BrandonSpikes51 (@BrandonSpikes51) March 23, 2014

“@MJAfonso: @BrandonSpikes51 If they lose, I’ll buy tickets to the game myself and wear your bills jersey….?” My man !! Exactly wat I wanted
— BrandonSpikes51 (@BrandonSpikes51) March 23, 2014

UConn ended up beating Villanova by 12 points, and Spikes delivered on his end of the bet.

“@MJAfonso: @BrandonSpikes51 Should I send you my address now?, I’ll still buy that jersey though” they’ll be @ will call sir ! Good game ?
— BrandonSpikes51 (@BrandonSpikes51) March 23, 2014

Y'all people are crazy on twitter you want me to man up and pay a bet to a person that had nothing to lose in the bet #soundsridicules
— Roddy White (@roddywhiteTV) March 23, 2014