The FanDuel bettor, who hit the first six legs of a $26 seven-team parlay of champions, passed up a chance at $557,770.91 to guarantee himself $283,538.52.
Betting
Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale has $3.55 million riding to win $30,925,000 on the Cougars, the 8-1 favorites at Caesars to win the NCAA basketball title.
A bettor at Caesars Sportsbook hit a 15-leg college basketball parlay Saturday for almost $90,000, with a couple of major sweats along the way.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale made a total of $2.55 million in wagers to win $22,925,000 on the Houston Cougars to win the men’s NCAA basketball title.
Gonzaga, Kentucky and North Carolina are the 10-1 favorites at the Westgate SuperBook to win the college basketball national championship.
Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale lost $13 million in bets on the Astros to win the 2019 World Series and won $12.2 million on Kansas to win the 2022 NCAA men’s basketball title.
The Los Angeles Clippers are the 6-1 co-favorites with the defending champion Golden State Warriors at the Westgate SuperBook to win the 2023 NBA title.
The Westgate SuperBook, which posted its NBA win totals Sunday, lowered the Brooklyn Nets from 18-1 to the 10-1 fifth choice to win the championship.
The Celtics are tied with the Phoenix Suns for the highest win total at Circa Sports, where they are at 54½ and Boston is the 5-1 favorite to win the NBA title.
The Aces, 14-point favorites over Phoenix in Wednesday’s WNBA playoff opener, are the No. 1 seed and the +160 favorites at the Westgate SuperBook to win the title.
The Celtics already were the 6-1 favorites to win the NBA title when it was reported Monday that they’d been in talks with the Nets about a trade for Kevin Durant.
The Oklahoma City Thunder will be led by Josh Giddey, the No. 6 pick in the 2021 NBA draft, and Chet Holmgren, the No. 2 pick in the 2022 draft, in the NBA Summer League.
The Phoenix Suns are the +650 second choice at the Westgate SuperBook to win the NBA championship next season behind the Boston Celtics, the 6-1 favorites.
Caesars Sportsbook posted a prop bet that Charles Barkley will finish in the top 70 next week at the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament.
BetMGM confirmed that a bettor turned a free $500 bet into a $269,000 win on a three-team futures parlay that cashed when the Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup Final.