One BetMGM bettor needs the Edmonton Oilers to defeat the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final to cash a three-leg parlay worth almost $600,000.
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The parlay, which paid a whopping 22,670-1, was placed on Tuesday and included legs on the NHL, NBA, NFL, college basketball, college football and the LPGA Tour.
For the sheer amount of pain and suffering it caused in Las Vegas, the Knights’ bitter defeat to the Sharks is No. 1 on our list of the top seven betting bad beats of 2019.
The MGM Resorts sportsbook gambler won $200,259 on a seven-team round robin, $94,050 on a six-team round robin and $20,000 on a five-team parlay.
The Knights closed as high as minus 200 favorites over the Sharks, and bettors also cashed in on Vegas on the puck line (-1½, +125) as Las Vegas sportsbooks took a hit.
The $500-entry SuperContest Reboot is for NFL Weeks 9-17 and the $100-entry PropKnight contest requires entrants to pick over or under on 30 Knights’ player props.