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.
Football
The Buffalo Bills were the sole 7-1 favorite at the Westgate SuperBook to win the 2023 Super Bowl before the Rams beat the Bengals, 23-20.
The state’s 179 books took $179.8 million in wagers, shattering the previous mark of $158.6 million set in 2018 in Philadelphia’s 41-33 upset win over New England.
BetMGM won seven figures on the game despite a bettor winning two of three $1 million wagers placed on the Rams on Saturday night at the Bellagio.
Caesars Sportsbook won multiple seven figures, including almost eight figures in bets on the Bengals on the money line (+170) made by Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale.
Las Vegas sportsbooks won millions Sunday when the Rams defeated the Bengals, but didn’t cover the 4½-point spread and the game stayed under the total of 48½.
The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. But for the first time since 2009, the Super Bowl winner didn’t cover the point spread.
The Rams are 4-point favorites over the Bengals in Sunday’s Super Bowl. Here is a survey of opinions from media and professional oddsmakers, bettors and handicappers.
After action on the Bengals caused the line to drop from 4½ to 4, money on the Rams sent the number back to 4½ Saturday at Circa Sports and the South Point.
Linda McIngvale said her husband, Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, might have a gambling problem. But Mack was quick to dismiss that notion.
Caesars said it was the largest bet the book has ever taken, eclipsing a $4.9 million wager on the Rams on the money line (-900) over the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVI.
Prolific Las Vegas football contest winner Cris Zeniuk leans to the Cincinnati Bengals to cover as 4½-point underdogs over the Los Angeles Rams in Sunday’s Super Bowl.
Caesars Sportsbook is offering a sale Thursday on the Los Angeles Rams’ prices against the Cincinnati Bengals for Sunday’s Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Cincinnati entered the 2021 season tied for the longest shots on the board, at 100-1, to win Super Bowl LVI. Their odds shot up as high as 300-1 at Circa Sports.
The Westgate SuperBook has written 32 tickets on Bengals rookie kicker Evan McPherson, who is down to 80-1 to win Super Bowl MVP after opening at 200-1.