Houston furniture store owner Jim McIngvale bought hundreds of tickets for nuns to attend Astros games in the World Series and ALCS. The sisters became known as the “Rally Nuns.”
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The Dodgers are the 5-1 favorites at the Westgate SuperBook and +550 favorites at Caesars Sportsbook to win the world title next year after losing to the Braves in the NLCS.
His Astros wagers are hedge bets to offset potential losses of about $25 million from a promotion that offers customers a refund of any purchase of $3,000 or more if Houston wins the World Series.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale bet $3.35 million in June to win $35.6 million on the Astros to win the World Series.
BetMGM lost six figures on San Francisco, which won a franchise-record 107 games to edge the Los Angeles Dodgers (106-56) by one game to win the NL West. The Giants were 60-1 in April.
Under bettors might have thought they were safe with Los Angeles and San Diego tied at 1 in the 15th inning early Thursday. They were wrong.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are still favored to successfully defend their World Series title, but they are no longer favored to win the NL West at some sportsbooks.
Harper hasn’t climbed the charts this fast since he left Las Vegas High School after his sophomore year to attend the College of Southern Nevada.
After the Dodgers acquired Max Scherzer and Trea Turner in a trade with the Nationals, the Westgate lowered L.A. from 3-1 to 2-1 favorites to repeat as World Series champions.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said “Las Vegas is a viable alternative for a major league club,” and oddsmakers put the city atop the list of options for the A’s if they relocate.