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.
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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.
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.
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.
The same bettor who caused Caesars Sportsbook to bump up the Super Bowl line to Rams -4½ after placing a $522,500 wager last week on Los Angeles -4 came back for more.
About 25 bettors lined up at the Westgate SuperBook and were allowed to place two maximum wagers to win $2,000 each before heading to the back of the line to do it again.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale made the bet on Caesars mobile app, and the sportsbook is billing it as the single biggest mobile wager ever.