A DraftKings bettor wagered that the Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, Rhys Hoskins and Brandon Marsh would hit a homer in Game 3 of the World Series.
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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.
Linda McIngvale, who has been married to Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale for 41 years, is in the hospital with pneumonia and sarcoidosis.
If the Astros win the World Series, Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale will win a record $72.6 million from $10 million in futures bets.
The Astros are betting favorites over the Phillies to win the World Series. But Philadelphia star Bryce Harper is the favorite to win the World Series MVP award.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale placed a total of $10 million in bets on the Astros to win the World Series at six different sportsbooks.
A Caesars Sportsbook bettor turned $10,000 into $680,000 on Saturday after hitting a two-team college football money-line parlay.
The Padres are now top-five contenders at Caesars Sportsbook and the Westgate SuperBook to win the first World Series championship in franchise history.
Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale made a $2 million wager to win $10.6 million Monday at +533 odds at Barstool Sportsbook.
The surprising Baltimore Orioles are the biggest money winners, according to Covers.com, earning $1,759 for their $100 backers, or +17.6 units, on the money line.
Despite playing for the fallen Angels, two-way star Shohei Ohtani has supplanted Yankees slugger Aaron Judge as the betting favorite to win the American League MVP award.
If the Astros win the World Series, Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale would net the largest win ever on a legal sports bet.
Totals are down substantially at sportsbooks after teams averaged 4.03 runs per game in April — the lowest mark in any month since the strike-shortened 1981 season.
The bettor on Wednesday picked the winners of 10 baseball games, including five underdogs, all four NHL playoff games and both NBA playoff games against the spread.
“Not many baseball bettors can see out the season; 2,430 regular-season games takes its toll on your bankroll or your sanity, often both,” Michael “Roxy” Roxborough said.
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