What do +600 odds mean: These are Moneyline odds for a heavy underdog that payout $600 on a winning $100 wager. What does +1200 mean in betting: This is another example of Moneyline odds for a massive underdog. A $100 bet on a team at +1200 means a payout of $1,200 if successful.
Jim McIngvale, better known as “Mattress Mack,” said he drove 100 miles from Houston to cross the border into Louisiana on Thursday to make what's believed to be the largest mobile sports wager in U.S. history. The furniture store mogul bet $4.53 million on the Cincinnati Bengals to win Super Bowl LVI.
HOUSTON (NewsNation Now) — Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale has long been a legend in the Houston business community. Now, he's making an even bigger mark after placing $9.5 million in bets on the Cincinnati Bengals to win the Super Bowl. His initial bet was for $4.5 million.
What do +600 odds mean: These are Moneyline odds for a heavy underdog that payout $600 on a winning $100 wager. What does +1200 mean in betting: This is another example of Moneyline odds for a massive underdog. A $100 bet on a team at +1200 means a payout of $1,200 if successful.
Houston's Mattress Mack wagered $5 million on the Bengals to win their first Super Bowl in team history at the Caesars Sportsbook. The bet, which would return $8.5 million at +170 odds, is the largest bet ever placed on the Super Bowl at a regulated sportsbook in the United States.
What do +600 odds mean: These are Moneyline odds for a heavy underdog that payout $600 on a winning $100 wager. What does +1200 mean in betting: This is another example of Moneyline odds for a massive underdog. A $100 bet on a team at +1200 means a payout of $1,200 if successful.
Mack's $5 million bet surpasses the previous all-time highest wager of $4.9 million, which was made during the 2002 Super Bowl, Caesars noted in a news release. WXIX reported this is Mack's second multi-million-dollar bet placed on the Bengals to win Super Bowl LVI outright.
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Mattress Mack Mack added more futures bets on the Astros at 5/1 odds starting in July. He bet $2 million with BetMGM; $2 million with Barstool Sports, and $1 million each with Wynn, Unibet and Betfred. In total, Mattress Mack had $10 million on the line to win $75 million.
An event with a probability of zero [P(E) = 0] will never occur (an impossible event). An event with a probability of one [P(E) = 1] means the event must occur (a certain event). An event with a probability of 0.5 [P(E) = 0.5] is sometimes called a fifty-fifty chance event or an even chance event.
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The $30 million payout is reportedly the largest for a single sports bet in legalized wagering history. “What can we say? We just wrote the biggest check in sports betting history to Mattress Mack for $30,000,000,” Caesars Digital COO Ken Fuchs said in a statement. “Would we do it all again?
Houston's Mattress Mack wagered $5 million on the Bengals to win their first Super Bowl in team history at the Caesars Sportsbook. The bet, which would return $8.5 million at +170 odds, is the largest bet ever placed on the Super Bowl at a regulated sportsbook in the United States.
An event with a probability of zero [P(E) = 0] will never occur (an impossible event). An event with a probability of one [P(E) = 1] means the event must occur (a certain event). An event with a probability of 0.5 [P(E) = 0.5] is sometimes called a fifty-fifty chance event or an even chance event.
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Favorites to Win the Super Bowl The Super Bowl futures market has reached it's final hours as the Super Bowl 57 participants will be decided this Sunday. Since the Cincinnati Bengals eliminated the Buffalo Bills, the Philadelphia Eagles have become the favorite to win it all.
The Eagles are a small favorite and the over/under opened at 49.5. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 12, from State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The game will be televised nationally on FOX. Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen will broadcast their first Super Bowl.
Favorites to Win the Super Bowl The Super Bowl futures market has reached it's final hours as the Super Bowl 57 participants will be decided this Sunday. Since the Cincinnati Bengals eliminated the Buffalo Bills, the Philadelphia Eagles have become the favorite to win it all.