2025 Laporan Taruhan Besar: Bettor menang $ 70k melalui uang tunai awal dari 9-leg parlay
Patrick Everson
FOX Sports Betting Analyst
Bettors were treated to a wild weekend in NFL Week 3 odds and college football Week 4 odds.
There were upsets and crazy covers and walk-off field-goal wins and field-goal blocks run back for touchdowns and multiple pick-sixes.
In times like those, it pays to know when to quit while you’re ahead. That was certainly the case for a Fanatics Sportsbook customer, who made a prudent business decision and turned $1,000 into more than $70,000.
More on that bet, major wagers and other notable plays in NFL and college football betting.
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Parlay Partay
Last week at Fanatics, sometime before the Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills Thursday night game, a bettor put together a $1,000 nine-leg parlay. The ticket was composed mostly of NFL moneyline plays — meaning the teams selected just needed to win their games — along with a little MLB and some tennis.
The Bills were the biggest favorite on that parlay, at -750. Buffalo got all it could handle before prevailing 31-21. The Washington Commanders had little trouble with the Las Vegas Raiders, winning 41-24. Ditto for the Indianapolis Colts, 41-20 winners over the Tennessee Titans.
But the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers made things much more interesting. Pittsburgh needed a late touchdown to beat New England 21-14.
Tampa Bay, facing the New York Jets, was in one of those aforementioned wild endings. The Jets blocked a field goal and returned it for a touchdown to take a 27-26 lead with 1:49 remaining. But the Bucs rebounded with a successful field-goal drive to win 29-27.
As all that was unfolding Sunday, Fanatics was increasing its cash-out offer to the bettor, who had eight legs in. The customer could ride it out at +18314 odds — about 183/1 — and hope the Green Bay Packers won, for a profit of $183,140. Or take the cash-out for $70,378.70.
Wisely, the bettor took the cash-out. Green Bay, a 7.5-point road favorite, lost 13-10 on a final-second 55-yard field goal.
Timing is everything, right?
Moneyline Messes
Speaking of the Packers, a Caesars Sports customer put $39,000 on Green Bay moneyline -440, to potentially win $8,863.64. It was a seemingly safe bet, with the Packers a strong favorite.
And although it’s one of those bet-a-lot-to-win-a-little wagers (relatively speaking), you can’t argue with an ROI of 22%.
But it’s only a return on investment if you actually get a return on investment.
With the Packers’ stunning 13-10 loss, the wager was a $39,000 donation to the house.
A couple other moneyline plays on big favorites met a similar fate over the weekend. On Saturday at DraftKings Sportsbook, a bettor put $8,000 on Clemson moneyline -850 vs. Syracuse, to win a modest $940.80.
A -850 favorite is a huge favorite. Generally a shoo-in. But Syracuse was having none of it, rolling to a 34-21 road upset.
On the flip side, a DraftKings customer dropped $50,000 on a moneyline underdog Saturday. The bettor took Illinois +210 to upset Indiana.
It’s not as if the Fighting Illini were a long shot. They entered the game ranked ninth in the nation, notably higher than No. 19 Indiana. So it was a potentially good opportunity to win $105,000 (total payout $155,000).
But Indiana took Illinois to the proverbial woodshed, posting a 63-10 blowout.
And on the flip-flip side, an Eagles backer got a huge sweat and a sizable win at Caesars Sports. The customer plunked down $160,000 on Philly moneyline -195 vs. the Los Angeles Rams.
L.A. led 26-7 early in the third quarter. Philadelphia rallied to take a 27-26 lead, but was still in position to lose when the Rams lined up for a 44-yard field goal in the final seconds.
Then 336-pound nose tackle Jordan Davis blocked the kick and returned it 61 yards for a touchdown.
Eagles 33, Rams 26. And the bettor pocketed $82,051 in profit (total payout $242,051).
Parlay Partay, Part II
A high-roller at Hard Rock Bet decided to put down a massive $545,000 on a five-leg parlay of heavy favorites. The ticket:
- Vanderbilt moneyline -5000 vs. Georgia State.
- Notre Dame moneyline -5000 vs. Purdue.
- Bills-Dolphins alternate total Over 38.5 (-625).
- Bills alternate spread -3 (-476) vs. Dolphins
- Saquon Barkley alternate rushing yards total Over 24.5 (-10000).
- $218,000 Texans +105 (-109) vs. Jaguars (Caesars). That was an expensive lesson learned. The game was tied at 10 well into the fourth quarter, but Houston gave up a late TD and lost 17-10.
- $112,000 Texans +1.5 vs. Jaguars (Caesars). See previous bet.
- $100,000 Texans moneyline +105 vs. Jaguars (DraftKings). Yet another donation to the house on Houston.
- $50,000 Cowboys moneyline -125 vs. Bears (DraftKings). Dallas got shut out in the second half, losing 31-14.
- $50,000 Dolphins +12 vs. Bills (DraftKings). Miami made a game of it, but lost 31-21.
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