Laporan Taruhan Besar 2025: Teknisi Kaya Kehilangan $1 Juta Setelah Pats Runtuh

When the Patriots shot out to a 21-0 lead over the Bills, Boston tech entrepreneur Evan Loring had to be feeling pretty good.

When the Pats still led 24-7 at halftime, he probably felt even better.

And thanks to a promise Loring made that was tied to his seven-figure Patriots moneyline bet, the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals probably felt awesome.

But when Josh Allen is involved, it’s always too early to start counting your money. 

Loring and the MSPCA — and a boatload of New England bettors/fans — learned that the hard way in NFL Week 15 odds.

More on that major wager gone awry, a speedy player prop payout, along with fun parlays and big bets, as we recap NFL and college football betting this past weekend.

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$1,000,000 Donation

On Thursday, Fanatics Sportsbook sent out a news release on Loring’s bet: $1.05 million on Patriots moneyline -105, for a potential profit of $1 million.

The release noted that if Loring won his bet, then he’d donate half the winnings — $500,000 — to the MSPCA. 

By the end of the first quarter, New England was up 14-0 on a pair of Drake Maye touchdown runs. With 5:53 left in the second quarter, TreVeyon Henderson bolted 52 yards for another touchdown to make it 21-0, and it appeared the rout was on.

The Bills got a James Cook TD catch to make it 21-7, but the Patriots responded with a field goal as the first half ended to take a 24-7 lead.

New England was in complete control … until it wasn’t.

Buffalo scored the next 21 points to take a 28-24 lead, turning a blowout into a shootout. Henderson then helped the Pats get off the mat with a 65-yard touchdown jaunt, as New England regained the lead at 31-28.

But Allen followed by leading a 65-yard scoring drive, capped by a Cook 11-yard run, his third touchdown of the day. And in a game full of scoring, somehow there were no points in the final 6:48.

So the Bills won 35-31. Oh, and covered the spread as 2.5-point road favorites.

Fanatics indicated that, win or lose, Loring would still make a personal donation to the MSPCA, at a to-be-determined amount. 

Sounds like it won’t be half-a-mill though.

Maye Day

Speaking of the Bills vs. Patriots showdown: A FanDuel Sportsbook customer foresaw a big day from Drake Maye — though maybe not quite so quickly.

The bettor put $100 on Maye to score two or more touchdowns, at odds of +5000. 

Less than five minutes into the game, Maye ran it in from eight yards out to put the Patriots up 7-0. Then, in the waning seconds of the first quarter, Maye had a 7-yard touchdown run to make it 14-0.

Bang. That was it. A hundred-dollar bet becomes $5,000 profit in less than 15 minutes of game time. If only it were always that easy.

Ham It Up

With plenty of name-brand players in Sunday night’s Vikings-Cowboys tilt — CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, Dak Prescott, Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison et al — you could forgive bettors who didn’t give a second thought to Minnesota fullback C.J. Ham.

They probably wish they had now.

Ham has played in eight games this season. In the previous seven, he didn’t have a single carry. So FanDuel Sportsbook had the ninth-year player as a +10000 long shot (100/1) to score a touchdown vs. Dallas.

Late in the third quarter, on his first carry of the year, Ham plowed in from a yard out to give the Vikes a 24-23 lead. Minnesota went on to post a 34-26 upset as 5-point road underdogs.

Any bettor who got on that Ham TD prop also pulled off an upset. A $100 bet would’ve netted $10,000.

Which brings us to this week’s edition of …

Here’s Hoping You Had It

It’s not all about making big bets or cashing out huge on a 10-leg parlay. Which, just to be clear, is rare. Always keep that firmly in mind.

Sometimes, it’s about putting 10 bucks on a single straight bet, backing a long shot or semi-long shot, and getting a solid return on investment.

Ham was probably the best example in Week 15. But there were others who paid nice dividends.

In Thursday’s Falcons-Buccaneers meeting, Kyle Pitts was +8000 to score three or more touchdowns. The tight end delivered a three-TD performance, helping Atlanta rally for a 29-28 road upset.

And someone actually had it at Fanatics, putting $100 on that player prop to bank $8,000 in profit (total payout $8,100).

In that same game, Atlanta trailed 28-14 early in the fourth quarter, at which point you could’ve gotten +2000 odds on the Falcons to win the game. A hundred bucks there — while generally not advisable — would’ve netted $2,000 profit.

In the Ravens-Bengals matchup, Baltimore third-string running back Rasheen Ali was +4500 to score the first TD.

It took a while for the Ravens to get going, but Ali made it 7-0 on a 30-yard catch-and-run to put Baltimore up 7-0 late with 4:35 left in the second quarter.

If you’d put 10 bucks on that, you’d be sitting on a wallet with an extra $450 in it today. If you got frisky and put $100 on Ali, then you’d have a healthy $4,500 profit.

At Caesars Sports, Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes was +1600 to score the first TD of the game against the Chargers. Six minutes into the first quarter, Mahomes ran it in from 12 yards out.

A tenner on that would’ve netted $160. Or $1,600 if you made a $100 wager.

Parlay Partay

At Fanatics Sportsbook, a customer nicely gamed out the Jets-Jaguars game. The bettor put $100 on a five-leg parlay:

• Jaguars -13.5 (-115)
• Over 41 points (-110)
• Jags running back Bhayshul Tuten +285 anytime touchdown
• Jets wideout Adonai Mitchell +400 anytime touchdown
• Jags wideout Brian Thomas Jr. +190 anytime touchdown

Jumlahkan semua peluang itu, dan Anda mendapatkan +11000, atau 110/1. Namun pelanggan juga memanfaatkan promosi peningkatan keuntungan sebesar 20%, meningkatkan peluang menjadi +13200 (132/1).

Dua kaki pertama tidak mengeluarkan keringat sama sekali. Jacksonville mengalahkan totalnya sendiri dan dengan mudah menutupi selisihnya dalam ledakan 48-20.

Tiga kaki terakhir juga tidak memerlukan antiperspirant lagi. Tuten, Mitchell dan Thomas semuanya menemukan zona akhir pada menit pertama kuarter kedua.

Sehingga $100 berubah menjadi pembayaran ROI yang luar biasa sebesar $13.300.

Juga di Fanatics, untuk pertandingan Falcons-Bucs hari Kamis, seorang petaruh merangkai parlay 16 kaki. Ingat, itu hampir tidak pernah mengenai. Peluang +30000 (300/1) menyiratkan hal yang sama.

Namun entah bagaimana, setiap bagian dari tiket lotere mini ini berhasil lolos:

Itu memungkinkan $25 berkembang menjadi $7.525. Bagus sekali.

Pencairan Dana Kampus

Taruhan dengan ikatan dengan Indiana berjalan cukup baik musim ini. Itu termasuk beberapa taruhan penting pada quarterback Fernando Mendoza dalam odds Heisman Trophy.

Pada Sabtu malam di kota New York, Mendoza memenangkan penghargaan tersebut. Pada beberapa bulan yang lalu, ketika Mendoza memiliki peluang +10000 (100/1) untuk mengklaim kehormatan individu, pelanggan DraftKings Sportsbook bertaruh $1.000 pada odds tersebut.

Sekarang, petaruh itu mendapatkan kemenangan $100.000.

Di Circa Sports di Las Vegas, pelanggan memasang $100 di Mendoza dengan odds yang lebih panjang yaitu +15000 (150/1), untuk taruhan yang dibuat pada 28 Agustus. Petaruh itu membayar 15 ribu.

Selain itu, beberapa bulan yang lalu, pelanggan FanDuel mengadakan parlay berjangka Indiana berkaki empat, dengan bertaruh hanya $15 pada:

• Indiana to go undefeated in the regular season
• Indiana to win the Big Ten
• Indiana to make the College Football Playoff
• Indiana to win the CFP

Yang tersisa hanyalah leg terakhir, pada parlay dengan odds +36627, atau lebih dari 366/1. Jika Hoosiers unggulan teratas memenangkan semuanya, maka 15 dolar petaruh menjadi $5.509,11.

Saya Suka Taruhan Besar dan Saya Tidak Bisa Berbohong

Taruhan besar terjadi dari Kamis hingga Minggu pada odds NFL Minggu 15. Seperti disebutkan di atas, taruhan terbesar adalah pecundang besar, karena $1,05 juta pada moneyline Patriots hilang begitu saja setelah kembalinya Bills secara besar-besaran.

Taruhan penting lainnya selama beberapa hari terakhir:

• $200,000 Giants -2.5 vs. Commanders (DraftKings). New York never even led in a 29-21 loss. So that’s another big donation to the house.
• $111,000 Rams -6 (-111) vs. Lions (Caesars). Los Angeles narrowly covered that spread in a 41-34 victory. The bettor profited $100,000 (total payout $211,000).
• $94,725.81 Patriots moneyline +103 vs. Bills (Caesars). We all know how that played out. That’s a high-five-figure loser.
• $50,000 Bucs -5.5 vs. Falcons (DraftKings). Tampa Bay blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead and lost 29-28. Ouch.
• $40,000 Vikings moneyline +220 vs. Cowboys (DraftKings). Minnesota indeed got the outright upset, 34-26. So the bettor banked an $88,000 win (total payout $128,000).
• $40,000 Lions moneyline +205 vs. Rams. Detroit failed to pull the upset.

Ada juga beberapa taruhan penting yang mendukung Old Man Rivers dan Colts dalam pertandingan tandang hari Minggu vs. Indy adalah underdog yang hampir mencetak dua gol dan, oleh karena itu, merupakan underdog garis uang yang besar untuk memenangkan permainan secara langsung.

Alur cerita Philip Rivers membuat moneyline itu lebih menarik. Caesars mengambil taruhan $25.000 Colts moneyline +525, dan DraftKings mengambil taruhan $10.000 Colts moneyline dengan peluang yang lebih baik bagi pelanggan, +700.

Kedua taruhan tersebut hampir sampai di sana — dengan potensi keuntungan masing-masing $131.250 dan $70.000 — dalam jenis permainan buku cerita.

Sayangnya, Rivers dan Colts kalah 18-16 melalui field goal dengan waktu tersisa 18 detik.

Ini menjadikan ini saat yang tepat untuk mengingatkan Anda bahwa taruhan olahraga sering kali tidak memiliki akhir cerita. Jadi pertahankan ekspektasi dan ukuran taruhan Anda masuk akal.

Patrick Everson adalah analis taruhan olahraga untuk FOX Sports dan reporter senior untuk VegasInsider.com. Dia adalah jurnalis terkemuka di bidang taruhan olahraga nasional. Dia berbasis di Las Vegas, di mana dia menikmati bermain golf dalam suhu panas 110 derajat. Ikuti dia di X: @PatrickE_Vegas.

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