Seven-figure bets on Super Bowl odds aren’t unheard of, by any means. There are always a few of them.
They just usually tend to come closer to game day.
Not this year, though.
Led by Houston furniture magnate Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale’s $2 million wager, there are already four Super Bowl 60 bets of a million dollars or more, with nine days until kickoff.
That’s completely unrelatable to 99.999999% of us.
What is relatable: An average Joe or Jane who, back in August, made a mere $100 bet that is now on the precipice of winning more than $300,000.
Read on for more about that incredible prediction, the million-dollar wagers and other intriguing Super Bowl bets. And check back for updates from now through Super Bowl Sunday on Feb. 8.
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Magic Eight Ball Says …
Patriots beat the Seahawks in the Super Bowl. Or at least that’s what one Circa Sports customer surmised way back on Aug. 25.
The bettor put $100 on a Super Bowl exacta, a wager in which you not only pick the two teams that will appear in the Super Bowl but which one will win.
Preseason, New England and Seattle were Super Bowl long shots. The Seahawks were in the range of +6500 (65/1), and the Patriots were much longer at +10000 (100/1) or more.
Putting those two together, and picking New England to beat Seattle in Super Bowl 60, generated almost unheard of odds of +310000. In easier-to-digest terms, that’s 3100/1.
“It’s an incredible long-shot bet,” Circa Sports director of sportsbook operations Jeff Benson said. “Those are the biggest potential odds I’ve seen on a straight bet in a long time. It’s amazing foresight to predict this matchup.”
If the Patriots, who are 4.5-point underdogs in Super Bowl 60 odds, pull off the outright upset, then that modest $100 bet wins an eye-popping $310,000.
The million-dollar bettors are getting nowhere near that kind of ROI.
Mattress Mack is Back
It’s been awhile since Jim McIngvale dropped a major wager. But the Houston furniture store owner made a splash on Jan. 22, ahead of the NFL’s conference championship games.
Rather than picking a team to win the Super Bowl, McIngvale wagered on which conference would win the big game. And in aiming to get the most bang for his big buck, he went with the underdog, putting $2 million on AFC +200 at Caesars Sports.
“You’ve gotta have leverage to do these kinds of things, and +200 is a helluva lot better than -230 or whatever,” McIngvale said on Jan. 29. “I thought the AFC would be +180 or so. So that extra 10%, at +200, prompted me to go to Louisiana and make the bet.”
Texas doesn’t yet have legal, regulated sports betting, hence the quick jaunt to neighboring Louisiana.
And speaking of leverage: Per usual, McIngvale is tying his bet to a promotion at his furniture store. Customers who purchase a mattress set of $4,000 or more will get their money back if the Patriots win.
Ostensibly, if Mattress Mack’s bet wins, then so do those customers. And McIngvale has faith in the underdog from the AFC.
“New England has a good team. Seattle is the hot favorite, but favorites don’t always win,” he said. “It’s a football game. Anything can happen.”
Call It In The Air
The coin toss is a hugely popular prop bet, even though one’s chances of winning are literally a coin toss. Apparently, the prospect of cashing a bet before the Super Bowl even kicks off is just too attractive for the public betting masses.
And it’s even more attractive for one Caesars Sports customer. On Wednesday, the bettor put a whopping $100,000 on Tails -103. If the coin lands right, then that bettor lands a profit of $97,087.38 (total payout $197,087.38).
More Millions
Not to be overshadowed, a couple of big names made big bets with Fanatics Sportsbook.
Model and socialite Kendall Jenner put $1 million on Patriots moneyline +190, banking on a New England outright win, much like McIngvale. Countering that wager, Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker bet $1 million on Seahawks alternate spread -3.5 (-125).
Jenner’s bet is the bigger potential winner, if it gets there. A Patriots upset would net $1.9 million in profit (total payout $2.9 million). Booker stands to pocket $800,000 profit if the Seahawks win by four points or more (total payout $1.8 million).
Regardless of outcome, Fanatics and Jenner will donate $1 million to a charitable cause.
The first seven-figure bet on the actual matchup — Patriots vs. Seahawks, as opposed to McIngvale’s bet on the AFC — landed in Las Vegas at Circa Sports.
On Jan. 26, less than 24 hours after Super Bowl 60 odds hit the board, a Circa customer put $1.1 million on Patriots moneyline +188.
A New England win will give that bettor a hefty profit of $2.068 million (total payout $3.168 million).
On Wednesday, another seven-figure wager landed. A Hard Rock Bet customer put $1 million on Seahawks moneyline -230. A Seattle win nets that bettor $434,782.61 profit (total payout $1,434,782.61).
Two Down, 3 Million to Go
Nearly as impressive as the aforementioned Patriots-Seahawks exacta bet: Back on Aug. 21, a Seattle believer put together this impressive ladder of major wagers at BetMGM:
- $50,000 Seahawks +185 to make the playoffs. That paid out after Week 18, profiting $92,500 (total payout $142,500).
- $50,000 Seahawks +2800 to win the NFC. Seattle’s 31-27 victory over the Rams gave that bettor a hefty $1.4 million win (total payout $1.45 million).
- $50,000 Seahawks +6000 to win the Super Bowl.
Así que el apostador ganó mucho con esa apuesta de $150,000, obteniendo $1,492,500 en ganancias hasta la fecha. Otra ganancia de $3 millones le espera si Seattle termina de manera impresionante el domingo en el Levi’s Stadium.
Pero en caso de que los Patriots estén en problemas, los apostadores simplemente están atentos a esa posibilidad. El martes, los clientes colocaron la friolera de $725,000 en la línea de dinero de los Patriots +195, para una ganancia potencial de $1,413,750 (pago total 2,138,750).
Así que pase lo que pase el domingo, un beneficio de siete cifras está garantizado. Si los Seahawks ganan, la apuesta del Super Bowl de Seattle generará 2,275 millones de dólares. Si los Patriots ganan, la ganancia neta del Super Bowl será de $1,363,750.
Agregue cualquiera de esas cantidades a los $1,492,500 de ganancias de los Seahawks en los playoffs/Seahawks NFC y los apostadores tendrían una ganancia total de $2,856,250 en una victoria de los Patriots en el Super Bowl o de $3,767,500 en una victoria en el campeonato de los Seahawks.
En DraftKings Sportsbook, un cliente colocó $500 más confiables en los Seahawks +6500 en probabilidades de futuros del Super Bowl. Esa apuesta también está en mejor forma de lo que la mayoría podría haber imaginado hace meses, y todavía existe la posibilidad de ganar $32,500.
No, no es una apuesta llamativa de cinco o seis cifras, con un pago igualmente llamativo de seis o siete cifras. Pero creo que a cualquiera de nosotros le gustaría tener ese billete en nuestras manos ahora mismo.
La elección de los patriotas proféticos.
Nueva Inglaterra tuvo marca de 4-13 en las temporadas 2023-24 y 2024-25. Luego, la franquicia contrató al ex gran jugador de los Patriots, Mike Vrabel, como su nuevo entrenador.
Los apostadores esperan alguna mejora, fijando el total de victorias de los Pats en la temporada regular en 8,5. Lo que los apostadores no vieron venir, como la mayoría de los apostadores, fue que New England tenía marca de 14-3 y casi desbanca el primer puesto de la AFC.
Pero un apostador previsor y bien financiado se involucró incluso antes del Super Bowl del año pasado. El 21 de enero de 2025, los clientes de DraftKings colocaron $10,000 en New England +8000 con probabilidades de Super Bowl 60.
Si la sorprendente temporada de cambio de los Patriots termina con otro Trofeo Lombardi, ese apostador obtendrá $800,000 de ganancia (el pago total es de $810,000). Eso vale $10,000 en 12 meses.
También en DraftKings, en octubre, el fundador de Barstool Sports, Dave Portnoy, hizo una apuesta de 50.000 dólares a que los Patriots +3500 lo ganarían todo. Esa apuesta podría ganar $1,75 millones, si los Patriots terminan con una victoria.
El 10 de noviembre, BetMGM realizó una apuesta de 30.000 dólares en el Pats +2200. Si Nueva Inglaterra se deshace de Lombardi, el cliente obtendrá una ganancia de 660.000 dólares (pago total de 690.000 dólares).
¿Más gente ganando dinero?
Entre las otras apuestas notables con probabilidades del Super Bowl 60 se encuentran las apuestas de futuros bidireccionales que tienen pagos de hasta seis cifras.
En octubre, DraftKings hizo una apuesta de $1,500 a Indiana +800 para ganar el College Football Playoff/Seahawks +2500 para ganar el Super Bowl. Esas probabilidades suman +23300 (233/1), lo que significa que una victoria de los Seahawks el domingo por la noche generaría una ganancia de $349,500 (pago total de $351,000).
El 8 de enero en Score Bet, un cliente apostó 10.000 dólares al campeón del Indiana CFP/campeón del Super Bowl de los Seahawks. Con una probabilidad de +969, esa apuesta genera $96,900 si Seattle gana el domingo (pago total de $106,900).
Otras apuestas destacadas:
- $500,000 Seahawks alternate spread -7/+125 (Hard Rock Bet, Feb. 6). Potential profit is $625,000 (total payout $1.125 million).
- $325,000 Patriots +4.5/-105 (BetMGM, Feb. 3). Potential profit is $309,523.81 (total payout $634,523.81).
- $250,000 Seahawks moneyline -230 (Hard Rock Bet, Feb. 7). Potential profit is $108,695.65 (total payout $358,695.65).
- $180,810 Seahawks moneyline -220 (Boomer’s Sportsbook, Jan. 29). Potential profit is $82,186.36 (total payout $262,996.36).
- $152,000 Seahawks moneyline -230 (Caesars, Feb. 7). To win $66,086.96 (total payout $218,086.96).
- $142,000 Patriots alternate spread +14.5/-526 (Caesars, Feb. 7). To win $26,996.20 (total payout $168,996.20).
- $75,000 Patriots +4.5/-105 (Caesars, Feb. 7). To win $71,428.57 (total payout $146,428.57).
- $55,000 Patriots +4.5/-108 (Caesars Sports, Jan. 25). Potential profit is $50,925.92 (total payout $105,925.92).
- $50,000 Patriots +4.5/-105 (Caesars, Feb. 7). To win $47,619.05 (total payout $97,619.05).
- $40,000 Patriots Super Bowl futures +260 (Caesars, Jan. 25). Potential profit is $104,000 (total payout $144,000).
- $36,000 Seahawks -4.5/-109 (Caesars, Jan. 25). Potential profit is $33,027.52 (total payout 69,027.52).
- $32,000 Seahawks Super Bowl futures +275 (Caesars, Jan. 14). Potential profit is $88,000 (total payout $120,000).
- $2,000 Seahawks Super Bowl futures +7000 (The SuperBook). Potential profit is $140,000 (total payout $142,000).
- $1,500 Patriots Super Bowl futures +6000 (The SuperBook). Potential profit is $90,000 (total payout $91,500).
- $500 Seahawks Super Bowl futures +6500 (DraftKings). Potential profit is $32,500 (total payout $33,000).
Recuerde que estas grandes apuestas provienen de grandes apostadores que pueden asumir tales riesgos y sufrir grandes pérdidas. No se emocione demasiado al apostar con las cuotas del Super Bowl. Nunca apuestes más de lo que puedes permitirte perder.
