Bettors who got involved with any element of the Giants–Broncos zaniness on Sunday deserved some sort of reward at the end.
Sitting on that roller-coaster merits some payback when the ride stops.
But sports betting is gambling, so it doesn’t always work that way. Still, there were some interesting winners in the wake of Denver’s stunning 33-32 comeback victory.
How about placing a $10 in-game wager in the final two minutes of that chaos, and having it turn into more than $1,000 in that short window?
More on that bet, along with major wagers and profitable parlays in NFL and college football betting this past weekend.
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Throwing Darts
You’ve probably seen and read all about it by now, but it’s still worth a recap.
The Giants led the Broncos 19-0 through three quarters and were up 26-8 with 10:14 left in the game.
At DraftKings Sportsbook, the Broncos’ odds of winning got as high as +6000, meaning a $100 bet would collect $6,000 in the improbable event of a comeback.
But come back, Denver did.
Bo Nix and the Broncos scored the next 22 points, capped by a Nix 18-yard touchdown run to take a 30-26 lead with 1:51 remaining.
The Giants looked cooked.
But a DraftKings customer thought that was an opportune time to make an unusual wager: $10 on Giants rookie QB Jaxson Dart to score a touchdown, at odds of +11000 (110/1).
Sure enough — aided by a couple huge Broncos penalties — Dart dove in from the 1-yard line to put New York up 32-30 with 37 seconds remaining. And the bettor banked $1,100 profit (total payout $1,110) in just 1:14 of game time.
Denver then finished off the pandemonium with a Will Lutz 39-yard field goal to win it 33-32, which takes us back to those Broncos +6000 odds.
Another DK customer decided, “What the hell,” and jumped on in with all of 50 cents:
Sure, at 60/1, the customer only won 30 bucks. But you’ve gotta love that ROI.
Another notable, though not as far-fetched bet landed pregame at FanDuel Sportsbook. The customer put $50 on a three-leg anytime touchdown parlay of Nix, Dart and Giants running back Cam Skattebo.
Skattebo hit paydirt in the second quarter, giving New York a 13-0 lead. But the other two legs were a sweat. Nix had a 7-yard TD run with 5:13 remaining in the fourth quarter, pulling Denver within 26-16. Then, as noted above, Dart’s TD came on the penultimate drive of the wild game.
At odds of +4285, or about 43/1, the bettor’s $50 turned into $2,192.73.
Parlay Partay
OK, this one is almost impossible to top.
At some point early last week, a Caesars Sports customer put $50 on the following six-leg player-prop parlay, mixing MLB playoffs with the Thursday night Steelers–Bengals game:
- Dodgers’ Max Muncy +500 to homer in Tuesday’s Game 2 vs. Brewers
- Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernandez +475 to homer in Game 2 vs. Brewers
- Mariners’ Randy Arozarena +525 to homer in Wednesday’s Game 3 vs. Blue Jays
- Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. +390 to homer in Game 3 vs. Mariners
- Steelers’ Jonnu Smith anytime touchdown +340 vs. Bengals
- Bengals’ Tee Higgins anytime touchdown +215 vs. Steelers
All of the above occurred, and Thursday evening wasn’t even a lot of a sweat. Smith discovered the top zone lower than 5 minutes into the sport, and Higgins scored late within the second quarter of Cincy’s 33-31 upset win.
The prize for this bettor’s efforts: A whopping $574,925. Greater than half-a-million {dollars} on a $50 flier guess.
Getting Defensive
Defensive and particular groups touchdowns don’t occur too typically. Stringing collectively profitable parlays for such an incidence is even rarer.
However one DraftKings buyer acquired there on a $10 three-legger:
- Browns defensive/special teams TD
- Eagles defensive/special teams TD
- Patriots defensive/special teams TD
On the primary play of the second half in Cleveland’s 31-6 rout of Miami, Browns cornerback Tyson Campbell returned an interception 34 yards for a landing. Philadelphia linebacker Jalyx Hunt had a 42-yard INT landing within the second quarter of a 28-22 win over Minnesota.
New England capped the wager when linebacker Ok’Lavon Chaisson scooped up a Cam Ward fumble and went 4 yards for the TD, the ultimate rating within the Patriots’ 31-13 victory.
At odds of +18875, or virtually 189/1, that 10 bucks grew to become practically $1,900.
Parlay Partay, Half II
The general public betting plenty nonetheless love their moneyline parlays, lining up a batch of favorites to only win outright and hopefully flip a bit of cash into a major sum of money.
However with the proliferation of participant prop bets within the NFL, the general public additionally revels in stringing collectively a bunch of anytime landing scorers.
One DraftKings buyer stretched a 10-leg parlay out all day, beginning with Sunday’s Rams–Jaguars sport in London and ending with the Falcons–49ers Sunday nighter in San Francisco.
Going into Sunday evening, the primary eight legs had been in. All of the bettor wanted was a TD apiece from Atlanta working again Bijan Robinson and San Fran working again Christian McCaffrey.
That’s a fairly good place to be in.
Late within the second quarter, McCaffrey scored the primary of his two touchdowns. Halfway by way of the third quarter, Robinson hit paydirt.
The $10 wager had hefty odds of +62012 — about 620/1 — however the buyer additionally utilized a 33% parlay increase, taking the chances out to +82476 — about 825/1.
When ten bucks turns into $8,257, you recognize you’re having a terrific day.
Right here’s Hoping You Had It
It’s not all about making massive bets or cashing out large on 10-leg parlays — which, simply to be clear, is uncommon. Generally it’s about placing 10 bucks on a single straight guess, backing a protracted shot or semi-long shot, and getting good ROI.
How about rolling off the bed for Sunday’s Rams-Jags tilt in London and deciding to place $10 on somebody with one profession reception to attain the primary landing of that sport? A FanDuel buyer apparently did simply that.
Rams wideout Konata Mumpfield was +7500 (75/1) to attain the primary TD. Halfway by way of the primary quarter, Mumpfield did so on a 5-yard go from Matthew Stafford.
A meager 10 {dollars} became $750 revenue.
Mumpfield’s teammate Davante Adams had himself a day as nicely, scoring three touchdowns in L.A.’s 35-7 rout. Adams was +3000 to attain three or extra TDs.
Should you’d put a tenner on that prop, you then’d have scored $300. Or perhaps put 100 on it to money out for $3,000.
I Like Massive Bets and I Can not Lie
Excessive-rollers in Vegas and across the nation had been throwing round big-dollar bets all weekend lengthy. There are positively far too many wagers to recount.
However let’s evaluate a couple of, beginning in NFL Week 7 odds, on which Caesars Sports activities particularly took some critically main wagers:
- $339,000 Rams-Jaguars Over 44.5 points (Caesars). Los Angeles did its part, putting up 35 points. But Jacksonville was a near no-show, scoring just one touchdown. L.A. won 35-7, and the bettor made a massive six-figure donation to the house. Oof.
- $330,000 Cowboys -1.5 vs. Commanders (Caesars). Dallas rolled to a 44-22 victory, and the bettor claimed $300,000 profit (total payout $630,000).
- $275,000 Browns -2.5 vs. Dolphins (Caesars). Another rout, as Cleveland won 31-6, giving the bettor a $250,000 win (total payout $525,000).
- $260,000 Chiefs -12.5 vs. Raiders (Caesars). Yet another blowout. K.C. wins 31-0, and the bettor banks $236,363.64 (total payout $496,363.64).
- $200,000 Saints +4.5 vs. Bears (DraftKings). That’s another big donation, as New Orleans loses 26-14.
- $200,000 Falcons-49ers Over 46.5 points (DraftKings). The Over was never threatened in this game, with San Fran winning 20-10 and the bettor taking a $200,000 bath.
- $175,000 Colts +2.5 (-108) vs. Rams (DraftKings). Surprising Indianapolis wins 38-24, and the bettor profits $162,032.50 (total payout $337,032.50).
Faculty soccer Week 8 odds noticed its share of main wagers, as nicely, together with:
- $100,000 Louisville +10.5 (-112) vs. Miami (DraftKings). This customer would probably like to change that wager to a Louisville moneyline bet, as the Cardinals upset the Hurricanes 24-21. Still, the bettor profited $89,285.71 (total payout $189,285.71).
- $100,000 Duke -2.5 (-115) vs. Georgia Tech (DraftKings). The Blue Devils were short home favorites, but lost outright 27-18.
- $100,000 South Carolina +4.5 vs. Oklahoma. The Gamecocks weren’t very game, losing 26-7.
Then there are these bettors who don’t thoughts betting so much to win a bit of on large moneyline favorites. For instance, a Caesars buyer put $35,000 on Ohio State moneyline -4500 vs. Wisconsin.
As the chances would point out, it was a straightforward evening for the Buckeyes, who gained 34-0. And the bettor gained all of $777.78. That’s 2.2% revenue.
However apparently it was sufficient.
On the flip facet, Miami wasn’t practically as massive a favourite vs. Louisville. Nonetheless, at -550 on the moneyline, the Hurricanes had been at the very least anticipated to win the sport, at house.
So one other Caesars buyer put $88,451.61 — sure, 61 cents, too — on Miami moneyline, for a possible win of $16,082.11. However the unbeaten and second-ranked Hurricanes by no means led in a 24-21 upset loss.
That’s an costly lesson to study. Understand that these high-rollers have the means to afford such classes. Maintain your wagers and your expectations cheap. By no means guess greater than you may afford to lose.
Patrick Everson is a sports activities betting analyst for FOX Sports activities and senior reporter for VegasInsider.com. He’s a distinguished journalist within the nationwide sports activities betting house. He’s based mostly in Las Vegas, the place he enjoys {golfing} in 110-degree warmth. Observe him on Twitter: @PatrickE_Vegas.
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