Houston businessman Jim McIngvale, identified higher as “Mattress Mack,” made historical past Friday when he wagered $5 million on the underdog Cincinnati Bengals to win Sunday’s Tremendous Bowl. The furnishings retailer proprietor’s guess with Caesars Sportsbook is the most important ever positioned with a authorized US operator.
Houston businessman Jim McIngvale, higher generally known as “Mattress Mack,” makes a $5 million guess on the Cincinnati Bengals to win Sunday’s Tremendous Bowl. McIngvale, who owns a sequence of furnishings shops, made the guess with Caesars Sportsbook from a relaxation cease in Louisiana, the place cellular sports activities betting is authorized. (Picture: Click2Houston.com)
If he wins the guess, which he made reside on Houston’s KPRC-TV Friday morning, Mattress Mack will web $8.5 million. It’s the second time that Mack put a tidy sum on the Bengals in every week. Final week, he put $4.5 million on Cincinnati. Each bets had odds of +170, so Mack would make a $16.2 million revenue.
Mattress Mack positioned each bets in Louisiana, with Friday’s wager made at a welcome middle simply throughout the state line in Vinton.
In addition to its shut proximity to the Houston space, there are different connections to Louisiana. Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow led the LSU Tigers to a nationwide title earlier than changing into the highest decide within the 2020 NFL Draft.
Louisiana simply turned authorized about three weeks in the past, so it makes it actual handy for me,” Mack mentioned in a Caesars launch. “However inserting this guess in LSU nation the place they love Joe [Burrow] additionally figured into it. Tons of LSU followers are popping out for this promotion the place if Joe wins the Large Recreation, they get the furnishings free.”
Like most of Mattress Mack’s previous huge cash wagers, the bets on the Bengals are tied to gross sales promotions at his Gallery Furnishings shops. It’s his manner of hedging on a promotion that provides big-ticket consumers their merchandise without spending a dime.
Drake Jumps on Rams Bandwagon
Whereas Mattress Mack is firmly ensconced as a member of WhoDey Nation, he’s not the one high-profile individual making a wager on the Tremendous Bowl.
On Thursday, Canadian rapper and famous sports activities fanatic Drake put his cash on the Los Angeles Rams. The “Hotline Bling” hitmaker posted his bets on his Instagram account.
Utilizing Stake, a cryptocurrency gaming website, Drake guess CAD 600,000 value of bitcoin on the Rams moneyline, CAD 500,000 of Bitcoin on Odell Beckham Jr. getting greater than 62.5 receiving yards, and CAD 500,000 of bitcoin on Beckham scoring a minimum of one landing through the sport. He stands to web CAD 306,000 if the Rams win, CAD 405,000 if Beckham goes over the yardage mark, and CAD 575,000 if Beckham scores a TD.
Present Tremendous Bowl Odds
The Rams are presently a four-point favourite at most sportsbooks, heading into the weekend.
On the moneyline, the Rams odds range from -185 at Caesars to -200 at BetMGM and PointsBet. The Bengals straight-up odds range from +160 at DraftKings and Caesars (the chances dropped after Mattress Mack’s guess) to +170 at Bet365 and FOX Wager.
The entire is sitting at 48.5 factors.
Over at Caesars, the coin flip stays the most well-liked prop guess. Primarily based on ticket gross sales and deal with, bettors prefer it to land on tails. The sportsbook affords it as an even-money guess.
