Patrick Everson
FOX Sports Betting Analyst
There’s a cause why a bet is a bet.
This signifies that a profitable final result is usually not anticipated, and much more so when combining two lengthy photographs.
But often, the supplier throws you the very best playing cards. That was the case for a FanDuel Sportsbook buyer who landed a two-legged parlay for almost $100,000 on NFL Week 10 odds.
Read extra about this and different notable parlays, distinctive wins and notable bets — winners and losers alike — as we recap NFL Week 10 and school soccer Week 11 bets.
The final can be first
One of the most well-liked prop bets every week within the NFL is on a participant to attain the primary landing of a sport. The normal suspects are favorites: Derrick Henry, Saquon Barkley, Bijan Robinson, Justin Jefferson and the like.
Who is not favored, and even near it? The backup quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars. It can be Mac Jones, former proprietor of the New England Patriots.
Jags beginning QB Trevor Lawrence (shoulder) was inactive Sunday, so Jones was cleared to begin towards the Minnesota Vikings. At FanDuel, Jones scored the primary landing of the sport with a wholesome +7000.
Meanwhile, within the Atlanta Falcons-New Orleans Saints sport, the Saints’ Marquez Valdes-Scantling was at +3100 to attain the primary landing.
A prescient FanDuel buyer determined to pair Jones and Valdes-Scantling in a two-leg first landing parlay. The bettor has wagered the odd sum of $42.90, at odds of +227100 or, in additional digestible kind, 2271/1.
And guess what occurred? About 4 minutes into the Falcons-Saints sport, Derek Carr discovered Valdes-Scantling on a 40-yard TD go. And late within the Vikings-Jags first quarter, Jones dove from one yard out for the primary landing of the sport.
So the bettor pocketed the large sum of $97,468.80.
Parlay Party
Another FanDuel consumer selected the landing path anytime, however wanted all three gamers to attain within the first half of their respective video games. He linked the Denver Broncos with Courtland Sutton to the Tennessee Titans with Calvin Ridley and the Arizona Cardinals with Marvin Harrison Jr.
Sutton scored a landing within the second quarter towards Kansas City, Ridley scored within the first quarter towards the LA Chargers and Harrison scored within the second quarter towards the New York Jets.
The $150 player-prop parlay was at odds of +31260, or simply below 313/1.
Add all of it up and also you get a win of round $47,000.
The high-scoring Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens sport on Thursday night time produced some large winners. At DraftKings Sportsbook, two clients — one in Maine, one in Illinois — positioned parlay bets on each Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow throwing 4 or extra landing passes.
Both QBs had 4 landing passes in Baltimore’s 35-34 win. The Maine buyer deposited $750 and gained $49,830, whereas the Illinois buyer turned $150 into $11,850.
On some bets you’ll certainly have heard: “Everyone thinks about it”.
In the Bengals-Ravens sport, on DraftKings, that saying was just about true. More than 20,000 bettors have been on the four-leg at anyone time-TD parlay of Ravens operating again Derrick Henry and tight finish Mark Andrews and Bengals wideout Ja’Marr Chase and operating again Chase Brown.
The odds have been solely a modest +1200. But all 4 discovered the top zone, so even in case you solely put in $10, you’ll have made a revenue of $120.
I hope you had it
It’s not nearly raking in wild positive aspects of tens of 1000’s of {dollars}. If you multiply any guess by 37, you’re going to get fairly good outcomes.
This was the case for anybody who had a Bills defensive landing as the primary rating within the Buffalo-Indianapolis sport. Cornerback Taron Johnson returned an interception 23 yards to place Buffalo up 7-0 in lower than three minutes of play.
A $100 guess with odds of +3700 would have netted a whopping $3,700 at FanDuel Sportsbook.
Tanner Hudson wasn’t anticipated to be a part of the scoring occasion in Cincy’s 35-34 loss at Baltimore. FanDuel had Hudson Anytime TD at +1700. A buyer then used a revenue enhance to extend the percentages to +2250, then guess $100.
Hudson scored on a three-yard landing go late within the first half and the bettor earned $2,250 (complete win $2,350).
And what do you consider the timing of an in-game guess, within the remaining seconds of the Denver Broncos-Kansas City Chiefs sport? The Broncos, down 16-14, have been lining up for a relative chip-shot of a subject objective, 35 yards.
At that point, a DraftKings bettor guess $150 on the Chiefs to win at +1000. KC blocked the basket to protect the win, and inside seconds, the client earned $1,500.
I like large bets and I am unable to lie
Caesars Sports made some large bets this weekend, principally within the NFL. Among the notable comedies:
- $126,000 Giants -6.5 vs. Panthers. All I can say is oof. New York by no means led, ultimately tied it at 17 within the remaining seconds, then misplaced 20-17 in additional time.
- $110,000 Bengals +6 vs. Ravens. Cincy loses 35-34, however covers the quantity. The bettor earns $100,000 (complete win $210,000).
- $110,000 Rams -1 vs. Dolphins. This is but to happen, Monday night.
- $26,000 Lamar Jackson Over 230.5 passing yards. The Ravens QB got here up straightforward towards Cincy, throwing for 290 yards. The bettor earns $23,636 (complete win $49,636).
- $55,000 Oregon -24.5 vs. Maryland. The Ducks win 39-18, however do not cowl. Make one other one for the home.
- $55,000 UNLV -13 vs. Hawaii. The Rebels get a 29-27 win and the home retains the cash once more.
Finally, how a few large guess to win one thing?
In Saturday’s sport between Florida and Texas, with the Longhorns closely favored at dwelling, a Caesars buyer guess $50,333.35 on the Texas -2000 cash line.
All the Longhorns needed to do was win, which they did simply, 49-17. So the bettor earned all of $2,516.67, for a complete win of $52,850.02. But hey, that is 5% ROI.
In this financial system, I’d take it.
Patrick Everson is a sports activities betting analyst for FOX Sports and senior reporter for VegasInsider.com. He is a distinguished journalist within the nationwide sports activities betting business. He lives in Las Vegas, the place he enjoys enjoying golf in 110-degree warmth. Follow him on Twitter: @PatrickE_Vegas.
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