The two National Football League (NFL) teams with the best records faced off Monday night in a game that saw the Baltimore Ravens defeat the San Francisco 49ers 33-14. Both teams ranked among the betting favorites to win Super Bowl LVIII at the start of the season.
While the game determined who has the best record in the NFL, the Christmas prime time game also decided the fate of a bet worth nearly $500,000 for one fan.
What Happened: The sports betting market has grown over the years with new states legalizing, new sportsbooks and new types of bets. Benzinga often shares huge payouts from bets like one NBA bet that paid out nearly $1 million.
On Monday, a bettor who made a $5 wager with sportsbook DraftKings Inc (NASDAQ:DKNG), saw their Christmas weekend 14-player parlay come out victorious.
The bettor wagered on 14 NFL players scoring touchdowns with the popular anytime TD betting option, which includes rushing and receiving touchdowns. By combining the option in a parlay, all 14 players had to score touchdowns, or the bet would cash out at $0.
The bettor wagered $5 on the parlay with odds of +9,787,560 and paid out $489,383.01 with all players scoring at least one touchdown over the weekend in their Week 16 NFL games.
Here’s a look at the 14 players placed in the parlay, their season touchdown history and estimated betting odds:
Najee Harris (Pittsburgh Steelers, RB): +150 odds, had four rushing touchdowns before the weekend with the last coming four weeks ago
Gabe Davis (Buffalo Bills, WR): +225 odds, had six receiving touchdowns before the weekend with the last coming three weeks ago
Jahmyr Gibbs (Detroit Lions, RB): -105 odds, had eight rushing and one receiving touchdown before weekend, including two touchdowns in the prior week
DK Metcalf (Seattle Seahawks, WR): +155 odds, had seven receiving touchdowns before the weekend with the last coming two weeks ago and a three-touchdown performance two weeks ago
Jerome Ford (Cleveland Browns, RB): +175 odds, had three rushing touchdowns and three receiving touchdowns before the weekend, with the last touchdown three weeks ago
Chris Rodriguez Jr. (Washington Commanders, RB): +240 odds, sixth round 2023 rookie had zero touchdowns before the weekend
Jonathan Taylor (Indianapolis Colts, RB): -130 odds, had four rushing touchdowns and one…
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