A $25, 16-leg NFL parlay could win over $726,000 on MNF

mrbowling300

EOG Dedicated
Monday Night Football has always carried a lot of significance in the sports betting world. The standalone game on the first day of the work week typically features a good matchup, a competitive game and a large betting handle. It is a chance for bettors to recoup losses from the weekend or build upon profits.

In the case of one bettor at BetMGM Sportsbook, the game between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers is the chance to cash the parlay of a lifetime. A $25 ticket has the chance to become $726,959 thanks to a 16-leg parlay of NFL moneylines.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. What a great situation to be in needing the Packers to beat the Lions, as Green Bay takes the field tonight as a double-digit favorite. Here’s the M. Night Shyamalanian twist ... the bettor actually needs the Lions to win outright.

To hedge or not to hedge is often an important question that parlay bettors face. In this instance, it seems pretty imperative to find a way to get some big bucks down on the Packers and at least guarantee some sort of profit from this monster of a ticket.

he Lions are easily the biggest of the five underdogs on the parlay, which started with the Washington Football Team on Thursday night. The ticket almost died on the vine before it got started, as Dustin Hopkins missed his first game-winning field goal attempt from 48 yards and then made the second one from 43 after the Giants got whistled for being offsides.

With Detroit pending for a big pay day, here are the other 15 winners from Week 2:

  • Washington -175
  • Bears -130
  • Browns -650
  • Rams -190
  • Bills -175
  • Patriots -250
  • 49ers -160
  • Raiders +190
  • Panthers + 150
  • Broncos -275
  • Cardinals -190
  • Buccaneers -650
  • Cowboys + 135
  • Titans + 190
  • Ravens + 180
The Lions were at + 400 and will need to pull the upset in order to cash this for the full amount.
 

mrbowling300

EOG Dedicated
How would you even be able to hedge this? Bet whatever you could on GB ML?

Most don't have the capital or liquidity to bet on GB ML huge.
 
That is pretty amazing to call all the NFL games right on a parlay like that. Guy should just go out and bet like 50 dimes on the Pack and guarantee a nice payday with a Lions win bringing in a massive haul.

Only thing that will suck about that is the IRS would like to have a word with him if it wins.
 

mrbowling300

EOG Dedicated
That is pretty amazing to call all the NFL games right on a parlay like that. Guy should just go out and bet like 50 dimes on the Pack and guarantee a nice payday with a Lions win bringing in a massive haul.

Only thing that will suck about that is the IRS would like to have a word with him if it wins.
That is pretty amazing to call all the NFL games right on a parlay like that. Guy should just go out and bet like 50 dimes on the Pack and guarantee a nice payday with a Lions win bringing in a massive haul.

Only thing that will suck about that is the IRS would like to have a word with him if it wins.

problem is, if he is betting $25 on a grab ass parlay, odds are he doesn't have the kind of capital available needed to do a proper hedge.
 
problem is, if he is betting $25 on a grab ass parlay, odds are he doesn't have the kind of capital available needed to do a proper hedge.
Yeah probably, well he should bet what he can on GB money line. If it's 5 dimes and he assures himself a 1k profit he'll feel a lot better and won't miss the 5k from his winnings.
 
I wonder if Prop Swap could have gotten a bid on the ticket.
Prop Swap claimed it would be worth some amount if they could sell it, something like 1/5 of the ticket's win value. Of course since it was a free bet there was no way to sell it or cash it out in any way.
 

ComptrBob

EOG Master
Prop Swap claimed it would be worth some amount if they could sell it, something like 1/5 of the ticket's win value. Of course since it was a free bet there was no way to sell it or cash it out in any way.

Yes, he had to hold it until it completely graded out. Apparently BetMGM bought him out for $133k.
 
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