Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, the owner of the Houston furniture store who is known for placing giant sports bets, has placed the biggest bet on the Super Bowl LV to date – $ 3.46 million at loser Tampa Bay Buccaneers at +3.5 .
McIngvale flew to Colorado Springs on Wednesday, connected to the airport’s mobile betting app DraftKings and placed one of the biggest bets of all time in the Super Bowl. After paying a little more in juice (-127) to get Bucs at +3.5, McIngvale would earn $ 2.72 million if Tampa Bay covers the difference.
“Tampa Bay is full of talent on both sides of the ball and led by the greatest football player of all time, Tom Brady, so I’m betting big on Bucs who have overcome tough fights throughout this postseason,” said McIngvale in a launch of DraftKings.
McIngvale routinely uses the betting market to reduce risk in sales promotions at his store, Gallery Furniture. He had more than $ 11 million at stake in the 2019 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals, including a $ 3.5 million future bet on the Astros he made with DraftKings in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Astros lost to Nacional in seven games.
“Mack has been a big customer and is someone with whom we have a history, after making a considerable bet on the World Series a few seasons ago,” said Johnny Avello, sports betting director at DraftKings, in the statement.
This year, Gallery Furniture customers who spend $ 3,000 or more on a new mattress will get their money back if the Buccaneers beat the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
The two biggest bets reported in the Super Bowl so far have been both on Bucs. In addition to McIngvale’s $ 3.46 million bet, a BetMGM bettor in Nevada placed a $ 2.3 million bet in Tampa Bay last week.
The biggest bet ever reported in the Super Bowl, in terms of value risk, is a $ 4.8 million cash bet on the Rams to beat the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVL that was placed with MGM in Las Vegas in 2002. the Rams 20-17.
Despite two multi-million dollar bets on Bucs at this year’s Super Bowl, most of the action was on the Chiefs favorites. On Wednesday, at William Hill US sportsbooks, 82% of the money that had been wagered on the Super Bowl points spread was in Kansas City.