There is no word on whether the bettor hedged the bet before kickoff (betting a substantial sum on the Bears to win so they are guaranteed to win money regardless of the game’s outcome).
For this equation, the number of games is the sum of win, loss, and tie results on the teams record. In such a case, you can use our percentage calculator or evaluate the percentage by hand in the following way: winning percentage (wins + 0.5 × ties) / games. The bettor took the Redskins to win straight up, without any point spread. It is usually assumed that a tie is worth the same as 1/2 of a win. Of all the games picked, the one with the longest odds was the one played Monday. This is a fact that Texas businessman, Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale proved when he placed a 5 million. There was one problem with the bet, however. The biggest bets are always placed on the biggest games.
Should the Redskins win the Monday night game, the bet would pay a reported $500,000.Īmong the games the bettor reportedly hit were Ohio State covering a 39-point spread, Alabama giving 38 1/2 and Morgan State getting 49 1/2 against Army. Monday night’s game between the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins isn’t the most appealing matchup on the NFL schedule, but there is one bettor out there extremely interested in the game.Īccording to a post on Reddit and reported on by multiple outlets, a bettor placed 89 cents on a 20-team football parlay this weekend - college and NFL - and entered Monday night 19-0.
