The Super Bowl, the game that determines who is the NFL champion each year and one of the most watched annual events in the world, moves millions of dollars.
In the 56th edition (LVI), which will be played on February 13, the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals will face each other, and several people have already made their predictions in sports betting houses in order to earn extra money.
Bettors try to guess various questions, such as which team will win, who will score the most points in the first quarter or which player will make the first touch downhowever, among the events that can happen in a football game, there is a very unlikely play, but one that rewards with great profits those who risk their dollars on that possibility.
This play is called security: When the offensive player who has possession of the ball is tackled or voluntarily lowers the ball into his end zone. The defensive team not only gets two points, but also gets the next possession of the ball. The safety they are the only way a defending team can score a point without having possession of the ball.
In accordance with ESPNin the history of the NFL only in 6.8% of the regular season games, approximately one in fifteen, there is a security. However, year after year, punters put a security in the Super Bowl. The current price for a security in the Super Bowl this year it’s 7-1 (ie if you bet $100, there’s a $700 reward).
“Almost certain” bets, such as predicting an event that is very likely not to happen, do not pay much. In fact, betting there isn’t a security in the Super Bowl it has an average probability of -900 (bet $900 to win $100 net). This has caused people to play with large amounts to obtain a return, although if this event were to take place, they would lose everything.
This happened to Marco Robindale, a professional bettor, in Super Bowl XLVIII (in 2014) between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks. He put in $220,000, significantly more than he would normally risk on a single outcome at different bookmakers, to win around $50,000. In the first minute of the game, an error by the Denver Broncos defense allowed a securitythus giving the Seahawks a two-point lead.
Texan millionaire bets $4.5 million on Bengals in Super Bowl
Texan businessman James Franklin McIngvale, nicknamed Mattress Mack and known in the US for his millionaire sports bets, this time more than 4.5 million dollars are at stake for the victory of the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI.
Owner of the Gallery Furniture retail chain, Mattress Mack has made headlines again with this bet made through a mobile application from the firm Caesars Sportbook.
Not being able to bet such a large sum all at once, spent more than two hours in a liquor store registering bets with his phone to complete the $4.53 million that he decided to risk for the Bengals.
In addition, in order to legally bet such an amount, he had to travel from Texas to the neighboring state of Louisiana, whose rules on sports betting are softer. The media says this is the largest sports bet made via an app in US history.
If the bet wins, McIngvale will receive $7.7 million. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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