In sports betting, customers are quite accustomed to betting on the usual markets: the spread, moneyline and total. Whether it\u2019s the full game, first half, second half, quarters or more.<\/p>\n
But with all the technological advancements over the past several years, the menu is now massive. That includes the ability to bet on a wider variety of alternate point spreads.<\/p>\n
A BetMGM customer took that option to the limit and almost got taken to the cleaners. But the bettor ended up winning big on the NBA<\/a> playoffs last week.<\/p>\n More on that ladder of wagers, a 90-cent bet that went yard, a huge Champions League hit and more, as we recap the week that was in sports betting.<\/p>\n This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n Alternate Reality<\/p>\n Heading into Game 5 of their first-round series against the Nuggets<\/a>, the Timberwolves<\/a> were quite shorthanded. The starting backcourt of Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo was not in the mix.<\/p>\n Both got hurt in Game 4, Edwards with a hyperextended knee (though he could return in these playoffs) and DiVincenzo with a season-ending torn Achilles.<\/p>\n So no surprise, Denver was a healthy 11.5-point home favorite last Monday.<\/p>\n A BetMGM high-roller decided to put $10,000 on Minnesota +11.5, to win approximately $9,100 (total payout $19,100).<\/p>\n Then the bettor decided to go all-in on a bunch of Timberwolves alternate point spreads: +12.5, +13.5, +14.5, +15.5, +16.5 and +17.5.<\/p>\n Seven bets in all, totaling a whopping $375,000, just banking on Minnesota to stay within the range of all those numbers.<\/p>\n The bettor then got a monster sweat. Entering the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves were down 97-75. So at that moment, all seven bets were losers.<\/p>\n With 6:57 remaining, Minnesota trailed 107-88. That\u2019s a 19-point gap. Not good.<\/p>\n The T-Wolves then made a charge to get within 111-101 with 4:38 remaining. All of a sudden, all seven bets were in winning range.<\/p>\n Then the Nuggets responded with a 10-2 run to go up 121-103 with 2:53 left, putting the entire $375,000 at risk once again.<\/p>\n But the Timberwolves finished with a 10-4 run, losing 125-113. That made six of the seven bets winners.<\/p>\n The only loser was on the smallest bet this person made. Even with that $10,000 loser, the customer bagged a huge profit, turning the other $365,000 in wagers into $196,500 in profit (total payout $561,500).<\/p>\n Dimes to Dollars<\/p>\n There\u2019s been a lot written in this space about betting responsible amounts on parlays. Don\u2019t get carried away, or you might get carried out.<\/p>\n A Fanatics Sportsbook customer heeded that advice, perhaps to an extreme. The bettor put all of 90 cents on a four-leg parlay of players to hit one or more home runs.<\/p>\n The ticket was on last Monday\u2019s MLB slate:<\/p>\n Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in the fourth inning of the Yankees<\/a>\u2019 4-2 win over the Rangers<\/a>. The Cubs\u2019<\/a> Seiya Suzuki and Moises Ballesteros went yard in the second and third innings, respectively, with Ballesteros belting a grand slam, though Chicago ultimately lost to the Padres<\/a> 9-7.<\/p>\n The longest wait for the bettor was on the Angels\u2019<\/a> Jorge Soler, who homered in the seventh inning of an 8-7 loss to the White Sox<\/a>.<\/p>\n At long-shot odds of +116996 \u2014 or almost 1170\/1 \u2014 those nine dimes turned into $1,053.86.\u00a0<\/p>\n Not a bad night\u2019s ROI.<\/p>\n Soccer Score<\/p>\n With the World Cup<\/a> on tap this summer \u2014 on FOX networks, by the way \u2014 bettors are taking more of an interest in soccer. In some cases, massive interest.<\/p>\n Last Tuesday, Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> met Bayern Munich<\/a> in the first of a two-leg Champions League semifinal. Paris Saint-Germain was a modest home underdog of +130, and a BetMGM high-roller made a mountainous $595,000 wager on PSG.<\/p>\n What followed was a whale of match, with nine goals in all. And the major wager seemed to be in pretty good shape when PSG took a 5-2 lead in the 58th minute.<\/p>\n But Bayern responded with goals in the 65th and 68th minutes to make it 5-4. The final 22 minutes plus injury time were a big sweat for the big bet.<\/p>\n PSG survived to win 5-4, and the bettor hauled in $773,500 profit (total payout $1,368,500).<\/p>\n Also from that match, a Fanatics Sportsbook customer put $850 on this seven-leg parlay:<\/p>\n All seven legs delivered at odds of +5320, and the bettor won $45,220 (total payout $46,070).<\/p>\n Parlay Partay<\/p>\n Just to reiterate: Putting $2,000 on a seven-leg parlay is generally not sound fiduciary strategy. It\u2019s better to play far more reasonable amounts.<\/p>\n That said, a Fanatics customer crafted a $2000 seven-leg same-game parlay on player props for Thursday\u2019s Nuggets-Timberwolves Game 6.<\/p>\n At least the seven legs were reasonable, with none a big favorite nor a big underdog. And all seven got there, at hefty odds of +7750.<\/p>\n Furthermore, the bettor utilized a 50% profit-boost promo, hiking those odds to +11626 (about 116\/1). And that\u2019s how $2,000 turned into a whopping $234,522.<\/p>\n Homerless Happiness<\/p>\n It\u2019s fun to bet on home runs happening. Bettors like to see things happen. Bettors like to see scoring.<\/p>\n But going against that grain can pay off. In the final three games of Saturday\u2019s MLB slate, a FanDuel Sportsbook customer decided there wouldn\u2019t be a single home run among them.<\/p>\n The bettor put a relatable $45 on the three-leg parlay of:<\/p>\n White Sox-Padres no homersMets<\/a>-Angels no homersRoyals<\/a>–Mariners<\/a> no homers<\/p>\n Indeed, there wasn\u2019t a long ball to be found in those three contests. At odds of +41550 (415.5\/1), the bettor turned 45 bucks into an $18,742.50 windfall.<\/p>\n Comeback Kings<\/p>\n The 76ers<\/a> trailed the Celtics<\/a> 3-1 in a best-of-7 first-round series. That was even after Joel Embiid rejoined Philadelphia in Game 4, less than three weeks after having an emergency appendectomy.<\/p>\n Philly got drilled in that game, losing 128-96 at home. With two of the final three games in Boston \u2014 if the series even got to Game 7 \u2014 it didn\u2019t look good for the Sixers.<\/p>\n Yet one DraftKings Sportsbook customer figured, why not? On April 27, the bettor put $1,000 on 76ers +2500 to win the series.<\/p>\n And win they did.\u00a0<\/p>\n The seventh-seeded Sixers took Games 5 and 7 on the road, sandwiched around a Game 6 home win, to knock out No. 2 seed Boston. Philly completed the comeback with a 109-100 win Saturday.<\/p>\n The bettor pocketed a cool $25,000 profit. That\u2019s outstanding ROI on a five-day investment.<\/p>\n Just keep in mind that\u2019s generally not the reality of such bets. Keep your expectations and budget reasonable, people. 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