2025 Large Bets Report: $2k Wager On Bears Might Win Bettor $600k

NFL hope springs eternal for football bettors. 

And perhaps no fan base is more hopeful than that of the Chicago Bears.

In fact, one Bears backer is banking on a big season for both second-year QB Caleb Williams and the team itself. 

The potential prize? A mid-six-figure cashout.

Read on for more on that customer’s wager and other notable bets around the NFL and MLB.

Bears Bandwagon

Last year, in Williams’ rookie season, Chicago surprised many observers by getting out to a 4-2 start. But the Bears followed with a season-killing 10-game losing streak.

Chicago didn’t find the win column again until the Week 18 season finale, in a 24-22 road upset of the Green Bay Packers. The Bears finished a disappointing 5-12.

Coach Matt Eberflus was fired in late November, in the midst of the Bears’ losing skid. In January, Ben Johnson was named the new coach, leaving the Detroit Lions after a successful stint as offensive coordinator.

Time will tell if that leads to a major turnaround — and one DraftKings Sportsbook customer certainly hopes so.

The bettor put $2,000 on a two-leg parlay of Williams winning NFL MVP and the Bears winning the Super Bowl. The odds on that happening: a hefty +30000 — or 300/1 in easier-to-digest terms.

If somehow that parlay comes through, then the customer profits a whopping $600,000 (total payout $602,000). As the odds indicate, though, it’s a huge if.

DraftKings also took a $5,000 bet on Bears +3500 to win the Super Bowl. If Chicago lifts the Lombardi Trophy, then the bettor claims $180,000 in profit (total payout $185,000).

Then there’s this small wager with excellent ROI potential but with a difficult path to cashing out: Caesars Sports took a $20 bet on Chicago +12500 (125/1) to go 6-0 against the NFC North.

If the Bears run roughshod over the division this season, then that 20 bucks turns into $2,500. However, that bet might not survive the first two weeks. Chicago opens at home against the Minnesota Vikings, then goes on the road vs. the Lions.

More Super Bowl Support

The Las Vegas Raiders are coming off a 4-13 campaign, after which coach Antonio Pierce was fired. Former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is the new Raiders coach, and he lured former Seahawks QB Geno Smith to join him.

Oddsmakers are hardly convinced that the Raiders are a Super Bowl threat. But again, it’s preseason, when the public betting masses have visions of grandeur.

At Caesars Sports, a bettor put $4,000 on the Raiders +9000 to win Super Bowl 60. A Las Vegas championship would net that bettor a healthy $360,000 profit (total payout $364,000).

More Super Bowl flier bets:

• $2,000 Raiders +9000 (Caesars), to win $180,000
• $1,000 Carolina Panthers +12000 (DraftKings), to win $120,000
• $1,000 Jacksonville Jaguars +11000 (DraftKings), to win $110,000
• $300 Indianapolis Colts +10000 (Caesars), to win $30,000
• $250 New York Giants +20000 (Caesars), to win $50,000

The New England Patriots have higher odds than all 4 of these groups, although not by a lot. That didn’t cease a DraftKings buyer from plunking $10,000 on Patriots +8000 to win the Tremendous Bowl.

If new coach Mike Vrabel and second-year QB Drake Maye have a completely stellar season, then that bettor shall be rolling in $800,000 of revenue (complete payout $810,000).

And the way about this long-shot play: A Caesars Sports activities bettor put $75 on the Panthers beating the Jets within the Tremendous Bowl, at odds of +100000. That’s 1000/1.

Each groups went 5-12 final season. But when one way or the other this unlikely matchup occurs, and Bryce Younger & Co. win all of it, then that meager 75 bucks turns into $75,000.

Round The Horn

It’s not usually that 60 cents turns into a thousand {dollars} — however it occurred on Sunday.

A DraftKings Sportsbook buyer, maybe with solely pocket change left in a cell account, put these 60 cents on a two-leg participant prop parlay:

• New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe to triple against the Miami Marlins
• San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill to triple vs. the St. Louis Cardinals

Each gamers delivered a triple, and at odds of +168000 (1680/1), the bettor banked $1,008 in revenue. That’s the sort of ROI any of us might get behind.

On the other finish of that spectrum, a Caesars Sports activities buyer wager quite a bit to win slightly. The Detroit Tigers, who lead the AL Central by six video games, are an virtually mortal lock to make the playoffs.

Earlier this week, on the Sure/No prop of Tigers to succeed in the postseason, Sure was an amazing -8000 favourite. Which means it might take an $8,000 wager to win $100.

The bettor determined to double that, placing $16,000 on Tigers -8000. So long as Detroit doesn’t completely implode between now and Sept. 28, that buyer will win all of $200.

As all the time, understand that the aforementioned large bets usually come from high-roller varieties who can afford it. Preserve it cheap. By no means wager greater than you may afford to lose.

Patrick Everson is a sports activities betting analyst for FOX Sports activities and senior reporter for VegasInsider.com. He’s a distinguished journalist within the nationwide sports activities betting area. He’s primarily based in Las Vegas, the place he enjoys {golfing} in 110-degree warmth. Comply with him on X: @PatrickE_Vegas.

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