The Inexperienced Bay Packers made the playoffs in Week 18 by beating the Chicago Bears, and adopted up their shock look by dominating the Dallas Cowboys on the street in a 48-32 win on wild-card weekend.
The Packers are 9.5-point underdogs on the street in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers this weekend.
One bettor is hoping Inexperienced Bay has a minimum of yet one more upset left this season. The bettor, who goes by the identify Pointsux on X, positioned a sequence of futures bets on the Packers in November at Circa Sports activities in Las Vegas — and now stands to win almost $1 million if Inexperienced Bay wins the NFC.
The bettor, a 30-something sports activities bettor who moved to Vegas in August from Florida, wagered $2,315 on the Packers to win the NFC at 215-1 on Nov. 6. Inexperienced Bay proceeded to lose to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Nov. 12, dropping the Packers’ NFC odds even additional.
So, he positioned just a few extra wagers at Circa:
- $500 on Inexperienced Bay to win NFC at 400-1 on Nov. 13
- $500 on Inexperienced Bay to win NFC at 385-1 on Nov. 13
- $500 on Inexperienced Bay to win NFC at 200-1 on Nov. 24
For The Win confirmed with Circa that every one the wagers have been genuine.
One bettor (@pointsux) has a number of futures bets at @CircaSports totaling $3,815 on the Inexperienced Packers that may revenue $990,225 if the Packers win the NFC.
Authenticity of bets has been confirmed with Circa.
➡️$2,315 on Packers to win NFC at 215-1
➡️$500 on Packers at 400-1… pic.twitter.com/C9z1NZi0Xp
— Ben Fawkes (@BFawkes22) January 19, 2024
All informed, he has $3,815 in wagers on Inexperienced Bay to win the NFC, which might win $990,225.
Why did he consider a lot within the Packers?
“Circa had the best futures odds on Inexperienced Bay on the time and once I in contrast it to what I had because the true worth of the wager, I assumed it was a very good worth,” the bettor informed For The Win on Friday. “I’m not a Packers fan by nature, however I stated, ‘Hey, let’s take a shot and see if we will hit it large.’”
The bettor stated he has to work on Saturday, so probably gained’t even be watching the Packers-49ers sport. If Inexperienced Bay wins, he’d watch the NFC title sport at a neighborhood on line casino. He’s additionally not planning on hedging at this level.
“So far as hedging goes, I’m probably not hedging something proper now,” he informed For The Win. “Packers No [to win NFC] is -1400 proper now. In the event that they beat the 49ers, at that time I’d take a look at hedging on the Lions or Bucs. In the event that they find yourself successful, it’s life-changing cash. In the event that they lose, my life will just about keep the identical.”
Can Inexperienced Bay pull off yet one more upset and get him one step nearer?
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