2025 Big Bets report: Despite wait, Sanders-to-Browns bettors cash in

Patrick Everson

Fox sports betting analyst

The NBA and NHL playoffs are underway. And the MLB season is during its first month.

But do not be mistaken: last week, the probabilities of the NFL draft were easily the most commented topic in the universe of sports betting.

Specifically, any NFL draft accessory linked to Shedeur Sanders. And more specifically, the accessory of which team would write to the Mariscal de Campo de Colorado.

More in that market, along with other notable bets, unique victories and large bets, winners and losers, during the last week or so.

Cleveland has been calling

The Cleveland Browns really were among the favorites to select Sanders in the week prior to the NFL draft. So were the saints of New Orleans and, when the first round reaped, the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Then, the Ronda 1 wine and went on Thursday, without the team calling Sanders the name. The same goes for rounds 2 and 3 on Friday night.

By the time Ronda 4 on Saturday arrived, Draftings Sportsbook had Cleveland a longer shot as a landing place of Sanders. The Steelers and the Vegas Raiders were the favorites with +190 and +350, respectively. These two were among the boxes ahead of Cleveland on the probability board.

So, if you jumped on the Browns +3000, well, claim your prize. Cleveland wrote Sanders with the sixth selection in the fifth round, 144 in general, ending the long national nightmare.

A $ 100 bet in Sanders to the Browns before Round 4 would have benefited $ 3,000. We hope someone has had it.

Earlier this week, a writing customer put $ 500 at +500 on Cleveland to select Sanders. He took much longer to charge than expected, but it is difficult to complain of $ 2,500 in profits (total payment of $ 3,000).

If you missed the NFL draft boat in Sanders’ probabilities, then you may want a piece of this: Fanduel Sportsbook opened Sanders +4000 to win the offensive rookie of the year of the NFL.

Feeling the draft

Ok, one more note about the NFL draft bets, then to other things. Because it is too good not to share.

Miami QB Cam Ward was a great favorite to go. 1 In general, what he did, to the Tennessee Titans. Betmgm had Ward -10000. That means that a $ 100 bet was needed to earn a dollar.

A client decided to take it to an extreme even more.

You read it well. Bettor put $ 1 in the neighborhood for number 1 in general, winning a penny.

That gain did not last the lung, but the story will.

Parlay Party

In Caesars Sports, a bettor got involved in live bets on Tuesday. The client put $ 25 in a 13 -legged Parlay, all in events that were in progress.

Okay, most of those legs were in favorites and, in some cases, strong favorites. But favorites lose. Special with so many opportunities to do so.

In this case, thought, the 13 legs delivered.

And in great probabilities of +54028-or in terms easier to read, around 540/1-Bettor benefited more than $ 13,000.

On Monday night, before game 2 between Los Angeles clippers and Denver’s nuggets, a drawing client was creative with number four in a four -legged part of $ 25:

Four or more James Harden 3 Pinters
Four or more Kawhi Leonard triple
Four or more Nikola Jokić 3 Pinters
Four or more triple Jamal Murray

The four players hit exactly four triples each.

The probabilities in the Parlay were +28000 (280/1), but the Bettor also used a 20% probability increase, which carried the price to +33600 (336/1). Total benefit: an orderly $ 8,400.

That is a beautiful ROI.

Lucky Puck

Hockey objectives are difficult to predict, and even more in the playoffs. But a sports client from Caesars correctly identified eight scorers in Monday’s postseason games.

The bettor put $ 10 modest in an eight -legged Parlay player, and the eight players found the network. Then, the bettor benefited the massive of $ 75,602.29.

Do not forget that 29 cents.

I like great bets and I can’t lie

Hoops and Hockey playoffs have led enough great bets during the first week of action. Caesars Sports saw several large plays, including one that survived despite an implosion of the Mephis Grizzlies.

In game 3 on Thursday night against Oklahoma City Thunder, Memphis led by 29 points in the second quarter. But yes, Morant suffered a hip injury in the second quarter and did not return.

The Grizzlies finally returned each point of that advantage and then some, losing 114-108. Even so, a Caesars client charged a bet of $ 73,500 in Grizzlies +10 (-105). The Bettor benefited $ 70,000, for a total payment or $ 143,500.

Other notable bets last week or so:

$ 56,000 Magic +11 vs. Celtics Game 2. Orlando kept it only inside the point in a loss of 109-100, obtaining a gain of $ 50,909 for Bettor (total payment of $ 106,909).
$ 55,000 Magic +5.5 vs. Celtics game 3. Orlando Real won the absolute victory, 95-93. The bettor obtained a gain of $ 50,000 (total payment of $ 105,000).
$ 50,000 Knicks -7 vs. Piston’s Game 1. New York won 123-112, so the bettor benefited $ 45,454.55 (total payment of $ 95,454.55).
$ 50,000 Filis Moneyline -135 vs. Mets on Tuesday. Philly fell 5-1, so that is a generous donation to the house.
$ 40,000 Wild Moneyline +170 vs. Golden Knights Game 1. Minnesota lost 4-2.

With those big bets, keep in mind that these are high Rollero clients that can absorb such loss. Joes and regular Janes as you and I cannot.

So keep it related. You never bet more than you can afford to lose.

Patrick Everson is sports betting analyst for Fox Sports and Senior Reporter of Vegasinsider.com. He is a distinguished journalist in the national sports betting space. It is based in Las Vegas, where he enjoyed Wave in heat of 110 degrees. Follow it in x: @patricke_vegas

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