2025 Big Bets report: Bettor stands to win $270k via Thunder, Oilers titles

Patrick Everson

Fox Sports Wettanalyst

NBA playoff chances -and some futures bets that happen with them -approach in the crunch time. And let’s not forget the chances of Stanley Cup, with both leagues heading for their championship series.

One Draftking’s Sportsbook customer certainly didn’t forget. How do you want to be in his place and keep a bet of 13 US dollars that could be more than a quarter of a million dollars?

Read for more about this attitude, along with a bet of $ 400,000, some funny parlay committees and other remarkable bets and important bets that are bound with NBA and NHL playoffs.

Do you let it go?

At some point before the WNBA final of last year, a draft king sports system posted all $ 13 in a five-team championship futures parlay:

• Freedom to win the WNBA title

• Dodgers to win the World Series

• Eagles to win the Super Bowl

• Oilers to win the Stanley Cup

• Thunder to win the NBA final

The first three legs are in. And how fate would do, the last two teams are now preferred to win their respective championships.

Oklahoma City will be a solid series favorite against the Indiana Pacers or New York Knicks. Edmonton is a modest Favorit series against Florida in a reserve by the Stanley Cup final last season, which was won by the Panthers.

The chances of this five-leg-parlay: +2082680 or in an easier time to spoilable form around 20827/1. When OKC and Edmonton arrive there, the customer transforms 13 US dollars in a whopping $ 270,761.40.

It also has a payout option that is currently almost $ 75,000.

Decisions, decisions!

Great creditor

In the game 5 on Thursday evening of the Eastern Conference final, the New York Knicks were 3: 1 shortly before the elimination. But among those who were confident in Jalen Brunson & Co. was a draftking customer with a huge bankroll.

The Bettor put $ 418,200 on Knicks -4 (-112) and sank to the home favorite to win and cover.

New York did that and some others and posted a 111-94 Rout to expand the series.

Therefore, the customer achieved a massive victory of $ 373,392.86 ($ 791,592.86). Don’t forget this 86 cents.

Not a bad night work for this high scooter.

Parlay Partay

Let us bring us back on something more assignable for the average sports bed.

In Knicks-Pacers Game 4 on Tuesday evening, a Fanduel SportsBook customer put together a six-leg-single game game parlay parlay with Tyres-Haliburton frequos:

Haliburton filled the box value with a 32-point-almost five 3-point 15 assists and 12 rebounds. The Pacers won 130-121 to fulfill the Moneyline stage of the parlay, and the game sailed over a total of 219.5 points.

And so they become 25 US dollars in 8,690 US dollars.

I like big bets and can’t lie

As the NBA playoffs indicate the NBA final, some big futures have either redeemed or took one step closer. At Draftking’s Sportsbook, a customer is all over Oklahoma City.

On April 28, the Bettor put $ 100,000 in the WESTERN Conference to win the thunder of -175. This attitude redeemed on Wednesday evening when OKC Minnesota removed 4: 1 in the best-of-7 series. The customer benefited 57,140 US dollars (total payment of $ 157,140).

But wait. There is more.

The same customer has two large bets on the thunder to win the NBA final:

• $ 105,000 thunder +160

• $ 100,000 thunder +130

The first bet would benefit 168,000 US dollars and the second $ 130,000 dollars if the thunder -now -750 favorites to win the championship -first NBA title.

This is a potential profit of $ 298,000 and a total payment of $ 503,000.

In the Pacers-Knicks game 5 on Thursday, Caesar’s sports book saw two big games, one winner and a loser:

• USD 105,000 below 223.5 points (-105). A 111-94 New York victory for 205 points was also a victory for the Bettor, which benefited $ 100,000 (a total of $ 205,000).

• $ 110,000 Pacers +4.5. Indiana fell flat in the Madison Square Garden and made this attitude to the house for a large donation.

A hopefully helpful memory: These large bets are often made by high-scooter customers who can take up such a loss. Normal Joes and Jans like you and I can’t.

And for these parlays? Well, as you say: the parlays are a best friend of a bookmaker. So keep it reasonable. Wetting responsible. Don’t bet more than you can afford to lose.

Patrick Everson is a sports betting analyst for Fox Sports and Senior Reporter from Vegasinsider.com. He is a respected journalist in the national sports betting room. It is based in Las Vegas, where he likes to apply in 110-degree heat of Golfgolf. Follow him on X: @Patricke_vegas.

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