The Seattle Seahawks defeated the Los Angeles Rams 31-27 on (*60*) evening to advance to Super Bowl 60, and transfer one bettor that a lot nearer to successful hundreds of thousands of {dollars}.
Despite a preseason win whole of 8.5 (-125 to the beneath at BetMGM) and the Twelfth-best odds to make the postseason within the NFC (+170), one bettor cherished the Seahawks to not solely make the playoffs and win the NFC, but additionally win Super Bowl 60.
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Yahoo Sports was first to report {that a} Nevada bettor at BetMGM wagered $50,000 on three separate Seahawks-related futures again in August — $150,000 in whole — which might win slightly below $4.5 million if Seattle wins Super Bowl 60 — the franchise’s first championship win since Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014.
The three bets:
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$50,000 on the Seahawks to win Super Bowl 60 at 60-1 odds to win $3 million
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$50,000 on the Seahawks to win NFC at 28-1 odds to win $1.4 million
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$50,000 on the Seahawks to make playoffs at +185 odds to win $92,500
The Seahawks clinched a postseason berth a couple of weeks in the past to win the primary $50,000 wager and beat the 49ers 13-3 in Week 18 to safe the No. 1 seed within the NFC and home-field benefit all through the playoffs.
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After the victory over the Rams on (*60*), that bettor cashed his second ticket value $1.4 million.
The $50,000 wager on Seattle to win Super Bowl 60 at the moment carries the (*1*), after a $50,000 wager at 66-1 odds on the Chicago Bears to win Super Bowl 60 got here up quick when the Bears fell 20-17 in overtime at house within the divisional spherical to the Rams.
Yahoo Sports additionally confirmed that Circa Sports in Nevada took two giant wagers on the Seahawks to win Super Bowl 60 with “seven-figure liability” in late August from a brand new buyer as effectively, and that Seattle is the sportsbook’s worst futures final result consequently.
The Seahawks are 5-point favorites in Super Bowl LX towards the New England Patriots at BetMGM.