The Seattle Seahawks remade their offense this offseason, trading away starting quarterback Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders and signing free agent QB Sam Darnold to be the new starter. They also dealt wide receiver DK Metcalf to the Pittsburgh Steelers, signed Cooper Kupp and drafted a guard from North Dakota State (Grey Zabel) in the first round.
Despite a preseason win total of 8.5 (-125 to the under at BetMGM) and the 12th-best odds to make the postseason in the NFC (+170), one bettor loved the Seahawks to not only make the playoffs, but win Super Bowl 60.
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Yahoo Sports confirmed that a Nevada bettor at BetMGM wagered $50,000 on three separate Seahawks-related futures in August, which would win just under $4.5 million if Seattle wins Super Bowl 60 — the franchise’s first Super Bowl win since Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014.
The three bets:
$50,000 on the Seahawks to win Super Bowl 60 at 60-1 odds to win $3 million
$50,000 on the Seahawks to win NFC at 28-1 odds to win $1.4 million
$50,000 on the Seahawks to make playoffs at +185 odds to win $92,500
The $50,000 wager on Seattle to win Super Bowl 60 currently carries the largest liability of any reported NFL futures wager at U.S. sportsbooks, surpassing a $25,000 wager on the Las Vegas Raiders to win the Super Bowl at 100-1 odds that would win $2.5 million.
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It’s the fifth reported Super Bowl wager with a seven-figure liability.
Through three weeks, the Seahawks are 2-1 and the top-ranked team by DVOA, but interestingly their Super Bowl odds are still 66-1 at BetMGM. Seattle is also still an underdog (+130 odds) to make the postseason at BetMGM.
In Week 4, the Seahawks are 1-point underdogs at the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday Night Football.