The Seattle Seahawks defeated the Los Angeles Rams 31-27 on Sunday night to advance to Super Bowl 60, and move one bettor that much closer to winning millions of dollars.
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 and win the NFC, but also 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 back in August — $150,000 in total — which would win just under $4.5 million if Seattle wins Super Bowl 60 — the franchise’s first championship 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 Seahawks clinched a postseason berth a few weeks ago to win the first $50,000 bet and beat the 49ers 13-3 in Week 18 to secure the No. 1 seed in the NFC and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
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After the victory over the Rams on Sunday, that bettor cashed his second ticket worth $1.4 million.
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, after a $50,000 bet at 66-1 odds on the Chicago Bears to win Super Bowl 60 came up short when the Bears fell 20-17 in overtime at home in the divisional round to the Rams.
Yahoo Sports also confirmed that Circa Sports in Nevada took two large wagers on the Seahawks at 75-1 odds to win Super Bowl 60 with “seven-figure liability” in late August from a new customer as well, and that Seattle is the sportsbook’s worst futures outcome as a result.
The Seahawks are 4.5-point favorites in Super Bowl LX against the New England Patriots at BetMGM.