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HandHoldingClub t1_j4mqcge wrote

Someone bet 1.4 million dollars on the chargers winning at half time. Potential payout if he was right was only like $11k because the odds were so likely.

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LukeMayeshothand t1_j4ms5x3 wrote

This person had to be a billionaire or the dumbest fucker to ever live.

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apawst8 t1_j4wvytj wrote

It may have been a hedge bet. But yes, more likely just stupidity

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Chad_Broski_2 t1_j4nrr5k wrote

Dude probably saw it as a guaranteed "investment". Way to make a cool $11k since it was nearly a sure thing

But just wait until someone tells him how much he could have made off of $1.4 million if he dropped it in an even less risky CD

*(with current interest rates...over $60k a year, easily)

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livinginspace t1_j4o8khx wrote

The CD takes a year, the bet was 1.5 hours.

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soggyblotter t1_j4nw604 wrote

What if you had bet 1k on the Jags at that point

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kcsmithers t1_j4nydwc wrote

Had a buddy who bet on the Jags to win at that point (very small amount). Payout was about 17x, so a $1k bet would have profited about $17,000

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moldymoosegoose t1_j4p26zp wrote

Those are atrocious odds. If they were really that bad that is almost scam level.

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iPinch89 t1_j4pzv7x wrote

Vegas is aware of the Chargers history. If every fan knew at half time that they were very much in danger, so did the bookies.

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anon20202 t1_j4pcf0f wrote

He’s way off on the odds lol. The payout was wayyy higher

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kcsmithers t1_j4pjiom wrote

Don’t know why I would lie about that haha. I saw the bet slip, those were the odds

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malkumecks t1_j4pnpei wrote

People are thinking the bet was made at 27-0 when it was actually 27-7. A 20 point comeback in the 2nd half isn’t that bad.

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foar17 t1_j4qftvv wrote

They were around 50/1, it's possible that someone was offering 17x but it was silly to take it

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chessgod1 t1_j4olywm wrote

So I had bet on the Jags before the game, got like +110 or something and I genuinely tried to live bet and double down when they were down 27-0 but my book wasn't offering a line sadly

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_Jamfloman t1_j4ny22d wrote

$120k maybe?? Odds would have to be like -12000 for the guy to only make 11k off 1.4 mill bet 🤦

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smallatom t1_j4p0i79 wrote

When a game is that one sided the bookie usually takes an entire 0 off the odds as their commission. For example you would get -10000 on the winning team but only +1000 on the losing team

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RiseFromUrGrave t1_j4py837 wrote

This is not the year for sure things..

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dknogo t1_j4q3oro wrote

Local bookie has odds for small/medium/large dumpster fire, may place a bet.

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Patrickfromamboy t1_j4o01yf wrote

You can’t win at half time. You have to wait until the end of the game. He should have known.

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Bullrawg t1_j4q15db wrote

How do you know this? Are records posted somewhere?

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tru_anon t1_j4ulpxi wrote

I sorta wish I could observe the guy who placed that bet. I imagine he was sick to his stomach watching the entire 2nd half lol

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