2025 March Insanity betting report: Bettor wins $55k on 10-leg parlay

Very similar to your typical NFL weekend, March Insanity odds permit for some fairly distinctive bets. And a few of them really even win cash, although not essentially at a excessive share.

However there have been a few very modest wagers over the weekend that, comparatively talking, paid out so much. 

The form of ROI you could possibly solely dream of in your 401k.

Extra on these two winners and different notable wagers as we recap Candy 16 and Elite Eight betting.

Title That Rating

Within the eight Candy 16 video games and the 4 Elite Eight video games, the favourite received each single time. 

An ideal 12-0 weekend straight up for the favorites.

So for those who already had your self locked in on who would win every recreation, why not take the subsequent step and wager on the precise closing rating?

A FanDuel Sportsbook buyer did that in Sunday’s Michigan State vs. Auburn recreation. The bettor wagered all of 5 bucks on a closing rating of Auburn 70, Michigan State 64.

Oh, at +35000 odds. That’s 350/1.

So when Michigan State’s Jaden Akins hit a 3-pointer with 13 seconds left to drag the Spartans inside six — at 70-64 — that bettor was certainly praying Tom Izzo wouldn’t have his gamers foul to increase the sport.

The prayer was answered. So the shopper snared a revenue of $1,750 on that nominal wager.

Title That Rating, Half II

Over at DraftKings Sportsbook, a buyer made an analogous final-score guess on Saturday’s Texas Tech vs. Florida matchup. 

It took much more luck to get this wager over the end line.

The bettor had $10 on a closing rating of Florida 84, Texas Tech 79.

However with 3:14 remaining, the Gators trailed by 9, 75-66. It regarded fairly unlikely that Florida would even win, not to mention by that precise rating.

However the Gators knocked down 3-pointers on 4 consecutive possessions, taking a 78-77 lead with 59 seconds remaining. These triples had been a part of a game-ending 18-4 Florida run.

Which supplies you a closing rating of Gators 84, Pink Raiders 79. 

At +18000 odds (180/1), the bettor turned an $1,800 revenue. 

Unbelievable.

Right here’s Hoping You Had It

For the primary time since 2008, and solely the second time since March Insanity went to 64 groups in 1985, all 4 No. 1 seeds are within the Closing 4.

Total No. 1 seed Auburn received the Southeast Area. Duke claimed the East crown, Florida received the West and Houston took the Midwest.

Pre-tournament, DraftKings supplied a prop guess of all 4 No. 1 seeds reaching San Antonio, at +1000 odds (10/1). 

If you happen to’d been prescient sufficient to toss 100 bucks on that, you’d now be sitting on $1,000 revenue.

Rock On

A Laborious Rock Wager buyer with a barely greater bankroll bagged a mid-five-figure win, on a Candy 16 parlay involving all 4 Thursday evening video games:

Florida moneyline/Florida -6.5/Over 157 whole factorsAlabama moneyline vs. BYU/Over 175.5Arizona +9.5 vs. Duke/Over 154Texas Tech moneyline/Arkansas +5.5/Over 148

The Gators topped Maryland 87-71 to win and canopy, and the Over barely hit at 158. 

Alabama made 25 3-pointers whereas hammering BYU 113-88. 

A straightforward win and a simple Over.

Then Arizona rallied to cowl vs. Duke in a 100-93 loss that soared past the 154 whole. And Texas Tech edged Arkansas 85-83 in extra time. So the Pink Raiders received on the moneyline, the Razorbacks coated as 5.5-point underdogs, and the sport went manner over the 148-point whole.

The shopper put $150 on the 10-leg parlay, at odds of +28321, or simply past 283/1. That will’ve paid out a lot properly, at $42,481.50.

However the bettor additionally utilized a 30% odds increase. In order that took the win as much as $55,225.95, for a complete payout of $55,375.95.

That’s a mini-lottery-ticket sort of win. Which makes this time to remind everybody that a majority of these tickets — together with these final-score winners — are the large exception to the rule.

There’s a purpose the percentages are so lengthy. 

And because the saying goes: Parlays are a bookmaker’s finest good friend. 

Take pleasure in these uncommon wins, and in between, hold your wagers affordable. Don’t guess greater than you may afford to lose.

Patrick Everson is a sports activities betting analyst for FOX Sports activities and senior reporter for VegasInsider.com. He’s a distinguished journalist within the nationwide sports activities betting area. He’s based mostly in Las Vegas, the place he enjoys {golfing} in 110-degree warmth. Comply with him on Twitter: @PatrickE_Vegas.

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