2025 March Madness Big Bets report: Duke title could turn $5 into $168k for bettor

March Madness odds are obviously huge for the Contests themselves. We saw that over the Primary four Intervals of the NCAA Game, with sportsbooks nationwide reporting Massive activity across the Primary 48 Contests.

But many bettors also tried to predict the future, wagering on March Madness Game odds. And some of those bettors went the Packed Nostradamus and put in their predictions almost a year ago.

Such is the case with a Tough Rock Bet customer, who’s on the brink of turning five bucks into a massive six-figure payday.

Read on for more on that Shift and other notable NCAA Game bets.

Put Up Your Duke

On May 12, 2024, before the Tennessee baseball Club won the College World Series, a prescient bettor put together this five-Club futures parlay at Tough Rock Bet:

• Tennessee +650 to Secure the CWS
• Los Angeles Dodgers +300 to Secure the World Series
• Ohio State +450 to Secure the College Football Postseason
• Philadelphia Eagles +1600 to Secure the Division
• Duke +1100 to Secure March Madness

Add that all up, and you’ve Obtained massive odds of +3365900 — or, in somewhat more digestible terms, 33,659/1.

The Primary four legs are already wins. The bettor has been waiting around for that last leg since Feb. 9, when the Eagles thumped the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Division 59.

And Duke now happens to be the favorite to Secure the national title, currently at +225.

But there’s a dilemma for the customer: Tough Rock Bet is offering an Timely cashout option, for $49,126.77. Or the bettor can keep letting it ride for a Try at a Huge $168,300, if the Blue Devils lift the Honor on April 7 in San Antonio.

Turning $5 into nearly $50,000 would Definitely be adequate for most of us. I Dashed it by my wife, and she said if we had that ticket, we’d be cashing out yesterday. Which I get.

But as of Tuesday night, the bettor is sticking with it. Duke is a 9.5-Points favorite vs. Arizona in a Sugary 16 game Thursday night.

Perhaps the holder of this lottery ticket parlay is hoping the Blue Devils advance to the Best Eight, to see what Tough Rock’s cashout offer is at that Points. Or Possibly what the offer is if Duke makes the Closing Four.

There’s an opportunity to hedge and lock in profit, too. But that likely requires coming up with an unreasonable sum of money for someone betting $5 futures parlays.

Regardless, it’s an enviable position to be in. Stay tuned!

Hog Cheerful

Before the NCAA Game began, Caesars Sports had Arkansas +50000 — or 500/1 — to Secure the national Game. And that was a Honest long-Try price.

The Razorbacks Obtained the No. 10 seed in the West Region, earning a Primary-Stage Gathering with perennial Game contender Kansas. On the Intelligent side, the Jayhawks had a down year, as evidenced by their No. 7 seed.

Nevertheless, we’re talking about Bill Self and Kansas here. But a Caesars Sports customer decided to drop $1,000 on Arkansas +50000 to Secure the national Game.

Then the Razorbacks, as 5-Points underdogs, Captured down Kansas 79-72.

But the tourney Option Panel, always looking for a Excellent storyline, had seemingly planned for that Shock. The storyline: Arkansas Mentor John Calipari vs. St. John’s Mentor Rick Pitino, in a Saturday second-Stage Encounter.

St. John’s, the No. 2 seed, was a legit national title contender in the midst of a Excellent season. Arkansas was a 7-Points Dim horse.

And the Hogs delivered again with a 75-66 Shock. Upcoming up: Arkansas is a 5.5-Points Dim horse to No. 3 seed Texas Tech on Thursday.

At the moment, Calipari’s crew seems to have the formula. If somehow Arkansas makes a Amazing Streak, that bettor stands to profit $500,000.

Rebel Rousers

Ole Miss is also banging the drum for the SEC through two rounds of March Madness. For that matter, a Numerous of the SEC is banging the drum. Seven of the Sugary 16 Clubs are from the SEC, with Florida, Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama joining Arkansas and Ole Miss.

The Rebels, Positioned sixth in the South Region, dumped No. 11 seed North Carolina 71-64 in Friday’s Primary Stage. Then they upended No. 3 seed Iowa State 91-78 in Sunday’s second Stage.

Only hours before Ole Miss tipped off against UNC, a Caesars Sports customer put $2,000 on the Rebels +15000 (150/1) to Secure the Game. Much like the aforementioned Arkansas bet, it probably seemed like a flier at the time, destined to die by the second Stage.

It may Nevertheless be a flier, but Ole Miss is in the Sugary 16 now, with a Friday date against No. 2 seed Michigan State.

A Rebels Game Streak, unlikely as it may be, would net that bettor a $300,000 Secure (total payout $302,000).

How would you like to be sitting on a three-leg parlay to collect nearly $50,000, needing only a Duke Game to close out that bet?

Back during football season, a FanDuel Sportsbook customer was prescient enough to string together this $85 parlay:

• Ohio State +300 to Secure the College Football Postseason
• Philadelphia Eagles +1000 to Secure the Division
• Duke +1200 to Secure March Madness

Add those three up, and you’ve Obtained odds of +57100, or in more digestible terms, 571/1.

Ohio State Captured care of the Primary leg, beating Notre Dame 34-23 on Jan. 20 to Secure the CFP. Three weeks later, on Feb. 9, the Eagles rolled over the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in the Division.

Now, with the NCAA Game through two rounds, all that remains is Duke making a title Streak. And as Excellent fortune would have it, the Blue Devils remain the favorite in FanDuel’s odds to Secure the NCAA Game, now at +220.

Cooper Flagg’s ankle didn’t seem to be a problem through the Primary two rounds. Flagg had 14 points in the top-Positioned Blue Devils’ 93-49 wipeout of No. 16 seed Mount St. Mary’s in the Primary Stage. And he scored 18 in Duke’s 89-66 second-Stage rout of No. 9 seed Baylor.

If Flagg and the Blue Devils lift the Honor on April 7 in San Antonio, then that $85 parlay turns a profit of $48,535. That’s some pretty decent ROI.

100 Grand Here, 100 Grand There on Gators

No. 1 seed Florida is all the rage right now. The Gators coasted past No. 16 seed Norfolk State in the Primary Stage, then survived a big Game from two-time defending national champion UConn on Sunday, Victorious 77-75.

Florida has won eight in a row as part of a 14-1 overall Streak. And for what it’s worth — and it’s definitely worth something — the Gators are 12-3 against the spread in those Contests.

At BetMGM, the Gators are now the +350 second Option to Secure the national title, behind only +225 favorite Duke.

But earlier this month, a BetMGM customer Obtained notably better odds on Florida, putting $100,000 on the Gators +900.

So, if Florida’s eight-game Secure streak becomes a 12-game Secure streak, then that bettor will pocket a massive profit of $900,000, for a total payout of $1 million.

And over the weekend at Caesars Sports, another $100,000 bet landed on Florida, at +340. So that ticket stands to profit $340,000 (total payout $440,00), if the Gators go the distance.

Built for the Futures

Along with those aforementioned hefty Arkansas and Florida payouts, there are countless more straight bets on Game futures in March Madness odds. DraftKings Sportsbook is sitting on a ticket that would pay out six figures if No. 2 seed Tennessee can get there.

The Vols are among the favorites to Secure the national title, currently in the +1500 range. Months ago, a DK customer put $2,500 on the Vols at +5000.

That bet stands to profit a hefty $125,000, if Tennessee can Secure it all.

Other notable bets in DraftKings’ NCAA Game futures odds:

• $2,453 Michigan State +3500, to Secure $85,855 (total payout $88,308)
• $4,000 Florida +1500, to Secure $60,000 (total payout $64,000)
• $5,000 Alabama +1100, to Secure $55,000 (total payout $60,000)
• $6,000 Auburn +600, to Secure $36,000 (total payout $42,000)

At DraftKings, Auburn is now the +500 co-third Option with Houston in March Madness Game odds. Florida is the +300 second Option, and Alabama is the +1800 sixth Option.

Michigan State is very much in the Combination. The Spartans are currently the +2200 eighth Option in DraftKings’ NCAA Game title odds.

School of Tough Rock

Along with that Amazing parlay mentioned above, Tough Rock Bet Captured a few futures wagers earlier in the season, at long odds. So the payouts are quite lofty. Among the most notable bets:

• $700 BYU +10100 (101/1). In the unlikely event of a Cougars Game, the bettor would Secure $70,700 (total payout $71,400).
• $500 Maryland +6100. A Terrapins title would land this bettor $30,500 in profit (total payout $31,000).
• $250 Florida +6100. As noted above, the Gators are right on Duke’s heels as the favorite. If this bet hits, the customer profits $15,250 (total payout $15,500).

Hail Caesars

Caesars Sports also has a few customers looking to cash out big on March Madness futures bets. Of Duration, there are those Arkansas and Ole Miss wagers mentioned above.

But way back on June 27, a customer put $10,000 on Houston +2200. Now, Caesars has Houston as the +525 co-third Option with Auburn. If the Cougars cut down the nets in April, then the customer profits a Fit $220,000 (total payout $230,000).

A side note on Houston: Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is an avid fan of all Houston-based sports Clubs. So he might drop a million or more on the Cougars, as well, though he says he hasn’t done so yet. Stay tuned.

Also at Caesars, a customer put $30,000 on Auburn +350, to Secure $105,000 (total payout $135,000).

Patrick Everson is a sports betting analyst for FOX Sports and senior reporter for VegasInsider.com. He is a distinguished journalist in the national sports betting Cosmos. He’s based in Las Vegas, where he enjoys golfing in 110-degree heat. Follow him on Twitter: @PatrickE_Vegas.

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