NFL Week 5 Big Bets Recap: Bettor wins 10k on 9-leg parlay; 7-leg, same-game parlay hits

Navy is one of the pleasant surprises of the college football season. For that matter, so is Army, its fellow service academy.

The Midshipmen are 5-0 straight up (SU) and 4-1 against the spread (ATS), while the Black Knights are perfect on both counts at 5-0 SU and ATS.

But for our purposes, let’s focus on Navy. 

Why? Because this past weekend, the largest reported bet — on either college football Week 6 odds or NFL Week 5 odds — landed on the Midshipmen.

More on that major wager and other notable parlay winners/big bets from college football Week 6 and NFL Week 5 betting.

Anchors Aweigh!

Navy opened as a 9-point road favorite against Air Force. By the time kickoff rolled around Saturday, the Midshipmen were up to -10.5.

But one high roller got the best of the number, putting a whopping $215,000 on Navy -9. The number ended up not mattering at all, as Navy drilled Air Force 34-7 to easily win and cover. 

So the customer banked a profit of $195,650 (total payout $410,650). 

That’s pretty good ROI for a few days’ wait.

Parlay Partay

How about a seven-leg same-game parlay for a nominal $40, that cashes out for $9,600 in profit? That’s what one DraftKings Sportsbook customer put together in Sunday’s Bears-Panthers game. 

All seven legs hit relatively easily. The only semi-close components: Panthers QB Andy Dalton didn’t throw an interception until four minutes into the third quarter, and Cole Kmet had 57 receiving yards, just a few above the necessary 50.

At Caesars Sports, a bettor put $64 on a nine-leg parlay of player props for Thursday’s Buccaneers-Falcons game:

• Chase McLaughlin Over 1.5 made field goals
• Kyle Pitts Over 30.5 receiving yards
• Ray-Ray McCloud Over 3.5 receptions
• Kirk Cousins Over 235.5 passing yards
• Cade Otton Over 29.5 receiving yards
• Drake London Over 5.5 receptions
• Younghoe Koo Over 1.5 made field goals
• Darnell Mooney Over 46.5 receiving yards
• Baker Mayfield Over 1.5 passing TDs

With all those Over plays, it worked out well that the customer got a high-scoring game. Atlanta won 36-30 in overtime, and all nine legs hit. 

So that 64 bucks turned into a hefty $9,536.

A FanDuel Sportsbook customer decided to keep it more reasonable with a $25 two-leg parlay: Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. to score the first TD of the game vs. the Browns; and Ravens running back Derrick Henry to score the first TD against the Bengals.

Robinson and Henry found paydirt first in their respective games. So a $25 bet at +3725 odds (37.25/1) profited a tidy $931.25 (total payout $951.25).

And here’s the Everybody And Your Mother Parlay from DraftKings, which more than 44,000 customers played and won on, betting anytime touchdown scorers: 

At odds of +2416, a $100 bet would’ve profited $2,416.

Straight-Bet Success

How about a couple straight bets that popped, avoiding the potential anguish that parlays tend to provide?

It took until the third quarter for either Dallas or Pittsburgh to score a touchdown on Sunday night. But when Steelers tight end Connor Heyward broke through, it paid out big. A FanDuel customer put $55 on Heyward +10000 (100/1) to score the first TD and profited a cool $5,500. 

A DraftKings customer used a $250 bonus bet — a free ride — on an in-game wager of Falcons wideout Khadarel Hodge +1400 to score a touchdown at any time. As it turned out, Hodge made the game-winning 45-yard TD catch-and-run as Atlanta beat Tampa Bay 36-30 in overtime Thursday.

The bettor cashed out for $3,500.

I Like Big Bets And I Cannot Lie

Let’s wrap it up with some major wagers, of which there were a few this weekend at Caesars Sports:

• $115,000 49ers -7 vs. Cardinals. San Fran suffers a surprising 24-23 upset loss. So the house kept this one.
• $110,000 Bears -3.5 vs. Panthers. Chicago rolls 36-10, so the bettor profits $100,000 (total payout $210,000).
• $110,000 Ravens -2.5 vs. Bengals. Baltimore wins 41-38 in overtime. Bettor profits $100,000 (total payout $210,000).
• $110,000 Vikings -2.5 vs. Jets. Minnesota wins 23-17. Bettor profits $100,000 (total payout $110,000).
• $110,000 Falcons -1.5 vs. Bucs. Atlanta wins 36-30 in OT. Bettor profits $100,000 (total payout $210,000).
• $100,000 Ravens +850 to win the Super Bowl. If Baltimore wins it all, then the bettor profits $850,000 (total payout $950,000).
• $90,000 Bills +950 to win the Super Bowl. If Buffalo does so, then the bettor profits $855,000 (total payout $945,000).
• $25,000 Syracuse moneyline +196 vs. UNLV. The Orange win 44-41 in overtime. Bettor pockets $49,000 in profit ($74,000 total payout).

Finally, just to remind you all that this is gambling, and lots of bets lose: In college football Week 6 odds at DraftKings, the most-bet player yardage prop was on Boise State phenom Ashton Jeanty to rush for 191 or more yards vs. Utah State.

At halftime, Jeanty had 13 carries for a whopping 186 yards and three TDs. Bettors needed him to get just five more yards in the second half, a virtual lock, right?

The problem: Boise State was already up 49-17. And if you don’t know already, I’ll bet you can guess what happened.

Yep, Jeanty sat out the rest of the game. And all those 191-plus rushing yards tickets ended up in the trash. 

So always keep in mind, never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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 space. He’s based in Las Vegas, where he enjoys golfing in 110-degree heat. Follow him on Twitter: @PatrickE_Vegas.

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