‘Mattress Mack’ puts $1.2M on Alabama-Georgia title game
“Mattress Mack” is rolling with the Tide.
Jim McIngvale, the Houston furniture store owner known as “Mattress Mack,” has placed a $1.2 million wager on the Alabama Crimson Tide to beat Georgia in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday in Indianapolis. The +125 money-line wager, made at Caesars Sports, would pay $1.5 million.
Caesars confirmed the wager on Twitter late Wednesday.
.@MattressMack is back with a #BetLikeACaesar wager on the College Football National Championship 👀
▪️ $1,200,000 on Alabama (+125) to defeat GeorgiaPotential win: $1,500,000
— Caesars Sportsbook (@CaesarsSports) January 6, 2022
“We at Caesars Sportsbook are always excited to take the biggest bets on the biggest events,” Ken Fuchs, head of sports at Caesars, said on Twitter.
No. 3 seed Georgia is a consensus 3-point favorite over No. 1 Alabama in the title game. The Crimson Tide upset the Bulldogs 41-24 in the Southeastern Conference title game Dec. 4.
McIngvale has become known in the sports betting world for making seven-figure wagers, usually to hedge promotions at his stores. That is the case with Alabama. Anyone who makes purchases of $3,000 or more at McIngvale’s stores will receive a refund if Alabama wins.
In October, McIngvale had a total of $3.35 million riding at four sportsbooks to win $35.6 million on the Houston Astros to win the World Series. The Atlanta Braves won in six games.
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