Mattress Mack Wagers $2M on Pats for Super Bowl 56 Cup

Mattress Mack stakes a jaw-dropping $2 million on the New England Patriots to take the cup at Super Bowl 56. Houston hero, Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale is a furniture mogul with a big heart and extremely deep pockets. His most recent headline-wager comes shortly after losing out on a $35.6 million payout when the Astros lost the World Series.

The self-proclaimed gambling man has a history of betting humongous sums on his beloved sports teams. With the last Super Bowl, he walked away with a stunning $2,7 million profit from his bet on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Mack’s newest Super Bowl bet goes against odds of +2,300, which could bring him a return of $46 million.

 Big Bets and Free Beds

Mack has become somewhat of an icon for the Houston Astros. The owner of Gallery Furniture retail chain in Houston is one of their biggest fans and goes against odds for them. Earlier this year, he placed a couple of bets on the Astros at odds of +1000 and +1600. He ended up losing this bet though, but gained sales in his store via a promotion attached to the wager. The businessman uses the media exposure of his large bets as marketing opportunities for promotions at his store. Mack knows a thing or two about how to hedge his bets.

With his wager during Super Bowl 55, he offered customers at Gallery Furniture up to a 100% refund on mattress purchases worth $3,000 and up, if the Bucs won. Which they did, making Mack a profit and giving countless Texans free beds. His bet in February 2021 for the Buccaneers staked the team would cover +3.5. This strategic play meant that even if the Chiefs beat the Bucs but the score difference wasn’t greater than 3.5, Mack wins the bet.

These promotions are famous now as Mattress Mack started hinging it on Houston’s sports teams a while ago. However, Mack is so much more than a betting enthusiast. He became Houston’s hero when he housed thousands of Texans in his stores during Hurricane Harvey. This year, he opened the doors once again to give shelter to freezing citizens as icy temperatures and snowstorms hit the area.

 What Do Mack’s Current Odds Look Like?

The 70-year-old has a reputation with bookies for placing bets of sizable amounts and this time round Penn-owned sportsbooks received his Patriots bets. He wagered $750,000 at theScore Bet and a further $1,25 million at Barstool Sportsbook. The odds of +2,300 could result in one of the biggest payouts in US sports betting history.

Now all that’s left to do is for Mac Jones and his team to continue at their current trajectory, which will see them raising the Lombardi Trophy come February 2022.

The Pats are currently on a winning streak, beating their 5 last opponents in this year’s Super Bowl series. DraftKings sportsbook is calling them the “most complete team in the league at the moment” as their odds at winning the title improved to +1400 since Mack placed his bet. Clearly, Bill Belichick and his Patriots are in it to win it.

The Boston team ended victoriously in 10 of their 14 games. They lost against the reigning champions by 2 points, but the Bucs have only beat 8 of their 13 opponents.