Despite Seattle's preseason win total of 8.5 (-125 to the under atBetMGM) and the 12th-best odds to make the postseason in the NFC (+170) before the season began, one bettor loved the Seahawks to not only make the playoffs and win the NFC but also winSuper Bowl LX.
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Yahoo Sports was first to report a Nevada bettor at BetMGM wagered $50,000 on three separate Seahawks-related futures back in August — $150,000 in total — which would win just under $4.5 million if Seattle wins Super Bowl LX, marking the franchise's first championship since Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014.
The three bets:
$50,000 on the Seahawks to win Super Bowl 60 at 60-1 odds to win $3 million
$50,000 on the Seahawks to win the NFC at 28-1 odds to win $1.4 million
$50,000 on the Seahawks to make the playoffs at +185 odds to win $92,500
The Seahawks clinched a postseason berth a few weeks ago to win the first $50,000 bet andbeat the 49ers 13-3in Week 18 to secure the No. 1 seed in the NFC and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
After Seattle's victory over the Rams on Jan. 25, that bettor cashed his second ticket worth $1.4 million.
The $50,000 wager on Seattle to win Super Bowl 60 currently carries thelargest liability of any reported NFL futures wager at U.S. sportsbooks, after a $50,000 bet at 66-1 odds on the Chicago Bears to win Super Bowl 60 came up short when theBears fell 20-17 to the Rams in overtimeat home in the divisional round.
The bettor recently came back in on the other side to hedge his Seahawks bet, wagering $725,000 on the New England money line at +195 odds at BetMGM. That bet would win more than $1.4 million and ensures that the bettor will win roughly $1.5 million on the Super Bowl and be up nearly $3 million on all his wagers — no matter the outcome of the big game.
Yahoo Sports also confirmed Circa Sports in Nevada took two large wagers on the Seahawks at 75-1 odds to win Super Bowl 60 with "seven-figure liability" from a new customer in late August and that Seattle is the sportsbook's worst futures outcome as a result.
The Seahawks are 4.5-point favorites in Super Bowl LX against the New England Patriots.
