Biggest Bet On Mayweather Comes In: $1.2 Million At William Hill

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Biggest bet yet on Mayweather comes in. William Hill says a bettor just plunked down $1.2 million for Floyd. Would pay $240K if he won.

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Updated after $1.2 million wager ...





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Bets on Floyd Mayweather hit seven figures in Vegas.

Multiple $1 million bets on Floyd Mayweather were among a flurry of big money that showed up in Las Vegas on Thursday, shaking up the odds for the undefeated boxing champion's showdown with UFC star Conor McGregor.
The MGM sportsbook took a $1 million bet on Mayweather at -550 odds from a VIP casino guest, who wired in the money to the casino cage ahead of the wager, MGM vice president of race and sports Jay Rood told ESPN. The bet would net just under $182,000, if Mayweather prevails.
Shortly after, William Hill's Nevada sportsbook reported taking a $1.2 million bet on Mayweather at -500 odds from a customer who paid cash. That bet would net $240,000.
After dipping below -500 last weekend, Mayweather's odds were back up to -600 at multiple books on Thursday.
"The price is skyrocketing right now," Rood told ESPN on Thursday afternoon.
The two $1 million bets are the largest reported wagers on the fight to this point and were part of a surge of action on Mayweather around town Thursday. In addition to the $1 million bets, MGM and William Hill each also took $300,000 bets on Mayweather earlier in the day.
The South Point sportsbook reported taking two approximately $200,000 bets on Mayweather within 15 minutes of each other. Those bets followed a $50,000 bet on McGregor at +450 that would net $225,000, if the Irishman pulls off the upset.
While the bigger money begins to appear on Mayweather, the books have a long way to go before evening out the action. William Hill said even with Thursday's $1.2 million bet on Mayweather, the book still faces a seven-figure liability on McGregor.
For each bet on Mayweather at the Westgate SuperBook, there were 12 on McGregor. But 76 percent of the money was on Mayweather. The average size of a bet on McGregor at the Westgate was $212. The average size of a bet on Mayweather was $8,036.
The betting handle on the fight continues to exceed bookmakers' expectations. By the time the opening bell sounds Saturday night, Mayweather-McGregor is expected to be the most-heavily bet boxing match ever, eclipsing the estimated $60 million bet on Mayweather's bout with Manny Pacquiao in May 2015.
 

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Saturday, Aug 26, 2017 - Matchups Boxing Game
Conor McGregor
+420 Ov+160
Floyd Mayweather Jr -535 Un-200

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McGregor Total Punches Landed In Fight


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Over 31½ Punches Landed -120
Under 31½ Punches Landed -110

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LV splits Mayweather/McGregor


South Point -575/+500

Westgate -650/+450

W Hill -600/+450

Boyd -600/+400

CG Technology -600/+400

MGM -600/+400

Wynn -700/+500
 

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LV splits Mayweather/McGregor ... UPDATED


South Point -575/+500

Westgate -700/+500

Boyd -550/+350

CG Technology -550/+425

MGM -600/+400

Stratosphere -550/+350

Stations -560/+385
 

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Interesting note ...


The odds of McGregor winning by a first-round knockout have been bet down from 45/1 to 15/1 at MGM sportsbooks.
 

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Brett Okamoto ...



Who HASN'T been scarfing wings at Hooters LV and thought, "I'm gonna go put $1.2 mil on Floyd."
 

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