Last week, Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale made two different wagers — $2 million each — on the Houston Astros to win the 2022 World series at +500 odds. According to numerous reports, Mattress Mack has at least $10 million wagered on the Astros to win the World Series in October. […]
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Risen Star Brings Rising Stars, Rising Stakes to Kentucky Derby Trail
WIth a nod to Winston Churchill, Saturday’s Grade 2 Risen Star signals both the beginning of the end and the end of the Kentucky Derby trail’s beginning. The prelims are over and we’re now at the beginning of the win-and-you’re-in stretch of the Derby trail. That’s because the 1 1/8-mile […]
Super Bowl Whale Watch: Mattress Mack Bets Another $5 Million on Bengals
Mattress Mack is at it again with another seven-figure bet on the Cincinnati Bengals to win Super Bowl 56. Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale fired away on an additional $5 million bet on the Bengals to beat the Los Angeles Rams — using the Caesars Sportsbook app — with a money […]
Super Bowl 56 Big Bets: Mattress Mack Wagers $4.5 Million on Cincy Bengals
In the latest edition of Whale Watch, our favorite furniture salesman — Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale — fired away on a $4.5 million bet on the Cincinnati Bengals to defeat the Los Angeles Rams and win Super Bowl 56. Mattress Mack placed a money line wager worth $4.5 million on […]
Whale Watch: Mattress Mack Bets $1.1 Million on Cincy Bengals in AFC Divisional Round
Mattress Mack returns with another seven-figure bet, but this time he targeted the NFL playoffs. Jim McIngvale, a Houston-based furniture store salesman otherwise known as Mattress Mack, bet $1.1 million to win $1 million on the Cincinnati Bengals against the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Divisional round. Mattress Mack backed […]
A Familiar Name Makes Smile Happy KDFW Pool 1 Individual Favorite
Courtesy of a $10,000 bet by Houston area furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack McIngvale, Smile Happy closed as the individual 8/1 favorite in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1. McIngvale dropped the bet down around 5 p.m. ET, knocking Smile Happy’s odds from 15/1 to 9/1. Even with […]
Deep Alcibiades Goes a Long Way Defining Who is the Top Juvenile Filly
Last year, Kenny McPeek watched Simply Ravishing and Crazy Beautiful turn in stunning performances in the Alcibiades at Keeneland. That he watched his 2-year-old duo go 1-2 in the Grade 1 race while at Pimlico was a minor annoyance. McPeek, like everyone else coping with the pandemic, could handle minor […]
‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale Believes Where You Bet the Horses Matters
When Jim “Mattress Mack†McIngvale was looking for a site on which to drop a $2.4 million wager on Essential Quality to win the Kentucky Derby, he remembered what he was at heart. McIngvale has been called many things over the years. An entrepreneur. A furniture magnate. A media darling, […]
The 2021 Derby: 12/1 Medina Spirit wins Baffert His Record Seventh
The primary lesson coming out of the 2021 Kentucky Derby is as simple as it is frustrating for everyone not named Bob Baffert. Even when Baffert brings his third-string horse to Churchill Downs, he wins Derbies. That would be Medina Spirit, who gave Baffert his seventh Derby victory Saturday, passing […]
‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale Planning Largest Bet in Derby History on Essential Quality
In his latest sports-bet-meets-furniture-promotion escapade, Jim “Mattress Mack†McIngvale is sticking his neck out with presumptive Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality. The Houston furniture magnate plans to wager at least $2 million on Essential Quality to win Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. That wager is believed to be the largest bet ever […]
Mattress Mack’s Runhappy Seeks Happy Ending With Joyful Cadence
You know Jim “Mattress Mack†McIngvale as the Moby Dick of sports bettors. But horse racing fans better recognize the Houston furniture magnate/betting whale as the owner of Eclipse Award-winning sprinter-turned-stallion Runhappy. And one of Runhappy’s offspring, Joyful Cadence, runs for her sire’s second stakes progeny victory in Saturday’s Black-Type […]
March Madness Whale Watch: Mattress Mack Bets $1 Million on Houston Cougars at 9/1 Odds
Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is back with a seven-figure bet on March Madness. Mattress Mack wagered $1 million on the #2 Houston Cougars to win March Madness at +900 odds, so he’ll bank $9 million if Houston wins two more games. McIngvale flew his private jet to Colorado, where he […]
Super Bowl Big Bets: Mattress Mack Bets $3.46 Million on Tampa Bay Bucs +3.5
Another day, another hefty bet from Mattress Mack. Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, the Texas furniture store magnate, is at it again, firing away at a bet worth $3.46 million on the Tampa Bay Bucs +3.5 in Super Bowl 55. Mattress Mack made the seven-figure wager on the Super Bowl as […]
Whale Watch: Mattress Mack Returns, Fires Away $250K on Beloved Houston Astros
It’s not officially the MLB playoffs until Mattress Mack places a six-figure wager on his hometown team, the Houston Astros. Mattress Mack bet $250,000 on the Astros at +150 odds to win Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Minnesota Twins (36-24), who lost 16 postseason games […]
Super Bowl Whale Watch: Mattress Mack Bets $1 Million on San Francisco 49ers
In the latest installment of Super Bowl Whale Watch, Houston furniture store magnate Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, bet $1 million on the San Francisco 49ers to win the 2020 Super Bowl. He’s getting +120 on the 49ers, so he’ll win $1.2 million if they defeat the Kansas City Chiefs. Ben […]
Mattress Mack to Wager $1 Million on Tennessee Titans in AFC Championship
Jim McIngvale, the Houston furniture store magnate known as “Mattress Mack,” wants to bet $1 million on the Tennessee Titans to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship. Mattress Mack is seeking to place a cool million on the Titans moneyline at +300. If the Titans win outright […]
Mattress Mack Loses $13 Million Betting on Houston Astros in World Series
Mattress Mack, otherwise known as popular Houston furniture store magnate Jim McIngvale, bet over $13 million via multiple wagers on the Houston Astros to win the 2019 World Series. He lost $13 million when the Washington Nationals won back-to-back games in Houston to win the World Series. If the Astros […]
Another Mattress Mack Big Bet, Wagers $1.5 Million on Houston Astros to Win ALDS vs. Tampa Bay
Furniture store owner Jim McIngvale backed the Houston Astros once again with a sizable wager. In the last 24 hours, Mattress Mack placed two big bets totaling $1.5 million on the Houston Astros to win the 2019 ALDS. On Wednesday, Mattress Mack initially wagered $500,000 on the Astros at Circa […]
Mattress Mack Places $3.5 Million Bet on Houston Astros to Win the 2019 World Series
Furniture store magnate Jim McIngvale, otherwise known as “Mattress Mack” from Houston, Texas, placed a $3.5 million futures bet on the Houston Astros at +220 odds to win the 2019 World Series at the Scarlet Pearl Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. DraftKings runs the sportsbook at Scarlet Pearl and, if the […]