Jim “Mattress Mack” McInvale is auto-fading every time he bets on a team.
The Houston-based furniture store owner lost $500,000 on three separate Texans bets on the Texans money line (+345), Texans +9.5, and the Texans to win the Super Bowl (January 30). Ta.
Mack placed bets at Caesars Sportsbook, two of which were $210,000 on the Texans +345, worth $724,000, while his bets against the spread were $263,000 and would net him $239,000. It had become.
The minimum bet was just $27,000 for the Texans to win the Super Bowl at 30/1.
This is just the latest in a long series of bad bets for this furniture salesman turned gambler.
In January, Mattress Mack lost $1 million to the Texas Longhorns in the College Football Playoff.
Ever since he hit several bets totaling $43 million on the Houston Astros to win the 2022 World Series, Mack has really struggled to get into the win column from a betting standpoint.
Of course, the common theme with Mack is that he's really only betting on Texas-based teams.
Mack also bet on the Astros to win the 2022 World Series, and watched that bet agonizingly fall by the wayside from his suite.
Mack views these bets on Texas-based teams as promotional opportunities for his customers.
Do you want to bet on the NFL?
Customers who purchase a furniture set by a certain date will pay in advance and receive a full refund if their bet is successful.
This promotion for Mack is a surefire sales hedge in case he loses the bet, and he's been doing it a lot lately.
Many speculated that Mack would have put even more money into the Texans through ESPN BET.
The sportsbook advanced the Ravens with an unprecedented boost of -9.5 on Saturday, but Mack did not bet more money on ESPN BET as expected, according to reports.
