One of the more in vogue wagers for the betting public at sportsbooks these days is the futures parlay, where bettors tie together teams in various sports to make or win their championships. At DraftKings Sportsbook, one bettor’s long-shot parlay won over $1.7 million after the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 to win Game 7 of the Western Conference finals.
The bettor placed a $2,500 four-leg parlay with +68528 odds back on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14), which won $1,713,200 after all four legs hit. The legs were:
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Michigan to win the Men’s college basketball title (+500)
U.S. men’s hockey team to win the gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics (+180)
San Antonio Spurs to win the Western Conference (+850)
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The first three legs of the parlay had already hit, as the United States beat Canada 2-1 on Feb. 22 to win the country’s first gold medal since 1980. No. 1 seed Michigan rolled through the NCAA tournament and beat UConn 69-63 in the men’s championship game on April 6. And the Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0 in their ECF series, which wrapped up Monday.
The bettor had a cashout offer of $502,583.66 from DraftKings before Game 5 of the WCF, with the series tied 2-2 between the Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder, but declined the offer.
“It’s a crazy return on investment,” the bettor explained in a video on X. “It’s shameful not to take it in gambling, you have to take your winnings and run. But I don’t see it as such. I see it as me leaving $1.2 million on the table.”
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The bettor noted that he wouldn’t be accepting that cashout offer (“no way, no how”) and unfortunately the Spurs lost 127-114 in Game 5 to fall behind 3-2 in the series. The cashout offer dropped to $293,273.26 after San Antonio’s loss in Game 5. San Antonio moved to a +350 to win the series and was a 3.5-point home favorite in Game 6.
The bettor didn’t accept that lower offer before Game 6, which the Spurs won in in convincing fashion 118-91 to force a deciding Game 7 on Saturday night in Oklahoma City.
The updated cashout offer from DraftKings was $612,212.95 before Game 7, which the bettor has told DraftKings that he’s declining at the moment.
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The bettor held strong and ended up cashing one of the biggest tickets so far this year.