McIngvale also whiffed on a $2 million bet last month for the Dallas Cowboys to beat the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional playoffs. Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale has not placed a bet on the game yet, after he lost $9.5 million in record-setting bets last year. The bet had odds of -125, meaning the gambler will profit $800,000 if the Eagles pull off the win.

That’s how much someone bet on the Philadelphia Eagles to win the game at BetMGM Sportsbook-the largest wager so far. Legalization has taken place swiftly around the country since a May 2018 Supreme Court ruling struck down a 1992 federal law that primarily restricted sports betting to Las Vegas, with Justice Samuel Alito writing in the 6-3 majority opinion: “The legalization of sports gambling requires an important policy choice, but the choice is not ours to make.” Big Number An additional three states-Maine, Nebraska and Florida-have passed laws legalizing sports betting, but sportsbooks have not been allowed to launch yet. Sports betting is now legal in 33 states and the District of Columbia, according to the American Gaming Association-up from 30 at the time of last year’s Super Bowl-and it’s legal in most of those states to bet using mobile devices.

The Eagles are -125 on the money line, while the Chiefs are +105. The Eagles are the odds-on favorites to defeat the Chiefs, with most major sportsbooks having them favored by 1.5 points. The winning coach has been doused in blue gatorade for two years in a row, but Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid-who is returning to the Super Bowl this year to face off against the Philadelphia Eagles-bathed in orange gatorade when the Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV in 2020.

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