Sometimes, it’s just not your night.
That certainly was the case for one Florida bettor on Wednesday night who decided that MACtion was the time to wager over $1.5 million — specifically, wagering that amount on the Kent State Golden Flashes in a game against Bowling Green.
One bettor at @HardRockBet in Florida lost over $1.5M on Kent State tonight:
$1.12 MILLION on Kent State +10.5 (-115)🤯👀
$426,000 on Kent State ML (+325)
Final score: Bowling Green 49, Kent State 19 ❌
— Ben Fawkes (@BFawkes22) November 9, 2023
The bettor placed his wagers through the recently re-opened Hard Rock app in Florida, wagering $1.12 million on Kent State +10.5 and $426,000 on the Golden Flashes moneyline at +325 odds.
The $1.12 million wager was the largest reported bet this college football season at U.S. sportsbooks.
Kent State did go up 3-0 early, but it was all downhill after that, as the Golden Flashes were down 14-3 at the end of the first quarter and 28-6 at halftime. Kent State pulled to within 35-19 in the fourth quarter, but then gave up the game’s final two touchdowns to lose by a final score of 49-19.
The two wagers certainly appeared odd on the surface, as the Golden Flashes entered the game 1-8 straight up and 2-5-1 against the spread.
That was likely a long couple of hours for the bettor, but with that kind of bankroll (hopefully) to be firing seven figures on a Thursday night MAC game, we’re guessing we’ll hear about some other big wagers soon.
