Bettor needs NCAA Tournament winner to turn $5 parlay into $168K

Todd Dewey, Las Vegas Review-Journal on Mar 26, 2025

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LAS VEGAS — A bettor is one leg away from turning a $5 futures parlay into $168,300.

The gambler at Hard Rock Bet, which doesn’t operate in Nevada, needs Duke to win the NCAA men’s basketball tournament to cash the five-team parlay, a 33,660-to-1 long shot.

Duke was 11-1 to win the title when the wager was placed last year. The Blue Devils, 9-point favorites over Arizona in Thursday’s Sweet 16 matchup, are the consensus +220 favorites to cut down the nets.

The bettor has an early cash-out offer of $49,126.77.

Here are the first four winning legs of the parlay:

— Tennessee, 2024 College World Series winner (+650).

— Dodgers, 2024 World Series winner (3-1).

— Ohio State, 2024-25 College Football Playoff national champion (+450).

— Eagles, Super Bowl 59 winner (16-1).

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