Biggest Winner From Cowboys Losing to Packers Was Sportsbooks
The Green Bay Packers may have upset the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Round, but let's be honest: they're not going to win the Super Bowl. Even having already advanced they're still +3000 underdogs. That 30-to-1 payout is twice as high as the Philadelphia Eagles' and the Eagles still have an extra game to play compared to the Packers.
So while they won, Green Bay doesn't get that much from the victory.
But you know who does get a lot from the upset? The sportsbooks who watched money pour in on the Cowboys all week.
An absolutely massive win for sportsbooks with Green Bay Packers (+7) beating the Dallas Cowboys 48-32.
— Ben Fawkes (@BFawkes22) January 15, 2024
So many ML parlays and teasers were tied to Cowboys.
One oddsmaker texted: “We had great month … today.”
The Cowboys were heavy 7-point favorites against the Packers, which made them the second-biggest favorites in the NFL this week (behind only the Buffalo Bills). The betting public tends to love loading heavy favorites into parlays.
Then when you also factor in that the Cowboys are still one of the most popular teams in the country? And the fact that the Packers barely squeaked into the playoffs?
You just know a lot of people were using that dread "L word."
But as we see time and time again, there is no such thing as a "lock" in the NFL.
With the Dolphins and Cowboys both eliminated, sportsbooks probably also had a pretty good weekend as far as getting rid of some big liabilities in the Super Bowl futures market. Now they just need a shocking Steelers upset win to really put the icing on the cake.
If backing Dallas crushed your bankroll, you're still in luck though. Sportsbooks are putting their best bonus offers out for the NFL Playoffs, and new users for just about any major book can cash in big. Whether you're btting Bills-Steelers or Eagles-Buccaneers, here are the best offers available — and you can claim as many as you'd like.
Sign up for FanDuel Sportsbook through the exclusive Sport DFW link, deposit $10+ and bet $5 on one of today's games to unlock a guaranteed $150 bonus whether you win or lose.
On DraftKings Sportsbook it's similar: deposit $10, bet $5 on today's games, get a guaranteed bonus. Only this one is a $200 guarantee, plus you get some no-sweat same-game parlay options too.
And BetMGM follows the bet-and-get model as well. Deposit $10, bet $5 and automatically be awarded a $158 bonus.
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