Colts operating again Jonathan Taylor, Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans and Rams wideout Cooper Kupp haven’t solely been money on the soccer discipline this 12 months, they’ve made numerous money for individuals who wager on them.
Los Angeles Angels pitcher/slugger Shohei Ohtani not solely usually went deep on the diamond, he additionally went deep into the pockets of sportsbooks.
And blended martial artist Rose Namajunas had a smashing 12 months, as did those that wagered on her; those that backed her MMA rival, Weili Zhang, took a beating.
Gamblers who had been lengthy used to uninterrupted success betting on Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce, in addition to Cowboys operating again Ezekiel Elliot, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and Nets guard James Harden, got here up quick in 2021.
They had been amongst the highlights of year-end figures reported this week by a number of massive nationwide sportsbooks.
“Jonathan Taylor: Every week he’s being bet on to score a touchdown, and almost every week he does,” stated Johnny Avello, DraftKings’ head of race and sportsbook operations. “His odds are the lowest of any guy I’ve seen in a long time, and players are piling on him.”
Taylor scored a landing in 11 straight weeks earlier than being saved out of the finish zone on Christmas Day towards Arizona.
Greatest and worst participant proposition bets
Rankings of particular person gamers primarily concerned how they carried out on so-called proposition bets on whether or not they would attain or fall in need of a specified efficiency degree.
Evans won clients the most money this 12 months on DraftKings, adopted by Payments receiver Stefon Diggs, Packers receiver Davante Adams, Taylor and Tampa Bay operating again Leonard Fournette. DraftKings, like different sportsbooks, didn’t launch the whole greenback quantities won or misplaced by gamers.
Kelce misplaced clients the most on DraftKings, adopted by Elliott and Jackson, Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill and oft-injured Panthers operating again Christian McCaffrey.
“The Chiefs didn’t have a very good start to the season, and Kelce wasn’t doing his part, and then when the Chiefs got rolling, they were using other weapons than him,” Avello stated. “He was their go-to guy; now they’ve found other guys to go to.”
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won clients the most on DraftKings, adopted by the Phoenix Suns, Inexperienced Bay Packers, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Brooklyn Nets.
Groups that misplaced clients the most money on DraftKings included the Los Angeles Lakers, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Payments and Clemson in faculty soccer.
Amongst feminine athletes, Namajunas won DraftKings bettors the most, adopted by MMA rival Julianna Pena; golfer Nelly Korda; tennis participant Naomi Osaka and MMA artist Marina Rodriguez. Zhang misplaced bettors the most amongst feminine athletes, adopted by MMA artists Amanda Nunes and Megan Anderson; and tennis gamers Serena Williams and Aryna Sabalenka.
The U.S. Girls’s Nationwide Soccer staff was the most bet-on ladies’s staff at DraftKings; it additionally misplaced clients the most money amongst ladies’s groups. The WNBA’s Chicago Sky won the most money for purchasers.
At BetMGM, Fournette won the most for bettors, adopted by Pelicans ahead Zion Williamson, Taylor and Kupp, and Ohtani. Harden misplaced the most money for BetMGM bettors, adopted by Nuggets middle Nikola Jokic, Suns middle Deandre Ayton, Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and Suns guard Devin Booker.
The video games that mattered most to bettors
Different sportsbooks didn’t rank particular person gamers however saved observe of video games or occasions on which numerous money was wager.
Not surprisingly, the Tremendous Bowl was the most-bet recreation for most books; one other huge one was the Buccaneers-Patriots recreation in October, when Brady’s Bucs edged coach Invoice Belichick’s Pats in their first assembly since Brady left New England.
Caesars listed the Oct. 3 Payments-Titans recreation, the Dec. 13 Rams-Cardinals NFC West showdown and the September 27 NFC East duel between the Eagles and Cowboys amongst its most closely wager video games.
Its most closely wager groups in 2021 to date are the Buccaneers, Chiefs, Packers, Los Angeles Dodgers and Rams.
Week 6 of the NFL season was a bonanza for BetMGM clients, who raked it in on the Cowboys-Patriots, Chiefs-Washington, Rams-Giants and Packers-Bears video games, and the following week, they did even higher wagering on the Colts-49ers recreation that Indianapolis won by 12 factors.
BetMGM’s most wager on faculty soccer recreation was the SEC championship between Alabama and Georgia on Dec. 4, adopted by the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry recreation on Nov. 27 and Alabama’s nationwide championship victory over Ohio State final January.
WynnBET listed two faculty basketball video games — Baylor and UCLA at Gonzaga — amongst video games that its clients won the most money on. The Sept. 18 Alabama-Florida soccer recreation additionally made the checklist, which was led by an NFL recreation, Vikings-Cardinals, the subsequent day.
FanDuel didn’t present comparable statistics.