If the Houston Astros win the 2023 World Series, Mattress Mack could be $11.4M richer
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CBSNewsTexas.com) – Although baseball season has barely started, a longtime Houston businessman has already bet on who will win the 2023 World Series.
Jim McIngvale, also known as Mattress Mack, has placed a $1.9 million bet on the Astros winning the 2023 World Series. The odds of the Astros winning is +600, or six to one.
McIngvale, who owns Furniture Gallery in Houston, says if the Astros win the World Series this year, all furniture or mattress purchases of at least $5,000 will be free.
McIngvale could be onto something – in November 2022, he won $75 million in cash after the Astros won the 2022 World Series, the largest recorded payout in legal sports betting history.
However, McIngvale placed this bet on the heels of a losing streak.
Last week, he bet $100,000 on the Texas Longhorns and Houston Cougars making it to the Elite Eight in the NCAA March Madness tournament. They both lost the Sweet Sixteen round.
In January, he placed a nearly $3.1 million bet on the TCU Horned Frogs to win the 2023 College Football National Championship. The Horned Frogs lost.
He also bet $2 million in cash for the Cowboys to beat the 49ers in the NFC Divisional game in January. The Cowboys lost.
The Astros are 14-14 in the preseason. The regular season kicks off Thursday evening, when the Astros start their series with the Chicago White Sox.
