The All-Tight-End Parlay: $50 Becomes $20k on Sunday Night
A bettor picked five tight ends to score touchdowns in the Bears-49ers game. All five delivered. The $50 bet cashed for over $20,000 at 411/1 odds.
By Sharp Money Mike
We've seen a lot of wild parlays hit this season. The 15-leggers, the player prop stacks, the same-game-parlay madness. But this one might be the most beautifully unhinged bet of the year.
A Fanatics Sportsbook customer looked at Sunday night's Bears-49ers game and thought: "You know what? I'm betting on tight ends. All of them. Every single one finding the end zone."
Five tight ends. Five anytime touchdown props. $50 on the line.
The Quick Hit
- The bet: $50 on five tight ends to score touchdowns
- The odds: +41074 (approximately 411/1)
- The payout: $20,587.29
- The thesis: Chaos
The Ticket
This bettor didn't hedge. Didn't mix in any wide receivers or running backs for safety. Just went full tight end truther and let it ride.
At 411/1 odds, this ticket had about a 0.24% chance of hitting. That's roughly the probability of flipping heads eight times in a row. And yet, here we are.
Every single tight end on that ticket found the end zone. In a game that saw 78 combined points, the red zone was basically a revolving door, and apparently tight ends had VIP access.
Why It Worked
The Bears-49ers game was always projected to be a shootout. Both teams needed the win, both offenses were clicking, and neither defense could stop anyone. Final score: 49ers 48, Bears 30.
In games like this, everyone gets fed. Running backs, wide receivers, and yes — tight ends. When teams are trading scores possession after possession, the red zone opportunities pile up, and tight ends become high-percentage targets in the compressed field.
Still, betting on FIVE of them to all score? That's not analysis. That's a prayer. And sometimes prayers get answered.
The Bigger Picture
This hit alongside two other massive parlay wins from the same game. One bettor turned $2,000 into $160k on player props. Another cashed $5,000 into $105,000 on a same-game parlay.
Sunday Night Football was just handing out money to anyone willing to take a swing. The Bears and 49ers combined for 78 points across regulation, and apparently every skill position player on both rosters had a shot at the end zone.
The Bottom Line
Betting five tight ends to score touchdowns is objectively insane. It's the kind of ticket you throw $50 at knowing you're probably lighting that money on fire.
But every once in a while, the absurd bet hits. The 411/1 longshot connects. And some degen somewhere gets to post their winning ticket while the rest of us stare at our dead slips and wonder what we're doing with our lives.
This is why we play the game.