Everyone is wondering who was on the other end of that call.
Popular streamer Adin Ross bet big – $1 million large – on the favored Canelo Alvarez ahead of his massive fight against Terence Crawford, until he got a call.
“I gotta take this call,” Ross said on his livestream Saturday night ahead of the big fight.
“Jordan, we’re switching the bet,” Ross said after leaving and returning to the room. “We’re definitely switching our bet. I can’t talk about it. I’m telling you right now, we’re going Crawford. Cash out. I’ll tell you guys off-stream… All I’m going to say, chat, is I got one of those calls.”
Ross told his viewers that the vital call he got was clearly enough to get him to flip his bet, although no further details were given.
“They were just like, ‘Listen. We think that if you were to do this [bet on Canelo Alvarez], it’s going to get bad.’”
Whether there was an injury or other factors that led to the switch is still unknown; however, there appears to be some legitimate piece of information that forced the switch.
Ross is not the only one who bet big on the underdog to beat Alvarez despite moving up two weight classes ahead of the bout.
Yahoo Sports reported that one bettor wagered $2 million in cash on Crawford at odds of +140, resulting in a payout of $4.8 million, representing a $2.8 million profit as ‘Bud’ won by unanimous decision.
Still, the betting volume on the fight was large enough that Alvarez was getting most of the money in the market, although at a favorite price, so it is unclear whether the bout was a net win for the sportsbooks.
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DraftKings tells The Post that 59 percent of the handle was on Alvarez around midday on Saturday.
BetMGM still reports to The Post that just 38 percent of the money was on Crawford, despite the reported $2 million bet.
Thirteen percent was on a draw, and 49 percent was on Alvarez.
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