A DraftKings parlay bettor is close to missing out on $1.7 million with the San Antonio Spurs on the brink of elimination from the NBA playoffs.
Key Takeaways
- The parlay already cashed three of its four legs.
- DraftKings has the Spurs favored over the Thunder in Game 6.
- The cashout offer dropped over 40% after OKC went up 3-2.
The bettor wagered $2,500 on a four-leg parlay with +68,528 odds for a maximum possible payout of $1,715,700. The legs of the parlay are as follows:
- Michigan to win the national tournament
- U.S. men’s hockey team to win gold at the Winter Olympics
- New York Knicks to win the Eastern Conference
- San Antonio Spurs to win the Western Conference
The $1.7M bettor just needs the Spurs to win the West to claim his prize
— DraftKings Sports (@DKSports) May 26, 2026
He currently has over a $500K cash out offer, but he isn’t willing to leave $1.2M on the table 👀
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With the first three legs already completed, the user is only two Spurs wins away from their $1.7-million prize. Unfortunately, the likelihood of obtaining that is now much smaller than it was just 24 hours ago.
The Spurs' 127-114 loss Tuesday means they need to win each of the next two games, one at home and one on the road, to advance to the NBA Finals. They are 1-1 at home and 1-2 on the road in the series.
After DraftKings saw their $502,583.66 cashout turned down before Game 5, the offer dropped 41.6% to $293,273.26 for the customer to hand in their wager.
A DraftKings employee told Covers the bettor said they will not accept the offer.
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Will the offer improve?
The Thunder have been the NBA championship odds favorites since they won last year’s championship. They’re -450 to beat the Spurs and get their shot at defending their title against the New York Knicks, although they’re expected to lose Game 6 on Thursday.
DraftKings installed the Thunder as +3.5 underdogs with +136 moneyline odds on the road for the elimination game. The Spurs’ -162 moneyline odds suggest they have a 61.8% chance of winning the contest.
Parlay cashout values can fluctuate greatly game to game, as seen by the near $210,000 change between Games 5 and 6. Holding on to the ticket until Game 7, assuming the Spurs win the all-important Game 6, would likely place the parlay’s cashout close to what was offered earlier in the week.
The Spurs have shown they can beat the Thunder, winning at home and on the road in the series after taking four of five regular-season meetings.
However, history is strongly on the side of the series favorite. Teams that win Game 5 in an NBA playoff series tied 2-2 have gone on to win the series more than 82% of the time.
Betting splits posted on DraftKings Network show that 74% of bets and 79% of the handle in the spread market are on Spurs -3.5 ahead of the matchup. Despite that, 54% of bets and 50% of money are on the Thunder moneyline.
Finals odds
The Thunder sat around +110 in odds to win the NBA Finals before Game 5. The win shortened them to -140, while the Spurs lengthened to +550.
The Knicks - who are riding an 11-game winning streak and the most dominant stretch of play in NBA playoff history - are +205.
Hypothetical Finals odds posted on DraftKings have the Spurs as -235 favorites and the Knicks as +190 underdogs. The Thunder would be -280 favorites, and the Knicks would be +225 underdogs in a series between them.
