The Dallas Cowboys' season-opening victory worked well for most Proline bettors.
Dallas kicked of the '24 NFL campaign with a 33-17 decision over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., 83 per cent of bettors correctly picked the over 41.5 points while 65 per cent had Dallas winning in Cleveland.
In other action Sunday, New Orleans dispatched Carolina 47-10 (82 per cent picked the Saints to win), Buffalo defeated Arizona 34-28 (78 per cent picked the Bills to win, 71 per cent had the over 45.5), Seattle downed Denver 26-20 (76 per cent took the Seahawks to win, 72 per cent had the over 42.5), Houston edged Indianapolis 29-27 (77 per cent picked the Texans to win) and San Diego defeated Las Vegas 22-10 (74 per cent had the Chargers to win).
Detroit got past the Los Angeles Rams 26-20 in overtime (68 per cent picked the Lions), Minnesota earned a 28-6 victory over the New York Giants (62 per cent had the Vikings), Chicago beat Tennessee 24-17 (75 per cent picked the Bears to win) and Tampa Bay got past Washington 37-20 (82 per cent correctly picked the Buccaneers).
The day's biggest upset was New England downing Cincinnati 16-10. Just eight per cent had the Patriots winning over the Bengals, who were an 8.5-point favourite.
The most popular any time TD scorer based upon Proline bettors was Miami receiver Tyreek Hill. He had an 80-yard touchdown grab in the Dolphins' 20-17 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Also on Sunday, Italian Jannik Sinner captured the U.S. Open men's singles title with a straight-sets victory over American Taylor Fritz. That was in sync with Proline bettors as 84 per cent correctly picked Sinner to win the match.
In the women's final, Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus defeated American Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5. Sixty-three per cent of bettors had Sabalenka capturing the match
A Proline retail customer earned $7,866 from a $5 bet on a six-leg Major League Soccer parlay. Another won $2,176 after putting $20 down on an eight-leg NFL parlay.
A digital player won $4,690 from a $5 bet placed on an eight-leg NCAA football parlay. Successfully picking an eight-leg major league baseball parlay won another digital customer $1,229 from a $3 wager.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 11, 2024.
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