“Million Dollar Marco” was at it again on Tuesday night, betting on the bottom rungs of the sports world.
Marco Piemonte wagered $250,000 spanning two bets on the NBA-worst Piston🧜s against the Bulls, with $135,000 on Detroit +11.5 at -135 and $100,000 on Detroit moneyline coming in💛 at +410 odds.
Th💝e notorious sports bett🅰or won $510,000 across both bets after the Pistons took down the Chicago 105-95 in the Windy City.
The wagers came just one day after Piemonte claimed he lost out on $1 million in the Pistons’ controversial 113-111 loss💖 to the Knicks on Monday.
After that game, Piemonte shared two bet slips on Instagram, one a $90,000 bet ✅on the Pistons moneyline with +900 odds and the other for $110,000 on the Pistons +14.5 (-120 odds) with the caption “$1,000,000 WINNER taken away from me.”
Piemonte also recently revealed a $200,000 bet on the Tennes꧟see Volunte🎀ers to win the NCAA men’s national championship, which would✃ win him $3 million.
The Pistons’ win over the Bulls on Tuesday was just their ninthﷺ of the season, bringing their record to 9-49, and just their fifth on the road.
It w𝔉as Detroit’s third-biggest upset on the moneyline of the season.
The Pistons tied the all-time NBA record with a 28-game losing streak earlier this season, which dropped them to 2-29 at one point in late 💖Decembe꧑r.
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They’ve goneꦺ a poor-but-improved 7-20 since the losing streak, giving bettors like Piemonte o𓂃pportunities to profit off the league’s lowest class.
And “Million Dollar💖 Marco” is no stranger to betting on bad teams.
In November, Piemonte won $260,000 in two bets on the then-winless San Jose Shaꦑrks after they got their first win of ꦇthe season over the Philadelphia Flyers.