$1.10M on New York Knicks - Philadelphia 76ers — NBA

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1st-largest New York Knicks bet on tail.bet. 2nd-largest in the NBA on tail.bet.

The New York Knicks-Philadelphia 76ers NBA matchup on May 4, 2026 attracted the largest single bet captured on tail.bet that day: a $1,100,000 wager on the Knicks at a seven-and-a-half-point handicap, priced at 1.91 odds. The bet landed cleanly, returning $2,101,000 and nearly doubling the original stake. The fixture drew nine recorded bets across multiple users, with this position dwarfing the second-largest by more than seven times. Two other Knicks bets on the same handicap line also settled as wins, including a $25,500 play by the same user at identical odds, while a $150,000 position on the tighter minus-nine-and-a-half line also cashed.

Tracked on tail.bet, the New York Knicks account for $1.39M in high-roller wagering across 12 captured bets, with backers posting a 66.7% win rate on settled positions and an 88.5% ROI. The largest single bet was a $1.1M stake on the Knicks at minus-7.5 against Philadelphia, which returned $2.1M. The dataset skews toward singles over parlays, with the Knicks selected as the primary pick in half of all tracked action.