Weekly recap
Biggest sports bets of the week — 20–26 July 2026
20–26 July 2026
The past week saw robust action across tail.bet’s platform, with 1,771 bets totaling $46.8 million wagered and a settled win rate of 52.6 percent. Soccer dominated volume with nearly $15 million across 561 bets, led by the World Cup at $8.4 million as the tournament continues to drive significant high-roller interest. An anonymous bettor’s $374,468 wager on the Philadelphia Phillies against the Los Angeles Dodgers at 1.80 odds delivered the week’s largest realized payout at $664,847, while the same match produced one of three losses exceeding $350,000. Tennis activity remained substantial at $10.9 million across 445 bets, with ATP and WTA clay-court tournaments—Estoril, Kitzbühel, Hamburg, and Prague—anchoring competition through the period. Esports sustained notable volume in Counter-Strike and BLAST Bounty Summer 2026, which accumulated $4.4 million. Baseball drew $5.3 million despite four of the week’s top five largest individual wagers settling as losses. With World Cup fixtures continuing and the ATP and WTA tour calendars advancing through summer clay events, tournament momentum remains a core driver of platform activity.
Biggest bets of the week
- $394,861 on Los Angeles Angels - St. Louis Cardinals — Lost
- $374,540 on Boston Red Sox - Baltimore Orioles — Lost
- $374,468 on Philadelphia Phillies - Los Angeles Dodgers — Won
- $352,612 on New York Yankees - Pittsburgh Pirates — Lost
- $303,687 on World Cup 2026 — Lost
Biggest wins
- $374,468 on Philadelphia Phillies - Los Angeles Dodgers — returned $664,847
- $278,597 on Spain - Argentina — returned $654,703
- $140,140 on Team Spirit - Team OG — returned $532,000
Biggest losses
- $394,861 on Los Angeles Angels - St. Louis Cardinals — lost
- $374,540 on Boston Red Sox - Baltimore Orioles — lost
- $352,612 on New York Yankees - Pittsburgh Pirates — lost
Biggest cashouts
- $125,125 on Alejandro Tabilo - Torres, Tiago — cashed out for $249,146
- $200,000 on Spain - Argentina — cashed out for $200,000
- $102,644 on Facundo Diaz Acosta - Federico Cina — cashed out for $184,353
Top tournaments by volume
- World Cup: 314 bets, $8,375,986 wagered
- MLB: 159 bets, $5,182,230 wagered
- BLAST Bounty Summer 2026: Closed Qualifier: 158 bets, $4,352,888 wagered
- ATP Estoril, Portugal Men Singles: 96 bets, $2,696,661 wagered
- StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026: European Qualifier: 65 bets, $2,361,024 wagered
- WTA Hamburg, Germany Women Singles: 66 bets, $1,486,821 wagered
- ATP Kitzbuhel, Austria Men Singles: 49 bets, $1,329,829 wagered
- WTA Prague, Czech Republic Women Singles: 41 bets, $1,076,858 wagered
Activity by sport
- soccer: 561 bets, $14,996,845 wagered
- tennis: 445 bets, $10,898,682 wagered
- counter strike: 239 bets, $6,963,227 wagered
- baseball: 169 bets, $5,337,744 wagered
- valorant: 53 bets, $2,269,434 wagered
- league of legends: 68 bets, $1,462,477 wagered
- dota 2: 39 bets, $1,009,078 wagered
- cricket: 51 bets, $978,351 wagered
- basketball: 30 bets, $784,107 wagered
- fifa: 30 bets, $671,871 wagered