Weekly recap
Biggest sports bets of the week — 24–30 August 2026
24–30 August 2026
The past week brought moderate activity to tail.bet, with 3,538 bets totaling $106.6 million wagered across all sports. Soccer dominated by volume, accounting for $41.2 million across 1,456 bets, led by La Liga’s $11.8 million in action. Tennis emerged as the second-largest sport with $27 million wagered on 926 bets, buoyed by the US Open Men Singles ($10.8 million) and Women Singles ($4.8 million) tournaments. An anonymous bettor placed the week’s largest wager—$600,000 on G2 Esports to defeat Team Spirit at 1.65 odds—but the bet lost. Among settled positions, a $169,331 bet on Umar Nurmagomedov to defeat Yadong Song at 5.60 odds yielded the highest payout at $948,254. The week’s win rate across all settled bets held at 56.9%, with 1,749 wins against 1,325 losses. Counter Strike and League of Legends combined for $18.2 million in esports wagering, while baseball and MMA rounded out the major volume drivers. The US Open’s remaining matches continue to pull significant action heading into the coming week.
Biggest bets of the week
- $600,000 on G2 Esports - Team Spirit — Lost
- $458,760 on Sebastian Baez - Hubert Hurkacz — Won
- $420,382 on Levante - Real Betis — Won
- $402,421 on Anna Bondar - En Shuo Liang — Won
- $402,097 on Miami Marlins - Boston Red Sox — Lost
Biggest wins
- $169,331 on Nurmagomedov, Umar - Yadong Song — returned $948,254
- $200,000 on Sivasspor - Manisa Futbol Kulubu — returned $889,214
- $100,000 on Los Angeles Angels - Philadelphia Phillies — returned $841,750
Biggest losses
- $600,000 on G2 Esports - Team Spirit — lost
- $402,097 on Miami Marlins - Boston Red Sox — lost
- $400,000 on Atlanta Braves - Los Angeles Dodgers — lost
Biggest cashouts
- $95,276 on St. Louis Cardinals - Baltimore Orioles — cashed out for $970,977
- $100,000 on Los Angeles Angels - Philadelphia Phillies — cashed out for $791,067
- $25,000 on Fulham - Chelsea — cashed out for $375,000
Top tournaments by volume
- La Liga: 377 bets, $11,761,214 wagered
- US Open Men Singles: 329 bets, $10,785,094 wagered
- Premier League: 324 bets, $8,691,675 wagered
- MLB: 207 bets, $8,626,409 wagered
- BLAST Open Fall 2026: 225 bets, $7,825,370 wagered
- US Open Women Singles: 147 bets, $4,782,744 wagered
- Serie A: 148 bets, $3,692,683 wagered
- UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song: 76 bets, $2,898,101 wagered
Activity by sport
- soccer: 1456 bets, $41,229,497 wagered
- tennis: 926 bets, $27,002,710 wagered
- counter strike: 295 bets, $10,158,475 wagered
- league of legends: 242 bets, $8,759,414 wagered
- baseball: 211 bets, $8,678,764 wagered
- mma: 78 bets, $2,932,865 wagered
- valorant: 47 bets, $2,087,030 wagered
- basketball: 55 bets, $1,533,926 wagered
- dota 2: 22 bets, $985,325 wagered
- volleyball: 51 bets, $886,386 wagered