Weekly recap
Biggest sports bets of the week — 31 August – 6 September 2026
31 August – 6 September 2026
Soccer and tennis dominated the past week, combining for $80.8 million in wagers across 2,771 bets as the US Open Men Singles tournament drew peak volume with $21.4 million in handle. The largest single bet arrived at $781,345 on the Kansas City Royals against Toronto Blue Jays at 1.70 odds, which settled as a winner and returned $1.33 million—the week’s biggest realized payout. An anonymous bettor also secured a $459,954 win on Arsenal versus Chelsea at 1.74 odds, cashing $800,320, while another struck $18,044 on a tennis match at 1.75 odds for a $843,236 return. The settled win rate held steady at 58.9 percent across 3,665 closed positions. Notable losses included a $300,000 stake on Manchester City against Coventry and a $267,830 play on Argentine soccer. With 147 unsettled bets totaling $4.4 million still pending resolution, the US Open Men Singles continues to drive significant tennis volume, while Premier League and La Liga action sustains soccer’s weekly dominance heading into September.
Biggest bets of the week
- $781,345 on Kansas City Royals - Toronto Blue Jays — Won
- $500,313 on Barcelona - Rayo Vallecano — Won
- $498,534 on Aston Villa - Arsenal — Won
- $459,954 on Arsenal - Chelsea — Won
- $400,000 on FearX - Dplus KIA — Cashed out
Biggest wins
- $781,345 on Kansas City Royals - Toronto Blue Jays — returned $1,330,427
- $18,044 on Daniel Merida - Andrey Rublev — returned $843,236
- $459,954 on Arsenal - Chelsea — returned $800,320
Biggest losses
- $300,000 on Manchester City - Coventry — lost
- $267,830 on San Lorenzo - Talleres Cordoba — lost
- $263,775 on Maria Sakkari - Yulia Starodubsteva — lost
Biggest cashouts
- $75,000 on Jakub Mensik - Shintaro Mochizuki — cashed out for $522,001
- $125,000 on Jakub Mensik - Shintaro Mochizuki — cashed out for $466,142
- $400,000 on FearX - Dplus KIA — cashed out for $400,000
Top tournaments by volume
- US Open Men Singles: 689 bets, $21,364,066 wagered
- Premier League: 448 bets, $14,787,133 wagered
- MLB: 266 bets, $9,852,968 wagered
- US Open Women Singles: 228 bets, $6,641,552 wagered
- La Liga: 269 bets, $6,603,460 wagered
- BLAST Open Fall 2026: 200 bets, $5,781,876 wagered
- LCK 2026 Season Playoffs: 137 bets, $5,667,548 wagered
- Serie A: 155 bets, $4,679,079 wagered
Activity by sport
- soccer: 1541 bets, $45,480,539 wagered
- tennis: 1230 bets, $35,317,572 wagered
- baseball: 271 bets, $9,991,552 wagered
- counter strike: 348 bets, $8,736,244 wagered
- league of legends: 209 bets, $7,036,857 wagered
- valorant: 28 bets, $1,598,430 wagered
- basketball: 26 bets, $592,480 wagered
- mma: 30 bets, $569,753 wagered
- cricket: 34 bets, $498,381 wagered
- fifa: 27 bets, $465,838 wagered