Houston Astros are just four wins away from winning the 2022 World Series. Notably, the Dusty Baker-led team will play in the World Series for consecutive years. However, unlike the last year, the Astros are favorites to win the championship in 2022.

Now, when the Astros have won the ALCS and reached the 2022 World Series, almost every baseball fan is rooting for them over the Philadelphia Phillies. But there is one fan who has been backing the Astros for a long time. And now, when the Astros are playing the World Series this year, he is about to win the biggest sporting bet.

Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ Mclngvale will $75 million if the Houston Astros win the 2022 World Series

Per CBS Sports, Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ Mclngvale, who owns a furniture shop in Houston, has been betting on sports for a while now. Earlier this year, he also won an estimated $15 million when he had placed a bet on the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

And now, he has placed a bet on the American League champs Houston Astros. Yes! If the Astros win the 2022 World Series, Mattress Mack will cash out a whopping $75 million amount. And if this happens, Mattress Mack will win the largest recorded payout in legal sports betting history.

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Taking to Twitter, a few baseball fans reacted to Mack’s chances of winning the biggest sporting bet. 

A few fans wished the Houston Astros to win the World Series so that Mattress Mack can win his $75 million. However, several fans believe that Mattress Mack will jinx the Astros’ chances of winning the prestigious title.

Will it be the Astros or the Phillies?

On paper, the Houston Astros are comparatively a stronger team than the Philadelphia Phillies. But the Phillies will be more than confident of defeating the Astros as they have reached the World Series by defeating some of the best teams this season.

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With Yordan Alvarez, Alex Bregman, and Jeremy Pena, the Astros have their offense sorted; while in the name of Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper, the Phillies have two serial hitters who can kill the game at any moment.

Who do you think will come out on top?