$1 Million Bets Placed on Rams at Las Vegas Sportsbooks Before Super Bowl

Multiple bets of at least $1 million have been placed in Las Vegas this week on the Los Angeles Rams to beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII on Sunday.

According to ESPN.com's David Purdum, MGM Resorts took a $2 million moneyline bet on the Rams to win Thursday, while William Hill took a $1.5 million moneyline bet on L.A. on Friday.

Purdum added that Vegas Stats & Information Network and RotoGrinders also reported a $300,000 moneyline bet placed on the Rams at South Point Casino.

The bets were placed on the Rams as +120 (6-5) underdogs against a Patriots team that is playing in its third consecutive Super Bowl.

According to Purdum, an anonymous bettor known as "Bettor X" placed the wagers.

The same bettor won a total of $25 million in late 2017 and early 2018 by betting on the World Series between the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers, as well as Super Bowl LII, which saw the Philadelphia Eagles upset the Patriots.

While much of the early money for this year's Super Bowl came in on New England, MGM vice president of race and sports Jay Rood told Purdum that the bets have been "fairly 50-50" over the past two days, and he expects that only 25-30 percent of the bets that will be taken on the Super Bowl have been placed thus far.

According to OddsShark, the Patriots are 2.5-point favorites at most sportsbooks.

New England will be led by its 41-year-old quarterback, Tom Brady, who is a five-time Super Bowl champion and four-time Super Bowl MVP.

Meanwhile, 24-year-old signal-caller Jared Goff will be under center for the Rams.

If L.A. is going to pull off an upset, it will likely need a strong performance from the running back tandem of Todd Gurley and C.J. Anderson and for All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald to get some pressure on Brady.