Big Wins From March Madness on FanDuel and DraftKings

Creating a perfect bracket for March Madness is almost impossible. According to the NCAA, the odds are 1 in 120.2 billion if you know something about basketball. Thankfully, you don’t have to create a perfect bracket to win a March Madness bet on one of the betting sites. FanDuel and DraftKings posted some big wins from the tournament this year on their Instagram pages.

Big March Madness wins posted by FanDuel and DraftKings on Instagram

FanDuel and DraftKings posted some big wins from March Madness 2025 on their Instagram pages, and one bettor won $33,898.15 from their bet on the first round. This year, some bettors on their sports betting sites won thousands from parlays. With the Final Four and championship games upcoming, a lot of bettors will have to wait until next year to win big from March Madness parlays.

A DraftKings bettor won $33,898.15 from a $9.62 bet on the first round. The parlay had 15 legs with +352271 odds. The legs were all moneyline bets.

Legs

• BYU moneyline
• Kentucky moneyline
• Michigan moneyline
• Ole Miss moneyline
• Texas Tech moneyline
• Florida moneyline
• Duke moneyline
• Auburn moneyline
• Houston moneyline
• Tennessee moneyline
• Alabama moneyline
• Michigan State moneyline
• Maryland moneyline
• Arizona moneyline
• Purdue moneyline

Another bettor won $6,235.59 from a $5 bet. The bet was a parlay with 12 legs. All of the legs were an over or under bet. The odds were +124611. Someone else won $19,779.09 by betting $2 on a parlay with 14 legs. The odds were +988854. One bettor won thousands from a $1 bet.

A DraftKings bettor won $10,571.39 from betting $1 on the first round. The bettor bet $1 on a parlay with 16 legs. The bet combined moneyline and spread bets. The odds were +1057039 for the bet.

Legs

• Creighton vs Louisville - Creighton
• Purdue vs High Point - Purdue
• Texas A&M vs Yale - Texas A&M -7.5
• Michigan vs UC San Diego - Michigan -2.5
• Gonzaga vs Georgia - Gonzaga -6.5
• Arkansas vs Kansas - Arkansas
• McNeese vs Clemson - McNeese
• BYU vs VCU - BYU -1.5
• Tennessee vs Wofford - Tennessee
• UCLA vs Utah State - UCLA -5.5
• St. John’s vs Omaha - St. John’s
• Texas Tech vs UNC Wilmington - Texas Tech
• Alabama State vs Auburn - Alabama State +32.5
• Houston vs SIU Edwardsville - Houston -28.5
• Drake vs Missouri - Drake
• Wisconsin vs Montana - Wisconsin

Big wins on FanDuel

One bettor on FanDuel won $2,668.04 from a parlay with eight legs. The bettor wagered $10.01. The odds for the parlay were boosted from +17698 to +26553. All of the legs in the parlay were spread bets. 

Legs

• Connecticut vs Florida - Connecticut +9.5 at +106
• Baylor vs Duke - Duke -12.5 at +105
• Illinois vs Kentucky - Kentucky +2.5 at -104
• Saint Mary’s vs Alabama - Alabama -5.5 at -103
• Colorado State vs Maryland - Colorado State +7.5 at +104
• Ole Miss vs Iowa State - Ole Miss +5.5 at +100
• New Mexico vs Michigan State - Michigan State -7.5 at +100
• Oregon vs Arizona - Arizona -3.5 at -104

Another bettor won $2,446.21 from a parlay with five legs. The bettor wagered $8. The odds for the parlay were +30477. The bettor put together a combination of different kinds of bets, including 1st half alternate spread and 1st half alternate total points.

Legs

• Illinois vs Kentucky - under 70.5 1st half alternate total points 1 & Kentucky -2.5 2nd half alternate spread 3 (INCL. OT) at +967
• Baylor vs Duke - over 74.5 1st half alternate total points 5 at +210
• Saint Mary’s vs Alabama - Alabama -6.5 1st half alternate spread 3 at +164
• Ole Miss vs Iowa State - Ole Miss -2.5 1st half alternate spread 5 at +250