Derrick Henry ran all over the Houston Texans on Sunday.
That’s really not a surprise given his history against them. Before Sunday’s game, Henry had rushed for more than 200 yards with at least two touchdowns in three straight games against Houston dating back to 2019.
So, naturally, bettors expected more of the same.
He delivered, running for 219 yards and two touchdowns, making history in the process by tying the NFL record for most career 200-yard games with six.
Bettors who played his rushing yards and touchdown props played a role in what BetMGM called its worst week of the season, according to ESPN’s David Purdham.
Also reporting a losing day was Caesars, where 98.9% of bets on Henry’s rushing yards prop were on the over — even as it opened at 96.5 yards and grew to 104.5.
FanDuel paid out some big bets too. One bettor at FanDuel took Henry’s alternate rushing yards prop at 150 yards along with his odds to score two touchdowns as part of a 10-leg parlay for $1. It cashed for more than $20,000!
$1 ➡️ $20.8k
WHAT. A. HIT. 💰 💰 💰
(via @MitchDurke) | #SameGameParlay pic.twitter.com/1E7jcihCd9
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) October 31, 2022
Another bettor at FanDuel had Henry’s 2+ TD prop as the final leg in a bet to turn $10 into more than $25,000. And they smartly let it ride.
This bettor cashed out the Schultz parlay and is letting the Henry one ride…
Derrick Henry has one TD already 👀 https://t.co/YvrwE9YJlm
— br_betting (@br_betting) October 30, 2022
Obviously, a lot of other things had to go right for these bettors to hit these wild parlays — and for sportsbooks to have a season-worst week.
But it’s no doubt Henry was one of those factors.
