Will the Taylor Swift effect withstand the Drake curse? Rapper places massive $1.15 MILLION bet on the Chiefs to win Super Bowl LVIII:’I can’t bet against the swifties’
- Drake’s sports betting habits have caused him to lose huge amounts of money
- The Canadian artist has correctly bet on each of the last two Super Bowls
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Drake posted another ridiculous sports bet on his Instagram page, this time winning the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers.
The ‘Hotline Bling’ rapper dropped 1.15 million on Travis Kelce and co. to win their third world series in five seasons, with a payout of $2.346 million if Kansas City won, due to the team’s underdog status.
“I can’t bet against the Swifties,” Drake said on Instagram as the reason for his bet on the Chiefs, with Kelce starting at tight end because his girlfriend Taylor Swift expected to be in the Allegiant Stadium crowd.
Drake’s latest big gamble could bring some solace to San Francisco fans knowing the rapper’s infamous sports “curse” when choosing teams and athletes.
Last month, the “God’s Plan” artist donated $700,000 to Sean Strickland to successfully defend his UFC middleweight championship against Dricus Du Plessis in the UFC 297 main event. Strickland lost the belt via unanimous decision.
Swift has been dating Kelce since September last year and has attended a dozen Chiefs games
Drake has a terrible history with sports betting, but picked the Chiefs to win Super Bowl LVIII
Drake also picked his hometown Maple Leafs to win Game 7 of their 2019 playoff series against the Boston Bruins. Toronto lost.
Earlier in 2019, Drake strongly backed Alabama to win the CFP National Championship over Clemson. The Tigers dominated the Crimson Tide 44-16 in a star performance for Trevor Lawrence.
The rapper also supported Conor McGregor in 2018 during his lightweight title fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov, with the Irishman and Canadian joining forces at the weigh-in ahead of UFC 229.
Nurmagomedov knocked out McGregor in the fourth round before the infamous post-fight crowd erupted.
Many new fans have come to the NFL to see Swift since her relationship with Kelce began
Drake’s huge bet on the Chiefs was placed on Friday night with an incredible payoff
Swift and Drake have never collaborated on a song, but the Canadian did give her a shout out on his recent track “Red Button.”
Drake successfully picked the Chiefs to beat the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII last year with a $700,000 bet. In 2022, he also chose correctly in the Super Bowl, choosing the Rams over the Bengals on a $472,000 bet.
Drake’s history with sports betting is checkered, to say the least. It’s possible that the Super Bowl is the only event that can break his bad betting trend.