There might not have been anyone happier to see UConn win on Monday night than Dave Portnoy … ’cause the Barstool Sports founder made over TWO MILLION DOLLARS betting on the Huskies to take home the national championship.
The 47-year-old put down $600K on Dan Hurley‘s squad to win the NCAA tourney just before March Madness kicked off last month … and at the time, he said he was a bit worried — as Connecticut was nearly everyone’s pick to win it all.
But as UConn boat raced Purdue in the title game in Glendale, AZ … those nerves melted away — and his wallet got a whole lot fatter.
Portnoy revealed he netted a total of $2.7 MILLION off the wager … and afterward, he gloated about it all on his X page.
“The greatest bet of my life,” he said. “Thank you #uconn. Destroyed everybody and everything in their path. They’d win the tournament 100 out of 100 times. The biggest win of my life by a mile.”
Portnoy didn’t even really have to sweat it … as UConn led pretty much wire-to-write en route to a 75-60 victory.
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The Huskies held Zach Edey to 37 points on 25 shots … and limited the Boilermakers to just seven total 3-point attempts. They won every game of their tournament run by double-digits.
No word yet on what Portnoy plans to buy with his newfound fortune … but something tells us Miss Peaches is about to get even happier in Dave’s penthouse!
