Jim 'Mattress Mack' McIngvale placed a $1 million wager on Houston to win March Madness

Barstool CEO Dave Portnoy bets $600,000 on favorites UCONN to win March Madness. Should UConn become the first repeat national champions in 17 years, he would earn more than $2.7million dollars from betting $600k on the Huskies.

Barstool CEO Dave Portnoy bets $600,000 on favorites UCONN to win March Madness. Should UConn become the first repeat national champions in 17 years, he would earn more than $2.7million dollars from betting $600k on the Huskies.

Jim 'Mattress Mack' McIngvale places $1M wager on Houston to win March Madness. McIngval has once again put a large sum of money on the line in hopes a Texas-based team will win a national championship. Houston is the latest team to be placed in the top 10 in March Madness history.