Dave Portnoy cashes $350K Caitlin Clark bet after | Sports News

Dave Portnoy cashed in properly on Caitlin Clark’s dominant efficiency during the Indiana Fever’s season opener.

One month after claiming to have misplaced $7 million over tariffs, Portnoy revealed that he gained $350,000 after successful a +1300 odds bet that Clark would file a triple-double on Saturday.

This is hardly the primary time that Portnoy has thrown his money behind Clark. Last season, he positioned $100,000 on the Fever to win the 2024 WNBA title, however was left regretting his choice as soon as Indiana was eradicated from the playoffs by the Connecticut Sun.

This time round, Portnoy’s wager on Clark paid off handsomely. Over 32 minutes performed, the guard amassed 20 factors, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 blocks and two steals within the Fever’s 93-58 win over the Chicago Sky — which marked the biggest season-opening margin of victory in franchise historical past.

Taking to social media, Portnoy gloated in a temporary clip: “I just went to game one, Caitlin Clark show, triple-double 20-10-10, Fever win by 40, I win 400k because I had 13-1. I told you it was Caitlin season, the Fever are the team to beat.”

Clark’s dominant efficiency was largely overshadowed, nevertheless, by a temporary scuffle between her and Angel Reese. With just below 5 minutes remaining within the third quarter, the 23-year-old hacked the Sky ahead’s arm as she tried to back into the paint.

As Reese started to crumple to the hardwood, Clark appeared to push her on the best way down — sparking a struggle of phrases and shoving match between gamers on each side. The pair have been each issued offsetting technical fouls, whereas the Fever star was hit with a flagrant one for the initial hit.

Portnoy didn’t mince phrases when discussing Reese’s response, insisting that she made a idiot of herself. “Obviously Angel Reese, who actually played okay and looked like she improved her game, made a mockery of her existence,” he mentioned.

“She got fouled — totally common foul by Caitlin Clark — going for a layup, falls down and then attacks her basically, makes just a joke out of her existence and why everybody hates Angel Reese.”

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Turning his consideration to the league, Portnoy added: “Shame on the WNBA [for] upgrading this to a flagrant foul. That’s a flagrant foul? It was the most common routine foul of all time.

“End of the story, it’s a win-win-win. Fever looked great, Caitlin Clark looks like she’s gonna be the MVP of the league, Angel Reese made a fool out of herself and we won by a hundred and I won.”

Prior to Portnoy’s online tirade, the Barstool Sports founder drew appreciable consideration for arriving at Gainbridge Fieldhouse carrying a Clark jersey with matching shorts. After snapping a number of images with followers, he performed one of his signature pizza opinions whereas donning the weird uniform.

“Alright, Caitlin Clark home opener. Wild set up by the way, the only WNBA stadium I’ve ever been in where … you gotta pay for the food, the drinks, everything separate,” he started. “We’re gonna do a pizza review – one bite, everybody knows the rules. Gainbridge Fieldhouse.”

The slice itself left a lot to be desired, as Portnoy gave a brutal rating. “I don’t even know how much I just paid for this, it’s trash,” he mentioned. “I’m gonna go 2.2. That’s a review. Fever by a million tonight.”