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Drake’s Massive Super Bowl Bet Has NFL Fans Anticipating a 'Drake Curse' Moment
It's a good thing Drake has made something of himself in the musical realm, because he is not the best sports prognosticator. Name the discipline, and Drake has probably come out on the losing end at some point in recent years.
Soccer? Drake lost $1 million on Argentina's victory over France in the 2022 World Cup final.
College football? The musician was all over Alabama against Clemson in 2018's national championship, a game the Crimson Tide lost 44–16.
Basketball? The Cleveland Cavaliers' iconic 2016 Finals triumph over the Golden State Warriors cost Drake $60,000.
He has improved of late, correctly picking the Denver Nuggets to win the 2023 NBA title, but it didn't stop fans from speculating after the rapper shared Saturday afternoon that he bet $1.15 million on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers.
"I can't bet against the Swifties," Drake wrote.
Drake reveals he has bet 1.15 MILLION in Bitcoin crypto currency for the Kansas City Chiefs’ win at this year’s Superbowl:
— Pop Base (@PopBase) February 10, 2024
“I can’t bet against the swifties” pic.twitter.com/AqOjV9xtXv
Many fans are ready to hand the Lombardi Trophy to the 49ers.
Congratulations to the San Francisco 49ers https://t.co/Hm2Zocx1gP
— JP Acosta (@acosta32_jp) February 10, 2024
Swift's fans appeared prepared to come after Drake in the event of a San Francisco victory.
If he jinxed us he will pay https://t.co/XOrggtfhWQ
— Tiffani 🩶 (@PALLOTAYVIS) February 10, 2024
Chiefs fans reassured themselves that Drake was little different than any other fan.
He bet on them last year too. The Drake curse might be the dumbest superstition of them all he’s just an average gambler. https://t.co/4vDkRKok8s
— Pranav Sriraman (@PranavSriraman) February 10, 2024
Some marveled at how much things have changed year over year for both Swift and Kansas City.
i’m sorry to keep saying this but imagine showing this to a swiftie in february of last year like https://t.co/OySHPrRcvc
— jen (@newyorknoshoes) February 10, 2024
Can the Chiefs overcome Drake? We’ll find out Sunday night.
oh it’s over… congratulations brock purdy i guess https://t.co/lm0Wkvj1dN
— ethan (@ethanshumjr) February 10, 2024
Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .