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A decade long meme claimed rapper Drake could curse sports teams & athletes.

In February 2022, he started making $38.7M worth of outlandish sports bets.

Is he beating the allegations?

Overview & Current Status

Last Bet(s):
Lost
🥊 UFC (Sat 11-Jul-26)
Conor Mcgregor To Beat Max Holloway
Laid: $1,000,000 - Returned: $0 - P/L: $-1,000,000 - Money Line Odds: 185
Total Bets on Sat 11-Jul-26: 1 | Total Laid: $1,000,000 | Total Returned: $0 | Total P/L: $-1,000,000

💀 Drake is currently Cursed 💀.

📉 He's currently down $1.56M all-time from his public sports bets.

🎯 Over 87 bets he has wagered $38.72M, returning $37.17M.

🎲 He's won 32 out of those 87 bets, losing 55 times. This gives him a strike rate of 36.8%. His average bet size is $445.08K.

🥩 Drake has lost $5.70M betting since Kendrick Lamar released "Euphoria" on April 30, 2024, triggering one of the most infamous rap beefs in history.

🏏 The Cricket is currently his most profitable sport (+$997.50K).

⚽ Soccer bets account for his most losses (-$1.67M).

🥊 UFC is his most bet on sport, with $14.45M laid over 26 bets.

Last Update: Sat 11-Jul-26

Running Profit & Loss

Performance Over Time

🏁 Drake initially staked $1,256,291 in BitCoin on 13-Feb-2022.

🚀 His highest profit mark was $4,578,911 on 08-Jul-2023.

🤮 His lowest point was $-1,555,072 on 11-Jul-2026.

📉 His worst run was between Aug-22 & Dec-22, a 7-bet losing streak where he lost $3,842,181.

📈 His best run was between Jun-23 & Jul-23, a 4-bet winning streak banking $1,562,500.

2022: Made +$307,411 from 22 bets worth $11,226,042.

2023: Made +$3,273,000 from 32 bets worth $11,710,000.

2024: Lost -$1,587,307 from 16 bets worth $7,640,349.

2025: Lost -$1,779,177 from 13 bets worth $5,375,277.

2026: Lost -$1,769,000 from 4 bets worth $2,770,001.

⬆️ He's currently $-1,555,072 down all-time from his public sports bets.

📈 Over 87 bets he has wagered $38,721,668, returning $37,166,596.

Performance By Sport

Sport Bet Selections Wins Losses Win Rate Profit/Loss Staked Returned ROI Avg Bet Size
🏏 Cricket 3 3 0 100% $997.50K $1.65M $2.65M 60.5% $550.00K
🏀 Basketball 17 7 10 41.2% $989.18K $4.66M $5.65M 21.2% $310.78K
🏈 NFL 20 6 14 30% $680.23K $7.09M $7.77M 9.6% $393.90K
🥊 UFC 27 11 16 40.7% $29.24K $14.45M $14.48M 0.2% $555.82K
🏒 NHL 7 3 4 42.9% $-39.09K $2.58M $2.54M -1.5% $429.79K
⚾ MLB 1 0 1 0% $-135.89K $135.89K $0.00 -100% $135.89K
🎾 Tennis 3 1 2 33.3% $-415.00K $760.00K $345.00K -54.6% $253.33K
🏎️ F1 2 0 2 0% $-443.40K $443.40K $0.00 -100% $221.70K
🥊 Boxing 11 2 9 18.2% $-1.55M $4.28M $2.73M -36.2% $389.09K
⚽ Soccer 6 2 4 33.3% $-1.67M $2.67M $1.00M -62.5% $534.07K
Total 97 35 62 36.1% $-1.56M $38.72M $37.17M -4% $430.24K

📋 Drake has placed bets on 10 different sports.

🥊 UFC is his most bet on sport, having laid $14.45M over 26 bets.

🏏 Cricket is currently his most profitable sport (+$997.50K).

🏏 Cricket bets have provided the best returns for him (60.5% ROI).

⚽ Soccer bets account for his most losses (-$1.67M), over 5 bets.

Actually Drake Curses

☠️ There have only been 11 'Drake Curses' where he lost money betting on a favorite*.

🚑 Oklahoma City Thunder is statistically Drake's worst beat on any sports bet he's ever placed when he lost to Indiana Pacers at NBA Finals 2025. At -270 odds, Oklahoma City Thunder had a 73.0% win probability.

⚠️ Israel Adesanya could claim to be the biggest victim of the Drake curse, having lost 3 times as a favorite after being backed.

😰 With 5 out of 11 official curses, UFC fighters should probably be the most nervous if they receive a pre-fight Drake endorsement.

Rank Entity Event Date Bet Money Line Win Probability Stake Loss
1# Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Finals 2025 19-Jun-2025 Oklahoma City Thunder to beat the Indiana Pacers -270 (1.37) 73.0% $600,000 -$600,000
2# Aljamain Sterling UFC 292 19-Aug-2023 Aljamain Sterling to beat Sean O'Malley -244 (1.41) 70.9% $500,000 -$500,000
3# Israel Adesanya UFC 281 12-Nov-2022 Israel Adesanya to beat Alex Pereira -222 (1.45) 69.0% $1,595,467 -$1,595,467
4# Duke Blue Devils NCAA Tournament - Final Four 2022 03-Apr-2022 Duke Blue Devils to beat North Carolina Tar Heels -192 (1.52) 65.8% $79,879 -$79,879
5# Jannik Sinner US Open 2025 07-Sep-2025 Jannik Sinner To Win The 2025 US Open -145 (1.69) 59.2% $300,000 -$300,000
6# Tyson Fury Fury vs Usyk 18-May-2024 Tyson Fury to beat Oleksandr Usyk -130 (1.77) 56.5% $565,000 -$565,000
7# Odell Beckham Jr Super Bowl 2022 13-Feb-2022 Odell Beckham Jr to have over 62.5 receiving yards against Cincinnati Bengals -123 (1.81) 55.2% $392,591 -$392,591
8# Baltimore Ravens NFL Regular Season 07-Sep-2025 Baltimore Ravens to Beat Buffalo Bills -119 (1.84) 54.4% $250,277 -$250,277
9# Israel Adesanya UFC 293 09-Sep-2023 Israel Adesanya to win by KO against Sean Strickland -119 (1.84) 54.3% $500,000 -$500,000
10# Israel Adesanya UFC 305 17-Aug-2024 Israel Adesanya to Beat Dricus Du Plessis -111 (1.90) 52.6% $450,000 -$450,000
11# Sean Strickland UFC 297. 20-Jan-2024 Sean Strickland to beat Dricus Du Plessis -103 (1.97) 50.8% $700,000 -$700,000

* Favorite = minus money line / 50%+ win probability

Drake's Top 10 Biggest Wins

Rank Date Event Profit Bet Type Bet Selections Money Line Odds Win Probability Laid Returned
1 16-May-2022 Basketball $2,358,215.00 Parlay
Dallas Mavericks to beat Phoenix Suns
New York Rangers to beat Pittsburgh Penguins
Calgary Flames to beat Dallas Stars
225
-122
-217
30.8%
55.0%
68.5%
 $308,833.00 $2,667,048.00
2 04-Mar-2023 UFC $1,450,000.00 Single
Jon Jones to win by submission against Ciryl Gane
580
14.7%
 $250,000.00 $1,700,000.00
3 08-Apr-2023 UFC $1,440,000.00 Single
Israel Adesanya to win by KO against Alex Pereira
360
21.7%
 $400,000.00 $1,840,000.00
4 23-Jul-2022 UFC $1,426,866.00 Parlay
Molly McCann to Beat Hannah Goldy
Paddy Pimblett to Beat Jordan Leavitt
-476
-294
82.6%
74.6%
 $2,296,211.00 $3,723,077.00
5 11-Feb-2024 NFL $1,196,000.00 Single
Kansas City Chiefs to beat San Francisco 49ers
104
49.0%
 $1,150,000.00 $2,346,000.00
6 29-Jan-2023 NFL $957,000.00 Single
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Cincinnati Bengals
-115
53.5%
 $1,100,000.00 $2,057,000.00
7 12-May-2022 NHL $800,000.00 Single
Tampa Bay Lighting to beat Toronto Maple Leafs in a 7-game series
200
33.3%
 $400,000.00 $1,200,000.00
8 12-Feb-2023 NFL $777,000.00 Single
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Philadelphia Eagles
111
47.4%
 $700,000.00 $1,477,000.00
9 18-Jun-2022 Basketball $610,668.00 Single
Golden State Warriors to win the conference
400
20.0%
 $156,500.00 $767,168.00
10 01-Jun-2023 Basketball $600,000.00 Single
Denver Nuggets to win the series 4-1 against Miami Heat
240
29.4%
 $250,000.00 $850,000.00

💸 Drake's biggest win was a 3-legged Basketball and NHL parlay placed in May 2022, which he profited $2.36M from just $309K.

📈 His biggest single-bet victory ($1.45M) was successfully predicting that Jon Jones would Sub Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 in March 2023.

💰 He has won over a million dollars 5 times.

Drake's Top 10 Biggest Losses

🤮 Drake's biggest sports bet loss (-$1.60M) was incorrectly predicting that Israel Adesanya to beat Alex Pereira would beat UFC 281 at UFC in November 2022.

🌠 UFC dominates his most heavy losses, with 3 out of the top 10 positions. Despite that, he is $1,456K in profit from all 26 of his UFC bets.

❌ Despite only betting on Soccer 5 times, the sport accounts for 2 of his biggest all-time losses.

💰 He has lost over a million dollars 5 times.

⚽ He infamously correctly predicted that Argentina would win the 2022 World Cup Final, but bet they would do so within 90 minutes. He lost (-$1M) as they needed extra time to beat France.

Rank Date Event Loss Bet Type Bet Selections Money Line Odds Win Probability Laid Returned
1 12-Nov-2022 UFC -$1,595,467.00 Single
Israel Adesanya to beat Alex Pereira
-222
69.0%
 $1,595,467.00 $0.00
2 11-Jul-2026 UFC -$1,000,000.00 Single
Conor McGregor to beat Max Holloway
185
35.1%
 $1,000,000.00 $0.00
3 08-Feb-2026 NFL -$1,000,000.00 Single
The New England Patriots to beat Seattle Seahawks
195
33.9%
 $1,000,000.00 $0.00
4 18-May-2025 NHL -$1,000,000.00 Single
Toronto Maple Leafs to beat Florida Panthers
113
46.9%
 $1,000,000.00 $0.00
5 18-Dec-2022 Soccer -$1,000,000.00 Single
Argentina to beat France in 90 minutes
175
36.4%
 $1,000,000.00 $0.00
6 29-Jan-2023 NFL -$850,000.00 Single
San Francisco 49ers to beat Philadelphia Eagles
125
44.4%
 $850,000.00 $0.00
7 20-Jan-2024 UFC -$700,000.00 Single
Sean Strickland to beat Dricus Du Plessis
-103
50.8%
 $700,000.00 $0.00
8 08-Mar-2024 Boxing -$615,000.00 Single
Francis Ngannou to beat Anthony Joshua
210
32.3%
 $615,000.00 $0.00
9 16-Oct-2022 Soccer -$600,345.00 Parlay
Barcelona to beat Real Madrid
Arsenal to beat Leeds United
200
175
0.3%
0.4%
 $600,345.00 $0.00
10 19-Jun-2025 Basketball -$600,000.00 Single
Oklahoma City Thunder to beat the Indiana Pacers
-270
73.0%
 $600,000.00 $0.00

Million Dollar Bets & Averages

🏁 Drake has placed 12 bets over 1 Million US dollars.

🏆 He's won 7 out of 12 of those bets.

☔ He plays it nearly twice as safe when betting big, with million-dollar bets having a win probability of 65.9%, versus his average of 38.6%.

💰 His average overall bet size is $445.1K.

💸 His biggest average bets per sport are UFC ($620K), Cricket ($550K), Soccer ($545K).

Date Event Bet Selection Bet Type Win / Loss Laid Money Lines Odds Win Probability Returned Profit / Loss
11-Jul-2026 UFC
Conor McGregor to beat Max Holloway
 Single Lost $1,000,000.00
185
35.1%
 $0.00 $-1,000,000.00
08-Feb-2026 NFL
The New England Patriots to beat Seattle Seahawks
 Single Lost $1,000,000.00
195
33.9%
 $0.00 $-1,000,000.00
18-May-2025 NHL
Toronto Maple Leafs to beat Florida Panthers
Single Lost $1,000,000.00
113
46.9%
 $0.00 $-1,000,000.00
11-Feb-2024 NFL
Kansas City Chiefs to beat San Francisco 49ers
 Single Won $1,150,000.00
104
49.0%
 $2,346,000.00 $1,196,000.00
08-Jul-2023 UFC
Alexander Volkanovski to beat Yair Rodriguez
 Single Won $1,000,000.00
-370
78.7%
 $1,270,000.00 $270,000.00
01-Jun-2023 Basketball
Denver Nuggets to win the playoffs outright against Miami Heat
 Single Won $1,000,000.00
-435
81.3%
 $1,230,000.00 $230,000.00
22-Apr-2023 Boxing
Gervonta Davis to beat Ryan Garcia
 Single Won $1,000,000.00
-263
72.5%
 $1,380,000.00 $380,000.00
29-Jan-2023 NFL
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Cincinnati Bengals
 Single Won $1,100,000.00
-115
53.5%
 $2,057,000.00 $957,000.00
18-Dec-2022 Soccer
Argentina to beat France in 90 minutes
 Single Lost $1,000,000.00
175
36.4%
 $0.00 $-1,000,000.00
12-Nov-2022 UFC
Israel Adesanya to beat Alex Pereira
 Single Lost $1,595,467.00
-222
69.0%
 $0.00 $-1,595,467.00
23-Jul-2022 UFC
Molly McCann to Beat Hannah Goldy
Paddy Pimblett to Beat Jordan Leavitt
 Parlay Won $2,296,211.00
-476
-294
82.6%
74.6%
 $3,723,077.00 $1,426,866.00
02-Jul-2022 UFC
Israel Adesanya to beat Jared Cannonier
 Single Won $1,000,000.00
-350
77.8%
 $1,285,714.00 $285,714.00

Latest Drake Bets (Last 10)

📉 Drake's currently down $3,519,276.44 from his last 10 bets.

📒 He has made bets 87 times on 62 individual events or same-day tournaments since February 2022.

📑 You can view his full sports betting history from each individual sport page in the site menu.

Date Event Bet Selection Bet Type Win / Loss Laid Money Lines Odds Win Probability Returned Profit / Loss
11-Jul-2026 UFC
Conor McGregor to beat Max Holloway
 Single Lost $1,000,000.00
185
35.1%
 $0.00 $-1,000,000.00
04-Jul-2026 Soccer
Morocco to defeat Canada
 Single Won $1.00
-244
70.9%
 $1.41 $0.41
28-Jun-2026 Soccer
Canada to defeat South Africa
 Single Won $770,000.00
-333
76.9%
 $1,001,000.00 $231,000.00
08-Feb-2026 NFL
The New England Patriots to beat Seattle Seahawks
 Single Lost $1,000,000.00
195
33.9%
 $0.00 $-1,000,000.00
19-Dec-2025 Boxing
Jake Paul to beat Anthony Joshua
 Single Lost $200,000.00
720
12.2%
 $0.00 $-200,000.00
07-Sep-2025 NFL
Baltimore Ravens to Beat Buffalo Bills
 Single Lost $250,276.85
-119
54.4%
 $0.00 $-250,276.85
07-Sep-2025 Tennis
Jannik Sinner To Win The 2025 US Open
 Single Lost $300,000.00
-145
59.2%
 $0.00 $-300,000.00
28-Jun-2025 UFC
Charles Oliveira to beat Ilia Topuria
 Single Lost $200,000.00
340
22.7%
 $0.00 $-200,000.00
19-Jun-2025 Basketball
Oklahoma City Thunder to beat the Indiana Pacers
 Single Lost $600,000.00
-270
73.0%
 $0.00 $-600,000.00
19-Jun-2025 Basketball
Oklahoma City Thunder to beat the Indiana Pacers by 6–10 points
 Single Lost $200,000.00
356
21.9%
 $0.00 $-200,000.00