2 March Madness bettors with potentially huge paydays are the biggest NC State fans right now

March Madness has truly lived up to the moniker this year as 11-seed NC State came from nowhere to make the Final Four after knocking off No. 4 seed Duke. The Wolfpack needed to win five straight games in the ACC tournament to even make the NCAA tournament field.

And all they’ve done since then is win four straight games — three as at least 5-point underdogs.

NC State is currently a 9.5-point underdog against No. 1 seed Purdue in the Final Four (Saturday, 6:09 p.m. ET), and two bettors are in great position after prescient wagers.

One bettor at DraftKings Sportsbook placed a $1,060 wager on NC State to win the NCAA tournament at 500-1 odds well before the Big Dance began, and now stands to win $530,000 if the Wolfpack indeed complete their Cinderella story and win the NCAA title.

Another bettor in New Jersey wagered $14,100 on NC State at 70-1 to win the NCAA tournament at Caesars Sportsbook after the Wolfpack beat Oakland in the second round. That bet would win a monumental $987,000.

Both bettors have the rest of the week to figure out a hedging strategy and lock in some profit if they choose to do so. It’s a great position to be in and certainly two wagers we’ll be following closely.