Messi bettors were the biggest losers from Inter Miami's season-opening win

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami accomplished what they set out to do in Wednesday’s MLS opener against Real Salt Lake. They won. However, as far as some bettors are concerned, it wasn’t nearly enough.

The public hammered Messi’s goal props at BetMGM, making him the most-bet player to score an anytime goal (-165), to score the first goal (+260), to score two-plus goals (+320) and to score three-plus goals (+1000), according to BetMGM’s John Ewing.

And though the legend did record an assist on the first goal of the game, he was held without his own score in the 2-0 victory, leaving those bets as losers in the wake of the game.

Messi's odds to score at #BetMGM

-165 – score anytime goal
+260 – score 1st goal
+320 – score 2+ goals
+1000 – score 3+ goals

Messi is the most bet player to score in all of these markets. pic.twitter.com/Fm2tuFXcFI

— John Ewing (@johnewing) February 22, 2024

Don’t expect this to scare people off. Messi was still very involved and took four shots, including two on goal. He’ll have some huge games this season, and bettors will be there waiting to capitalize each time.