Ex-NFL wide receiver Dez Bryant cashes in on a 13-LEG college basketball parlay… with Nevada’s upset over UNLV helping to win him over $400,000!

Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant shared a massive 13-leg parlay that hit for a huge profit during Saturday’s slate of college basketball action.

It all came down to a late night upset by Nevada over in-state rivals UNLV that led to the win on the ticket which had total odds of +54215 on a stake of $767.68. It meant that Bryant’s total payout was a whopping $416,970.

Earlier in the night, with Nevada losing at the half, Bryant considered cashing out for what would net him $79,448.08. But his choice to let it ride paid off big time.

It wasn’t an easy ride for Bryant, who had to watch some of the selections in his parlay sweat out close contests.

That was especially true for two legs of his parlay: Nevada and Seattle University.

His 13-leg bet was won with a comeback by Nevada to net him over $400 thousand

But the ex-Cowboy could have won bigger on a 15-leg bet which a Washington loss doomed

For Nevada, the Wolf Pack were down as much as eleven points to their big rivals UNLV with about ten minutes left in the game, but managed to shockingly storm their way back to win 69-66.

As for Seattle U, the Redhawks’ Kobe Williamson cleaned up his teammate’s miss for a dunk with less than a second remaining to knock off Utah Tech 66-65.

Other close calls on Bryant’s parlay included the following: Oregon beating rivals Oregon State 60-58, Colorado holding on over USC 92-89 in double overtime, Wyoming’s 80-75 win over San Jose State, and Ole Miss barely escaping a close call with Missouri 79-76.

Of course, there were also some big wins. Michigan State beat rivals Michigan 73-63 and Princeton beat Ivy League foes Yale 73-62. San Francisco knocked off Loyola Marymount 82-59 as Montana beat Montana State 88-69.

Arizona, now ranked fourth in the country, put the hurt on rivals Arizona State – winning 105-60. The last two legs of Bryant’s parlay were Santa Clara beating San Diego 82-69 and Pepperdine knocking off Portland 91-70.

Bryant could have won bigger if another parlay he bet on cashed. That was a 15-leg bet that would have netted him over a million dollars.

He bet almost the exact same ticket that won him the $400k+, with just a few exceptions. Instead of Seattle U and Arizona, he bet on North Carolina State, Grand Canyon, North Dakota, and Washington. While NC State eeked out a close win over Clemson, North Dakota easily handled Oral Roberts and Grand Canyon survived against California Baptist.

But the Huskies of Washington fell by two points to the struggling Cal Golden Bears, losing 82-80 and being the only leg of Bryant’s second parlay to fail.