Vegas Odds
by Zulu on Jul 29, 2010 10:50 PM CDT
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PrintI've been meaning to get over to Vegas to make my annual bet on the Hawks winning the BCS Championship. Checked about three months ago, odds were 25 to 1 at most sports book.
Couldn't get away from LA so asked a friend who is there right now if he'd put a C-note down for me. Just got off the phone with him. He got the bet down.
At 8 to 1!
Eight to One! I realize that has nothing to do with which team Vegas thinks will win or lose but it does indicate a whole lot of people, including professional gamblers, are, well... you know.
8 TO 1!!!
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Betting was probably getting to heavy on one side of the line.
"You don't become a Hawkeye fan, You're born with Black and Gold in your veins." - Me
There's no...
side of the line on this bet. Every BCS eligible school in the country is on a laundry list with posted odds that that team will take it all. The odds drop if betting is heavy. Like I said, three months ago Iowa was 25 to 1 to take it all.
That's what my thought process was, but not how it came to me in words.
"You don't become a Hawkeye fan, You're born with Black and Gold in your veins." - Me
by BStylin Hawkye on Jul 30, 2010 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions
I got 30 to 1 in April, however most books were 25 to 1 or 20 to 1.
Mine was with the Hilton sports book.
by HawkeyeRecon on Jul 30, 2010 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions
I was in Vegas for March Madness and I got 30-1 at Imperial Palace
It’s also worth noting that Illinois was 500-1, which seems like it’s missing a couple of zero’s.
No self-respecting man from Iowa goes anywhere without beer
by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Jul 30, 2010 10:27 AM CDT reply actions
Can I bet $500 on Illinois
to win $1? That just seems like a free dollar to me…now I just got to find a way to come up with $500. I have a Stroh’s Light baseball cap that I’d be willing to sell…any takers?
Are you sure?!
I saw your post a couple weeks ago and freaked out because a friend told me it was 18-1 the day before… I went on Thursday, 8/5 and it was still 18-1…. Sure would have loved to have gotten that 30-1 in April! Dang! On that note… GO HAWKS!
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