10-17-2017, 02:36 PM
Actual betting markets offer a much more accurate picture of the H-trophy race than television pundits and online bloggers.
At Bovada (a major online sports betting site): Love and Barkley are co-favorites, both currently offered at 1.4-1. Three weeks ago Barkley was listed at 1.75-1 and Love was 33-1, and two weeks ago Barkley was listed at 1.25-1 while Love was still available at 14-1.
At the Westgate (formerly Las Vegas Hilton) "super book" - a major operation which offers the highest limits on proposition bets such as the H-trophy: the favorite is Love at 1.4-1 while Barkley is behind at 1.6-1.
At Paddy Power (a brobdingnagian European sports book): Barkley listed at 1.5-1 and Love next at 2-1.
Most other casino and online betting parlors currency mirror these odds.
Over the last decade the final betting odds have been extremely accurate in predicting the winner. Much will change between now and mid-December but we are being overly pessimistic if we are judging Love's chances based on TV network, radio sports talk and online punditry; actual money being wagered indicates that Love is riding a wave of momentum and is a serious contender.
At Bovada (a major online sports betting site): Love and Barkley are co-favorites, both currently offered at 1.4-1. Three weeks ago Barkley was listed at 1.75-1 and Love was 33-1, and two weeks ago Barkley was listed at 1.25-1 while Love was still available at 14-1.
At the Westgate (formerly Las Vegas Hilton) "super book" - a major operation which offers the highest limits on proposition bets such as the H-trophy: the favorite is Love at 1.4-1 while Barkley is behind at 1.6-1.
At Paddy Power (a brobdingnagian European sports book): Barkley listed at 1.5-1 and Love next at 2-1.
Most other casino and online betting parlors currency mirror these odds.
Over the last decade the final betting odds have been extremely accurate in predicting the winner. Much will change between now and mid-December but we are being overly pessimistic if we are judging Love's chances based on TV network, radio sports talk and online punditry; actual money being wagered indicates that Love is riding a wave of momentum and is a serious contender.