Bet Early On The 2006 WSOP Champ
READ MORE: 2006 WSOP, Futures Betting
Futures betting is fun. Had you plunked a hundred down in Vegas last March on the Broncos to win the Super Bowl, you’d have good reason (probably about $1200 good reasons) to yelp with glee every time Tatum Bell breaks a long one down the sideline. But futures betting on pro poker? Sportsbook.com is carrying odds on the 2006 WSOP Main Event already, and here’s a quick sampling of the prices you’re looking at:
· Barry Greenstein - 500-1
· Daniel Negreanu - 250-1
· Gus Hansen - 400-1
· Josh Arieh (missing you) - 750-1
· Joe Hachem - 1,000-1
· Gabe Kaplan - 2,000-1
No “Field” bet either, not even at 1-100 odds. Don’t waste your money, they’re planning on 8,000 entries into the Main Event next year and there’s no way we’d take less than 5,000-1 on anyone. Negreanu included.
Derrek Lee: INC
READ MORE: Derek Lee, Futures Betting, Prop Bets
Derek Lee is not a man to mess with when it comes to the Triple Crown race. Yeah, he stinks right now, but we still think he has enough left hin him to follow-through and win this thing. Don’t think so? Ask Eric Karabell, dork of the ESPN fantasy crew to clarify.
Derek Lee’s Falling Down [ESPNInsider (subs.req.)
MLB Futures Betting: Time to Clean Your Bloody Sock?
READ MORE: Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Futures Betting, MLB, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays
Since last year’s remarkable World Series victory, public bettors prove that the Boston Red Sox are still the fair-haired boys in the crowded American League East. The Bloody Sox are -165 favorites followed by the always lurking, always dangerous, New York Yankees at -105. Typical.
However, Covers points out that with the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays still hanging on in the division—and with their respective prices currently at +500 and +2000 to win it all—there may be some great value in taking one of those teams. But let’s not get batshit crazy about this—let’s wait until the trade deadline before taking out third mortgages to bet on the Blue Jays.
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