Cubs 6-1 odds to win 2012 World Series?

[Brian707]

Dumb question maybe, but anyone have a recommendations on good sites for bets like this? I'm asking for a friend.

 

 

Bovada

 

http://bovada.com/

[slieb85]

These are the current lines at thegreek.com, and yeah I asked my bookie friends if they'd let me take some action on the other side of that Cubs future. They weren't amused. I am somewhat intrigued by the Atlanta line.

 

 

4801 Arizona Diamondbacks +2025

4802 Atlanta Braves +2025

4803 Baltimore Orioles +10500

4804 Boston Red Sox +925

4805 Chicago Cubs +3850

4806 Chicago White Sox +4850

4807 Cincinnati Reds +1625

4808 Cleveland Indians +3500

4809 Colorado Rockies +3250

4810 Detroit Tigers +1825

4811 Houston Astros +20500

4812 Kansas City Royals +8550

4813 Los Angeles Angels +705

4814 Los Angeles Dodgers +3850

4815 Miami Marlins +1425

4816 Milwaukee Brewers +2550

4817 Minnesota Twins +8550

4818 New York Mets +8550

4819 New York Yankees +605

4820 Oakland Athletics +8550

4821 Philadelphia Phillies +495

4822 Pittsburgh Pirates +10500

4823 San Diego Padres +12550

4824 San Francisco Giants +1825

4825 Seattle Mariners +10500

4826 St Louis Cardinals +2150

4827 Tampa Bay Rays +1625

4828 Texas Rangers +825

4829 Toronto Blue Jays +4250

4830 Washington Nationals +2825

[StarlinOnYou]

The Cubs & Yankees get more preseason prop bets than any other team.

 

The line is set to get action. It is the biggest trap I have ever seen.

[davearm2]

Cubs @ ~38:1 doesn't seem that outrageous. Or outrageous at all.

[Guest]

The Cubs & Yankees get more preseason prop bets than any other team.

 

The line is set to get action. It is the biggest trap I have ever seen.

 

 

First of all, these are not prop bets. These are standard futures bets. A prop bet is something like, "Which team will score first," or "How long with the national anthem take?"

 

Second of all, the line is typically set to discourage action on the Cubs because they get more than enough of it already.

 

Third of all, what trap?

 

What in the holy hell are you talking about?

[Geech]

Not only does David speak Spanish natively, he also gambles natively.

[Guest]

Not only does David speak Spanish natively, he also gambles natively.

 

I've been outed.

[StarlinOnYou]

The Cubs & Yankees get more preseason prop bets than any other team.

 

The line is set to get action. It is the biggest trap I have ever seen.

 

 

First of all, these are not prop bets. These are standard futures bets. A prop bet is something like, "Which team will score first," or "How long with the national anthem take?"

 

Second of all, the line is typically set to discourage action on the Cubs because they get more than enough of it already.

 

Third of all, what trap?

 

What in the holy hell are you talking about?

 

1 - Future bets are PROP bets. At any book, they fall under that category. A future bet is always categorized as a prop bet.

 

2 - No. The line is made to be as +EV to the book as possible. They love all the Cubs action, because the price is so off. They know every year they are going to get Cubs action so they shade the line as much as possible. You think they are making this line to discourage action? You realize that is the exact opposite of what the sports booking business is about, correct?

[StarlinOnYou]

Not only does David speak Spanish natively, he also gambles natively.

 

Not well apparently.

[Guest]

The Cubs & Yankees get more preseason prop bets than any other team.

 

The line is set to get action. It is the biggest trap I have ever seen.

 

 

First of all, these are not prop bets. These are standard futures bets. A prop bet is something like, "Which team will score first," or "How long with the national anthem take?"

 

Second of all, the line is typically set to discourage action on the Cubs because they get more than enough of it already.

 

Third of all, what trap?

 

What in the holy hell are you talking about?

 

1 - Future bets are PROP bets. At any book, they fall under that category. A future bet is always categorized as a prop bet.

 

2 - No. The line is made to be as +EV to the book as possible. They love all the Cubs action, because the price is so off. They know every year they are going to get Cubs action so they shade the line as much as possible. You think they are making this line to discourage action? You realize that is the exact opposite of what the sports booking business is about, correct?

 

 

Obviously it's about being as +EV as possible. If it were in fact 6-1 and the true odds were longer than that (which they obviously are), that isn't exactly begging for action. If they're still getting action at 6-1, it's obviously insanely +EV for them, but the purpose of setting the odds there is not, by any means, to "get action," which is what you said. They don't need to encourage action on the Cubs. It's there and there's more than enough of it, which is why they can use this strategy.

 

 

Fair enough on a futures bet being categorized as a prop bet.

[davearm2]

"future bet" is kinda redundant, no? ;)

[Guest]

"future bet" is kinda redundant, no? ;)

 

That it is. I actually am annoyed that it's called that.

 

They should just call them long term bets or something.