National Championship odds 2018

[Stoli]

Sportsbet has posted UConn odds against the field to win Championship. Currents odds to win is -210 field to win 160. This is down from -230.

 

[easttexastrash]

I have no idea what -210 means.

 

[HoopsFan21]

It means UConn will win the national championship game 210-160. Kind of like that Baylor game a couple years ago where they destroyed a team by scoring a similar number of points.

 

[easttexastrash]

It means UConn will win the national championship game 210-160. Kind of like that Baylor game a couple years ago where they destroyed a team by scoring a similar number of points.

That's only 50 points...kid's play.

 

[TitleTown]

I have no idea what -210 means.

-210/160 means if you wager $100 on UConn and they lose you pay $210 and if you wager $100 on the field and they win you get $160.

 

[meyers7]

-210/160 means if you wager $100 on UConn and they lose you pay $210 and if you wager $100 on the field and they win you get $160.

Not quite, but close.

A positive number tells you how much money you will win if you place a bet of $100 whereas a negative number tells you how much money you must bet in order to win $100.

 

[Stoli]

Odds are based on 100. To win $100 on Uconn you would have to put up $210. To bet underdog (field) you bet $100 and get $160 if Uconn loses.

 

[BroadwayVa]

It means UConn will win the national championship game 210-160. Kind of like that Baylor game a couple years ago where they destroyed a team by scoring a similar number of points.

If you do a halves progression--the separation isn;t big. 105-80, 57.5-40
210 to 160 looks huge, but 57 to 40 is just 17.
Still anything beyond 1 is unnecessary.
or are the odd makers saying Uconn has a 57/40 chance of winning??
AS the previous poster said---I too don't understand what I am reading.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Too many straight-laced codgers who have never gambled in their lives.

UConn -210
Field +160

As other have stated, this means:
- if you bet $210 on UConn, and we win the championship, you win $100
- if you bet $100 on the Field, and they win the championship, you win $160

In terms of odds, you can estimate as follows:

UConn -210 implies our odds of winning are 210/(210+100) ~ 68%
Field +160 implies their odds of winning are 100/(160+100) ~ 38%

You'll note that this adds up to more than 100%. The reason is that there is some vig or "juice" built into the lines so that the house, on average, makes money.

In a vig-less system, the odds would really be something like
UConn -185
Field +185

in which case the odds would be
UConn ~65%
Field ~35%

 

[easttexastrash]

I just want to know who is predicted to win, I'm not interested in betting any money.

 

[BostonCanuck]

Too many straight-laced codgers who have never gambled in their lives.

UConn -210
Field +160

As other have stated, this means:
- if you bet $210 on UConn, and we win the championship, you win $100
- if you bet $100 on the Field, and they win the championship, you win $160

In terms of odds, you can estimate as follows:

UConn -210 implies our odds of winning are 210/(210+100) ~ 68%
Field +160 implies their odds of winning are 100/(160+100) ~ 38%

You'll note that this adds up to more than 100%. The reason is that there is some vig or "juice" built into the lines so that the house, on average, makes money.

In a vig-less system, the odds would really be something like
UConn -185
Field +185

in which case the odds would be
UConn ~65%
Field ~35%

A 68% chance of the Huskies winning is exactly where I'd put it right now, too.

Looks like most of the "juice" is with the field on this one.

 

[Tenspro2002]

A 68% chance of the Huskies winning is exactly where I'd put it right now, too.

Looks like most of the "juice" is with the field on this one.

Another way to look at it is:
- If you think UConn has a better than 68% chance of winning the championship, bet UConn -210
- If you think the Field has a better than 38% chance of winning the championship, bet Field +160

Personally, I would bet the Field. We've already played two games we could have easily lost (ND, Texas), and will probably get 3 games of that quality on the way to a championship. I'd say there's a better than 40% chance we don't win 3 of those games in a row.

Big favorites are almost always overrated in Vegas since they tend to get most of the betting action.

 

[Golden Husky]

I have no idea what -210 means.

-210 means you lay $210 on UConn to win $100. So you hand the legal bookmaker $210 and when UConn wins you get back $310.

+160 means you bet $100 to win $160. So you hand the legal bookmaker $100 and if pigs fly and any team other than UConn wins you get back $260.

 

[Kaizen]

-210 means you lay $210 on UConn to win $100. So you hand the legal bookmaker $210 and when UConn wins you get back $310.

+160 means you bet $100 to win $160. So you hand the legal bookmaker $100 and if pigs fly and any team other than UConn wins you get back $260.

Only your explanation I can understand. I guess I am not good in gambling.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

In other words, the odds makers do not want to make book against UConn and are taking no bets on UConn.

 

[easttexastrash]

-210 means you lay $210 on UConn to win $100. So you hand the legal bookmaker $210 and when UConn wins you get back $310.

+160 means you bet $100 to win $160. So you hand the legal bookmaker $100 and if pigs fly and any team other than UConn wins you get back $260.

This I can follow.

 

[BostonCanuck]

Another way to look at it is:
- If you think UConn has a better than 68% chance of winning the championship, bet UConn -210
- If you think the Field has a better than 38% chance of winning the championship, bet Field +160

Personally, I would bet the Field. We've already played two games we could have easily lost (ND, Texas), and will probably get 3 games of that quality on the way to a championship. I'd say there's a better than 40% chance we don't win 3 of those games in a row.

Big favorites are almost always overrated in Vegas since they tend to get most of the betting action.

I wonder if in this case whether the odds makers have overrated the field, though. I'd think that average person making a bet would want to see UConn get beat, such that the emotional bet is with the underdog, the field.

Currently, I give the field a chance of winning in the range of 28-32%, and I'd make the Huskies 68-72% favorites. No "juice" in my estimates. So if the odds were as initially presented above, I'd bet Huskies all the way.

The problem with the Huskies this year is that they can be inconsistent on the offensive end. However, with six elite players, a very good freshman, and a playable sophomore in Kyla Irwin, there's just a depth that did not exist last year, should a player or two have a bad night or get into foul trouble. That's more than enough for me to spot them another ten points on top of what you've given them.

 

[Golden Husky]

In other words, the odds makers do not want to make book against UConn and are taking no bets on UConn.

Betting on women's basketball is minimal and, certainly, you are right in that bet takers will force gamblers to pay a premium to wager on the Huskies.

Nevada's larger bet emporiums will accept a $1 million wager from a single customer on the Super Bowl (or, maybe, the World Cup) but will be reluctant to take more than $500 on the women's NCAA Basketball Championship...unless you're one of their better betting customers and they're fearful that if they refuse you, you'll head elsewhere.

 

[TitleTown]

Not quite, but close.

A positive number tells you how much money you will win if you place a bet of $100 whereas a negative number tells you how much money you must bet in order to win $100.

That's what I was trying to say.

 

[Charliebball]

In my completely unscientific opinion I'd say UConn has about a 60% chance of winning the NC
followed by Miss State at 20%, followed by 20% for the rest of the field