Vegas Odds - 2017 NCAA Title

[EastCoast2]

Discuss:

+300 Duke
+1,000 Kentucky
+1,200 Syracuse
+1,200 Kansas
+1,500 Virginia
+1,500 UNC
+1,600 Oregon
+1,600 Wisconsin
+2,000 Arizona
+2,500 Villanova
+3,000 Louisville
+3,000 Indiana
+3,000 UConn
+5,000 Xavier
+5,000 Utah

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Discuss:

+300 Duke
+1,000 Kentucky
+1,200 Syracuse
+1,200 Kansas
+1,500 Virginia
+1,500 UNC
+1,600 Oregon
+1,600 Wisconsin
+2,000 Arizona
+2,500 Villanova
+3,000 Louisville
+3,000 Indiana
+3,000 UConn
+5,000 Xavier
+5,000 Utah

Xavier should be substantially higher

 

[jleves]

Discuss:

+300 Duke
+1,000 Kentucky
+1,200 Syracuse
+1,200 Kansas
+1,500 Virginia
+1,500 UNC
+1,600 Oregon
+1,600 Wisconsin
+2,000 Arizona
+2,500 Villanova
+3,000 Louisville
+3,000 Indiana
+3,000 UConn
+5,000 Xavier
+5,000 Utah

Anything that makes UConn fans more money is OK with me.

 

[BUConn10]

You gotta be a real casual ESPN consumer or a total homer to take Duke at those odds at this time of year. That being said they will probably still be the most bet on team of the bunch, maybe UK too.

 

[Waquoit]

I put $20. on UConn.

 

[dennismenace]

Discuss:

+300 Duke
+1,000 Kentucky
+1,200 Syracuse
+1,200 Kansas
+1,500 Virginia
+1,500 UNC
+1,600 Oregon
+1,600 Wisconsin
+2,000 Arizona
+2,500 Villanova
+3,000 Louisville
+3,000 Indiana
+3,000 UConn
+5,000 Xavier
+5,000 Utah

Please translate this into bet/payoff terms for UConn. Does it mean bet $100 win $3000? Pardon my ignorance.

 

[August_West]

I'll take the " don't" on Syracuse for 50k

 

[willie99]

I have 40-1 odds from the Palazzo a couple of weeks ago. Can't wait to go cash that ticket

 

[huskysupporter]

I put some money on duke, they are pretty stacked this year. Got them at 4-1.

Got uconn at 40-1

 

[UConn Esq]

What's the source for these odds... those are the best UConn odds to win (worst odds for payout) I have seen. Did the line move recently?

 

[Jerry1714]

Please translate this into bet/payoff terms for UConn. Does it mean bet $100 win $3000? Pardon my ignorance.

Yes.

 

[Balker]

When did Vegas start giving UConn more favorable odds than their rankings seem to merit? Was it just after 10-11? Or did Bazz taking us all the way then start making them a hot bet so they overvalued us after that?

I haven't really followed this stuff too closely, just casually noticed in recent years we've seemed overvalued by Vegas and wondered how that came to be.

 

[raf46]

Discuss:

+300 Duke
+1,000 Kentucky
+1,200 Syracuse
+1,200 Kansas
+1,500 Virginia
+1,500 UNC
+1,600 Oregon
+1,600 Wisconsin
+2,000 Arizona
+2,500 Villanova
+3,000 Louisville
+3,000 Indiana
+3,000 UConn
+5,000 Xavier
+5,000 Utah

mid august I put $250 on UCONN at 40 - 1. Do the math.

 

[JimHurley]

I put 100 on Wisconsin

 

[raf46]

I put 100 on Wisconsin

Boooo to betting on Wisconsin, over UCONN !

 

[BUConn10]

Please translate this into bet/payoff terms for UConn. Does it mean bet $100 win $3000? Pardon my ignorance.

Yes.

A line that has a "+" in front of the number means that you need to wager $100 to win the amount shown. So Virginia at +1500 will return $1500 on a $100 wager pre-season if they win it all. Whereas a "-" before the odds value means you need to wager that shown amount to win $100. So if the odds for a particular game were Cinci -225, then you would have to wager $225 to win $100 on top of your wager. The wager amounts dont have to be in denominations of $100 either, thats just the number used for simplicity.

 

[champs99and04]

Surprised a Duke payout would fetch that much. I expected them to be closer to even odds, but perhaps the Giles injury brings them closer to the pack.

These are championship odds, which are a bit different than your standard composite rankings. I'm fairly certain that if a full-strength Xavier team opened the season against a full-strength UConn team, they would be favored. And they should be. But I don't know that I would bet Xavier at 30 to 1 to win the title before I would UConn at the same odds.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Surprised a Duke payout would fetch that much. I expected them to be closer to even odds, but perhaps the Giles injury brings them closer to the pack.

These are championship odds, which are a bit different than your standard composite rankings. I'm fairly certain that if a full-strength Xavier team opened the season against a full-strength UConn team, they would be favored. And they should be. But I don't know that I would bet Xavier at 30 to 1 to win the title before I would UConn at the same odds.

I think Xavier is a day 1 title contender. Adden a great great transfer in Rashid Gaston, have a very good recruiting class coming in, and Blueitt and Sumner are legit NBA talents.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I probably will be heading to Vegas mid-November.

May be worth stopping by a sports book and putting down a couple of bucks.

 

[champs99and04]

I think Xavier is a day 1 title contender. Adden a great great transfer in Rashid Gaston, have a very good recruiting class coming in, and Blueitt and Sumner are legit NBA talents.

I'm high on them, too (and don't forget about the Ron Baker clone whose name escapes me), but Farr and Reynolds are major losses, and Myles Davis was involved in a domestic dispute that I'm guessing will cost him at least part of his season. I don't know if they have enough at the 4 and 5.

 

[James]

i love how giles, a consensus top five pick, injures his knee again and duke is still the consensus favorite? The only teams i like in that odds list are kansas uconn and zona.


There are a number of reasons to be high on the huskies, i really think the addition of gilbert completely flips the script. Last year gibbs underwhelmed me with his first step in pnr and overall talent(hardworker no doubt), I think the starting or best line up in maui will be gilbert, Adams, Purvis, Larrier, Brimah. The only thing to worry about with gilbert is he has frosh kemba syndrome, might go too fast at times and tank his paint efficiency, but his ability to blow by anybody like Walker in 08-09 will pop out. Last year vs kansas pundits and posters talked about the dearth of bigs and not hitting the weight room, i think adams/gibbs no show was what cost us a competitive game... that and brimah's asinine early foul trouble.

 

[James]

I'm high on them, too (and don't forget about the Ron Baker clone whose name escapes me), but Farr and Reynolds are major losses, and Myles Davis was involved in a domestic dispute that I'm guessing will cost him at least part of his season. I don't know if they have enough at the 4 and 5.

I remember we recruited this kid, in what 2006?

 

[CardiacAndre7]

I'm high on them, too (and don't forget about the Ron Baker clone whose name escapes me), but Farr and Reynolds are major losses, and Myles Davis was involved in a domestic dispute that I'm guessing will cost him at least part of his season. I don't know if they have enough at the 4 and 5.

They did lose a lot in the front court, especially rebounding, but as I said the transfer is gonna be real good, averaged about 15 and 10 2 seasons ago. And they get Tyrique Jones, whom could be a Reynolds clone, albeit not right away but looks to be an impact rebounder. Also, as I said before, Blueitt and Sumner are great, I think both have 2nd team AA potential, that's how high I am on them.

 

[Stainmaster]

(and don't forget about the Ron Baker clone whose name escapes me)

J.P. Macura?

 

[Jerry1714]

A line that has a "+" in front of the number means that you need to wager $100 to win the amount shown. So Virginia at +1500 will return $1500 on a $100 wager pre-season if they win it all. Whereas a "-" before the odds value means you need to wager that shown amount to win $100. So if the odds for a particular game were Cinci -225, then you would have to wager $225 to win $100 on top of your wager. The wager amounts dont have to be in denominations of $100 either, thats just the number used for simplicity.

Thanks, I know.

 

[champs99and04]

J.P. Macura?

Yup. This is the guy.

 

[FrostyNuggets]

Just got back from Vegas. Few thoughts:

1-Put $20 on Justin Thomas at 85-1 to win 2017 Masters. Kicking myself for not putting a few dollars on Koepcka at 45-1
2-Venetian/Pollazzo blackjack rules are an abomination. They have all kinds of sucker modified blackjack games that you used to only see at Barbary Coast or O'Sheas
3-3:2 blackjack on the strip is a dying breed, but you can find them if you look hard enough.
4-There is only one remaining craps table at Casino Royale, used to be $3 min/100x odds, now it's only 3x4x5x. Still have $1 Michelobs
5-saw a drunko pay a homeless guy $20 for the right to kick him in the jimmy.
6-Cosmo new sports book is very good, hotel is not as nice to Marriott rewards members as they used to be. Seems like every year they take something away.
7-even though I listed 5 things that suck, want to go back again soon.

 

[jibsey]

As of this morning in Vegas if you bet $330 you win $100 betting on Hilliary and if you bet $100 you win $240 betting on Trump. Strictly speaking betting and not political views, does this seem right?

 

[champs99and04]

As of this morning in Vegas if you bet $330 you win $100 betting on Hilliary and if you bet $100 you win $240 betting on Trump. Strictly speaking betting and not political views, does this seem right?

Hillary is up to -500 on sportsbook. Seems like the Trump tapes are having a way bigger impact than the leaked Clinton transcripts, which surprises me.