Odds Are No One Knows
No one can agree on Virginia Tech’s odds to win the 2009 BCS National Championship. It is perhaps fitting that even professional oddsmakers who spend their livelihood and risk billions of casino dollars determining the chances of a college football team’s success are unable to understand and predict from the roller coaster ride seasons that all Hokie fans know so well. Bodog online has given the Hokies a 30:1 shot to win the BCS, while Sportsbook.com makes the bet even juicer for those golden hokies looking to drop a few bills at 35:1 and oddly enough SBG (who plays a large part of the Vegas sportsbook industry) puts the Hokies at an astonishing 12:1.
Virginia Tech ACC Conference Title odds aren’t that great of a payout but do show some faith in a repeat Dr. Pepper championship team: Bodog online lists the Hokies as 5:2 favorites, Sportsbook.com and SBG Global follow with the same. Another interesting bet is Virginia Tech’s 2008 Full Season Over/Under for total number of wins. The odds on these bets are as follows: over 9 Wins is at -140 (meaning it will cost you $140 to win back $240) and under 9 wins is at +110 (so Swain, it will cost you only $100 to bet against the team this year to win back $210. No telling if loan sharks accept the excuse that you thought “the bowl game wasn’t to be included” to get out of the bet.)
And perhaps the sucker bet of the season: Placing $100 on Sean Glennon’s Boos to Cheers ratio and then parlaying the winnings in to taking Furman without the +70 point spread pays $272,100.
We lost 4 games in 2003 season, making the bowl game meaningless.
Why did you trade me away?
we went 6 and 10, better pay your friend
Who knew tennessee and VT were that good?
Does the SOF apply to drunken, oral 1K bets?
I’ll give you 10:1 odds for VT. Betting is now open.
@2003 Hokies - You cheered our loss to UVA so you could get 100 bucks and one “I told you so”, you can never call yourself a legitimate fan ever again.
@SEXON - Richie you worthless stain, I’m glad I got rid of you. It wasn’t that big of a blockbuster trade ripoff. Talk to BARRY BOND$ if you want to brag about pulling a fast one.
@04-05 REDSKINS - Was that the year of the bet? God were old.
@2004 MIAMI- “This Miami team is the greatest football team to ever play college football ever!” (bounced)
@SWAIN-BOOK - Whats the bet? I would love to get paid in shots/rides to the airport/some chicken/anything but cash.
I solicited the Bonds/Berkman trade with Swain…I think it ended up being a wash all said and done
the 2003 hokies were a fucking joke and not worthy of my support. I firmly stand by that.
However, I don’t think you’re exactly the best person to be judging “legitimate” fandom.
and as for your comment, jeff, you sure have a funny definition of “wash”
Bonds batteed .362 with 45 HR and 101 RBI in 2004
Berkman’s “equal” season read .315 with 30 HR and 106 RBI
However, the sexon and pettite for jeff kent is probably more lopsided.
“However, I don’t think you’re exactly the best person to be judging “legitimate” fandom.”
Wow - you are more wrong than the direction of home plate on this one.