神來也一筆 - NCAA

If VCU Wins The National Title, One Vegas Bookie Will Lose Big

這比 Bracket 還瘋狂...$10 賺 $50,000....


The Virginia Commonwealth Rams have put a hurting on the big boys at the NCAA
Tournament. As it turns out, they also have an opportunity to put a serious
hurting on Las Vegas casinos next week.

One perceptive (or crazy) person took a $10 flyer on the Virginia
Commonwealth Rams to win the National Championship. At 5,000 to 1 odds, that
small bet could now cost the Las Vegas Hilton $50,000.00 if the Rams win the
national title.

What’s even more amazing, this bet was placed before the NCAA Tournament
began. But it also could have been worse – at one point VCU was a 9,999 to 1
bet to win it all.

VCU winning the national championship was considered a serious long-shot when
the tournament began - so much so that you couldn’t even bet on VCU right
after the field was announced. Their participation in the First Four
opening round in Dayton meant you could only bet on the Rams by taking the “
Field” at 200 to 1 odds.

What’s more, with either Butler or VCU guaranteed to play in Monday’s
championship game, Vegas as a whole could take even more of a bath than the
Hilton. From USA Today, via Covers.com:

Jay Rood, book manager at the Mirage, told Covers.com Sunday that he took
“significant” futures action on VCU at 175-1 and Butler at 150-1. Mike
Colbert, book manager at the M, told the Las Vegas Review Journal that he
took some big-money bets on VCU at 16-1 before the Sweet 16. And, over at
Caesars, sportsbook analyst Todd Furhman wrote a ticket on the Rams at 500-1
in January.

Futures bets are popular in Las Vegas sportsbooks, as fans (and crazy people
like “Mr. 5,000 to 1 on VCU”) can bet on a team to win a championship long
before the actual event occurs, often at astronomical odds.

Many times, futures bets are as worthwhile as lighting your money on fire,
but the payoffs can be big. Just ask whoever is holding that magic $10
ticket right now.

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