More wagered on NASCAR than the biggest College basketball game.

[Optional]

You guys who like to gamble on those kids learning to play basketball seem to think it's the big thing at sportsbooks.

But every week the NASCAR race brings in more wagers for Vegas than any baby ball game...

"Vegas is always the No. 1 bet [NASCAR] event of the year, just because of all the foot traffic through the casinos," Roberts [18 years as Vegas linesman] said. "That's a targeted audience and they love it. Then second would be Daytona and third would go to maybe the Coca-Cola 600 or the Brickyard. Talladega is always a popular event as well.

"There are only 36 [Cup points] races, so when you're comparing only 36 events to the other sports, you're comparing apples to oranges. In the NBA, each team has 82 games and they have 30 teams. You multiply that over the long haul and there's no way NASCAR as far as the weekly handle could collectively compare to that. But as one event, you put that one event against any one basketball game over the weekend and it will be the most bet-upon event of the weekend. Even a big college basketball game, there won't be anything that comes close to what that one event does for NASCAR. And that's on a weekly basis.

http://www.nascar.com/news/110302/las-vegas-betting-odds/index.html

Nothing comes close. Are you betting with the big boys?

[smitch124]

Well I would hope it would beat any SINGLE basketball game, that doesn't surprise me at all.

[LUSabres]

No shit, theres hundreds of college games on and one NASCAR race. ******* idiot.

[Optional]

But not one of them draws the interest of a NASCAR race. Not even close.

[FreeFall]

I'd consider your argument, but it is purely subjective. Do you have any numbers to back your rant?

[B1GER1C828]

Wow...did you think about this at all? Theres wat, 1 nascar race a week? 50 plays bball plays a night?

does it draw in more than the superbowl?

[Optional]

I'd consider your argument, but it is purely subjective. Do you have any numbers to back your rant?

Just the Linesman quoted in the article link I posted.


I was surprised by it myself. Mostly posting it to help stir up more NASCAR sub forum interest around here. Don't really think it's a bigger deal than hoops.

It's a very good article for anyone new that is slightly interested in looking at NASCAR as a betting option btw.

[ChileCheese]

Is there any reason to watch NASCAR if you arent betting on it?
Do people actually cheer for drivers? I assume they bet on some redneck and spend a couple hours praying their bet comes through.

[Optional]

I'm a motor sports nut. So for me yes.

But there is a myriad of all sorts of bets available on NASCAR. And in imho, there is a lot of value to be found, as linesmen rely more on covering their ass on the faves than giving value on the dogs.

You can usually pick 4 or 5 drivers for the win, often giving yourself more than 50% chance of a win and still be left with an effective +200 or better position overall.

You could have taken both Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards in the Nationwide running right now and had +180 effective. And I think anyone that knows NASCAR at all would rate having those 2 at better than 70% of the win.

[durito]

The limits are tiny in comparison.