Despite what most sane people will say, I do think there's something to be said for betting these big MLs if you have the bankroll to absorb the loss and the line is a fair approximation of the outcome of the match. The reason why the tennis followers are making cracks about this one though is because $1.08 in this match for this player was definitely not worthy of a million dollar bet. This was another perfect example of the books looking at rankings and blowing their loads on the line, with Aussie books taking it one step further as always.
Sure it won but there were approx 75 tennis matches played two days ago (when this was played) and there were much better ones to take the risk on, some for even a bit more profit. It just blows my mind that someone would look at this one particular match and think $1.08 for Shahar friggin Peer was worth a million dollar wager against a somewhat decent player. The more I think about it, the more I'm leaning towards it being dodgy somehow or else the bettor was still drunk from NYE.
To try to somewhat compare it, this would be like having a one on one between Bosh and Wall. They're both great players but one is obviously much better at this point as far as experience, etc is concerned. But would you be willing to put down $1 million to win $80k on Bosh against Wall when you have the chance to bet Kobe vs the hotdog guy and LeBron vs Walton to almost make the same amount of money on the same day?
Sure it won but there were approx 75 tennis matches played two days ago (when this was played) and there were much better ones to take the risk on, some for even a bit more profit. It just blows my mind that someone would look at this one particular match and think $1.08 for Shahar friggin Peer was worth a million dollar wager against a somewhat decent player. The more I think about it, the more I'm leaning towards it being dodgy somehow or else the bettor was still drunk from NYE.
To try to somewhat compare it, this would be like having a one on one between Bosh and Wall. They're both great players but one is obviously much better at this point as far as experience, etc is concerned. But would you be willing to put down $1 million to win $80k on Bosh against Wall when you have the chance to bet Kobe vs the hotdog guy and LeBron vs Walton to almost make the same amount of money on the same day?
Yeah. And then they did it with NBA team totals too which is crazy. But that's why I'm thinking this would be a good hit and run book. Even if they drop your limits after a few bets you'll have cashed out big and there's never a worry about getting your money.
