Unreal how short the human memory can be. Thank God. The public are still non-believers. I know the books may have significant futures $$ on BoSox and the #'s are showing that. I remember manipulating the 97' Fla/Cle odds on the series price and gms. 6&7. Especially gm. 7. Most places had cle -140 on gm 7- I had -110/-05. I wanted everyone to play Cle w/me. Not because I knew FL would win gm. 7, but because I knew I had major liability on FLA futures @ 20-1. This was probably somewhat of an anomally because I fell asleep @ the wheel. Most books had Fla @ 10 or12-1. I had 22/1 and got pounded, and this was freaking Mid-June! I adjusted it asap, and figured these jokers just pissed their $$ on a "book error." Wrong.
Point here is, sure COL was 60-1 or whatever, but most futures bets are on the Sox. Most futures bets are made in LV. Professionals don't want their $$ tied up for 8 months. You could get the Sox @ almost the same price @ start of playoffs as you could have April 1. I'd love to hold your $$ for 7 months. Other than the handful of Denver/Vail/Aspen Homer's, BoSox liabilities far outweigh the longshot. $$ started coming on COL @ 10-1 (start of playoffs.) $$ has been coming in on RedSox futures all year. This line has big value for Rockies because of this. Teams the books DO NOT want to win due to futures action: NYY, BOS, CUBS, and NYM in that order. Rockies may not win, but The Price Is Right.
Point here is, sure COL was 60-1 or whatever, but most futures bets are on the Sox. Most futures bets are made in LV. Professionals don't want their $$ tied up for 8 months. You could get the Sox @ almost the same price @ start of playoffs as you could have April 1. I'd love to hold your $$ for 7 months. Other than the handful of Denver/Vail/Aspen Homer's, BoSox liabilities far outweigh the longshot. $$ started coming on COL @ 10-1 (start of playoffs.) $$ has been coming in on RedSox futures all year. This line has big value for Rockies because of this. Teams the books DO NOT want to win due to futures action: NYY, BOS, CUBS, and NYM in that order. Rockies may not win, but The Price Is Right.
