Bodog DJIA Prop Bet
 

Bodog current offers the follow prop bet:


Bet On: What will be the Dow Jones Industrial average closing total be on December 31st 2007?

Over 13,600 Points -300
Under 13,600 Points +200

How could the under NOT be +EV? With close to zero analysis, I have to believe that the index, currently at 13,520 has a >33% chance of staying under by the end of the year.

For a reference point, the last contract for DJIA to be over 13,750 on 12/31 on InTrade sold for 45.5, or roughly +120. The last contract for over 13,500 sold for 55, or -122. According to these odds, the 50/50 mark is probably around 13,625 (this is a very rough estimate - do the math to get a precise #). With that in mind, I love under 13,600 for +200.

If someone wants to run some further analysis, feel free.

Re: Bodog DJIA Prop Bet
 

Definite value there. Probably best to look at futures markets as they are probably more efficient that whatever gambling site yuo're looking at ;p

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I agree - I'm not familiar with futures markets however, so I didn't get a chance to look around.

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lol - moved it to +150 and has a $50 max - not worth the effort for me. Still probably some value though.

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FWIW, DJIA is currently below 13600.

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This is a bet I hope to lose.

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only +130 now.

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Looks like this was pounded down. There still might be value at +130, however it's probably marginal.

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Looks like this was pounded down. There still might be value at +130, however it's probably marginal.

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?? Market is currently lower, if futures have it ~50/50 why pass up free 15% EV?

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Looks like this was pounded down. There still might be value at +130, however it's probably marginal.

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?? Market is currently lower, if futures have it ~50/50 why pass up free 15% EV?

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Because I maxed it at +200. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Although Utah isn't around much anymore, I feel like we should have an official Bodog prop thread since their props are so soft. Thoughts?

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I think many of the non-sports props should probably go in the Entertainment Betting forum. Also, I think a lot of the time, each prop deserves its own discussion. If there were props discussed on a daily basis, I would agree with you, but it seems like they don't come up nearly as often as they used to.

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I think many of the non-sports props should probably go in the Entertainment Betting forum.

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Everyone is welcome to discuss non-sports props here in Sports Betting.

If you bet it on a sports book, its welcome here in Sports Betting, even though the Entertainment Betting subforum exists.

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Although Utah isn't around much anymore, I feel like we should have an official Bodog prop thread since their props are so soft. Thoughts?

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My thought is that Bodog props would go the way of the dodo if that came to fruition.

Anyone with half a brain can bet their props without needing their hand held, IMO.

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Although Utah isn't around much anymore, I feel like we should have an official Bodog prop thread since their props are so soft. Thoughts?

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My thought is that Bodog props would go the way of the dodo if that came to fruition.

Anyone with half a brain can bet their props without needing their hand held, IMO.

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I also agree with this. Calling more attention to them than is already called might make us all worse off in the end.

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I think many of the non-sports props should probably go in the Entertainment Betting forum.

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Everyone is welcome to discuss non-sports props here in Sports Betting.

If you bet it on a sports book, its welcome here in Sports Betting, even though the Entertainment Betting subforum exists.

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I know. I wasn't implying that it should be disallowed here or anything. The Entertainment Betting forum is so dead in the AI offseason though, so it wouldn't hurt to have more threads there. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Although Utah isn't around much anymore, I feel like we should have an official Bodog prop thread since their props are so soft. Thoughts?

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I agree, have a continuous one, or just post them as noticed, either way.