What about this sport...

[Bowler_Man]

Curiously, Why dont people gamble on bowling? Is it because they dont want to? Or because sportsbooks dont offer it? Who would want to place bets on bowling?

[Daliman]

WAY too much variance, and far too hard to handicap for betting. Lane conditions dictate who can/will win for the most part, and 1 game is weak way to decide a champion, weaker way to discren an edge. It's akin to playing three innings and calling it a baseball game. Probably the biggest reason is while it is a HUGE participation sport, it's a tiny viewership sport, and it regularly goes up against the NFL on Sundays.

Otherwise, as I 'd guess you already know bowling, is probably gambled on more than any sport except maybe pool. Just not with books.

[B00T]

whatever happened to the bowling league thread you made in SE?

make it happen!

[siccjay]

I am leaving to gambling on bowling right now.

[Thremp]

None of the reasons Daliman mentioned other than difficulty in handicapping has anything to do with anything. Every spread bet is either win/lose.

[hedgie43]

Daliman,

To expand on what Thremp said, why would variance be a reason for not offering bowling lines? Plenty of people bet 1Q lines in basketball, first to score in football/baseball/other sports. Variance is what keeps losing players coming back, whether it's sports betting, poker or any other form of gambling.

[Thremp]

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Daliman,

To expand on what Thremp said, why would variance be a reason for not offering bowling lines? Plenty of people bet 1Q lines in basketball, first to score in football/baseball/other sports. Variance is what keeps losing players coming back, whether it's sports betting, poker or any other form of gambling.

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THERE IS NO MORE VARIANCE IN A [censored] COINFLIP THAN ANY OTHER [censored] COINFLIP.

[domer2]

nobody wants to bet on bowling

therefore, no lines

pretty simple

[Daliman]

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None of the reasons Daliman mentioned other than difficulty in handicapping has anything to do with anything. Every spread bet is either win/lose.

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Not true. You can figure that a speed team in baseball is going to do better in a big park, and you can figure a power running team is going to do better in a 10 degree game in a blizzard, but you can't figure that Norm Duke isn't going to be able to handle an odd oil pattern better than a house pro who may have oiled the lanes himself. It all matters, and the minutia of figuring out all these small details wouldn't be worth the minimal betting handle.

Also, as stated before, the variance is too high on a game-by-game basis to handicap anywhere NEAR accurately. I could beat a top pro in almost any given game.

[Thremp]

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Also, as stated before, the variance is too high on a game-by-game basis to handicap anywhere NEAR accurately. I could beat a top pro in almost any given game.

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Also, as I said before this is not the reason that it isn't offered. It is essentially meaningless.

The fact no one gives two [censored] about bowling and likely it would get no action for the amount amount of effort that goes into it is the correct answer (perhaps Pinny will throw up lines similar to its Arabic soccer leagues).