Wolverines Are 5th Most Popular Bet at Vegas Superbook to Win the National Championship
Interesting. It might be because UM has such bad odds (and Harbaugh of course). Alternatively, we might just have a huge delusional alumni base. The Wolverines have also received the 5th most overall bets placed at Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook.
August 2nd, 2015 at 10:03 PM ^
Yeah I will save my money.
August 2nd, 2015 at 10:28 PM ^
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August 2nd, 2015 at 11:45 PM ^
irrespective?
As my grandmother would say when we pointed out that irregardless was not a word: irregoddamngardless.
and added to the bottom of my post: "Yes, I said irregardless." I guess the woosh factor was high this weekend.
August 2nd, 2015 at 10:48 PM ^
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August 2nd, 2015 at 11:01 PM ^
I'd rather we be delusional than have a bunch of our fans ready to head for the hills. It's about time people had some damn confidence in our team. Yeah, we probably will go somewhere from 7-5 to 9-3 but we finally have some excitement around the program again. That's all I can ask for after last year. If these people want to bet their money saying we're going to win a national championship, more power to them.
August 2nd, 2015 at 11:04 PM ^
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August 2nd, 2015 at 11:47 PM ^
Dude, breathe.
You've made two posts complaining than same thing, but no one ever said that Notre Dame fans were more delusional than UM fans.
The post you replied implied only that Notre Dame fans that think they will win a national championship were also delusional, not that they were any more or less delusional than UM fans.
You've managed to get your panties all riled up about something that literally nobody ever even said.
Take a deep breath and count to 5. Doesn't that feel better now?
August 3rd, 2015 at 12:59 AM ^
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"our fanbase is without a doubt the most delusional" and raise you Penn State fanbase.
August 3rd, 2015 at 10:55 AM ^
Your douche feathers are showing again.
August 3rd, 2015 at 11:51 AM ^
The worst ghostofhoke. Not to mention your terrible avatar.
August 2nd, 2015 at 10:54 PM ^
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August 2nd, 2015 at 11:07 PM ^
Just a bunch of dumb/drunk tourists looking up at the board and seeing a big name like Michigan with such large odds. Most of the people betting probably don't even know Michigan was god awful last year.
August 2nd, 2015 at 11:55 PM ^
I know some very bright and successful Alumni who would fit that description and put a $100 on the old Alma Mater just for kicks or because they happen to be in Vegas.
August 2nd, 2015 at 11:18 PM ^
this is why it is often best to bet against us... we are popular.
jdon
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August 2nd, 2015 at 11:34 PM ^
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August 2nd, 2015 at 11:36 PM ^
Yes, you are the only one.
August 2nd, 2015 at 11:38 PM ^
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August 3rd, 2015 at 10:16 AM ^
Jesus, the trolls popping up trying to squelch preseason football excitement has become such a cliche'. Honestly, haven't you people anything better to do with your time than to impersonate disgruntled home fans?
August 3rd, 2015 at 12:38 PM ^
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August 2nd, 2015 at 11:58 PM ^
MICHIGAN is a very heavily wagered upon team/program, period. It's because of the Alumni base and general popularity of the program and its history. There are other teams that are in the same boat, noter dame being one of them and another Vegas favorite ....the Oakland Raiders.
My personal favorite bet in Vegas when it comes to CFB is the pre-season odds to win (the BCS) the National Title where you would have ohio state at 2:1 ...Bama, LSU, etc. etc. and basically the Top 75 programs in the nation listed. Even a team like Colorado might be up there at 100:1 or something and then the final option ... "The Rest of the Field"
That might be the biggest sucker bet of all-time.
It is virtually impossible for the CFB National Champ to come from outside the pre-season Top 25 or so programs, much less outside of the Top 75-80 programs in general.
I agree we're one of those programs, but I'd say this year's media circus and Harbaugh's celebrity level is driving even more action. People are betting just on a Harbaughing to occur. Football-logic wise it's not a smart bet, but it shows you what people think of Harbaugh whether it's rational or not.
Right and no matter what, it's good for us!
GO BLUE!!
August 3rd, 2015 at 12:03 AM ^
I miss sports betting...
August 3rd, 2015 at 12:08 AM ^
I'm not a huge gambler, but I was in Vegas last December for the Conference Championship weekend and went 7/7 on the games I bet.
I'm tempted to go back this year but figure Vegas will get its pound of flesh this time.
August 3rd, 2015 at 12:54 AM ^
unreasonably high! /s
Well, hopefully Harbaugh can weave this bullishness into his motivational web and snag a couple more 4*+ commits.
There's a lot of alcohol figured into these bets.
Right, I think that's the point of this bet. People will take those odds. Vegas will lose a ton if it happens but will win a ton if it doesn't.
"Whats wit all des suckers laying money on Harbaugh?'
August 3rd, 2015 at 11:17 AM ^
" I ddn't come back to Ann Arbor to win 8 games!"
Too many false conflations with JH early results at Stanford. He is a MUCH better/more experienced coach then he was then... and we have great (if undeveloped) talent on our roster.
We have had 7 tough years, but it's time to be 'Michigan' again. Scrap those weak 7-8 win predictions and embrace this season as more than just a transition. We will win with EUTM!
August 3rd, 2015 at 11:14 AM ^
^^ THIS ^^
My buddy worked at a Book in Vegas for a number of years and this is exactly it and what I had posted before ... there are certain teams/programs and fanbases that Vegas loves because they know the action is going to be deep.
Somebody else posted an example of a Ga Southern vs WVU game that drew $$ because of the Odds ... That will draw some bets because of the payoff but it also was Odds set to attract bets and the money on that game would never be close to the amount of money bet on Texas/Oklahoma or Michigan/noter dame
TOOOT TOOOOOOOT!!!!
Nothing wrong with more exposure! Keep it coming guys!
Did anyone else read the bet as "fifth most popular" bet and not "fifth most likely to win it"?
The comments on the ESPN article are pretty funny. People seemed to have read it as "This is an article for Ohio State doing well but we'll talk about Michigan instead.".... Also MSU fans.
People zoomed past the part where it said that we were underdogs in the Utah game and the "The Rivalry" game.
Still fun to read though. I'm glad people are betting on us!
GO BLUE!!