Why aren't the bookies taking bets on the Klitschko-Gomez fight?

[werewolf]

Could somebody explain to this ignorant Brit how the US system for betting odds works?

What does,say,

Pacquiao -260
Hatton +220
9.5 ov -150

mean in terms of 1/2, 5/1, Evens, etc ?

It's the bookies overly complex scam way of showing the odds in order to try to fool the suckers into thinking they are getting a fair shake.

[The_Visitation]

- means you would have to bet 260 to win 100
+ means you would have to bet 100 to win 220

Thanks. What about the 9.5 ov -150 bit?

[βetamax]

Thanks. What about the 9.5 ov -150 bit?

I believe it means that if you wanted to bet on the fight going over 9.5 rounds you would have to bet 150 to win 100.

[gopi11]

Could somebody explain to this ignorant Brit how the US system for betting odds works?

What does,say,

Pacquiao -260
Hatton +220
9.5 ov -150

mean in terms of 1/2, 5/1, Evens, etc ?

Just change the "Odds" to decimal or fractional, instead of American. You bet 260 for Pacquiao to win 100, or bet a hundred for Ricky to win and you get 220 in return.

The over/under odds is 9 1/2 rounds...

[werewolf]

See, the bookies won't just, say, 2 to 1, then people would expect to either plunk down 1 to win 2, or with the other guy, plunk down 2 to win 1, but that wouldn't do. They need a big spread so they can rake in the sheckels, and if they just came up front and said, OK you get 2-1 if you bet on A, but if you bet on B you don't get 1-2, you only get 1-4, so that's why they devised this confusing system of indicating the odds.

[The_Visitation]

Gotcha. Thanks, guys.

[gopi11]

See, the bookies won't just, say, 2 to 1, then people would expect to either plunk down 1 to win 2, or with the other guy, plunk down 2 to win 1, but that wouldn't do. They need a big spread so they can rake in the sheckels, and if they just came up front and said, OK you get 2-1 if you bet on A, but if you bet on B you don't get 1-2, you only get 1-4, so that's why they devised this confusing system of indicating the odds.

At least there's no juice! LMAO

[Hitman932]

At least there's no juice! LMAO

Technically speaking NO, but in reality there is.

Boxing lines to not balance out so there is naturally created "juice".

Say Vitali is -700 to win the fight, you don't get +700 on Gomez.

Instead Gomez will be +550 or thereabouts.

the difference between the -700 favorite and +550 underdog represents the "juice"