Nonito Donaire Opens As 10-1 Favorite Over Rigo

[johnm is...]

And there are a lot of holes in that desert, with a lot of problems buried in 'em. lol

I see what you did there.

[CubanGuyNYC]

I see what you did there.

I would expect no less.

[TensionKiller]

10-1 is crazy. I'd take that bet in a heartbeat. I don't see any way the casinos would offer those kinds of odds. They'd lose their shirts on an upset. The casinos aren't in this game to lose money. There's something wrong here.

Rigo is not proven. Until he beats a top fighter with power, then he will never be the close to a favourite. However, betting firms don't know much on Rigo.

[brickcityboxing]

Where in the world could a 10-1 underdog get less than an even return on a bet ? Nonito is -1000 and rigo is -200 ?

[Pockets]

There is no way it's 10 to 1.

[TensionKiller]

Where in the world could a 10-1 underdog get less than an even return on a bet ? Nonito is -1000 and rigo is -200 ?

What are the odds in like 10-1? Rigo is 201 favourite?

Seems like WTF is the point in betting.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Where in the world could a 10-1 underdog get less than an even return on a bet ? Nonito is -1000 and rigo is -200 ?

Yeah, there's clearly something wrong with those numbers.

[Cubanboss87]

This is taken from Betfair, which is a public betting exchange. It's NOT a bookmaker.

What this means is that INDIVIDUALS are offering these odds. As a result, both fighters are odds-on at terrible rates because those are the only offers out there at the moment. If Donaire is 1-10, you'd be expecting Rigondeaux to be 6-1, not the 10-21 that he is currently. These odds mean nothing until others get involved.

Appalling journalism.

Essentially, I could go on Betfair now and offer 1-9 on Donaire and 1-2 on Rigondeaux and be the best odds. Like I say, it means nothing until either more people start offering odds on Betfair or the actual bookmakers start a market.

Good job at explaining, now it makes perfect sense.

[The Gambler1981]

If you had to guess, what do you see the odds being as the fight draws near?

I am going to say you can get at least +450 on Rigo, at some point. As it gets closer it will tighten up.

Anything over +300 is very solid though, I consider the fight close to even so that is a nice premium for the risk (I love getting premiums on risk).

[mathed]

As a new person to this forum, I wish people would be more objective. This shows that Nonito as a 10-1 favorite isn't getting more respect on this forum. It seems to me Nonito has a lot of haters that are jealous of what he was accomplished and that he was ESPN's and BoxingScene's 2012 Fighter of the Year. I just hope that after he beats Rigo, he gets the proper respect he deserves because he's getting it from all the boxing experts that actually know something about boxing unlike most of you haters. It also looks like Robert Garcia is already training Nonito.

http://sports.inquirer.net/88907/odds-favor-donaire-vs-rigondeaux

All the experts picked Lacy to put a whooping on Calzaghe too.