Pacquiao opens up as a 14-1 favorite

[IronDanHamza]

1/17.................

I thought it was but that's insanely wide.

[Kagami Taiga]

Absolutely.

Let's do it this way.

-1000/+600

$1000 to win $100 ($1100 total). 1000/1100 = 90%

$100 to win $600 ($700 total). 100/700 = 14.2%

104.2%. 4.2% book advantage.

Divide probability by overall %.

90%/104.2% = 86.4%

14.2%/104.2% = 13.6%

86.4% + 13.6% = 100%

Convert to moneyline.

86.4% = -635

13.6 = +635

No vig line is -635/+635.

Obviously a lot more to it than just finding a site and using those odds, though. Because odds on these things are all over the place, depending on the book.

lawyers, bankers, accountants and now professional gamblers??! Nah u must be lying, on NSB the only way we believe u is if u are dumb and have no idea what ur talking about.

[Hougigo]

Evidently that was from paddy power.... So yea

[IronDanHamza]

Evidently that was from paddy power.... So yea

Looks like JohnM has provided the 5D odds also.

[johnm is...]

Explain that to me in UK odds

Algeri 8/1 right?

What's Pacquaio if he's -1700?

Right. And 1/17 for Pacquiao.

[IronDanHamza]

Right. And 1/17 for Pacquiao.

Wow.

That's extremely wide.

I thought it would be shorter.

[johnm is...]

Evidently that was from paddy power.... So yea

That's from 5dimes, my guy. Odds are up.

[johnm is...]

lawyers, bankers, accountants and now professional gamblers??! Nah u must be lying, on NSB the only way we believe u is if u are dumb and have no idea what ur talking about.

[johnm is...]

Wow.

That's extremely wide.

I thought it would be shorter.

Yeah I wasn't expecting it to be quite so wide.

[atomicsad]

Algieri is a good fighter and world champion. Those odds are only because Pacquiao is great and very popular.