Odds Are, You'll Lose

Just in case you're in a race to get your bets in for the next BCS National Champion, Vegas already has you covered. The world of sports betting online is huge and getting bigger all the time. Maybe you could roll the proverbial dice and see how fast you could lose.

Freep posted an article, basically a fluff piece (like this one), giving the odds for Michigan to win the title next year. They list Michigan at 60-1...while listing Sparty at 100-1. So even after the worst season in Michigan history, and one of the best seasons in MSU recent history, odds makers say things will be back to normal next year. Somehow I don't see it going that simply.

But maybe one of the most strange things about these odds, is that they list Notre Dame at a 25-1 chance to raise the crystal football next year. Just goes to show that even Vegas is guilty of drinking the Irish Kool-Aid every now and then.

Five schools have single digit odds, and they are Florida at 5-1, Oklahoma at 7-1, Texas at 8-1 and tOSU at 9-1. That's right, the Buckeye's lose they're whole defense and star running back and Vegas says they're still a contender. But leading the way is the Trojans at 4-1. No shock there as they trounced the Nittany Lions in the Rose Bowl this year.

Speaking of sports and betting, if you have some holiday cash just burning a hole in your pocket and would like to do a little (or a lot of) Super Bowl betting, give these guys a click, they'll help you out. I should note just for the record that I'm no sports gambler, and I don't condone such a practice. But we're not here to judge.