As if this historical presidential race hasn’t been intriguing enough, now, thanks to Las Vegas, you can make money on it, regardless of what either candidate says about the economy.
According to SportsBookReview.com, prominent online sportsbook Bovada is the first sports betting site to release prop bets on the first upcoming presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on Monday night.
Bovada is accepting bets covering a broad range, such as the color of Trump’s tie (red is the favorite at -200, with black going for +3300). Meanwhile, blue is the leading pick for Clinton’s jacket at -175. However, if you know her and can somehow convince her to pull green out of her wardrobe, that bet would fetch you $2500 on a $100 wager).
Words matter, too. The odds of Hillary saying “deplorable,” how she recently categorized half of Trump’s supporters, stand at +110, while the odds that she doesn’t are -150. Which makes one wonder if the moderator might get in on the action and bait her.
As for The Donald’s rhetoric, the chances that he says “Crooked Hillary,” his pet name for the Democratic nominee, are -200, and a reference to “building a wall” is as high as -300.
Even spouses are fair game. The odds are -120 that Trump mentions Bill Clinton during the debate. Conversely, the odds are +140 that Clinton will mention Melania Trump, who came under scrutiny not long ago for plagiarizing part of a Michelle Obama speech.
The Monday Night Football game between the Falcons and Saints is priced at +900 in its chances at having a higher Nielsen rating, which doesn’t speak very highly of the two teams.
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Clinton is currently a -220 betting favorite to win the presidency, although she was as high as -340 just before the Democratic Convention. Trump is offered at +180, though some gamblers are holding tickets that pay as much as 66 times their investment on a Trump victory by placing bets months prior.