Off Topic 2023/2024 EPL TITLE ODDS !

If you put £1 on Spurs it's most likely down the toilet... But much more likely of getting a return than the lottery.

 

Williams Hill's Title odds after weekend Games.

Manchester city 2/5
Liverpool 15/8
Arsenal 500/1
Chelsea 500/1
Tottenham 500/1
Manchester united500/1

 

Very good odds on us. Worth punting a few quid!

 

Is it though? One is completely random, the other is based on previous events that help form a opinion on how well they'll do.

I'd say there is literally zero chance Spurs will win the title this season. Although the lottery is a very small chance, it's more than zero.

 

I'd say there is close to zero now... But replay our game against them, if they had a lucky winner instead of us, things would look slightly rosier for them.

Leicester won the league against most odds... You probably would have said they had no chance too. Spurs have a slightly better squad than Leicester had... Just not the momentum.

 

Didn't realise you'd posted it before the Liverpool v Spurs game.

Every team as a degree of a chance at the start of the season. As it stands now, Spurs have no chance. We'll be lucky to overtake Man City, never mind Spurs. Arsenal are in a better position than Spurs atm, they have no chance either.

 

TODAY WILLIAM HILL'S TITLE ODDS.
Manchester city 2/5
Liverpool 2/1
Certainly now two horse race.

 

William Hill's title odds before Sunday Games

Manchester city 8/15

Liverpool 6/4

Tottenham -No Offer

Arsenal -No Offer

Manchester United - No offer

 

William Hill's title odds after Sunday Games.

Manchester city 8/11
Liverpool 11/10

#No offer for any other club.

 

What a surprise. Bookies giving **** all away

 

You wanting to stick a tenner on both at 20-1...?

 

Would you?

 

Yes.

 

Wouldn't be in the job very long then.
They're there to make a profit, not provide a social service.
I've made it clear on here before that I'm opposed to gambling, btw - it shouldn't even be allowed imo. Certainly not at the levels we're seeing today.

 

I agree completely.

 

I don't gamble... Well except for when the lottery gets over about $300mill... When it's a mere $100mill I don't.

That said, I'm not opposed to reasonable gambling, but I think there should be limits.

Gambling, of course, is illegal in a lot of US states, including SC, where I am. For a long time video poker machines were allowed (due to a technicality, a loophole in the law) and so the video poker machines all over the place... Only gambling allowed at the time. People from neighbouring states would come to SC so they could gamble on our video poker machines. So video poker shops would set up along the borders with the firework stores (also illegal in our neighbouring states at the time).

I had one friend who grew up over here in close to poverty levels because her father (who actually made decent money) was addicted to gambling. It happens, even when your options for gambling are limited.

The video poker loophole was finally closed a decade or two ago, my friend's father is still alive, has a nicer house now and a nicer car (well truck). Being cut off cold turkey has improved his lot in life.


Now, I don't think gambling should be illegal just because of a few addicts, I see nothing wrong with someone putting £10 down on a bet occasionally. I do think there should be maximum limits how much a bookie can take from an individual in a year though.

Sure, a true addict can have multiple bookies, but it makes it harder to get their fix, and probably makes it harder to become addicted.

Gambling should be about fun, and fun only.

 

I'm not for a total ban - I think it's ok if controlled adequately. I just worry about the ease with which people can get into trouble now with all of the online options and the proliferation of tv ads. Don't know what it's like over there, but here coverage of every sporting event is bombarded with gambling opportunities.

 

Well gambling is banned in most States*, including the one I'm in, so we don't see many gambling ads to be honest.

Occasionally I see stuff for online gambling, which I think is still illegal for people in no gambling states. I think we have similar opinions though. Gambling shouldn't necessarily be banned, just regulated well.


Personally, I'd also put a limit of £500 per person per year and have the industry themselves determine how to enforce that (with large fines if a bookie takes a bet frof someone that exceeds the £500 limit).

Hopefully that wouldn't encourage "last call" binging when the new year roles over.

* Unless it's government run gambling, like the lottery.

 

Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher would choose Sadio Mane over Mohamed Salah
Liverpool are two points clear of Manchester City atop the Premier League table, having played one game more than the reigning champions

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https://www.skysports.com/football/...er-would-choose-sadio-mane-over-mohamed-salah

 

Typo? He meant Martial?

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