Hillary for President at 6:1
 

I am not a sports bettor and don't know much about estimating true value vs. what the casinos think the public thinks. This is cross-posted on the OG ofrum.

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I found Hillary at +600 for being president next term, and after going through online and seeing a bunch of stuff and what people think about her chances of running and so on and so forth, I really think this might be a good bet. But I don't know exactly what goes into running and winning and how likely it is that something will make her not run, or not win (though if she runs, I can't imagine she won't win). Anybody who is good with props have any advice on Hillary at +600? I think it's +EV, but I don't have much experience in getting a true value for this type of thing.

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Re: Hillary for President at 6:1
 

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Re: Hillary for President at 6:1
 

I can't think of a way you could possibly figure out EV for something like this. Your best bet would be to look at as many other books as possible and see what the typical line is. If the others mostly have +300 or something you might have something there.

P.S. I know jack [censored] about these type of prop bets so all the above could be [censored].

My personal political opinion is that the Democrats ought to find someone else, but that's not here or there...

Re: Hillary for President at 6:1
 

My guess would be if she even does become the democratic nominee, she will lose. Unless the republican nominee is a woman. Which I guess the only possible choice would be Rice. And I hightly doubt this would happen. You would really have to do your research and first find out who votes where. For example, if it was the "Christian" vote that really helped Bush (just an example), then this same vote will not vote for Clinton; especially because she is a woman.

Re: Hillary for President at 6:1
 

my prediction:

hillary wins in a landslide

every woman in america is going to vote for her, on principal...ok maybe not every woman but you get the point...

Re: Hillary for President at 6:1
 

6:1 is generous considering Hillary not winning the nomination on Tradesports is 3:4 and the Dems not winning the Presidency is 1:1. You can hedge this bet later though don't forget about computing 3 years of interest lost.

Re: Hillary for President at 6:1
 

okay. So what? Maybe the "true" odds are +500. If that is true, then you get a 7% ROI. That is real good if it is for an event decided a week from now. In this case though your money will be locked up for 3 years. There are better and safer ways to make money investing over 3 years.

Edit: I miscalculated the ROI, but the point remains the same.

Re: Hillary for President at 6:1
 

For the record, I don't think 6:1 is generous enough as a straight up bet. I only like it as a hedge but then agree with DougOz that there are better ways to invest your money between now and Nov. '08.

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wrong forum

Re: Hillary for President at 6:1
 

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it was recommended to place it here