Posted by Chuck
on May 26, 2012, 10:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Dictionary.com..."
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One possible definition for a "long shot to win" as I was trying to use the term would be the driver with the worse odds that is just above or below the entire field.
Sportsbet Sportsbook has:
TK is 9th in odds at 13 to 1
the Field is just below him at 18 to 1 (meaning this is the odds that someone other than the top 9 drivers win).
WagerWeb Sportsbook has:
TK is 9th in odds with 12 to 1
the field is just below him at 15 to 1
Bovada Sportsbook has:
TK is 9th in odds with 14 to 1
the field has no odds
http://www.bankrollsports.com/blog/indy-500-odds/
I will be cheering on Tony Kanaan and Marco Andretti this Sunday, but he happens to be the driver in the betting books that is where I think of being as the last possible "long shot to win" being the last driver before the entire field in the odds ranking.
The contenders for a win using odds would be:
Ryan Briscoe 3.50 to 1
Helio Castroneves 5.50 to 1
Will Power 6 to 1
James Hinchcliffe 7 to 1
Dario Franchitti 8.50 to 1
Marco Andretti 8.50 to 1
Scott Dixon 10 to 1
Ryan Hunter Reay 10 to 1
Another thought for a possible idea of a "long shot to win" would be the driver with odds just below the field which is not the same in the odds book - Graham Rahal or Josef Newgarden.
You obviously do not agree with me, but I used math to quantify the phrase "long shot to win". Tony Kanaan, Graham Rahal, and Josef Newgarden fit that definition. Out of those 3 possible choices I think Tony Kanaan has the best chance to win.
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