I won a sucker bet . . .

[the_fix_is_on]

I got a free ($25) SB prop bet through one of my online accounts. The free bet was "Pick the MVP". Since I had already bet the Giants +12.5 and had them on the ML, I figured if the Giants were goiing to win it, Eli would have to get them there. So, I took Eli. I didn't pay much attention to the odds at the time, but noticed after Eli had won it, that the odds were - 170. I can't figure out how the odds were so low since, in order for Eli to win the MVP, the Giants would have to win the game. The ML was +350. Any thoughts on why the discrepancy? :shrug:
. . . or is this an example of a sucker bet . . . that I just happened to win.
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[DeadPrez]

I saw Eli for MVP listed as 6-1 before the game

 

[Blackman]

I saw Eli for MVP listed as 6-1 before the game

Yeah I saw him range from +450 to +600 as well.

 

[the_fix_is_on]

I just spoke to a rep at Oddsmaker and they said all of the lines were adjusted because it was a free bet. So, now I know. LOL. :mj07:

 

[TouchdownJesus]

sounds like a store having a sale. First, triple prices, then say everything is 50% off and make more.

Dirty business. Why couldn't they just give everyone a free $5 bet or something and have it be legit...

 

[the_fix_is_on]

I don't play props as a rule and just assumed they would pay the going odds. When I won and realized how little I had won, I figured I had been had.
There's no such thing as a free lunch . . . or a free prop. LOL.

 

[77sticks]

That is just signs of a horrible book. If Eli was -170 then what was Brady -400?

I would collect whatever I had left in there and get out!