Once A 50 1 Long Shot Serena Williams Is Now Among The Us Open Favorites

Doug KezirianESPN Shut up ESPN sports betting analyst Presenter of Daily Wager Behind the host of The Bets podcast

A hugely popular all-time underdog is usually a liability for sportsbooks, and Serena Williams did that damage with her US Open second-round upset of No. 2 Annette Kontaveit. Shut up

ESPN sports betting analyst Presenter of Daily Wager Behind the host of The Bets podcast

Some books showed significant losses with the majority backing the 40-year-old American at odds of around 2-to-1 in what many expect to be her last Grand Slam. “It’s extremely unique to have a sports icon like that at big odds that you never would have had in his prime,” Caesars Sportsbook vice president of trading Craig Mucklow told ESPN, as splitting the house took five times as many bets on Williams by Kontaveit. “This is a great story and the longer the run goes on, the more action we’ll see supporting Serena, for sure.”

1 Related The six-time US Open champion entered the tournament as a 50-1 long shot. Her odds dropped to 30-1 after her first round win and are now 14-1. “The position of the future is bad,” SuperBook executive director and producer John Murray told ESPN. “The liabilities can add up to big numbers in a hurry. The stakes always rise in the final rounds and interest around Serena will skyrocket if she keeps winning.” Given the increasing legalization of sports betting in many states, it is difficult to compare the betting handle to previous years. However, operators shared that they see much more betting interest in this tournament, given that it could be Williams’ last series. Caesars said it faces 10 times the handling of its matches in this tournament compared to 2021. “Definitely a much bigger handle on the first few games,” DraftKings director of sports betting Johnny Avello told ESPN, also sharing that they saw “fantastic” action to flip her in the second round. “I would assume this trend will continue throughout. The liability going forward continues to grow and will continue to multiply if it continues to win.” To accommodate the increased interest in this US Open, Caesars also offered index bets on how far he would last in the tournament. Bettors could bet in advance on the specific round to be eliminated, which was not usually offered before.

title: “Once A 50 1 Long Shot Serena Williams Is Now Among The Us Open Favorites Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-08” author: “Andrew Flanagan”

Doug KezirianESPN Shut up ESPN sports betting analyst Presenter of Daily Wager Behind the host of The Bets podcast

A hugely popular all-time underdog is usually a liability for sportsbooks, and Serena Williams did that damage with her US Open second-round upset of No. 2 Annette Kontaveit. Shut up

ESPN sports betting analyst Presenter of Daily Wager Behind the host of The Bets podcast

Some books showed significant losses with the majority backing the 40-year-old American at odds of around 2-to-1 in what many expect to be her last Grand Slam. “It’s extremely unique to have a sports icon like that at big odds that you never would have had in his prime,” Caesars Sportsbook vice president of trading Craig Mucklow told ESPN, as splitting the house took five times as many bets on Williams by Kontaveit. “This is a great story and the longer the run goes on, the more action we’ll see supporting Serena, for sure.”

1 Related The six-time US Open champion entered the tournament as a 50-1 long shot. Her odds dropped to 30-1 after her first round win and are now 14-1. “The position of the future is bad,” SuperBook executive director and producer John Murray told ESPN. “The liabilities can add up to big numbers in a hurry. The stakes always rise in the final rounds and interest around Serena will skyrocket if she keeps winning.” Given the increasing legalization of sports betting in many states, it is difficult to compare the betting handle to previous years. However, operators shared that they see much more betting interest in this tournament, given that it could be Williams’ last series. Caesars said it faces 10 times the handling of its matches in this tournament compared to 2021. “Definitely a much bigger handle on the first few games,” DraftKings director of sports betting Johnny Avello told ESPN, also sharing that they saw “fantastic” action to flip her in the second round. “I would assume this trend will continue throughout. The liability going forward continues to grow and will continue to multiply if it continues to win.” To accommodate the increased interest in this US Open, Caesars also offered index bets on how far he would last in the tournament. Bettors could bet in advance on the specific round to be eliminated, which was not usually offered before.

title: “Once A 50 1 Long Shot Serena Williams Is Now Among The Us Open Favorites Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-11” author: “Carol Johnson”

Doug KezirianESPN Shut up ESPN sports betting analyst Presenter of Daily Wager Behind the host of The Bets podcast

A hugely popular all-time underdog is usually a liability for sportsbooks, and Serena Williams did that damage with her US Open second-round upset of No. 2 Annette Kontaveit. Shut up

ESPN sports betting analyst Presenter of Daily Wager Behind the host of The Bets podcast

Some books showed significant losses with the majority backing the 40-year-old American at odds of around 2-to-1 in what many expect to be her last Grand Slam. “It’s extremely unique to have a sports icon like that at big odds that you never would have had in his prime,” Caesars Sportsbook vice president of trading Craig Mucklow told ESPN, as splitting the house took five times as many bets on Williams by Kontaveit. “This is a great story and the longer the run goes on, the more action we’ll see supporting Serena, for sure.”

1 Related The six-time US Open champion entered the tournament as a 50-1 long shot. Her odds dropped to 30-1 after her first round win and are now 14-1. “The position of the future is bad,” SuperBook executive director and producer John Murray told ESPN. “The liabilities can add up to big numbers in a hurry. The stakes always rise in the final rounds and interest around Serena will skyrocket if she keeps winning.” Given the increasing legalization of sports betting in many states, it is difficult to compare the betting handle to previous years. However, operators shared that they see much more betting interest in this tournament, given that it could be Williams’ last series. Caesars said it faces 10 times the handling of its matches in this tournament compared to 2021. “Definitely a much bigger handle on the first few games,” DraftKings director of sports betting Johnny Avello told ESPN, also sharing that they saw “fantastic” action to flip her in the second round. “I would assume this trend will continue throughout. The liability going forward continues to grow and will continue to multiply if it continues to win.” To accommodate the increased interest in this US Open, Caesars also offered index bets on how far he would last in the tournament. Bettors could bet in advance on the specific round to be eliminated, which was not usually offered before.

title: “Once A 50 1 Long Shot Serena Williams Is Now Among The Us Open Favorites Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-23” author: “Andrew Fernandes”

Doug KezirianESPN Shut up ESPN sports betting analyst Presenter of Daily Wager Behind the host of The Bets podcast

A hugely popular all-time underdog is usually a liability for sportsbooks, and Serena Williams did that damage with her US Open second-round upset of No. 2 Annette Kontaveit. Shut up

ESPN sports betting analyst Presenter of Daily Wager Behind the host of The Bets podcast

Some books showed significant losses with the majority backing the 40-year-old American at odds of around 2-to-1 in what many expect to be her last Grand Slam. “It’s extremely unique to have a sports icon like that at big odds that you never would have had in his prime,” Caesars Sportsbook vice president of trading Craig Mucklow told ESPN, as splitting the house took five times as many bets on Williams by Kontaveit. “This is a great story and the longer the run goes on, the more action we’ll see supporting Serena, for sure.”

1 Related The six-time US Open champion entered the tournament as a 50-1 long shot. Her odds dropped to 30-1 after her first round win and are now 14-1. “The position of the future is bad,” SuperBook executive director and producer John Murray told ESPN. “The liabilities can add up to big numbers in a hurry. The stakes always rise in the final rounds and interest around Serena will skyrocket if she keeps winning.” Given the increasing legalization of sports betting in many states, it is difficult to compare the betting handle to previous years. However, operators shared that they see much more betting interest in this tournament, given that it could be Williams’ last series. Caesars said it faces 10 times the handling of its matches in this tournament compared to 2021. “Definitely a much bigger handle on the first few games,” DraftKings director of sports betting Johnny Avello told ESPN, also sharing that they saw “fantastic” action to flip her in the second round. “I would assume this trend will continue throughout. The liability going forward continues to grow and will continue to multiply if it continues to win.” To accommodate the increased interest in this US Open, Caesars also offered index bets on how far he would last in the tournament. Bettors could bet in advance on the specific round to be eliminated, which was not usually offered before.