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Old 09-06-2024, 06:35 PM   #785
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There is never an odds-on favourite at the start of the season. ‘Odds-on’ means a better than 50-50 chance, or in modern betting terms, the odds number has a minus instead of a plus.

Most of the Vegas books have Edmonton at +800 to +850. Keeping in mind that the vig in sports betting runs around 10 percent, that means the market is giving the Oilers about one chance in nine or 10 of winning the Cup.
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