The casual sports bettor can find racebook betting terminology a little intimidating, but something everyone can understand is a matchup.
Editor Note: With I'll Have Another scratched, the following odds will be replaced with new horse matchups, follow the links below.
And that’s what many online racebooks offer to casual fans at Triple Crown time and in their Belmont Stakes odds menus.
[ See the current Belmont odds here at OddsShark.com ]
Betting on horse vs horse (known as head to head matchups) is a way to bet your favorite horse to finish ahead of another horse. This is similar to NASCAR betting where betting on an outright winner is difficult, but betting on Kyle Busch to finish ahead of Kurt Busch offers better odds.
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Not surprisingly, I’ll Have Another had been favored in every horse matchup posted by racebook this week. But think back to 2008 when Big Brown came to Belmont with a chance to complete the Triple Crown. He failed and was pulled up, finishing last. In that race, every longshot matchup vs Big Brown paid out.
Could it be the same Saturday?
Check out all the Belmont Stakes matchup odds below, lines courtesy of :
Head To Head Matchups
Dullahan -120
Union Rags -110
Union Rags -180
Paynter +150
Street Life +130
Paynter -160
Optimizer -130
My Adonis EVEN
Unstoppable U +120
Atigun -150
Ravelo's Boy -140
Five Sixteen +110
Unstoppable U +110
Optimizer -140
Unstoppable U +110
My Adonis -140
Atigun -110
Optimizer -120
Atigun -125
My Adonis -105
Five Sixteen -130
Guyana Star Dweej EVEN
Ravelo's Boy -135
Guyana Star Dweej +105
Dullahan -170
Paynter +140
Race Props
Winning Time of The 2012 Belmont Stakes?
Over / Under 2:29.00
Will the winner of the 2012 Belmont Stakes break Secretariats Belmont record of 2:24?
Yes (Faster than 2:24.00) 10/1
No (Not Faster then 2:24.00) 1/20
How many lengths will the winner of the 2012 Belmont Stakes win by?
More than or equal to length 4/9 (-225)
Less than 1 length 37/20 (+185)
How many lengths will the winner of the 2012 Belmont Stakes win by?
More than or equal to 3 lengths 29/20 (+145)
Less than 3 lengths 20/33 (-165)
Will the winner of the 2012 Belmont Stakes win Wire to Wire?
Yes 5/1 (+500)
No 1/8 (-800)
