Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Odds: An Event We Can All Relish

Ahh the hot dog. Nature’s perfect food.

Equal parts meat-like product and spongy bun, the hot dog has baffled and delighted generations of people who endeavor to answer one question: is it possible to feel bad about yourself while also enjoying one of the world’s great culinary gifts? The answer is a resounding yes, my friends. 

Is it a sandwich? Is it a taco? Is it something else entirely? Scientists here at Odds Shark are working around the clock to find you the answers, but until they do, we have an opportunity for you to be a part of the Sportsbook of hot doggery. 

Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest is an event we can all truly relish, and with July 4 quickly approaching, sportsbooks have released the latest contest odds.

Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, the 14-time Mustard Belt Sportsbook, is once again the favorite to win the day after setting a world record last year by putting 76 hot dogs and buns (HBD) into his face.

Can he follow up last year’s performance with another belt?

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Online sportsbook Sportsbook has released the latest Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest odds and Chestnut is a -2500 favorite to win the belt. This means you would have to bet $2,500 on Chestnut to win to profit $100.

Chestnut’s -2500 betting line represents an implied win probability of 96.15 percent, according to our sports betting calculator. Additionally, if you wagered $100 on him to win outright at that betting line, you would profit just $4.

Odds To Win Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest

Odds as of June 28 at Sportsbook

Will Jaws Gobble Up Another World Record?

Legend has it that the inaugural Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest took place on July 4, 1916, between four immigrants who wanted to settle a debate about who was the most patriotic. And if there’s one thing I know, it’s that there’s nothing more gosh darn patriotic than eating 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes. God bless America.

These days, the rules are strict and the waistbands are loose, but the concept remains the same: eat a lot of hot dogs in a short amount of time.

A world record has been set in two consecutive years by Mr. Chestnut, who will try to one-up himself once again and get to 77 or more hot dogs.

Here’s a look at the past results of the contest dating back to 2000.

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Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest History

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Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest: Best Bets

There is little reason to bet against the man they call Jaws. Having set world records in five of the last six years, a better bet would be whether Chestnut will do it again.

But it would be a massive upset if Chestnut lost this event. Other than his slip-up in 2015, he has dominated the contest to become the greatest competitive eater the world has ever known. 

Though the bet at -2500 won’t win you much cash, we aren’t going to hot dog it by predicting someone other than Chestnut wins.

But on a day when hundreds of hot dogs will be consumed – and many will be thrown up – it’s safe to say we’re all wieners for getting to witness this historic event.

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Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest: Prop Bets

Aside from betting on who will win this year’s hot dog eating contest, there are plenty of prop bets you can bet on over at Sportsbook. 

The women’s side of the competition has a dominant dog-eating force of its own in Miki Sudo, who has won the event seven years in a row. Sudo is going off as a bigger favorite among the women than Chestnut is for the men.

Don’t want to bet on either of these powerhouses? You can bet Sudo head-to-head against Nick Wehry, who is projected to eat a similar number of HBDs as Sudo.

Or, you can bet on the total HBDs eaten by a number of contestants. Check out all the available props below.

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Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest: Head-To-Head Matchup

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Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest: Total Dogs, Geoffrey Esper

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Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest: Total Dogs, Joey Chestnut

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Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest: Total Dogs, Gideon Oji

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Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest: Total Dogs, Michelle Lesco

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Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest: Total Dogs, Miki Sudo

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Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest: Total Dogs, Nick Wehry

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Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest: Women’s Contest Odds To Win

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