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Did anyone else see the odds against winning the MAC Championship in the USA Today the last couple of days and fall off their chair as I about did? Here is how they are listed with odds:

Central Michigan 1:1
Western Michigan 2:1
Bowling Green 3:1
Ohio 3:1
Toledo 3:1
Kent State 4:1
Northern Illinois 6:1
Akron 10:1
Miami (Ohio) 10:1
Ball State 100:1
Temple 1 million:1
Eastern Michigan 1 million:1
Buffalo 1 million:1

Obviously someone making those odds likes BG a lot better than most people at this point. Personally I think after the top two, from BG to Miami, any of those teams have a chance and are pretty close to each other, I was just surprised that BG was only 3:1 to win the conference. I would have guessed they would be somewhere like 10 or 15 to 1 and behind Toledo, Kent, OU, Akron and maybe Miami.

I know Vegas would never have a team at 1 million to 1, but if that were the case, I would throw a couple bucks down on Temple, Eastern and Buffalo just for the hell of it with those odds.

Do you means odds OF winning the MACC? Because if the odds AGAINST Eastern Michigan winning the MACC are a million to 1, I'm placing my bets right now and planning my retirement party for the day after the champioinship game.

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1987alum wrote:Do you means odds OF winning the MACC? Because if the odds AGAINST Eastern Michigan winning the MACC are a million to 1, I'm placing my bets right now and planning my retirement party for the day after the champioinship game.

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87, I am not a big gambler and I am sure you are a lot smarter than me, but I took the wording directly from the newspaper. Under the heading 'College Football' it says, "Odds against winning conference championships". I thought the wording was strange, but I figured it was just the correct gambling way to say, here are the favorites to win, blah, blah, blah.

If I were a gambler, I would put money on Miami and Ball State at those odds. Nate Davis is good enough to win a couple MAC games with zero help from his teammates. If the rest of their team progresses, they could be a darkhorse in the West.

98_BG_GRAD wrote:I am sure you are a lot smarter than me

Don't sell yourself that short!

BGGrad01 wrote:If I were a gambler, I would put money on Miami and Ball State at those odds. Nate Davis is good enough to win a couple MAC games with zero help from his teammates. If the rest of their team progresses, they could be a darkhorse in the West.

Oh I agree with the Ball State bet. With those odds, Ball State would be the most logical team to bet on if you want to try and get rich quick!

BG needs to be in that 1 and 1 million....that guy wont be making very long.

MACMAN wrote:BG needs to be in that 1 and 1 million....that guy wont be making very long.