It’s only a matter of days before 2017 is in the history books and with most gamblers knee-deep in handicapping bowl games and college basketball conferences, Covers is doing its duty of selecting which betting stories from the past year are going into the official time capsule.
Here are the wagering storylines that dominated discussions at the water cooler, in forum threads and text changes with friends over the last 12 months.
Mayweather-McGregor fight
The rumors started swirling in February about the real possibility that Conor McGregor – an MMA fighter – would step in the ring to take on the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. Sports Interaction opened odds with Mayweather installed as a -10,000 favorite. But after six months of one-way action on the underdog Mayweather’s odds dropped all the way to -550 by the time the books closed their windows before the start of the fight.
Pages related to this topic
