There’s no limit to the number of things you can bet on for Preakness day. All the horses in all the races are bettable, of course, plus as many exactas and trifectas as you can stand. But as always, the best are the prop bets. With an assist from SportsBettingDime.com, here are the most ridiculous prop bets for Saturday’s Preakness events.
You can bet on how many fights break out and how much beer is drank on Preakness day
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Over/under on the number of times NBC announcers will mention that Nyquist was named after Detroit Red Wing Gustav Nyquist: 3
I mean, gotta make those cross-sports comparisons.
Over/under on the number of fights in the Pimlico infield on the day of the Preakness: 12
Who keeps track of this!?
Odds Nyquist’s margin of victory (in lengths) is greater than the winner’s margin of victory (popular vote) in the 2016 presidential election: 100/1
Oh yes, combining sports and politics is always a wise idea.
Over/under on the number of kegs consumed in the Pimlico infield on the day of the Preakness: 1,000
Life savings on over, please.
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These are great, but I feel like we can do even better. Here are some ideas I had. If the horse who’s in charge of all this racing stuff reads this, please consider these bets for next year’s Preakness.
Over/under on the number of times NBC announcers will mention Exaggerator was named after the English word “exaggerate”: 107
I’d probably go under on this one, but it’s close.
Over/under on minimum number of beers drank by someone starting a fight in the Pimlico infield on the day of the Preakness: 3.5
Not sure if this includes pre-gaming or not. Also, are we counting wine?
Over/under on the number of words spoken by the winning Preakness horse in the post-race press conference: 0.5
I dunno. This might be the year the horses finally break their silence.
Odds that Rodger will lose all the money he bet by the end of the day: 9/8
Odds that the winning horse could be me playing HORSE on a basketball court: 100,000,000/1
I am better than you, horse. I have opposable thumbs. Remember that.
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