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HOME RUN DERBY ODDS + ANALYSIS

2010

The 2010 Homerun Derby takes place this year at Angel Stadium in Anaheim California on Monday, July 12 and will be broadcast on ESPN at 8 pm est. Betting on the home run derby can be an absolute blast and can also be very profitable as well! You need to take into consideration the ball park, and each of participants past in that particular park, in this case Angel Stadium. Like with any betting proposition, you need to analyze the odds posted on each contender and determine if a wager has any value. Most of the time, the odds on all the participants start around 5/1 and up, so there's the potential for a nice payoff betting on the homerun derby. The current updated odds for the homeeun derby are posted below. David Ortiz and Miguel Cabrera are co-favorites. Check in frequently with Sportsbook.com, the world's largest sportsbooks and by far one of the best places to bet on the Home Run Derby as a result of their huge offering of different prop bets.

The MLB All Star game takes place on July 13th, but the Home Run Derby has now become even bigger than the game itself. At least from a betting perspective. Here are the current odds.

2010 Homerun Derby Odds

David Ortiz +250

Miguel Cabrera +250

Nick Swisher +500

Corey Hart +500

Matt Holliday +500

Vernon Wells +650

Chris Young +800

Hanley Ramirez +800

odds explained - a $100 wager on Ortiz pays $250

a $100 wager on Swisher pays $500 or 5/1

Betting on who will win the Home Run Derby is just one of the propositions being offered on this event. The HR Derby has evolved into such a spectacle that bettors are now able to bet on the longest home run hit, the player to hit the most home runs in round one, and the player to hit the fewest home runs in round 1.

Player vs. player matchups will also available at some sportsbooks.

For example, here were the matchups for Adrian Gonzalez vs. each of the other participants for last year's event. We will post the some 2010 odds for player vs. player matchups when they become available.

Adrian Gonzalez +120
Albert Pujols -150

Adrian Gonzalez -135
Brandon Inge +105

Adrian Gonzalez -125
Carlos Pena -105

Adrian Gonzalez -135
Joe Mauer +105

Adrian Gonzalez -130
Nelson Cruz +100

Adrian Gonzalez +100
Prince Fielder -130

Adrian Gonzalez +120
Ryan Howard -150

As you can see, the Home Run Derby has reached the point where it's an event of equal importance among fans and bettors as the all star game itself. Each year sportsbooks offer more and more odds on the event, which they wouldn't do if there wasn't a demand for it. Sharp bettors can do their homework and gain an edge on these props as many of these bet offers are new. The bettors know as much or more than the oddsmakers!

Good Luck if you bet on this years Home Run Derby!