Sportsbooks Have Odds On Republicans Keeping Control of Senate

Gamblers gambling on politics at Sportsbook.com are overwhelmingly betting on Republicans to retain majority of the Senate after Teusday's elections in the United States.

Almost 88% of the money is going to the Republican line. It's a different story for the House of Representatives where almost 75% of the money is on a Democratic takeover.

According to the odds makers at Sportsbook.com, the Democrats are -400 to win the House and +170 to gain control of the Senate. Republicans are +300 to retain control over the House and -220 to retain the Senate.

Following are a few specific odds Sportsbook.com has put on some of the US races.

Arizona: Jon Kyl (R-Incumbent) vs Jim Pederson (D)

Odds: Kyl -600 Pederson +350


Connecticut: Joe Lieberman (Independent, formerly D-Incumbent) vs Ned Lamont (D) vs Alan Schlesinger (R)

Odds: Lieberman -800 Lamont +450


Maryland: Benjamin Cardin (D) vs Michael Steele (R)

Odds: Cardin -400 Steele +275


Michigan: Debbie Stabenow (D-Incumbent) vs Michael Bouchard (R)

Odds: Stabenow -700 Bouchard +400


Montana: Conrad Burns (R-Incumbent) vs Jon Tester (D)

Odds: Burns +190 Tester -250


New Jersey: Robert Menendez (D-Incumbent) vs Thomas Kean Jr. (R)

Odds: Menendez -250 Kean +190


Ohio: Mike DeWine (R-Incumbent) vs Sherrod Brown (D)

Odds: DeWine +400 Brown -700


Rhode Island: Lincoln Chafee (R-Incumbent) vs Sheldon Whitehouse (D)

Odds: Chaffee +275 Whitehouse -400


Tennessee: Bob Corker (R) vs Harold Ford Jr. (d)

Odds: Corker -145 Ford +115


Virginia: George Allen (R-Incumbent) vs James Webb (D)

Odds: Allen -115 Webb -115


Washington: Maria Cantwell (D-Incumbent) vs Mike McGavick (R)

Odds: Cantwell -600 McGavick +350


Sportsbook.com also offers political gamblers a large menu of options including: Odds on Bill Frist becoming next President of the United States.

November 2, 2006
Posted By Larry Rutherford
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com    Previous Page | Internet Gambling | Top Online Casinos | Submit News!

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