European Bias

[cdin]

I apologize if this has been discussed before but I didn't see a thread.

I was looking at the William Hill website and saw that 13 of the 14 UEFA teams were odds on favorites to advance out of their groups. I realize that odds are not pridictions and that this is the bias of the gamblers using the site, but I just thought it was interesting because there is know way it will happen.

[Magpie Maniac]

I was looking at the William Hill website and saw that 13 of the 14 UEFA teams were odds on favorites to advance out of their groups. I realize that odds are not pridictions and that this is the bias of the gamblers using the site, but I just thought it was interesting because there is know way it will happen.

Yep. It certainly reflects were the European money is going. It's to be expected. While I think that there will be several surprises in June, those are pretty safe bets. The payouts are crap though. With such low odds, it's pointless unless you parlay.