2013 Open Cup Predictions/ Discussion

EvanJ · Oct 1, 2013

The Bet365 odds result in these probabilities for the end of regulation:

Real Salt Lake win: 62.3%
Draw: 22.4%
D.C. United win: 14.4%

Owen Thornhill · Oct 1, 2013

reinvest this money in prize money for next year and you will have more interest.

VioletCrown · Oct 2, 2013

bullsear said: ↑

I don't know how many people are still following this thread, but I thought I'd just point out that the USSF has released their Audited Financial Statement for the year, and profits for the USOC competition in 2013 more than doubled from 2012.

The particulars can be found on page 7, but here's the long and short:
Last year USSF spent $377,678. This year they almost doubled their spending, bringing the total to $593,886.
As a result, they took in a staggering $1,120,596 in 2013 as opposed to last year's $629,978.

That means they net almost half a million this year, as opposed to last year's record breaking profit of just over a fifth of a million.

TL;DR. You spend money to make money. People want this competition and will spend money on it if you give them a reason to.
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Here's hoping that, now that they've had the 100th edition, they don't back off from the spending.

VioletCrown · Oct 2, 2013

EvanJ said: ↑

The Bet365 odds result in these probabilities for the end of regulation:

Real Salt Lake win: 62.3%
Draw: 22.4%
D.C. United win: 14.4%
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Congrats to all those that put money on DC. And to DC United!