By Saturday night, there may be more bets on just McGregor than there were on the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl at some books.
"I'm not sure I've ... seen this kind of lopsided action [in terms of the bets]," Kornegay, a 25-year veteran book manager in Las Vegas, told ESPN on Thursday.
Approximately 92 percent of the bets were on McGregor at the Westgate, but 77 percent of the money was on Mayweather. That's just on the odds to win the fight. There are dozens of proposition wagers available at the sportsbooks.
The worst-case scenario for MGM's sportsbook would be a McGregor knockout in the first round. The odds on a McGregor first-round knockout opened at around 45-1 and had been bet down to 15-1 as of Thursday.
"I'm not sure I've ... seen this kind of lopsided action [in terms of the bets]," Kornegay, a 25-year veteran book manager in Las Vegas, told ESPN on Thursday.
Approximately 92 percent of the bets were on McGregor at the Westgate, but 77 percent of the money was on Mayweather. That's just on the odds to win the fight. There are dozens of proposition wagers available at the sportsbooks.
The worst-case scenario for MGM's sportsbook would be a McGregor knockout in the first round. The odds on a McGregor first-round knockout opened at around 45-1 and had been bet down to 15-1 as of Thursday.
