You’ll be able to’t have a July 4 vacation with out … sizzling canine! On Monday, the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest takes place, and after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, it returns to its house of Coney Island.
The competition will function 16 males and 12 girls, however when it comes to consuming sizzling canine solely two names matter: Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo. Oddsmakers aren’t anticipating the 2 prime sizzling canine eaters on the planet to be challenged on Monday. Bettors have to lay -3000 ($3,000 to win $100) on Chestnut or can take the sector at +1000 ($100 to win $1,000).
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Whereas Joey Jaws will get all of the love, Sudo is thought of a good safer guess to destroy her competitors. You’ve gotten to lay -5000 on Sudo to win or bettors can roll the cube on the sector at +1100.
With the percentages so insane for Chestnut and Sudo, the one possible way to guess on the occasion is to take Over or Beneath whole sizzling canine eaten by the 2 opponents. Chestnut’s whole is 74.5 at BetMGM, whereas Sudo is available in at 43.5.
Let’s break down Chestnut first. The undisputed king of sizzling canine consuming, Chestnut has gained this occasion 14 out of the final 15 years. Solely an upset by Matt Stonie in 2015 has interrupted Chestnut’s decade and a half of dominance. Chestnut set a world file in every of the final two years with 75 and 76 sizzling canine eaten. Nonetheless, that’s the one two instances he’s ever gone over 74.5 sizzling canine.

Sudo has been nearly as dominant, simply profitable this occasion seven straight instances. Sarcastically, Sudo isn’t the defending champion. Sudo was compelled to miss final yr’s contest as a result of she was 9 months pregnant. In her absence, Michelle Lesco gained with simply over 30 sizzling canine eaten. That’s 18 fewer canine than the yr earlier than when Sudo set the ladies’s world file at 48.5.
It’s exhausting to go towards Chestnut however for those who watched the final two contests, he actually had to rally late to get the world information. The Over is juiced at -140 however I believe there is some worth on Beneath +110. It’s going to come down to the ultimate 30 seconds however I’m predicting Chestnut falls simply in need of 74.5 canine this yr.
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On the ladies’s facet, I actually like Sudo Over 43.5 sizzling canine. I anticipate her to come out sturdy after lacking final yr’s competitors and it gained’t shock me if she breaks her personal file of 48.5 canine eaten. Whereas I’m enjoying with hearth betting towards Chestnut, Sudo Over 43.5 sizzling canine (-115) my prime wager for the occasion.
It’s the canine days of summer time and there aren’t many sports activities to guess on proper now. When you want to scratch your betting itch, relax and wager on folks consuming sizzling canine at an insane price. Belief me, you’ll get the identical sweat within the remaining 30 seconds of a sizzling canine consuming contest as you’ll the ultimate play of an NFL sport with the unfold nonetheless unsure.
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