I used to think a lot of Bowmans. They have dropped down to the bottom of the barrel in terms of being an honest book. They will pay out $$$ to winners. But it is laughable the odds they give on such common bets as future bets.
There will always be some discrepancies between books' odds, but just glance at the future odds that Bowmans offers on NCAABB, Super Bowl, etc. How they can say they are an honest shop with the below comparisons is beyond me.
01.07.06 Pinnacle Odds to Win Super Bowl:
<TABLE id=tblPropFut cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width="100%" bgColor=#ffffff border=0 onfiltered="changeto(event, '#F6C88F')"><TBODY><TR id=ignore_a0><TD colSpan=3>Odds to Win 2006 Superbowl
</TD></TR><TR class=CT3 id=ignore_b0><TD width="15%">Sat 1/7</TD><TD colSpan=2>Odds to Win 2006 Superbowl</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD>01:30 PM</TD><TD class=MBB>401 New England Patriot</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+875</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>402 Indianapolis Colts</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">-115</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>404 Pittsburgh Steelers</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+2300</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>409 Denver Broncos</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+580</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>411 Jacksonville Jaguars</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+8000</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>414 Carolina Panthers</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+2650</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>416 Cincinnati Bengals</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+4200</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>417 Seattle Seahawks</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+585</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>419 Tampa Bay Buccaneers</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+4700</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>425 New York Giants</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+3500</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>427 Washington Redskins</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+4000</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>428 Chicago Bears</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+1220</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
01.07.06 Bowmans Odds to Win Super Bowl:
<TABLE class=lineSport id=miscprops1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=lineRowDarkBlue align=middle><TABLE id=miscprops2 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>ODDS TO WIN 2006 SUPERBOWL XL</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor1><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>CAROLINA PANTHERS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+2000</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor0><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>CHICAGO BEARS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+800</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor1><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>CINCINNATI BENGALS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+2000</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor0><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>DENVER BRONCOS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+600</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor1><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>INDIANAPOLIS COLTS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>-140</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor0><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+4000</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor1><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+500</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor0><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>NEW YORK GIANTS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+1800</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor1><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>PITTSBURGH STEELERS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+1200</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor0><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>SEATTLE SEAHAWKS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+250</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor1><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+2000</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor0><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>WASHINGTON REDSKINS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+2200</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- toctype = X-unknown --><!-- toctype = text --><!-- text --><!-- END TOC -->
There will always be some discrepancies between books' odds, but just glance at the future odds that Bowmans offers on NCAABB, Super Bowl, etc. How they can say they are an honest shop with the below comparisons is beyond me.
01.07.06 Pinnacle Odds to Win Super Bowl:
<TABLE id=tblPropFut cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width="100%" bgColor=#ffffff border=0 onfiltered="changeto(event, '#F6C88F')"><TBODY><TR id=ignore_a0><TD colSpan=3>Odds to Win 2006 Superbowl
</TD></TR><TR class=CT3 id=ignore_b0><TD width="15%">Sat 1/7</TD><TD colSpan=2>Odds to Win 2006 Superbowl</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD>01:30 PM</TD><TD class=MBB>401 New England Patriot</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+875</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>402 Indianapolis Colts</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">-115</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>404 Pittsburgh Steelers</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+2300</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>409 Denver Broncos</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+580</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>411 Jacksonville Jaguars</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+8000</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>414 Carolina Panthers</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+2650</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>416 Cincinnati Bengals</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+4200</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>417 Seattle Seahawks</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+585</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>419 Tampa Bay Buccaneers</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+4700</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>425 New York Giants</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+3500</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>427 Washington Redskins</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+4000</TD></TR><TR class=MBB><TD width="15%"></TD><TD class=MBB>428 Chicago Bears</TD><TD class=MBB width="25%">+1220</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
01.07.06 Bowmans Odds to Win Super Bowl:
<TABLE class=lineSport id=miscprops1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=lineRowDarkBlue align=middle><TABLE id=miscprops2 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>ODDS TO WIN 2006 SUPERBOWL XL</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor1><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>CAROLINA PANTHERS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+2000</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor0><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>CHICAGO BEARS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+800</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor1><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>CINCINNATI BENGALS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+2000</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor0><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>DENVER BRONCOS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+600</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor1><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>INDIANAPOLIS COLTS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>-140</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor0><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+4000</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor1><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+500</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor0><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>NEW YORK GIANTS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+1800</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor1><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>PITTSBURGH STEELERS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+1200</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor0><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>SEATTLE SEAHAWKS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+250</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor1><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+2000</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=quickcolor0><TD><TABLE id=miscprops3 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=miscSportTeam>WASHINGTON REDSKINS</TD><TD class=miscCheckbox></TD><TD class=miscOdds align=right>+2200</TD><TD class=miscFiller></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- toctype = X-unknown --><!-- toctype = text --><!-- text --><!-- END TOC -->