Queensland’s odds of winning Origin 2 have been crunched into $1.47 with Sportingbet Australia after a string of significant bets late on Tuesday night.
“We were hit with multiple five figure bets and every last dollar of it was for Queensland,” Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said.
“The money has been running 90/10 in favour of the Maroons and we are struggling to write a bet for the Blues,” Sullivan said.
Queensland’s odds of winning game 2 have shortened dramatically from $1.72 since Origin 1, while NSW’s odds have ballooned from $2.10 to $2.72 at Sportingbet.
“If the cash continues to come in like this the Maroons will be 7 point favourites by kickoff,” Sullivan said.
Punters are expecting Queensland forward Corey Parker to have a big impact in game 2, and have backed him from $11 into $7 to be man of the match. Johnathan Thurston is a $6 favourite to be man of the match while Robbie Farah is the top Blues player at $9.00.
2013 State Of Origin – Game 2
Sportingbet Australia market
Queensland $1.47
New South Wales $2.72
Queensland -5.5 $1.87
NSW +5.5 $1.95