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The MLB Home Run Derby is here and if you are a resident of Colorado 21 and up there is an opportunity to place bets on this event via one of a handful of mobile sports betting apps available from the Centennial State.
How fitting being that this year's MLB All Star Break will take place at Coors Field in Denver.
How does one find more bang for their buck betting the 2021 MLB Home Run Derby from Colorado?
Shohei Ohtani The Odds On Favorite
Ohtani becomes the first pitcher AND hitter to take part in an MLB All Star Break. As such, this event will draw the interest of plenty of casual bettors living in the state, some of whom might not regularly watch baseball games.
“The guy’s going to participate in Home Run Derby, pitch in the game and hit in the game. That doesn’t happen like, ever,” Angels manager Joe Maddon said of his star player. “So this is the one time ... even the non-baseball fan can really latch onto this and become interested.”
He's also the first player representing the country of Japan to participate in the Derby.
"I always wanted to see a Japanese player participate in the derby, and it happens to be me," Ohtani said through his interpreter at the time. "It's really exciting for me."
So which Colorado sports betting app is offering the best payout on Ohtani Shohei?
PointsBet pays $30 on a $10 bet.
DraftKings pays $35 on a $10 bet.
SportsBetting.com pays $35 on a $10 bet.
Shohei Ohtani Not The Only Game in Town
Joey Gallo has the second shortest odds of winning Monday night's MLB Home Run Derby. He pays the best odds at DraftKings ($45 for every $10 bet) compared to PointsBet paying $35 and SportsBetting paying $40.
Gallo, who has scored 24 home runs so far this season, will also be making headlines at this week's event regardless of whether he wins or not.
Stephen Hawkins of NBC 5 Dallas explains:
Texas Rangers All-Star slugger Joey Gallo has never forgotten that day he spent during spring training five years ago with Tony Beasley -- a nearly four-hour chemotherapy session to treat the coach's cancer.
When Gallo steps into the box for the Home Run Derby in Denver on Monday night, Beasley will be throwing to him -- as the third base coach has in batting practice before Rangers games throughout the 27-year-old slugger's big league career.
"What he's been through and what he's overcame, the story should be more about him, honestly, than me," said Gallo, now in his fifth full season. "And I want to give him some recognition."
Average Home Run Derby Odds Worldwide
Shohei Ohtani - pays $250 for every $100 bet
Joey Gallo - pays $500 for every $100 bet
Pete Alonso - pays $500 for every $100 bet
Matt Olson - pays $600 for every $100 bet
Trevor Story - pays $700 for every $100 bet
Salvador Perez - pays $750 for every $100 bet
Juan Soto - pays $850 for every $100 bet.
Trey Mancini - pays $900 for every $100 bet.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
