Boston Marathon Betting Odds On Who Will Win

Online sports betting website, some sportsbooks have posted odds on who will win the upcoming Boston Marathon.  Note that the following article first appeared in 2009

They have separated odds between the men and women.  Kenyan runner, Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, is the near even favorite among the men, paying $125 for every $100 bet.  Ethiopian runners, Bezunesh Bekele and Dire Tune, are both favored to win the women's race at +250 odds for a payout potential of $250 on every $100 bet.

Cheruiyot is the current record holder and four-time winner of the Boston Marathon. He won the Boston Marathon in 2003, 2006, 2007, and 2008. His 2006 Boston finishing time of 2:07:14 broke a Boston marathon course record set by Cosmas Ndeti that had lasted 12 years.

At the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships she finished fourth and set a new national half marathon record of 1:08:07. The record was beaten by Dire Tune, who won the 2009 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon setting the Ethiopian half marathon record of 1:07:18.

The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts, on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897 and inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics, the Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world's most well-known road racing events. It is one of five members of the World Marathon Majors.

Here were all your Boston Marathon betting odds for Monday's race.  Odds close at 7 am EST:

Men's odds to win Boston Marathon (2009):

101

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot    

+125

102

Ryan Hall    

+450

103

Deriba Merga    

+500

104

Evans Cheruiyot    

+900

105

Benjamin Maiyo    

+1200

106

Daniel Rono    

+1400

107

Asfaw Gashaw    

+1800

108

Abebe Dinkesa    

+2000

109

Gudisa Shentema    

+2000

Women's odds to win Boston Marathon (2009):

201

Bezunesh Bekele    

+250

202

Dire Tune    

+250

203

Kara Goucher    

+200

204

Salina Kosgei    

+900

205

Elfenesh Alemu    

+1200

206

Helena Kiprop    

+1200

207

Lidiya Grigoryeva    

+800

208

Atsede Habtamu    

+1400

209

Alice Timbilili    

+2500

210

Shuru Deriba    

+4000

Tyrone Black, Gambling911.com