Sometimes the onset of a storm starts in the form of several droplets of mist or rain. The gray skies and gloomy atmosphere can also tipoff the novice weather forecaster that the rush of winds and rain are set for the perfect storm to tear up the terrain.
The original opening line for the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez rematch had the Filipino superstar set as a slight favorite at -140 over the Mexican counterpuncher whom opened at +110. As of this current moment, there hasn?t been the strong move either way as we?ve seen with the Joe Calzaghe-Bernard Hopkins bout in which a strong rush of duckets flowed in on the Welshman pushing the line heavily in his favor.
Looking at the current line for Pacquiao-Marquez II, the bettors have driven the Pacman up to the strong but conservative -170 mark while ?Dinamita? sits at +150. It?s a sign that while the Pacquiao bettors have made a solid move early on, either they?re not so sure of themselves or a good amount of greenbacks have been placed on Marquez to even out the flow.
In any case, this rematch has been anticipated for over four years now and this slight sprinkle of bets is just the tip of the hailstorm of bets sure to flow in come March 15.
PS. I have the faintest idea that a lot of Pacman backers lost money on the Barrera fight due to money flooding in on the southpaw to win by knockout. Perhaps this is the reason for the skepticism surrounding this bout.
