South Korea and Singapore will play the first leg of the second-round World Cup qualifier match on Nov. 16 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium with a capacity of 66,700.
However, for punters in Singapore, they might be feeling a little disappointed.
This was after they found out that Singapore Pools, the only legal betting operator in Singapore, is not offering odds for the match, which will be broadcast live at 7pm local time on a Thursday evening.
A check on the Singapore Pools website showed the list of matches with open odds on Nov. 16, but the South Korea vs Singapore match was not on offer.
Mothership has reached out to Singapore Pools for comment.
What odds are other bookies offering
As expected, the outcome of the match will likely be lopsided with South Korea predicted to dominate.
According to bettingodds.com's best odds culled from multiple operators, including William Hill, South Korea is expected to easily defeat Singapore.
Based on the odds on offer, every $150 bet on a South Korea win will yield a $1 profit, implying that the chance of South Korea winning is 99.34 per cent.
The odds of Singapore prevailing and pulling off a draw is low: Betting $1 that the match will end in a tie would allow the punter to win a $25 profit.
Betting on Singapore winning would be betting on a miracle: Each $1 bet on this outcome will yield an $80 profit.
One particular operator went as far as to offer a $1,000 profit for a $1 bet on a Singapore win.
Possible reasons
There are a few plausible-sounding explanations as to why Singapore Pools is foregoing this game.
As the match outcome is likely to be lopsided, meaning the chance of South Korea winning is too high, Singapore Pools is unable to offer a meaningful bet.
Using bettingodds.com's best odds as a guide, a S$1 bet on a South Korea win would mean the profit payout is less than 1 cent -- the punter would, in fact, get back less than S$1.007.
Even the Singapore Pools online betting site is unable to accommodate amounts less than a cent.
The minimum online bet for Singapore Pools is S$1 per match.
Moreover, punters are inclined to bet on lopsided outcomes, such as wide margins and large number of total goals, which seldom happen, which makes it difficult to compute the odds.
Although a freak outcome could be a possibility, such as Singapore squeezing in a one-goal victory out of nowhere, it can be assumed even Singapore Pools is not betting on this outcome.
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