Sports Hollywood - Foul Tip (Betting Odds)

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As a public service, SportsHollywood presents the odds for current bets at Las Vegas sportsbook sites, compared to the odds of a terrible real-life tragedy that could destroy someone's life.

Odds that Jack Nicklaus will regain his stroke and win the Masters: 500/1 (Source: The Regent, Las Vegas)

Odds that Jack Nicklaus will have a stroke: 598/1 (Source: The Stroke Center)

Odds that the Detroit Pistons will steal the 2001 NBA Championship: 100-1 (Source: the Regent; Las Vegas Sports Consultants)

Odds that you'll be the victim of robbery in Detroit: 10-1 (Source: 1998 FBI uniform crime reports)

Odds that Darrell Waltrip will drive to victory in the Napa Autocare 500: 500-1 (Source: Sportsbook.com)

Odds that Darrel Waltrip will drive into a pedestrian on the way out of the parking lot after the Napa Autocare 500: 578-1 (Source: National Safety Council)

Odds that the University of Alabama won't choke and will win the Orange Bowl this year: 2000-1 (Source: Sportsbook.com)

Odds that a University of Alabama player will choke on a foreign object and die: 1,676-1 (Source: National Safety Council)

Odds that Wally Dallenbach Jr. will win the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup: 500/1 (Source: The Regent, Las Vegas)

Odds that you will be killed by Wally Dallenbach Jr. or another driver as you walk across the street: 578/1 (Source: National Safety Council)

Odds that the Chicago Cubs will drive to win the 2000 World Series: 9999-1 (Source: Regent Sports book, Las Vegas)

Odds that one of the Cubs will drive into a fatal auto accident: 6,078-1 (Source: National Safety Council)

Odds that the Atlanta Thrashers will win the Stanley Cup on the ice in Georgia: 750/1 (Source: Las Vegas Sports Book)

Odds that one of the Atlanta Thrashers will freeze to death on the ice in Georgia: 685/1 (Odds: National Safety Council)

Odds that Colorado will charge through the season and win the National Championship in the Orange Bowl: 500-1 (Source: Sportsbook.com)

Odds that will Colorado's players will die from the charge of an electric current: 482-1 (Source: National Safety Council)

Odds that John Daly will heat up and win the PGA Championship: 200-1 (Source: Regent Sportsbook, Las Vegas)

Odds that John Daly will die from excessive heat: 249-1 (Source: National Safety Council)

Odds that Casey Martin will win the International golf tournament, using his golf cart: 100-1 (Source: The Regent sportsbook, Las Vegas)

Odds that Bobby Hamilton will win the NASCAR Winston Cup: 100/1 (Source: The Regent sportsbook, Las Vegas)

Odds that Casey Martin will win the NASCAR Winston Cup, using his golf cart: Off the book

Odds that the Minnesota Wild, Columbus Blue Jackets, or Atlanta Thrashers will walk off with the Stanley Cup next year: 500/1 (Source: Las Vegas Sports Consultants)

Odds that a member of the Minnesota Wild, Columbus Blue Jackets, or Atlanta Thrashers will walk in front of a moving vehicle and be killed: 578/1 (Source: National Safety Council)

Odds that the Vancouver Grizzlies will shoot their way to the NBA title: 350-1 (Source: Sportsbook.com)

Odds that one of the Vancouver Grizzlies will be shot to death: 248-1 (Source: National Safety Council Statistics)

Odds that Jack Nicklaus will catch fire and win the British Open: 1000-1 (Source: The Regent Sports Book, Las Vegas)

Odds that Jack Nicklaus will catch fire and burn to death: 932-1 (Source: National Safety Council Statistics)

Odds that Minnesota won't choke this year and will win the World Series: 1000/1 (Source: Imperial Palace Race & Sports Book)

Odds that you will choke to death this year: 1087/1 (Source: National Safety Council)

Odds that Jose Canseco will hit more home runs than anyone else in the Major Leagues this year: 500-1 (Source: sportsbook.com)

Odds that a moving vehicle will hit and kill you some day as you walk across the street: 578-1 (Source: National Safety Council Statistics)

Odds that the Milwaukee Brewers will win the World Series: 1000-1 (Source: Sportsbook.com)

Odds that the Milwaukee Brewers will die in an air and space transport accident: 1,061-1 (source: NSC Statistics)

Odds of Bobby Hamilton winning the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series: 2000-1 (Source: Sportsbook.com)

Odds that you will die in an auto accident this year: 2,794-1 (Source: NSC Statistics)

Odds of the University of Florida winning the 2000 NCAA tournament last year: 150/1 (Source: Las Vegas Sports Consultants)

Odds of Ross Perot winning the presidential election: 100-1 (Source: Sportsbook.com)

Odds of the Clippers winning the NBA championship this year: 10,000/1 (source: LVSC)

Odds of a person drowning in the bathtub: 10,564/1 (source: NSC statistics)

Odds of the New York Islanders winning the Stanley Cup: 10,000/1 (source: Las Vegas Sports Consultants)

Odds of train passenger dying in a railway accident: 6,170/1 (source: NSC statistics)

Odds of the Florida Marlins winning the World Series: 400/1 (source: Las Vegas Sports Consultants)

Odds that you will one day die of poisoning by solids, liquids, gases, or vapors: 367/1 (source: NSC statistics)

Odds that the Cleveland Browns will win the Super Bowl: 200/1 (source: The Regent, Las Vegas)

Odds that you will one day commit suicide: 113/1 (source: NSC statistics)

-- Written by Jeff Hause of SportsHollywood: Odds that his beloved Detroit Pistons will win the NBA championship: 2000/1 (Source: vegasinsider.com); Odds that he'll sell a screenplay this year: 2000/1 (Source: WritersScriptNetwork.com)

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