Jofra Archer cut from 50/1 into 16/1 to win SPOTY 2019
England seamer Jofra Archer had needed his chances awakened winning Sports Personality of the Year 2019, following a hot start to his maiden Ashes appearance.
The 24-year-old has thus been on the receiving end of some spate of bets from the public and has been the catalyst at unsettling Steve Smith at Lords.
Archer was cut to acquire the decoration, all of the way in to brief as 16/1, together with money continuing to pour into the Sussex star.
That’s because of a flurry of bets throughout the week, with 54% of all bets in the marketplace backing the Barbadian-born bowler.
Following the Cricket World Cup, the SPOTY marketplace has been dominated with the England team, with another Super Over hero in the shape of Ben Stokes remaining favourite at 11/8.
Subsequently, Stokes has leapt above preceding favorites for SPOTY, Lewis Hamilton (7/1) and Raheem Sterling (11/1) at the peak of the marketplace.
Oddschecker spokesperson Callum Wilson:”Following the indisputable success of Archer at the Cricket World Cup, fans throughout the country waited with bated breath to determine whether the seamer can replicate his kind from the Ashes.
„That spell against Steve Smith has caught the imagination of punters across the country, prompting a wave of bets about the 24-year-old pipping his teammates into the BBC award.”
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