- Ladbrokes Australia opens betting market surrounding MVP at Puppy Bowl XIII
- ‘Squirt’, a Dachshund/Rat Terrier mix the market favourite
While the line share of attention remains with the NFL game happening on the same day, Ladbrokes Australia has opened a betting market on which dog will be crowned MVP in Puppy Bowl XIII.
Puppy Bowl’s popularity has increased tenfold since its inception on Super Bowl Sunday 2005, but the changing of the game’s format in 2015 to peg two teams; Team Ruff and Team Fluff against one another has added another element to the prestigious fixture.
Ladbrokes has installed Team Ruff’s ‘Squirt’ as the outright $8.50 favourite to be crowned MVP in Puppy Bowl XIII; interestingly figuring as the only puppy currently available at single-figure odds.
A Dachshund/Rat Terrier cross, Squirt has fine-tuned his skills at the Denver Dumb Friends League shelter and will be attempting to emulate the 2016 efforts of Von Miller; the last Colorado representative to take top personal honours on Super Bowl Sunday.
Ladbrokes bookmaker Tony Wilmot said that Puppy Bowl XIII is anyone’s game and he is expecting plenty of skill to be on display.
“Squirt is a small, fast and playful type and we’re anticipating a very big showing against some much bigger, slower opponents,” Wilmot said.
“Puppy Bowl is a perfect alternative for anyone who lacks a vested interest in American Football, on a day that is dominated by NFL exposure.
“What the puppies lack in on field vision and overall game awareness, they certainly make up for in their ability to please the eye.”
Squirt’s occupancy on the top line of Puppy Bowl XIII betting suggests that Team Ruff is the franchise to beat this year, however Team Fluff’s ‘Alexander Hamilpup’, ‘Blitz’ and ‘Sable’ all share the second line of MVP betting at $10 quotes.