Iowa Caucus Odds Favor Cruz Over Trump, But Who Will Win Out?

With just two weeks to go before the cards get flipped over in the Iowa Caucus odds are we’re entering into the seminal phase of the 2016 Presidential Race as the candidates get down and dirty trying to win their party’s nominations, and with the Republican race just about anyone’s it’s time to put your money where your opinion is and back a candidate.

Iowa Caucus Republicans
• Ted Cruz 7/2
• Donald Trump 6/4
• Marco Rubio 14/1

Sure it might be a novelty bet at best, and yes you might have to take advantage of some techo-jiggery-pokery to get around the utterly archaic US gambling laws, but in the end this is a grand stage, the biggest show in town, and not betting on it is sort of like letting the FIFA World Cup, NFL Super Bowl or March Madness slide past without getting in on the action. It’s a wasted opportunity, especially when the runners and riders in the Republican party are just so darned colorful this time round.

At present the front-runner in the Iowa Caucus, the first and perhaps most important of the primaries where a win can give you momentum and a loss can make you look unworthy, is pointy nosed conservative Ted Cruz, a man who of himself once said “Twenty years from now if there is some obscure trivial pursuit question, I am confident I will be the answer.” Any other election he’d probably be right but the Iowa Caucus odds reflect that this isn’t just any old election year.

Iowa Caucus Odds Make A Trump Surprise A Good Gamble

Donald Trump has been the bombastic center of attention throughout the campaign, but his brash manner and lack of experience may well count against him at the polls. Where Betway gives Cruz 1/2,  Donny and his wig are back on 6/4, but just how far can these Iowa Caucus odds predict the wholly unpredictable nature of Trump’s march on the White House. No one took it seriously a year ago, now look at him. He’s 11/2 to be the next President. Iowa could be the first sign that isn’t a joke anymore.

Until now Trump has been media savvy and played to the peanut gallery, but if he can’t win in the Iowa Caucus odds are he can’t actually bring as many Republicans into the fold as would be necessary to win, the question is would he ride it out as a spoiler against who ever beat him to the candidacy handing the election to the already 5/6 shot Hillary Clinton for the Democrats. If you like to bet on sports in the US the election in November might be a done deal, but the nominations are where the action is.