Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Odds Favor Esper With Chestnut Out

• Geoffrey Esper has -125 odds to win the 2024 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest held on July 4.
• Nathan’s banned 16-time champion Joey Chestnut from competing this year due to a conflicting sponsorship with Impossible Foods.
• Matt Stonie (+1100) is the only competitive eater to beat Chestnut in a hot dog eating contest since 2006.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – This year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest won’t hit the same without 16-time champion Joey Chestnut, but there’s still good betting value for the annual Fourth of July eating event. Geoffrey Esper is the legal sports betting favorite to win the 2024 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest in a field without eight-time defending champion Chestnut.

Men’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Odds

• Geoffrey Esper -125
• James Webb +190
• Nick Wehry +550
• Patrick Bertoletti +800
• Matt Stonie +1100
• Bertley Weaver IV +2500
• Gideon Oji +4000
• Pablo Martinez +4000
• Darrien Thomas +7000
• Max Stanford +7500
• Derek Hendrickson +8000
• George Chiger +8500

Esper has finished runner up to Chestnut for three consecutive years. With the greatest eater in history out of the way, Hot Dog Eating Contest betting sites are confident that Esper will win his first belt on Thursday.

Matt Stonie’s the best value play on the board with +1100 odds to win the 2024 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. Stonie snapped an eight-year streak of victories for Chestnut back in 2015 and remains the last person to defeat him at the contest.

Miki Sudo Main Attraction For Thursday’s Contest

With Chestnut out, the main attraction or the 2024 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest is Miki Sudo. Sudo is the most dominant women’s eater with nine victories and the women’s record with 48.5 hot dogs and buns eaten in the 2020 competition.

Women’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Odds

• Miki Sudo -1400
• Mayoi Ebihara +650
• Michelle Lesco +2200
• Katie Prettyman +8000
• Larell Marie Mele +8000

The only time Sudo hasn’t cashed her legal entertainment betting odds since 2014 was in 2021 when she opted out due to pregnancy. Mayoi Ebihara (+650) is her only competition as Ebihara finished six hot dogs behind Sudo’s 39.5 total last year.

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