Top seed E.J. Tackett even money favorite for PBA World Championship, but likely a bad bet based on history

Not surprisingly, top seed E.J. Tackett is the even money favorite to win the PBA World Championship as William Hill Race & Sports Book set a betting line for the tournament for its Nevada sportsbooks again this year. No. 2 seed Dom Barrett is plus 300, meaning a bet of $100 wins $300, No. 3 seed Jason Belmonte is plus 400, No. 4 seed Anthony Simonsen is 10-1, and No. 5 seed Tom Smallwood is 12-1. The main event in the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VIII presented by Silver Legacy will ...