Following the news that Lionel Messi was going to sign with Major League Soccer club Inter Miami, bettors wasted no time getting money down on the all-time great's new team.
Inter Miami had +15000 odds to win the MLS Cup prior to the reported signing. The club is in last place in the Eastern Conference and is six points out of a playoff position.
Nonetheless, 90.2% of the betting tickets and 94.8% of the money that came into the MLS futures market following the Messi news was on Inter Miami at BetMGM.
The club's odds moved all the way down to +1800 with the star now on the roster and the massive influx of action coming in.