Ding Liren Favored in Latest World Chess Championship Odds After Game 13 Draw

• Champion Ding Liren has emerged as the betting favorite to win the 2024 World Chess Championship at -145 odds.
• The match remains deadlocked at 6.5 points each heading into Game 14, where a draw is the most likely outcome at -450 odds.
• Chess betting sites believe Ding Liren will win if it comes to tiebreak games.

SENTOSA, Singapore – Challenger Gukesh Dommaraju has lost his grip as the betting favorite to win the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championships after another draw in Game 13 on Wednesday. With Thursday’s final game projected to end in another draw, legal sports betting odds favor Ding Liren to defend his title as world champion at -145 odds.

World Chess Championship Betting Odds

• Ding Liren -145
• Dommaraju Gukesh +110

Liren opened as a significant underdog with odds as long as +300 depending on the sportsbook. Those odds have continued to shorten after every game and Wednesday’s draw was the breaking point for chess betting sites to favor Liren to win.

Gukesh saw his odds fall from -400 before the match to -145 on Tuesday night, and now are +110 after the Game 13 draw. A $1,000 bet at Bovada Sportsbook on Gukesh to win and become the youngest undisputed champion ever would payout $2,100 as the underdog.

Chess Game 14 Odds Show Tiebreaker Is Likely, Odds Would Favor Liren

The match remains tied at 6.5 points each, but if Game 14 ends in another draw, then the match moves onto a tie-breaker consisting of speed chess. This format works in favor of Champion Ding Liren, who managed to escape Game 13 with a draw despite having only five minutes to make 10 moves.

FIDE Chess World Championship Game 14 Odds

Game 14 odds heavily favor a draw with -450 odds, but I could see Gukesh getting too aggressive here knowing he has the disadvantage in a tiebreak situation. Ding Liren has responded exceptionally to the pressure put on by Gukesh, so Liren’s +550 odds to win Game 14 are worth a shot.

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