You Can Bet On The American Cornhole Championships Via DraftKings

If you turn on the American Cornhole Championship, you’ll see a game that’s similar to the cornhole you’ve played in your backyard, albeit with a few more rules.

Here’s a brief rundown of the rules:

• The boards are made of wood, are two feet wide and four feet long, must have a six-inch hole and must weigh at least 15 pounds.
• Players must supply their own bags from the approved bag manufacturer list, measure six inches wide and six inches long, weigh between 15.5 and 16.5 ounces and not be altered in any way.
• The bags can be filled with anything that “doesn’t damage or create residue on the board.” The most common substances used are corn kernels or resin pellets.
• You can’t apply any foreign substance to a bag, similar to how MLB pitchers aren’t allowed to use banned substances to doctor up a ball. That said, sweat doesn’t count as a foreign substance if it’s not applied on purpose.
• All bags in a set of four must have the same design and color for each corresponding side on all four bags.
• Players may not switch bags during a match but can do so after a game in a series. They can only switch bags during a match if their bag is damaged or leaks.
• Players must stand in the “pitcher’s box,” a rectangle box measuring three feet wide by four feet long on either side of the board.
• The boards are 27 feet apart, and the front edge of the two boards must face each other.

Scoring for the American Cornhole League is similar to the way you’ve scored the game in your backyard for your entire life.

• Scoring is done at the end of the round, not during.
• Bags that land on the board are worth one point; bags that make it in the hole are worth three. If a bag is “hanging” on the hole (where part of it is in the hole but is also on the board), it’s only worth one point.
• If a bag touches the ground it’s worth zero points. It doesn’t matter if a bag bounces the ground then lands on the board, is knocked off the board or is “hanging” off the board (where part of it is on the board and part of it is on the ground), it’s worth zero points.
• Scoring features cancellation. So if Player A records 10 points on their throws and Player B records eight points, then Player A would end the round with two points.
• A round consists of two players throwing eight bags (four each). The players alternate throws. The first pitch in every subsequent round following the first round is given to the player or team who had the last scoring round in the game.
• While each match goes to 21 (the same as when you play in the backyard), a player doesn’t need to win by two, nor are they penalized for going over 21. So it just comes down to whichever cornholer can get to or over 21 the fastest.

As of Aug. 7, DraftKings is the only one of our favorite sportsbooks that offers betting markets for Professional American Cornhole. Fortunately, DraftKings is one of the most widely available sportsbooks in the country.

See below for the odds of the top 16 competitors in the tournament:

• Jeremiah Ellis: +450
• Jamie Graham: +800
• Devon Harbaugh: +900
• Jacob Trzcienski: +900
• Alex Rawls: +1200
• Ethan Walker: +1500
• Matt Guy: +1500
• Mark Richards: +1500
• Adam Hissner: +1500
• Chris Roybal: +1800
• Erick Davis: +2000
• Tony Smith: +2000
• Gavin Cano: +2000
• Trey Burchfield: +2800
• Logan Chamberlain: +2800
• Justin Burton Jr.: +3000

Jeremiah Ellis, a 32-year-old from Columbus, Ohio, finished the regular season with the most points in the Pro Singles Division, making him the No. 1 player in the world and the betting favorite to win the tournament. While this is only Ellis’ first year in the ACL, he’s a lifelong cornhole player and hit the ground running, which is one of the favorites to take home the league’s MVP and Rookie of the Year awards. Don’t let his rookie status fool you — he’s making one of the best players in the world with a bag in his hand.

While Jamie Graham — who is also a full-time professional cornhole player — is only ranked No. 15 in the world, he’s the only two-time Pro Singles World Champion, winning in 2020 and 2023. The defending champ knows what it takes to win this event as he shoots for his third title.

A 53-year-old former horseshoe pitcher from Kentucky, Matt Guy has been competing in cornhole tournaments since 2000 and is considered by many to be the sport’s GOAT. That said, he still has yet to win a Pro Singles World Championship, so this will be a legacy event for the +1500 underdog.

A 27-year-old from Indiana, Mark Richards has one of the best stories in the tournament, as he left teaching to pursue a full-time cornhole career. That decision has worked out for him, as he’s tied for second in American Cornhole League Championships and was the 2022 Pro Singles World Champion and MVP.

As mentioned above, the only one of our favorite sportsbooks that offers American Cornhole League odds is DraftKings, so you’ll need to look there if you want to wager on the Pro Singles Championship.

Furthermore, the only markets available are futures wagers. While most sports have wagers like moneylines, spreads and totals for specific matchups, those aren’t available for cornhole.

That said, you can wager on the outright winner as well as the winner of the four different brackets. The latter market lets you have some skin in the game without needing your cornholer to win the tournament outright.

Ellis (+200) is the favorite in Bracket A, Graham (+400) is the favorite in Bracket B, Devon Harbaugh (+400) is the favorite in Bracket C, and Jacob Trzcienski (+250) is the favorite in Bracket D. Not surprisingly, those are the four cornholers with the best odds to win the tournament outright.

The same markets are available for doubles if you’re looking to expand your cornhole betting beyond singles.

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