- Thanksgiving is the traditional start of the holiday season in the US.
- Thanksgiving Day and the days immediately after are among the biggest days of the year for retail sales.
- NFL football on Thanksgiving Day dates back to 1920.
The meaning the US Thanksgiving Holiday isn’t what it used to be. While the real backstory of the late November holiday isn’t quite as cheery as what students have been taught in school for decades the Thanksgiving Holiday has transcended the controversy over whether it should be celebrated at all. While the entire narrative about the ‘Pilgrims’ and the Native Americans peacefully coming together is more propaganda than fact there’s nothing intrinsically wrong with getting family and friends together to celebrate the fact that our lives are generally pretty good with food, booze, cigars and all of the other little things that add depth and flavor to our existence.
Even if you disdain the iconography of Thanksgiving and/or have no friends you have to objectively admit that it has broader significance in terms of the US economy with a big focus on travel, food and retail sales. The Thanksgiving Weekend is the traditional start of the Winter Holiday shopping season and we’ll focus on Christmas and Hanukah later this year. ‘Black Friday’ has been supplanted by ‘Cyber Monday’ as the biggest shopping day of the year as more and more Americans figure out that chilling at home while ordering gifts online is much more preferable to battling an angry mob for cut rate electronics. In fact, we love ‘Black Friday’ so much that we’ll have a dedicated set of odds on it including Over/Under totals on arrests, injuries and the percentage of shoppers who will be drunk.
Here is a bountiful cornucopia of Thanksgiving Holiday 2019 betting odds:
THANKSGIVING 2019 BETTING ODDS
THANKSGIVING 2019 TRAVEL DATA ODDS
TOTAL NUMBER OF THANKSGIVING TRAVELERS 2019?
Over 54.5 Million -125
Under 54.5 Million +105
Data from the US Department of Transportation will be used for grading.
PERCENTAGE OF US COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS ARRIVING ON TIME DURING NOVEMBER 2019?
Over 78.5% -150
Under 78.5% +130
Data from the US Department of Transportation will be used for grading.
NUMBER OF VISITORS TO LAS VEGAS, NEVADA METRO AREA DURING THANKSGIVING WEEKEND 2019
Over 305,000 +125
Under 305,000 -145
Data from Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will be used for grading.
THANKSGIVING 2019 FOOD ODDS
AVERAGE PRICE OF A TEN-PERSON THANKSGIVING DINNER IN THE US FOR 2019?
Over $50 USD -125
Under $50 USD +105
Data from American Farm Bureau Federation will be used for grading.
AVERAGE PRICE PER POUND FOR FROZEN TOM TURKEY DURING WEEK OF NOVEMBER 22-28 2019?
Over $0.92 USD -170
Under $0.92 USD +150
Data from US Department of Agriculture will be used for grading.
HOLIDAY SEASON 2019 RETAIL SALES ODDS
TOTAL US RETAIL SPENDING DURING HOLIDAY SEASON 2019?
Over $1 Trillion USD -150
Under $1 Trillion USD +130
TOTAL US RETAIL SPENDING ON CYBER MONDAY (DECEMBER 2) 2019?
Over $8 Billion USD -150
Under $8 Billion USD +130
TOTAL US RETAIL SPENDING ON BLACK FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 29) 2019?
Over $6.25 Billion USD +150
Under $6.25 Billion USD -170
TOTAL US RETAIL SPENDING ON THANKSGIVING (NOVEMBER 28) 2019?
Over $3.25 Billion USD -210
Under $3.25 Billion USD +180
DAY WITH HIGHEST TOTAL US RETAIL SALES?
Black Friday (November 29, 2019) +600
Cyber Monday (December 2, 2019) -750
Holiday retail sales data from eMarketer.com will be used to grade above propositions.
