Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg might actually happen. We asked a bookie who would win in matches between other tech titans.
Will Gendron,Hasan Chowdhury
- Last week, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk seemingly agreed to battle it out in a cage fight.
- An online sportsbook created a range of betting lines for other tech CEO cage fights.
Last week, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg seemingly agreed to a cage fight. The betting community is already putting their money on who they think would come out on top.
But which of all the tech CEOs would dominate in the ring?
Insider asked sportsbook Bovada for its odds on six different hypothetical matches.
From fantasy bouts between Jeff Bezos and Brian Chesky to Sam Altman and Jensen Huang, most of these fights would be considered toss-ups.
Pat Morrow, head oddsmaker at Bovada, told Insider that an effort to "try and set prices for these bouts" was a tricky task, as certain performance measures for the different CEOs were difficult to find and plug into the site's current model.
"Using the information we did have, we plugged the value into the model and came up with the hypothetical lines on the bouts suggested," he said, adding that they mainly relied on age, height, and weight.
The betting lines arrive as we enter a new period of tech bro: one where billionaires posture over setting up MMA bouts and challenge each other to bench press contests.
Here are Bovada's picks for who would dominate in the ring.
Jack Dorsey -140 vs. Elon Musk +100
Musk is a slight underdog in a match against Dorsey. Betting $100 on Musk would net you $100, but you would need to bet $140 on Dorsey to win the same amount.
The current Twitter owner recently acknowledged that he rarely ever works out, except when picking up his kids and throwing them in the air.
On the other hand, ex-Twitter CEO Dorsey is known for pursuing a lifestyle revolving around wellness. During the pandemic, Dorsey said his dual-CEO roles at Twitter and Square led him to focus on his fitness.
Sundar Pichai -120 vs. Satya Nadella -120
A fight between Pichai and Nadella would be considered an even split. Neither man is an underdog, and you would need to bet $120 on either to win $100.
The CEOs have upped their rivalry in recent months, as Nadella's Microsoft has struck a partnership with OpenAI to boost its search engine with generative AI and pose a fresh threat to Google.
Evan Spiegel +155 vs. Mark Zuckerberg -220
One of the more lopsided fights, at least in terms of odds, features Spiegel and Zuckerberg. Spiegel is the underdog here: A $100 bet on the Snap chief would net you $155 if he won.
Favorable odds for Zuckerberg come as the Meta leader has gained a track record in winning fights after emerging victorious in a recent jiu-jitsu competition.
Sam Altman -300 vs. Jensen Huang + 200
Altman is the biggest favorite in this series of betting lines at -300, meaning a $300 bet on him would only net you $100.
Though Huang's Nvidia has been a big winner in the AI revolution ushered in by OpenAI's ChatGPT — the chip company hit a $1 trillion valuation in May — Bovada sees Huang losing to Altman.
The OpenAI has a regimented exercise plan as part of his anti-aging routine.
Marc Benioff -150 vs. Tim Cook +110
Another toss-up, with Cook as a slight underdog. A $100 bet on Apple's CEO to beat Benioff would net you $110, while a $100 bet on Benioff would only net you about $67.
Cook is known for waking up early in the morning to get his exercise in, but it's not enough for the odds to be in his favor.
Jeff Bezos +155 vs. Brian Chesky -220
In a match between the Airbnb CEO and Amazon chairman, the Airbnb CEO would likely come out on top. One would need to bet $220 on the Chesky to win $100 and only $155 on Bezos to win the same amount.
Since relinquishing the CEO role at Amazon, Bezos has become increasingly dedicated to exercise, with images emerging of him wearing short-sleeved tees that show off his biceps.
Despite this, Chesky is seen as a potential favorite against the former Amazon CEO.
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