Vice Presidential Debate Betting Odds: Walz vs. Vance Prop Bets

Vice Presidential Debate Props at BetOnline

The following Vice Presidential debate prop bets are currently available at BetOnline.

Debate Winner

Walz has seen his VP debate odds improve from –200 at the open; if Vance follows Trump’s playbook and talking points from the September 10 presidential debate, he’s just as likely to lose – a price the GOP is more than willing to pay if it gets them back into the White House.

Total Mentions

Vance will no doubt spend much of his time trying to yoke the Harris-Walz ticket to Biden, just like he did back in 2022 when he debated Tim Ryan (D) as they fought to replace retiring Ohio Senator Rob Portman.

Walz could also try to link Vance and Trump (and Putin), but the Democrats have taken a somewhat sunnier stance in their public speaking since Harris replaced Biden at the top of the ticket, running their campaign on what some refer to as “vibes”.

False/Misleading Claims as per CBS

Most Speaking Time

It’s the added chatter that will presumably determine the winner of this debate prop.

Most Mentions

Timing is everything; Ukraine is a hot topic right now with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in New York to visit the U.N. General Assembly, but that ends September 30, so Ukraine might be less of a target for Vance the following night.

China was also a more frequent buzzword when the Republicans were focussing more on the economy; the People’s Republic will probably take some flak during this debate, but maybe not as much now that the GOP has leaned into immigration and crime.

First Candidate to Say:

I’d personally be surprised if Walz didn’t mention the “Haitians eating cats” thing, or if Vance brought it up willingly to get ahead of Walz.

As for guns, part of Walz’ Midwestern appeal is that he’s a gun owner, and he likes to bring it up to assuage any fears about gun control legislation.

Artificial intelligence is a much drier topic that I doubt Vance cares to discuss much, aside from de-regulation of AI companies as a sop to Elon Musk.

Candidates to Shake Hands?

If Harris was willing to march over and shake Trump’s hand, I expect Walz to do the same – and while it’s possible, I doubt Vance would refuse the handshake.

Color of Candidates’ Suits

It’s the first rule of men’s wear: Always wear a blue suit if you want to command respect. Dark grey is a fine choice when you need to mix things up, but the most important election race in the world isn’t the time or place to go off-script.

Walz wore blue during his debates in Minnesota versus Jeff Johnson and Dr. Scott Jensen; two years ago, Vance wore blue in Ohio while debating Ryan. Bet accordingly.