Trump retakes betting lead over Harris in presidential election odds ahead of debate

There is a new betting favorite in the presidential race ahead of the critical debate set for Tuesday night.

Former President Donald Trump retook a narrow lead over Vice President Kamala Harris for the first time since mid-August when the action, which U.S. oddsmakers cannot take part in legally, moved definitively toward the vice president during the Harris-Walz ticket's honeymoon.

Trumps recovery with punters comes in-spite of a slew of incoherent answers on economic policy provided by the Republican candidate to questions from the New York Economic Forum, the illegal use of Arlington National Cemetery for political campaigning and the endorsement of Harris from former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney.

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Tuesday's debate could prove an impetus for the betting markets to move again as voters get to see the candidates side-by-side for the first time in the campaign.

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Presidential election odds timeline

Presidential election odds as of Sept. 9

Bet 365

• Donald Trump: -120

• Kamala Harris: EVEN

via Covers.com

Bovada

• Donald Trump: -115

• Kamala Harris: -105

BetOnline

• Donald Trump: -130

• Kamala Harris: +110

Oddschecker

• Donald Trump: -110

• Kamala Harris: +120

How accurate have election odds been in past presidential elections?

The betting favorite has only lost twice since 1866, according to the Conversation, a nonprofit news organization.

Harris held the narrowest lead over Trump of any recent Democratic nominee at the 75-day mark, sitting at -102 at U.K. oddsmaker Betfair Exchange. By contrast Hillary Clinton's odds stood at -323, but Clinton went on to lose the election in one of the two times the betting underdog won on election night.

The other upset came in 1948, when Harry Truman (D) beat eight-to-one odds to defeat Thomas Dewey (R).

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Latest presidential election odds: Bettors favor Trump ahead of debate