Bookmakers are unanimous about the outcome of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. Greece tops the list practically everywhere, followed by Norway. Switzerland and Hungary are closely behind. Bosnia & Herzegovina's star is rising while Iceland, the Netherlands and Romania drop.
Today's odds at Bet365.com and Boylesports.com show that the differences are small.
Bet365.com betting odds (to win outright)
Greece 3/1
Norway 4/1
Switzerland 13/2
Hungary 8/1
Malta 10/1
Iceland 10/1
Bosnia-Herzegovina 16/1
Sweden 18/1
Netherlands 20/1
United Kingdom 22/1
Belarus 22/1
Lithuania 25/1
Israel 25/1
Estonia 25/1
Cyprus 25/1
Romania 25/1
Latvia 33/1
Spain 33/1
Germany 33/1
Serbia & Montenegro 33/1
Croatia 33/1
France 40/1
Ireland 40/1
Russia 40/1
Austria 40/1
Denmark 50/1
Slovenia 50/1
Ukraine 50/1
Turkey 50/1
Finland 66/1
Albania 66/1
Moldova 66/1
Monaco 66/1
Andorra 80/1
FYR Macedonia 80/1
Poland 80/1
Portugal 80/1
Belgium 100/1
Bulgaria 100/1
Boylesports.com betting odds (to win outright)
Greece 7/2
Norway 9/2
Hungary 9/1
Switzerland 10/1
Iceland 12/1
Malta 14/1
the Netherlands 16/1
Belarus 20/1
Latvia 25/1
Sweden 28/1
Bosnia-Herzegovina 28/1
Lithuania 33/1
Cyprus 33/1
Ireland 33/1
United Kingdom 33/1
Estonia 40/1
Germany 40/1
Denmark 40/1
Serbia & Montenegro 40/1
Israel 50/1
Austria 50/1
Romania 50/1
Croatia 50/1
Russia 50/1
Moldova 66/1
Spain 80/1
France 80/1
Monaco 80/1
Turkey 80/1
Ukraine 80/1
Albania 80/1
Finland 100/1
Slovenia 100/1
FYR Macedonia 100/1
Belgium 150/1
Portugal 150/1
Poland 150/1
Andorra 200/1
Bulgaria 250/1
Remarkable; last year, several bookmakers placed Greece on top of their lists too. We all know how that story ended…