Eurovision 2018: A contest of surprises and contrasts
The eventual winner of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest will not have come as a complete surprise to many. Israel’s Netta had been a favourite from the first release of…
Author: Richard West-Soley
Portugal 2018 / by - May 13, 2018 1:29 am
Odds Monitor: Israel returns as former favourite snatches crown
Punters managed to predict the top two of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest final – only the wrong way round. Contest winner Netta had enjoyed the top spot in the…
Specials / by - May 12, 2018 7:20 pm
Odds Monitor: Cyprus, Israel and Ireland top the table before final showdown
Cyprus is odds on favourite to be a first-time winner in tonight’s Eurovision Song Contest final with Eleni Foureira and “Fuego”. Cyprus shot up the favourites table as a former…
Portugal 2018 / by - May 11, 2018 9:44 pm
Odds Monitor: Ireland catapulted to third behind Cyprus and Israel
Eurovision Eve has been a dramatic day in the odds, as former long shot Ireland is catapulted into the top three favourites to win. While Cyprus holds a firm grip…
Portugal 2018 / by - May 10, 2018 11:45 pm
Odds Monitor: Eight out of ten for the bookies as Netta climbs back to second
The odds proved to be a slightly better barometer of success in tonight’s Eurovision semifinal, with bookies foretelling eight out of the ten lucky finalists. Serbia and Slovenia were the…
Portugal 2018 / by - May 10, 2018 8:05 pm
Odds Monitor : Could this be the lucky ten tonight?
Bookmakers have another chance to prove their mettle tonight, as ten more qualifiers will be picked from the second Eurovision semifinal in Lisbon. On Tuesday, they did moderately well, predicting…
Archive / by - May 9, 2018 9:56 pm
Odds Monitor: Cyprus comfy in first while Lithuania goes top five
Buoyant from semifinal success, Cyprus sees off all competition for the favourite position today, settling well into its new leading role. On odds as short as 2/1 (William Hill), Eleni’s…
Portugal 2018 / by - May 8, 2018 11:54 pm
Odds Monitor: Seven out of ten for the bookies on a night of surprises
It was close, but no cigar for the bookies tonight, who got seven out of ten qualifiers correct in the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. As decent…
Portugal 2018 / by - May 8, 2018 8:12 pm
Odds Monitor: Could this be tonight’s top ten?
Odds meet reality for the first time tonight, as nineteen countries battle for ten places in the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Cyprus now tops the table…
Portugal 2018 / by - May 8, 2018 10:24 am
Odds Monitor: Cyprus overtakes Israel as the favourite to win
Fans are waking up to a surprise in the betting odds this morning with a break in the deadlock of recent weeks. Cyprus’ Eleni has overtaken Israel as the overall…