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 100/1Boylesports.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 250/1Remarkable; last year, several bookmakers placed Greece on top of their lists too. We all know how that story ended…