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Bookmakers have priced up the Eurovision Song Contest for decades, and the odds have become one of the most watched indicators of how a season is shaping up. This category tracks them from the first national finals through rehearsal week to the grand final, covering the favourites, the movers, and how the markets compare with the actual results.
Bookies’ Roundup Day 7: Italy and Portugal clear for gold and silverÂ
- By Richard West-Soley
- . May 6, 2017
As the last day of individual semifinalist rehearsals ends, Portugal has begun to pull away from the pack behind a
Bookies’ Roundup Day 6: Portugal second favourite as Finland and Denmark climb
- By Richard West-Soley
- . May 5, 2017
Portugal has edged ahead of Sweden and Bulgaria to become second favourite across bookies today – a remarkable feat for
Bookies’ Roundup Day 5: Finland enters the top ten favourites
- By Richard West-Soley
- . May 4, 2017
After a day of second rehearsals for most of the first semifinalists, Finland has broken the top ten bookies’ favourites to
Bookies’ Roundup Day 4: Portugal edges ahead but no new challengers
- By Richard West-Soley
- . May 3, 2017
An already highly fancied Portugal has edged ahead with bookies today, with shortening odds that move the country into contention for
Bookies’ Roundup Day 3: Italy holds strong as Belgium slips
- By Richard West-Soley
- . May 2, 2017
Fresh acts have failed to make a dent in the current bookies’ top ten today, after the first set of semifinal
Bookies’ Roundup Day 2: Greece and Finland sneak up on top ten
- By Richard West-Soley
- . May 1, 2017
After a fine May Day of rehearsals for the second set of semifinal 1 songs, little has changed at the top
Bookies’ Roundup Day 1: Sweden and Portugal riding high in semi 1
- By Richard West-Soley
- . May 1, 2017
After the first day of rehearsals in Kyiv, Sweden and Portugal have consolidated their already strong positions in the bookmakers’ odds. The two
Eurovision Odds: Is this the final top ten?
- By Richard West-Soley
- . May 14, 2016
Russia is set to storm ahead tonight, with Australia and Ukraine only distant challengers, if bookmakers’ odds are to be
Eurovision Odds: Bookmakers do it again!
- By Richard West-Soley
- . May 13, 2016
Bookmakers and their punters proved themselves once again to be a brilliant yardstick tonight, predicting comfortably nine of out ten
Eurovision Odds: Nordic struggle predicted as Ukraine surges ahead
- By Richard West-Soley
- . May 12, 2016
The remaining Nordic countries tonight face an uphill battle to join Sweden in the final, if current bookmakers’ odds turn
Eurovision Odds: High success for bookies’ semi predictions
- By Richard West-Soley
- . May 11, 2016
It was a good night for pooled predictions on the first live evening of Eurovision 2016, with nine out of
Eurovision Odds: Predictions and favourites pre-semi
- By Richard West-Soley
- . May 10, 2016
As the first semifinal looms, we take a look at the state of play with bookmakers before the live shows
Eurovision Odds: Tight at the top as France challenges Russia
- By Richard West-Soley
- . May 5, 2016
How have the first few days of rehearsals affected the bookies’ ranking of songs? We take another snapshot of the
Eurovision odds: Can 2016 be another perfect bookies’ year?
- By Richard West-Soley
- . April 29, 2016
The two-week warning siren is about to sound, and fans – and casual punters – are starting to place their