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Betting odds
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.
Betting odds Eurovision: Betting odds keep moving
They are an indicator of the preferences of the audience, and in the latest years they have also pointed at
Eurovision odds: Bookies in top five triumph
Throughout our series tracking this year’s Eurovision odds, we have regularly added the caveat that bookmakers often get it wrong. However,
Russia 
Sweden Eurovision odds: Russia snaps at Sweden’s heels as showdown draws close
The finalists are chosen. The running order is set. Millions are preparing to watch the final showdown tonight. As Europe
Eurovision Odds: Now just the finalists remain
The dust has barely settled on two explosive finals full of surprises, and the bookmakers’ wheels are turning again. With
Eurovision Odds: Semifinal surprises and a new top three
Europe has spoken, and the bookmakers have answered; with tonight’s rash of fresh finalists decided, there are some big changes
Eurovision Odds: Climbers and stallers pre-live show
As the performers in Vienna stand on the watershed between rehearsal and the real thing, we take another look at
France 
Israel 
United Kingdom Eurovision Odds: the finalists’ turn to shake them up
Rehearsals can always throw up surprises, and today, it was France that sent ripples through the bookmakers’ confidence ratings as
Eurovision Odds Day 5: Shuffling, but stalemate at the top
A fifth day in Vienna sees a bumper crop of first semfinalist rehearsals, and esctoday.com once again turns to the
Cyprus 
Latvia Eurovision Odds Day 4: Surprise jumpers amidst the static
Day four of rehearsals, and all of the semifinalists have now had a chance to try out the stage in
Eurovision Odds: Taking stock of the favourites, day 3
As the performers from the first semifinal relax after their first days on stage, today saw the turn of the
Eurovision Odds: Bookies’ Movers and Shakers, Day 2
A second day of rehearsals in Vienna has seen some movement in the bookies’ favourites, as fans and punters gather
Eurovision Odds: Bookies’ Roundup, Day 1
Rehearsal fortnight is something of a watershed for Eurovision fans and punters alike; it’s a chance to take stock of
Australia 
Italy Eurovision 2015: You bet! Pre-rehearsal odds roundup
With barely two weeks to go before the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, fans have been busy making
Ireland Ireland: The UK bookmakers don’t expect a good placing
If you look which songs are favoured to do well and those which are not at this year’s Eurovision Song