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 American Idol welcomes Andrew Lloyd Webber as coach and mentor to the final six contestants on Tuesday’s show and will perform on the Wednesday night elimination show. Favorites David Archuleta and David Cook as well as the four long-shots, Carly Smithson, Brooke White, Syesha Mercado and Jason Castro will try to impress viewers and judges with their show tunes talent singing from the Andrew Lloyd Webber selection of songs from the set of “Phantom the Las Vegas Spectacular” at the Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas.
Archuleta, considered the American Idol front runner by most online oddsmakers, is expected to put in a strong performance; especially with this show tunes genre. According to online sportsbook Bodoglife.com, Archuleta is an 8/11 ($110 to win $80) favorite to win the show. In a money line wagering category, Archuleta is a -150 favorite to win the competition. In a dissenting view, Sportsbook.com shows David Cook as a 5/7 ($700 to win $500) odds betting favorite to win. Sportsbook.com oddsmakers show Archuleta with second best odds at 1/1. Bodoglife.com has also put -700 wagering odds on a male winning American Idol as compared to +400 for a female winner. BetUS.com is offering a betting opportunity for this week’s elimination favorite. According to BetUS, Syesha Mercado is expected to get the fewest votes in pre-show betting. Odds on Mercado’s elimination are 5/4. At 2/1 odds, Carly Smithson is another likely elimination contestant. The other contestants vote-off odds are Brook White (9/4), Jason Castro (7/2), David Cook (30/1), David Archuleta (35/1). For the elimination category at BetUS.com, all bets must be posted prior to 6:00 p.m. ET. Winning odds at three major online sportsbooks David Archuleta Bodoglife.com 8/11 Sportsbook.com 1/1 BetUS.com 2/3 David Cook 13/10 5/7 3/2 Jason Castro 15/1 30/1 8/1 Brooke White 30/1 30/1 18/1 Syesha Mercado 40/1 50/1 40/1 Carly Smithson 50/1 18/1 12/1
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