American Idol Final 7 Betting Odds

Saturday, 12 April 2008

If American Idol is your kind of show and betting is your game, then Bodoglife.com , the online wagering giant, has made plenty of betting offerings available for the online gamer. If a poll were taken today on public opinion as to who will win American Idol, the answer would probably be the same. David Archuleta . This high school phenomenon from Murray, Utah has been the most consistent competitor from the beginning. Even during auditions, viewers got the sense Archuleta would be the talent to beat. Now that American Idol is down to its final seven contestants, viewers can see their inclination is correct.

If you look at betting odds on the remaining seven as a group, Archuleta has the best chance of winning with 11/10 (-110) odds. For the novice gambler, these numbers tell us it will require a $110 bet to win $100. The nearest contestant to Archuleta in odds is David Cook with 11/4 odds. Here a $40 bet will win $110 but only if Cook wins.

If you don’t want to bet on Archuleta against the group, then Bodoglife has made a wagering opportunity for the viewer to gamble on Archuleta’s straight up chance of winning American Idol. Here the odds at +110 are not in favor of his winning the show while the odds of another person of winning are -150 ($150 bet to win $100). If another person other than Archuleta wins the show, who do you think it will be? We think David Cook but viewers have surprised us in the past; i.e. Michael Johns last week.

If this looks contradictory, you are correct. Bodoglife.com is playing both sides of the coin here and that’s what sports books do. They want to balance betting on the sides.

Bodoglife is giving American Idol fans a chance to bet on the winner’s age. Will the winner be under the age of 23 or over? If you think under the wagering price is -130. If you think the winner will be OVER 23 years of age, the price of the bet is -110.

Here is a hint. David Archuleta is 17 years old and David Cook is 25. The other contestants under 23 are David Castro (20) and Syesha Mercado (21). Carly Smithson, Kristy Lee Cook and Brooke White are 24 years old.

Will the winner of American Idol be male or female? These odds have not changed since last week’s program. Odds makers have set a -600 price ($600 to win $100) the winner will be a guy.

Betting odds on each contestant’s chances of winning American Idol

David Archuleta 10/11

David Cook 11/4

Carly Smithson 10/1

Jason Castro 12/1

Brooke White 14/1

Kristy Lee Cook 25/1

Syesha Mercado 25/1