Betting Hours: 2 Hours Until The Final

This is what the bookies think
This is what the bookies think

With just over 1.5 hours until the final of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest the betting odds are changing every minute. It’s going to be a close contest tonight, so let’s look at the odds for all of the countries tonight. Starting with the odds to win the contest:

  1. Denmark – 1.53 & 1.84 (Odds are drifting)
  2. Norway – 5.25 & 7 (Odds are shortening)
  3. Ukraine – 9 & 18.6 (Odds are drifting)
  4. Russia – 11 & 18.5 (Odds are drifting)
  5. Azerbaijan – 11 & 26 (Odds are static)
  6. Italy – 21 & 42 (Up 4 places from this morning, odds static)
  7. Greece – 21 & 42 (Up 1 places on this morning, odds shortening)
  8. Netherlands – 23 & 48 (Down 2 places from yesterday, odds are drifting)
  9. Georgia – 21 & 50 (Odds are drifting)
  10. Finland – 26 & 61 (Up 3, odds are shortening)
  11. Germany – 21 & 54 (Down 2, Odds are shortening)
  12. Ireland – 26 & 84 (Odds are drifting)
  13. Sweden – 41 & 101 (Odds are shortening)
  14. Romania – 34 & 114 (Odds are shortening)
  15. Malta – 67 & 151 (Up 1, Odds are shortening)
  16. United Kingdom – 51 & 220 (Down 1, odds are drifting)
  17. Hungary – 67 & 250 (Up 6, Odds are shortening)
  18. Moldova – 81 & 352 (Down 1, odds are drifting)
  19. Belarus – 101 & 380 (Up 1, odds are drifting)
  20. Iceland – 81 & 466 (Down 2, odds are drifting)
  21. Belgium – 101 & 333 (Up 2, odds are shortening)
  22. France – 101 & 608 (Up 2, odds are drifting)
  23. Lithuania – 101 & 905 (Down 2, odds are drifting)
  24. Armenia – 151 & 950 (Up 2, odds are drifting)
  25. Estonia – 101 &  865 (Down 4, odds are shortening)
  26. Spain –  201 & 922 (Down 1, Odds are drifting)

Italy has rebounded quickly during the day as has Hungary, it’s a definite battle in the bottom places in the scoreboard. Denmark is actually looking vulnerable as their odds have begun to drift whilst Norway has begun to creep back up with Denmark. Who ever said that Eurovision was predictable?

Okay let’s look at the top.4 finish, we’ll do the top.10 countries in these odds:

  1. Denmark – 1.1 & 1.12 (Odds are shortening)
  2. Norway – 1.57 & 1.7 (Odds are shortening)
  3. Azerbaijan – 1.83 & 2.1 (Odds are shortening)
  4. Ukraine – 1.62 & 2.14 (Odds are drifting)
  5. Russia – 2.38 & 3.09 (Odds are shortening)
  6. Greece – 3.25 & 4.5 (Up 1, odds are shortening)
  7. Georgia – 3.7 & 6.51 (Down 1, odds are drifting)
  8. Italy – 3.75 & 5.5 (Up 1, odds are drifting)
  9. Netherlands – 4.5 & 5.56 (Down 1, odds are drifting)
  10. Germany – 4.75 & 8 (Odds are shortening)

Now let’s look at the top.10, we will see the top.15 odds:

  1. Denmark – 1 & 1.02 (Odds are static)
  2. Azerbaijan – 1.08 & 1.11 (Odds are shortening)
  3. Norway – 1.1 & 1.19 (Odds are shortening)
  4. Ukraine – 1.13 & 1.22 (Odds are shortening)
  5. Russia – 1.12 & 1.39 (Odds are shortening)
  6. Greece – 1.33 & 1.42 (Up 1, odds are shortening)
  7. Georgia – 1.25 & 1.51 (Down 1, odds are drifting
  8. Italy – 1.44 & 1.68 (Odds are drifting)
  9. Netherlands – 1.57 & 1.7 (Odds are shortening)
  10. Germany – 1.73 & 2.1 (Odds are stable)
  11. Moldova – 2.25 & 2.88 (Odds are drifting)
  12. Finland – 2.75 & 3.25 (Up 1, odds are shortening)
  13. Ireland – 2.38 & 3.75 (Down 1, odds are drifting)
  14. Iceland – 3.2 & 3.75 (New entrant)
  15. Sweden – 2.2 & 3.76 (Odds are drifting)

Finally let’s look at the odds to finish last:

  1. Spain – 2.1 & 2.5 (Odds shortening)
  2. Belarus – 8 & 11 (Odds drifting)
  3. Belgium – 8 & 11.9 (Odds shortening)
  4. United Kingdom – 8 & 11.9 (New entrant)
  5. Lithuania – 8 & 14.3 (Down 2, odds drifting)

So that’s your lot, remember enjoy yourself and if you do have a bet tonight, good luck.

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