For the betting population out there who expect to be on a lull between Super Bowl and March Madness, SportsBettingDime.com has something for you.
The odds on the Academy Awards!
According to their odds-makers, half of the six major categories are expected to be very competitive with Alfonso Cuaron (1/7) nearly a sure thing for Best Director for Roma; Mahershala Ali (1/4) a virtual lock for Best Supporting Actor for Green Book; and Glenn Close (6/7) the definite favorite for The Wife.
The early favorites in the six major categories include: Best Actor – Rami Malek, for Bohemian Rhapsody (5/4) and Christian Bale for Vice (5/3); Best Actress – Glenn Close for The Wife (6/7), and Lady Gaga for A Star is Born (4/1); Best Director Alfonso Cuaron for Roma (1/7) and Spike Lee for BlacKkKlansman (15/1); Best Picture – Roma: 4/3 and A Star is Born: 11/2; Best Supporting Actress – Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk (6/5) and Amy Adams for Vice (2/1); Best Supporting Actor – Mahershala Ali for Green Book (1/4) and Richard E. Grant for Can You Ever Forgive Me (9/1).
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Additionally, the odds-makers are offering 1/7 odds that the Academy bucks tradition of a single host for the show. But if one host is chosen, Billy Crystal (55/1) is the likely choice.
Last year, five of the six favorites selected by the odd-makers at www.SportsBettingDime.com were the eventual winners. The only one they missed was Best Picture for which they offered 2/1 odds for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri and 3/1 odds for the eventual winner The Shape of Water.
Here’s a look at the odds-on favorites for the Academy Awards in six of the most popular categories from odds-makers at www.SportsBettingDime.com.
ACADEMY AWARDS ODDS
BEST PICTURE
• Roma 4/3
• A Star is Born 11/2
• Green Book 6/1
• The Favourite 12/1
• Vice 16/1
• Bohemian Rhapsody 18/1
• BlacKkKlansman 19/1
• Black Panther 30/1
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
• Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) 5/4
• Christian Bale (Vice) 5/3
• Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born) 7/1
• Viggo Mortensen (Green Book) 32/1
• Willem Dafoe (At Eternity’s Gate) 38/1
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
• Glenn Close (The Wife)6/7
• Lady Gaga (A Star is Born)4/1
• Olivia Colman (The Favourite) 9/2
• Yalitza Aparicio (Roma)15/1
• Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) 50/1
BEST DIRECTOR
• Alfonso Cuaron (Roma) 1/7
• Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman) 15/1
• Adam McKay (Vice) 33/1
• Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite) 60/1
• Paweł Pawlikowski (Cold War) 60/1
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
• Mahershala Ali (Green Book) 1/4
• Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) 9/1
• Sam Elliott (A Star is Born) 15/1
• Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman) 40/1
• Sam Rockwell (Vice) 70/1
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
• Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) 6/5
• Amy Adams (Vice) 2/1
• Rachel Weisz (The Favourite) 8/1
• Emma Stone (The Favourite) 12/1
• Marina de Tavira (Roma) 32/1
ODDS TO HOST THE ACADEMY AWARDS
No one: 1/7
Billy Crystal: 55/1
Lin Manuel Miranda: 60/1
Donald Glover 70/1
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler: 75/1
Jimmy Kimmel: 90/1
Michael Strahan: 100/1
Ellen Degeneres: 125/1
Kevin Hart: 150/1
James Franco & Anne Hathaway: 5000/1
Place your bets!
Source: Sportsbettingdime.com
