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American Idol Predictions

Season 9

Note - Current Odds Listed Below

3/4/10

Welcome back American Idol fans! We're sure many of you didn't expect to end up on Bettorsworld.com when you sat down at your computer to look for American Idol Predictions. Truth is, we didn't expect to be writing about American Idol 9 years ago when the show started, let alone making weekly predictions. You see, Bettorsworld is a site that deals mostly with the major sports, football, basketball and baseball. We make predictions on the games, post the betting odds, and review sportsbooks.

But when the show began, and was an immediate success, the sportsbooks saw a great opportunity and started offering odds on American Idol. The odds and betting offers ranged from who would be eliminated each week to who would be crowned the next American Idol. That folks, is where we came in.

We handicap betting events. We look for opportunities where our research, mostly on football and basketball games, gives us an edge over the sportsbooks. When we find an edge, we bet. We have been very successful over the years and are now in our 15th year online.

We took an interest in American Idol even before the sportsbooks started posting odds. It's a great show if you like reality TV and if you like music. More importantly, we found we could gain an edge over the sportsbooks and profit from the show. In fact, American Idol has been more profitable for us from a betting standpoint than any of the other sports over the last 9 years, and we're pretty good with the other sports.

Our American Idol predictions have had a knack for being right on the money. Over the last 9 years since the show started, we have become one of the most popular American Idol prediction sites on the net. We go through an exhaustive process each week in order to come up with our predictions. We take polls, we monitor polls, we monitor other prediction sites, the list goes on and on.

Unlike sports betting, where you are attempting to make predictions before the game is played, with American Idol betting, you get to make your prediction AFTER the event takes place. It's like watching a football game without a scoreboard, and then predicting who played better when the game is over. That's where our edge comes in. With American Idol, you are not only handicapping the contestants, but you are also handicapping the general public. Who will the public like and why?

We had a perfect record of picking the winner after the final show, up until last season when we picked Adam Lambert. Our streak ended, and we were shocked by the outcome. It goes to show you that the best contestant doesn't always win.

But, we're back for more in season 9. We will begin to offer weekly predictions as to who we think will get voted off once we get down to the final 12 contestants. In the meantime, here are the current odds to win this years American Idol, along with some early commentary from us.

The first bet offered my most sportsbooks is whether this years winner will be Male or Female. Male is +140 and Female is -155. Which means you would bet 100 to win 140 on a male and -155 to win 100 on the females. Yes folks, the sportsbooks and the bettors feel it's going to be a ladies year!

Here are the current odds to win it all.

Katelyn Epperly 19/1 - Good voice - need to see more
Michael Lynche 40/1 - Will stick around awhile
Didi Benami 20/1 - No chance to win
Aaron Kelly 19/1 - Likely to get the youth vote and stick around a bit - can't win though
Todrick Hall 75/1 - No chance to win
Casey James 7/1 - A true musician - should be top 5 - could win
Lee Dewyze 6/1 - Very current - should be top 5 - could win
Haeley Vaughn 100/1 - No chance to win
Siobhan Magnus 6/1 - Very good - different - could win
Lacey Brown 65/1 - No chance to win
John Park 250/1 - No chance to win
Katie Stevens 10/1 - Good but needs work - can't win - too much competition
Andrew Garcia 7/1 - Not bad - need to see more - has talent
Paige Miles 36/1 - Likely can't win based on performances so far
Michelle Delamor 18/1 - Likely can't win - need to see more
Lilly Scott 13/1 - Very good - different - a legitimate artist - could win - top 5
Crystal Bowersox 6/1 - Like Lilly Scott - could win - a legitimate artist - marches to her own beat - top 5
Alex Lambert 22/1 - Very good voice - top 5 within reach
Jermaine Sellers 65/1 - No chance to win
Tim Urban 60/1 - No chance to win

There you go folks. We have already eliminated most of the field. You either have it or you don't, and many of these contestants don't. For many, it's like watching a high school talent show. There are only a couple that standout as legitimate artists that could actually sell records and tickets.

For the guys

Alex Lambert

Lee Dewyze

Michael Lynche

Casey James

Andrew Garcia (possibly)

For the Gals

Crystal Bowersox

Katelyn Epperly

Lilly Scott

Siobhan Magnus

The best 3 girls are Bowersox, Magnus and Scott. The best 3 guys are Dewyze, James and either Lambert or Lynche.

Stay tuned!!