At the dawn of a year, it may be an appropriate time to look ahead to what can we expect from 2018 in betting circles.
In his last-ever tournament, darts legend Phil Taylor is in the final of the World Darts Championship. Betfred have ‘The Power’ at 10/1 in their very early betting to be BBC Sports Personality of The Year. It’s an awful long time to December, however, and memories are short when it comes to public votes so you’ll have to decide for yourselves if that’s good value.
It’s unlikely that this year will see a rise in fortunes for Theresa May’s government with Brexit still casting a cloud over everything else. The Prime Minister is considering yet another cabinet reshuffle and rumour has it she’ll finally summon up the courage to get rid of Boris Johnson from the Foreign Office. It was a case of keep your fiends close and your enemies closer in the case of the bumbling Brexiteer last year but maybe patience has finally worn out. Marathonbet offer only 2/1 that there will be another UK General Election in 2018 with Boris at 9/1 with 888sport to be the next Conservative leader.
There is more certainty regarding the Oscars in that the Academy Awards will definitely take place in Los Angeles in February and there is increasing support for Three Billboards Outside Of Ebbing Missouri in the Best Picture category.
Frances McDormand, who picked up an Oscar as Best Actress in Fargo in 1996, gives a powerful performance in this black comedy alongside Woody Harrelson and the film has already received critical claim as well as earning millions at the box office. Three Billboards Outside Of Ebbing Missouri is now only 7/2 to be Best Picture at the Oscars with Betfred and those odds are likely to become much shorter in the coming weeks if it does well in the traditional build-up events.
Oscars Best Picture Early Betting
Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing Missouri 7/2, The Post 5/1, Lady Bird and Dunkirk 11/2, The Shape Of Water 6/1, Call Me By Your Name 12/1, Get Out 14/1, Phantom Thread, Darkest Hour, Kings and The Florida Project 40/1, Mudbound and I Tonya 50/1, Blade Runner 2049 and Detroit 66/1
Staying on the far side of the big pond, the New England Patriots are now only a best 2/1 to win the 2018 SuperBowl having achieved top seeding in the play-offs. That means they’ll have home-field advantage all the way through.
