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Mercury Music Prize Betting Odds See Massive Gamble Take Place On New Favourite Paul Weller
Monday 06 September 2010 at 12:24
 The Mercury Music Prize 2010 Betting Odds have seen an unprecedented gamble take place on Paul Weller winning, one bookie now makes him long odds on to pick up the prestigious prize on Tuesday night.
Hills Report Unprecedented Gamble On Paul Weller
William Hill make Paul Weller just 1/10 to win the Mercury Music Prize 2010, it is rare for an act to be that short in the betting more than 24 hours before the award is given out and it is down to a series of bets placed in Birmingham William Hill shops. William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams had this to say:
"We have a long history with the Mercury Prize, where the judging panel is beyond reproach. We also know that the winner is not decided until Tuesday night, therefore we feel that the gamble is based on a sentimental belief that Paul was robbed back in 1994 and the judging panel will attempt to right that wrong this year,"
Those still looking to join in on the Paul Weller gamble can get a much better price elsewhere, Bet365, who offer up to £200 in free bets to new customers, go 6/4 about Weller and given the much shorter odds elsewhere that looks well worth a bet as it is unlikely to last much longer.
The XX Still Amongst The Favourites But They Face Tough Task Against Paul Weller
Former favourites The xx are on the drift after this gamble but are still relatively well fancied despite all the money for Weller, The xx can currently be backed at 7/4 with Bet365, Paddy Power and William Hill. Wild Beasts have also been cut with Bet365 and Paddy Power, they have been proving popular over the weekend and are now a best price of 7/1 with William Hill after the latest money for the band. The other two acts with an outside chance of winning according to the bookies are Laura Marling and Mumford and Sons, they are 12/1 and 14/1 respectively with both Bet365 and William Hill. The Mercury Music Prize often goes to an unfancied outsider so it could be wide to check out all the latest Mercury Music Prize Betting Odds and perhaps have a bet on one of the outsiders, even if you are backing one of the favourites as well. For all the latest odds click on any of the orange bookie links above.
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