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- Richard Madden given 28% Chance of being Next Bond by Bookmakers
- Madden replaces Tom Hardy at the head of the betting market
- Luke Evans moved into 3rd favourite ahead of Rene Jean Page
There has been a shift in the odds at the top of the market for betting on the Next James Bond as No Time to Die has shown Daniel Craig's final Bond performance.
Tom Hardy has long been the favourite on betting sites to step into Danial Craig's vacant Bond shoes, but in recent days, Richard Madden has been elevated to the top of the betting market thanks to bets being placed with bookmakers.
Madden would signal a return to a Scottish Bond,
Next James Bond Betting Odds
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Odds Decimal(Fractional) | Probability % |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Madden | 3.5 (5/2) | 28.57% |
| Tom Hardy | 4.5 (7/2) | 22.22% |
| Luke Evans | 5.0 (4/1) | 20.00% |
| Rene Jean Page | 6.50 (11/2) | 15.38% |
| Lashana Lynch | 7.50 (13/2) | 13.33% |
| James Norton | 9.00 (8/1) | 11.11% |
| Henry Cavill | 11.00 (10/1) | 10.00% |
| Piers Morgan | 501 (500/1) | 0.20% |
Richard Madden is a recognisable face to both UK and international TV viewers as the Golden Globe winning protection Officer in The Bodyguard, and rather more internationally famous as Robb Stark in Game of Thrones.
Tom Hardy Still Popular in Polls
A recent YouGov Poll had Tom Hardy topping out the voters choice for the next to play the role, and here at OLBG we also polled our members and came up with the same result with 55% of voters going for Hardy followed by 26% for Idris Elba
The bookmakers odds will be largely governed by the money being placed in bets on the various options so it is clear that the money is talking for Richard Madden at this point in time.
