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- Odds Halved from 8/1 to 9/2 for Rose Ayling-Ellis just 2 days before 2021 show launch
- Bookmakers now give the Eastenders star the highest chance of winning in 2021
- Another big move for AJ Odudu as odds slashed to 9/1 from 20/1 with bookies
- Betting sites have Judi Love as rank outsider at 33/1 after shoes admission
New Favourite for Strictly
Slowly and silently Rose Ayling-Ellis has crept to the head of the betting market as the favourite to win Strictly Come Dancing with betting sites this week as the show's first airing is due on Saturday night.
When all participants were confirmed, she was as big as 8/1 in the betting, now, two days before the 2021 debut show is about to air, she has been sensationally cut to 9/2 favourite
Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds
| Celebrity | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Ayling-Ellis | 9/2 | 18% |
| Tom Fletcher | 5/1 | 16% |
| Rhys Stephenson | 13/2 | 13% |
| Robert Webb | 8/1 | 11% |
| AJ Odudu | 9/1 | 10% |
| Adam Peaty | 9/1 | 10% |
| Katie McGlynn | 12/1 | 7% |
| Tilly Ramsay | 12/1 | 7% |
| Dan Walker | 14/1 | 6% |
| John Whaite | 14/1 | 6% |
| Ugo Monye | 14/1 | 6% |
| Greg Wise | 20/1 | 4% |
| Nina Wadia | 25/1 | 3.85% |
| Sara Davies | 25/1 | 3.85% |
| Judi Love | 33/1 | 2.94% |
**Probability percentage figures include bookmakers overround - odds correct at 16/9/2021
AJ Odudu Moves
While some give a 90% chance for a man to win the show based on previous results, there has been another move for a female contestant in AJ Odudu who was 20/1, but also has seen her odds more than cut in half to just 9/1
Two weeks ago shrewd punters could have bet at much bigger odds and we may yet see her odds tumble further at the end of show one if rumours of her dancing prowess turn out to be true.
Judi Love Sliders
Judi Love has always been one of the outsiders for Strictly Come Dancing since the contestant was revealed and the first betting odds offered.
However, since revealing last week that she is unable to walk in heels and much prefers sliders, bookmakers have lengthened her odds of winning the show to the biggest they have been to date at 33/1
Outsiders should never be completely discounted though. Whilst odds of 33/1 represent less than a 3% chance of winning, Bill Bailey overcome odds more than double that when winning the show as an 80/1 outsider in 2020
Betting on Strictly Come Dancing is sure to heat up as the first show when their professional dancing partners are revealed and elimination beckons
