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- Zara McDermott is the current favourite to leave Strictly this week
- Bobby Brazier remains favourite to win the show this year
- Check out the full dances and songs that the celebrities will perform
Zara McDermott is the current favourite to leave Strictly this week
Betting remains available for this season of Strictly Come Dancing and UK Betting Sites are offering odds on which celebrity will leave the show this week.
Former Love Island star Zara McDermott is 6/4 to leave next with her and partner Graziano set to perform an American Smooth on Saturday night.
The past week has seen her odds shorten down to 6/4 to leave the show with bookmakers putting her as the favourite to go ahead of Adam Thomas and Eddie Kadi.
William Hill have a full betting market up for the next elimination on Strictly with the latest odds suggesting there's a 40% chance of Zara leaving the show next.
| Strictly Come Dancing Next Elimination | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Zara McDermott | 6/4 | 40.0% |
| Adam Thomas | 15/8 | 34.8% |
| Eddie Kadi | 5/2 | 28.6% |
| Krishnan Guru-Murthy | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Annabel Croft | 12/1 | 7.7% |
What the expert says..
Bobby Brazier remains favourite to win the show this year
The market for winner of Strictly is also still open with Bobby Brazier remaining the clear favourite to win the show this year with the market staying consistent.
Nigel Harman did move into favourite at the start of the month but Brazier took his place back at the top of the betting odds at the start of the month and stayed that way.
Brazier's latest odds to win suggest there's a 30% chance of him winning but Harman's chances are only slightly behind with a 28% implied probability.
| Strictly Come Dancing Winner 2023 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Brazier | 9/4 | 30.8% |
| Nigel Harman | 5/2 | 28.6% |
| Angela Scanlon | 11/2 | 15.4% |
| Ellie Leach | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Amanda Abbington | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Layton Williams | 9/1 | 10.0% |
| Annabel Croft | 33/1 | 2.9% |
| Angela Rippon | 40/1 | 2.4% |
What the expert says...
Check out the full dances and songs that the celebrities will perform
A fun night awaits us on Saturday with some cracking looking dances set to take place and some big scores expected to be shown by the judges.
We've already seen 10s in the last two weeks with Motsi and Shirley both giving top marks and this week we may see even more.
The full list of dances this week along with the songs that they will be accompanied by are:
- Adam and Luba: Couple’s Choice to Backstreet Boys Medley by Backstreet Boys
- Amanda and Giovanni: Cha Cha to Canned Heat by Jamiroquai
- Annabel and Johannes: Charleston to Ladies Night by Kool & The Gang
- Angela R and Kai: Argentine Tango to Tanguera by Sexteto Mayor
- Angela S and Carlos: American Smooth to Cherish by Madonna
- Bobby and Dianne: Viennese Waltz to golden hour by JVKE
- Eddie and Karen: Samba to Calm Down by Rema ft. Selena Gomez
- Ellie and Vito: Paso Doble to Insomnia by Faithless
- Krishnan and Lauren: Quickstep to The Lady Is A Tramp by Frank Sinatra
- Layton and Nikita: Salsa to Quimbara by Johnny Pacheco and Celia Cruz
- Nigel and Katya: Foxtrot to I Just Want To Make Love To You by Etta James
- Zara and Graziano: American Smooth to Can’t Fight The Moonlight by LeAnn Rimes
