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- Shayne Ward is odds-on to leave Strictly Come Dancing this weekend
- Sarah Hadland has been big market mover to win Strictly
- Week 8's songs and dances are officially confirmed
Shayne Ward is odds-on to leave Strictly Come Dancing this weekend
Strictly Come Dancing returns for Week 8 this weekend and UK Betting Sites are now offering odds on who will leave the show ahead of a competitive looking weekend of dancing.
Former X Factor winner Shayne Ward is now the odds-on favourite to be the next celebrity eliminated with the betting odds suggesting he is the firm favourite to leave the show.
Ward sits at 10/11 in the latest betting market with Bet365 with Wynne Evans following behind him as second favourite at odds of 9/4.
Those latest odds give an implied probability of 52.4% that it'll be Ward who is the latest celebrity to leave and he has a Rumba to Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper which will be a tricky dance to get right.
Despite appearing in the dreaded dance-off last weekend, Montell Douglas is all the way out to 5th favourite at 14/1 to leave this weekend with back-to-back dance-off's always on the cards.
| Strictly Come Dancing Next Elimination | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Shayne Ward | 10/11 | 52.4% |
| Wynne Evans | 9/4 | 30.8% |
| JB Gill | 7/1 | 12.5% |
| Pete Wicks | 11/1 | 8.3% |
| Montell Douglas | 14/1 | 6.7% |
What the expert says...
Jake Ashton - Entertainment Betting Expert - OLBG.com
Sarah Hadland has been big market mover to win Strictly
Betting odds are also still available with bookmakers shortening actress Sarah Hadland into just 5/2 to be crowned winner at the end of the series.
Comedian Chris McCausland remains the odds-on favourite to win in the latest betting market but his odds have been drifting week-by-week after his scores have been getting lower from the judges.
Hadland has continued to impress both with the judges and viewers though and she is now given a 26.7% chance of lifting the famous Glitterball trophy this year.
Bookmakers are still giving various betting sign up offers for these entertainment markets as we get closer and closer to the final in December.
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Week 8's songs and dances are officially confirmed
Week 8 will see a smaller array of dances happen with two couples doing an American Smooth and two doing their Couple's Choice.
Couple's Choice dances are usually very personal and score well and Chris McCausland and Pete Wicks will be hoping this helps them get through to next week.
The full list of songs and dances for Week 8 are:
- Chris McCausland and Dianne - Couple's Choice to Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) by John Lennon
- Pete Wicks and Jowita - Couple's Choice to The Best by Nicotine Dolls
- Montell Douglas and Johannes - Paso Doble to Lola’s Theme by The Shapeshifter
- Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas - Argentine Tango to Do I Wanna Know? by Arctic Monkeys
- Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu - Rumba to Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper
- JB Gill and Lauren Oakley - Samba to Mas Que Nada by Sergio Mendes
- Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec - Quickstep to Fantasy by Mariah Carey
- Wynne Evans and Katya Jones - American Smooth to Grace Kelly by MIKA
- Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola - American Smooth to Proud by Heather Small
