IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Just a little conventional wisdom check with the good oddspeople at Pinnacle Sports.
American Idol: The frontrunner is currently Chris Daughtry. In order of odds: Chris, Ace, Katharine, Lisa, Taylor, Elliott, Paris, Kellie, Mandisa, Ayla/Melissa (tied), Kinnik, Bucky/Will (tied), Gedeon/Kevin (tied). Kinnik is going to outlast Gedeon? Man, his cartoony smile must annoy many more people than just Simon (and me).
Academy Awards: The odds point to Reese Witherspoon and Philip Seymour Hoffman for the top acting kudos; Ang Lee for director, Brokeback for picture, and Rachel Weicz for supporting actress. Supporting actor is a bit more all over the place: Paul Giamatti's got the best odds, but not by much. George Clooney is running a close second. Just writing about the Academy Awards is making me snoozy -- anyone wanna lay odds that the ratings are going to suck?
Sopranos: Who's gonna be the first to get whacked when The Sopranos returns on March 12? Pinnacle's odds point to Vito Spatafore at 6/1, followed by Uncle Junior at 7/1, Christuhfuh at 8/1, and Bobby Bacala and Patsy Parisi at 9/1. The immediate Soprano family seems to be safe for now, with Tony, Carmela, Meadow, and A.J. all coming in at 90/1. The best betting idea of all? "No one dies" is running at 20/1. Hm. No one dies for an entire season of the Sopranos? I betcha I could fund the ALOTT5MA Fulltime TV Viewing Fellowship betting against that one.
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