Eurovision 2009: Semi-Final and Final odds on winner

Eurovision 2009: Semi-Final and Final odds on winner The European countries are facing off again in the talent contest Eurovision 2009, after the first semi-final results are announced we have another round of qualifications coming, then the final, what better time to check how the odds are stacking against each contestant? With the first Eurovision 2009 semi-final the list of 42 countries participating was shrunk down and now the first 15 countries qualified to the Eurovision 2009 final are know, tomorrow we'll know the remaining 10 countries who will compete in the final. And just as any big event, the online bookmakers are already posting odds on Eurovision 2009, both on the winner of the song contest, as well as who will qualify on the second semi-final tomorrow.

For the latest Eurovision 2009 odds we go to the popular online bookmaker UniBet (official website) where punters from all over Europe can place bets on the song contest, as well as any sporting event in the world. Let's start with the Eurovision 2009 odds to win from the semi-final 2 participants. According to the European bookmaker, Norway currently holds the best odds from the semi-final 2 group to win Eurovision 2009 with odds 1.60, plus, Norway is also the favourite country to win Eurovision outright with odds 2.25. Another semi-final 2 participant, Greece, holds second best odds to win the Eurovision 2009 song contest with odds 7.00. Here are the top 10 countries by odds to win Eurovision 2009, as posted by Unibet:

Norway 2.25
Greece 7.00
Turkey 8.50
Bosnia 14.00
Iceland 15.00
United Kingdom 17.00
Azerbaijan 20.00
France 25.00
Ukraine 30.00
Sweden 35.00

As you can see Norway is currently way ahead of the rest of the competition, despite the fact that it's yet to enter the Eurovision 2009 final. The same is true for Greece, obviously the bookmakers are quite confident that those two countries are good to go, even before the second semi-final. Out of the 15 countries already qualified for the final of this year's Eurovision, Turkey holds the best odds, but at 8.50 is far behind the current favourite. Of course, there are literally hundreds of different bets on Eurovision 2009 at the online bookmaker Unibet and although we cannot post all of them we advise you to go over and check out how your country is staking up against the competition.

Published on 05/13/2009