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Despite winning their first game, the GWS Giants are still favourites to win the wooden spoon, drifting from $1.10 to $1.62 after Saturday’s win with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au.

Gold Coast have been the big movers after their surprise loss, firming from $10 to $3.00 while the winless Melbourne Demons have also firmed significantly from $17 to $4.50.

Port Adelaide have also moved from $67 to $16, while the Brisbane Lions are into $101 from $501.

“The market suggests that GWS will still claim the spoon and 90% of all spoon betting has been on them, but the fact that they have a win on the board has seen some of the other weaker teams come in,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.

“When you have two teams who are yet to win a game like Melbourne and Gold Coast, they have to be looked at very closely as a legitimate chance to win the spoon. But $1.62 is easily the longest odds the Giants have been, so there could be some more interest in them.”

One punter in particular will be keeping a close eye on the Giants, placing a bet of $20,000 at $1.30 for them to win the spoon when the market first opened last year.

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AFL Wooden Spoon Betting

(Prices in brackets from 7th May)
$1.62 GWS (out from $1.10)
$3.00 Gold Coast (in from $10)
$4.50 Melbourne (in from $17)
$16 Port Adelaide (in from $67)
$101 Brisbane (in from $501)

Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has installed the Australian ODI side as slight outsiders for their upcoming tour of England, pricing them at $2.00 to win the five game series.

England have been opened as the $1.80 favourite.

“The market suggests it will be a tight series with England having the slight advantage of playing at home,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

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England versus Australia ODI Series winner

$1.80 England
$2.00 Australia

After finishing fourth at all four Formula One races this season online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has installed Aussie Mark Webber as a $4.00 chance to do the same at this weekend’s Spanish round.

Webber has been priced at $12 to win the race behind Lewis Hamilton ($3.50), Sebastian Vettel ($3.75), Jenson Button ($4.00) and Kimi Raikkonen ($10).

“It’s a pretty freaky occurrence but it is definitely a chance of happening again given how competitive the season has been to date,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

Webber has been opened at $3.28 to record a podium finish.

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$4 Will Mark Webber finish 4th in Spain?

Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix

$3.50 Lewis Hamilton
$3.75 Sebastian Vettel
$4.00 Jenson Button
$10 Kimi Raikkonen
$12 Mark Webber
$17 Fernando Alonso, Nico Rosberg, Romain Grosjean
$21 Michael Schumacher
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$251 Daniel Ricciardo
Others quoted

Spanish Formula One Grand Prix – Podium Finish

$1.51 Lewis Hamilton
$1.61 Sebastian Vettel
$1.67 Jenson Button
$2.55 Kimi Raikkonen
$3.28 Mark Webber
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$82 Daniel Ricciardo
Others quoted

Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has opened Peter Costello at long odds to become leader of the Liberal Party by the time of the next federal election, pricing the former Treasurer at $41.

However, some punters think he will make a run for the leadership and have backed him to do so.

“He is a distinct outsider but that hasn’t stopped punters requesting he be added to the market,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

“As soon as news broke last night that he may have wanted back in, punters were keen to back him.”

Tony Abbott remains the firm favourite though and is now into $1.20 with Malcolm Turnbull next in the market at $3.75.

The Coalition remain the short priced favourites to win the next federal election, into $1.13 from $1.19 with Labor now out to $6.00.

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Who will be the Coalition leader by the next election?

$1.20 Tony Abbott (in from $1.25)
$3.75 Malcolm Turnbull (in from $4.00)
$10 Joe Hockey (out from $8.00)
$41 Peter Costello
$41 Scott Morrison (steady)
$51 Chris Pyne (out from $41)
$61 Andrew Robb (out from $41)
$101 Stuart Robert (out from $51)
$101 Julie Bishop (out from $67)
$501 David Johnston (out from $101)
$5001 Wyatt Roy (out from $201)

Which party will be sworn into government after the next election?

$1.13 Coalition (in from $1.19)
$6.00 Labor (out from $4.65)

A $1 billion dollar plus broadcast deal is becoming more of a certainty for the Rugby League Independent Commission says leading online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au.

Sportsbet.com.au have opened a market on what the value of the new broadcast deal will be with $1 billion or more firming from $2.50 into $2.00.

Between $951 million and $1 billion has also tightened, into $2.50 from $4.00.

“In our opinion, it is looking more and more likely that despite what other codes may have attracted, the ARLC will get top dollar for their product,” said sportbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes.

Between $901 and $950 remained steady at $4.50 while every other category has drifted.

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NRL Broadcast deal betting

(prices in brackets from 13 February)
$2.00 $1 billion or more (in from $2.50)
$2.50 Between $951 million and $1 billion (in from $4.00)
$4.50 Between $901 and $950 million (steady)
$9.00 Between $851 and $900 million (out from $6.00)
$13 Between $800 and $850 million (out from $9.00)
$15 Less than $800 million (out from $4.00)

Despite Michael Jennings running out for the Windsor Wolves in the NSW Cup this weekend online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au says they’re no chance of beating the Auckland Vulcans, pricing them as the $3.50 outsiders for the clash.

The Auckland Vulcans are the short priced favourites at $1.30.

“You’d expect Jennings to have a good game himself but it’s no mean feat heading to New Zealand and beating the Vulcans and we feel the Wolves will struggle,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

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NSW Cup – Windsor Wolves v Auckland Vulcans

$3.50 Windsor Wolves
$1.30 Auckland Vulcans

Ricky Stuart used 25 players for State of Origin last year and online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au is tipping there will be plenty more new faces in 2012.

Sportsbet.com.au has priced Stuart using 5 or 6 new players from outside that 25 in Game 1 as the $2.00 favourite with 7 or 8 new faces close behind at $3.00 and 3 or 4 new players next at $4.00.

Punters who think Stuart will once again use a wealth of players in 2012 can back either New South Wales using under 24.5 players ($1.80) or over 24.5 players ($1.95).

“Ricky has shown in the past that he’s comfortable changing the team up and with injury concerns around we think there will be plenty of new faces come game one,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

Ryan Hinchcliffe has been priced at $1.33 to not make Game 1 for the Blues and $3.30 to play.

Queensland continue to firm to make it seven series wins in a row, now into $1.60 with New South Wales out to $2.35.

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How many new faces will NSW have in Game 1 outside of those 25 used across 2011’s three games?

$2.00 5 – 6
$3.00 7 – 8
$4.00 3 – 4
$11 9 or more
$21 1 – 2
$51 Zero

How many players will NSW use in the 2012 series?

$1.80 Under 24.5
$1.95 Over 24.5

Will Ryan Hinchcliffe play for NSW in Game 1?

$1.33 No
$3.30 Yes

2012 State of Origin Series winner

$2.35 New South Wales (out from $2.23)
$1.60 Queensland (in from $1.66)

With Kerri-Anne Kennerley having another spill, Zoe Crammond remains favourite to win this season of Dancing With The Stars, firming from $3.50 to $3.00 with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au.

Kennerley remains second favourite at $3.50, however Johnny Ruffo has been the punters pick at $4.25, and has received more bets than any other contestant.

“Zoe still looks like the one to beat, but the punters are all over Johnny and to date he has had all the money coming for him,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.

Brendan Fevola has remained steady at $15, while Brian Mannix and Jessica Watson are the outsiders at $26.

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Dancing With The Stars Winner Betting

(Prices in brackets from 4 May)
$3.00 Zoe Crammond (in from $3.50)
$3.50 Kerrie-Anne Kennerley (in from $3.75)
$4.25 Johnny Ruffo (steady)
$5.00 Danielle Spencer (out from $4.25)
$15 Brendan Fevola (steady)
$17 Shannon Noll (out from $15)
$26 Brian Mannix (steady)
$26 Jessica Watson (in from $34)