(Los Angeles, CA), September 13, 2005 – Sportsbook.com has posted odds on eight separate categories for this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards.
Players can now wager on their favorite Drama Series, Lead Actor Drama Series, Lead Actress Drama Series, Comedy Series, Lead Actor Comedy Series, Lead Actress Comedy Series, Variety/Music/Comedy Series, Reality/Competition Program.
“Since the odds were posted last month, the categories seeing the most action are best Drama Series and best Reality/Competition program,” says Peter Childs, odds maker, Sportsbook.com. “This isn’t surprising to us considering how interested our players have become in wagering on entertainmentÖespecially reality programming.”
For best Drama Series, the odds are heavily favoring ABC’s new hit show Lost at 11-10, followed by HBO’s western Deadwood at 5-2. In the Reality/Competition program category, odds makers overwhelmingly like CBS’s The Amazing Race at 2-3 with American Idol a close second at 5-2.
The 57th Annual Emmy Awards air on Sunday, September 18th at 8:00 p.m. on CBS.
Complete Emmy Awards odds:
Drama Series
24 – 4-1
Deadwood – 5-2
Lost – 11-10
Six Feet Under – 9-2
West Wing – 20-1
Lead Actor Drama
Hank Azaria – 8-1
Hugh Laurie – 3-1
Ian McShane – 5-2
James Spader – 2-1
Kiefer Sutherland – 3-1
Lead Actress Drama
Frances Conroy – 6-1
Glenn Close – 8-5
Jennifer Garner – 5-1
Mariska Hargitay – 14-5
Patricia Arquette – 7-2
Comedy Series
Arrested Development – 11-5
Desperate Housewives – 5-12
Everybody Loves Raymond – 7-2
Scrubs – 20-1
Will & Grace – 18-1
Lead Actor Comedy
Eric McCormack – 18-1
Jason Bateman – 5-7
Ray Romano – 11-5
Tony Shalhoub – 5-2
Zach Braff – 12-1
Lead Actress Comedy
Felicity Huffman – 13-5
Jane Kaczmarek – 7-1
Marcia Cross – 4-1
Patricia Heaton – 7-1
Teri Hatcher – 5-6
Variety/Music/Comedy
Da Ali G Show – 6-1
Late Night with Conan O’Brien – 5-1
Late Show with David Letterman – 6-1
Real Time with Bill Maher – 8-1
Daily Show with Jon Stewart – 2-5
Reality/Competition
American Idol – 5-2
Project Runway – 3-1
Survivor – 5-1
The Amazing Race – 2-3
The Apprentice – 6-1
Sportsbook.com offers various entertainment odds throughout the year. For more information, please visit www.sportsbook.com.