SYTYCD - betting venues?
 

What are my choices if I want to bet on "So You Think You Can Dance"? What types of bets and odds are provided by each site?

Let's make this thread valuable to all by distinguishing between U.S.-friendly sites and other sites.

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BoDog currently offering a SYTYCD prop!

Will the winner be male (-130) or female (-110)? [50 max]

I like (and took) female, laying the 110. WHile I realize this is based on very limited information, I've seen enough to like a female to win this thing, at this point. Thinking back to the auditions, all of the "pros" that I could see winning were females. I can't think of one male who appeared good enough to go all the way. The first two females featured on the first audition show stood out, as did Benji's sister, and the smoking-hot 18 year old and her dance teacher. Ohhhhh, I almost forgot the ballroom dancer (brunette) that was pimped in all the commercials prior to the first episode (featured in the first audition show), that Nigel said "is sooooo sexy." She had a dance partner, who was also a pro, now that I think about it. I guess he has a shot, but I'll take her over him, and he's the only guy that comes to mind.

Anyone else like this bet? Like the other side? And who am I forgetting, as far as possible early frontrunners.....?

BoDog is our first official out for this, and based on how many Hell's Kitchen props they're offering, I'm optimistic that they'll be there for us all season for SYTYCD.

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BoDog currently offering a SYTYCD prop!

Will the winner be male (-130) or female (-110)? [50 max]

I like (and took) female, laying the 110. WHile I realize this is based on very limited information, I've seen enough to like a female to win this thing, at this point. Thinking back to the auditions, all of the "pros" that I could see winning were females. I can't think of one male who appeared good enough to go all the way. The first two females featured on the first audition show stood out, as did Benji's sister, and the smoking-hot 18 year old and her dance teacher. Ohhhhh, I almost forgot the ballroom dancer (brunette) that was pimped in all the commercials prior to the first episode (featured in the first audition show), that Nigel said "is sooooo sexy." She had a dance partner, who was also a pro, now that I think about it. I guess he has a shot, but I'll take her over him, and he's the only guy that comes to mind.

Anyone else like this bet? Like the other side? And who am I forgetting, as far as possible early frontrunners.....?

BoDog is our first official out for this, and based on how many Hell's Kitchen props they're offering, I'm optimistic that they'll be there for us all season for SYTYCD.

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oh shiit. now i actually have to watch the sytycd shows that i have already tivo'd??

oh well, got nothing else to do this weekend. thx for the info!

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BoDog currently offering a SYTYCD prop!

Will the winner be male (-130) or female (-110)? [50 max]

I like (and took) female, laying the 110. WHile I realize this is based on very limited information, I've seen enough to like a female to win this thing, at this point. Thinking back to the auditions, all of the "pros" that I could see winning were females. I can't think of one male who appeared good enough to go all the way. The first two females featured on the first audition show stood out, as did Benji's sister, and the smoking-hot 18 year old and her dance teacher. Ohhhhh, I almost forgot the ballroom dancer (brunette) that was pimped in all the commercials prior to the first episode (featured in the first audition show), that Nigel said "is sooooo sexy." She had a dance partner, who was also a pro, now that I think about it. I guess he has a shot, but I'll take her over him, and he's the only guy that comes to mind.

Anyone else like this bet? Like the other side? And who am I forgetting, as far as possible early frontrunners.....?

BoDog is our first official out for this, and based on how many Hell's Kitchen props they're offering, I'm optimistic that they'll be there for us all season for SYTYCD.

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oh shiit. now i actually have to watch the sytycd shows that i have already tivo'd??

oh well, got nothing else to do this weekend. thx for the info!

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Ha! Yes, you do, Granny!! If I've got to come home on weeknights after work and sit through that crap with my girlfriend constantly trying to convince me that the guys prancing around the stage "aren't gay -- they're just good dancers," and that the female dancers I'm ogling at, "aren't very pretty," then you should have to at least watch the TIVO'd shows!

Seriously though, keep an eye out for the girls I mentioned, and any other possible front-runners, whether male or female. Oh, and "Sex" is back, with his outspoken mommy; he's a treat.

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BoDog currently offering a SYTYCD prop!

Will the winner be male (-130) or female (-110)? [50 max]

I like (and took) female, laying the 110. WHile I realize this is based on very limited information, I've seen enough to like a female to win this thing, at this point. Thinking back to the auditions, all of the "pros" that I could see winning were females. I can't think of one male who appeared good enough to go all the way. The first two females featured on the first audition show stood out, as did Benji's sister, and the smoking-hot 18 year old and her dance teacher. Ohhhhh, I almost forgot the ballroom dancer (brunette) that was pimped in all the commercials prior to the first episode (featured in the first audition show), that Nigel said "is sooooo sexy." She had a dance partner, who was also a pro, now that I think about it. I guess he has a shot, but I'll take her over him, and he's the only guy that comes to mind.

Anyone else like this bet? Like the other side? And who am I forgetting, as far as possible early frontrunners.....?

BoDog is our first official out for this, and based on how many Hell's Kitchen props they're offering, I'm optimistic that they'll be there for us all season for SYTYCD.

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oh shiit. now i actually have to watch the sytycd shows that i have already tivo'd??

oh well, got nothing else to do this weekend. thx for the info!

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Ha! Yes, you do, Granny!! If I've got to come home on weeknights after work and sit through that crap with my girlfriend constantly trying to convince me that the guys prancing around the stage "aren't gay -- they're just good dancers," and that the female dancers I'm ogling at, "aren't very pretty," then you should have to at least watch the TIVO'd shows!

Seriously though, keep an eye out for the girls I mentioned, and any other possible front-runners, whether male or female. Oh, and "Sex" is back, with his outspoken mommy; he's a treat.

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i have never watched a second of this show in my life. i am now 3/4th of the way through the 2 hour thing, and i am addicted in a metrosexual meets ted bundy sort of way. [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

how many shows have been on? all i had on tivo was this 2hr thing.

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BoDog currently offering a SYTYCD prop!

Will the winner be male (-130) or female (-110)? [50 max]

I like (and took) female, laying the 110. WHile I realize this is based on very limited information, I've seen enough to like a female to win this thing, at this point. Thinking back to the auditions, all of the "pros" that I could see winning were females. I can't think of one male who appeared good enough to go all the way. The first two females featured on the first audition show stood out, as did Benji's sister, and the smoking-hot 18 year old and her dance teacher. Ohhhhh, I almost forgot the ballroom dancer (brunette) that was pimped in all the commercials prior to the first episode (featured in the first audition show), that Nigel said "is sooooo sexy." She had a dance partner, who was also a pro, now that I think about it. I guess he has a shot, but I'll take her over him, and he's the only guy that comes to mind.

Anyone else like this bet? Like the other side? And who am I forgetting, as far as possible early frontrunners.....?

BoDog is our first official out for this, and based on how many Hell's Kitchen props they're offering, I'm optimistic that they'll be there for us all season for SYTYCD.

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oh shiit. now i actually have to watch the sytycd shows that i have already tivo'd??

oh well, got nothing else to do this weekend. thx for the info!

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Ha! Yes, you do, Granny!! If I've got to come home on weeknights after work and sit through that crap with my girlfriend constantly trying to convince me that the guys prancing around the stage "aren't gay -- they're just good dancers," and that the female dancers I'm ogling at, "aren't very pretty," then you should have to at least watch the TIVO'd shows!

Seriously though, keep an eye out for the girls I mentioned, and any other possible front-runners, whether male or female. Oh, and "Sex" is back, with his outspoken mommy; he's a treat.

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i have never watched a second of this show in my life. i am now 3/4th of the way through the 2 hour thing, and i am addicted in a metrosexual meets ted bundy sort of way. [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

how many shows have been on? all i had on tivo was this 2hr thing.

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Dear MetroBundy:

There have been three shows: two, two-hour shows and a one-hour show. Each is the same format -- auditions from 1 or 2 different cities, lucky ones go to Vegas.

JPT

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You have only missed the auditions. Some were good and others were horrible. It is all similar to the AI format.

Next show is Vegas I think. I don't remember the exact number but there are something like 210 or so that made it to Vegas and they weed people out until there are only 20 remaining.

My first year watching. When they get down to 20 does the voting start?

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You have only missed the auditions. Some were good and others were horrible. It is all similar to the AI format.

Next show is Vegas I think. I don't remember the exact number but there are something like 210 or so that made it to Vegas and they weed people out until there are only 20 remaining.

My first year watching. When they get down to 20 does the voting start?

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Yes, it does (again similar to AI format). As one poster pointed out earlier in another thread, keep in mind that the elimination process is different than AI. The public votes, and the bottom 3 are determined thereby; on the elimination show, each of the bottom 3 "dances for their life," and based on that short performance (30 sec or so, IRCC), and whatever else they are feeling that evening, the judges then confer and collectively decide who goes home. I think this will make LLs and "who goes home" wagers more predictable -- consider Sanjaya's fate, had this been AI's format on elimination night.

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You have only missed the auditions. Some were good and others were horrible. It is all similar to the AI format.

Next show is Vegas I think. I don't remember the exact number but there are something like 210 or so that made it to Vegas and they weed people out until there are only 20 remaining.

My first year watching. When they get down to 20 does the voting start?

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Yes, it does (again similar to AI format). As one poster pointed out earlier in another thread, keep in mind that the elimination process is different than AI. The public votes, and the bottom 3 are determined thereby; on the elimination show, each of the bottom 3 "dances for their life," and based on that short performance (30 sec or so, IRCC), and whatever else they are feeling that evening, the judges then confer and collectively decide who goes home. I think this will make LLs and "who goes home" wagers more predictable -- consider Sanjaya's fate, had this been AI's format on elimination night.

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interesting elimination format. i like it!

glad to hear i only missed auditions. this may put me at a disadvantage tho. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

anyhoo, dvr is now set properly.

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Yes, it does (again similar to AI format). As one poster pointed out earlier in another thread, keep in mind that the elimination process is different than AI. The public votes, and the bottom 3 are determined thereby; on the elimination show, each of the bottom 3 "dances for their life," and based on that short performance (30 sec or so, IRCC), and whatever else they are feeling that evening, the judges then confer and collectively decide who goes home. I think this will make LLs and "who goes home" wagers more predictable -- consider Sanjaya's fate, had this been AI's format on elimination night.

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It's worth thinking about this for a few minutes.

The audience apparently has virtually no power on this show. The judges can protect a favorite almost indefinitely even if he gets no votes at all. It's also easy to get rid of a "Sanjaya" because there are a lot of fluctuations and sooner or later almost everyone has a bottom 3 appearance.

For example, except for Jordin and Melinda, every AI contestant had been bottom 3 at least once by the end of the week with 7 Idols.

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Once it gets whittled down to something like 6 or 10 they get voted off straight.

About the male/female prop , so far the two winners have been male. Maybe it's unwise to use that to predict future coinflips (is a female due?) but I think this is for three reasons:

Men are better dancers than women (yes I'm a sexist).
The male side of the show has been way deeper.
JPT's girlfriend is doing the voting.

Without anything to say about the individual contestants (can you take away anything from auditions?) I don't see any reason these three things are due. I like anything better than -150 for male.

I love most forms of dance and like Nigel I think it's awesome that this show is bringing it into the public eye, but like Idol the better dancer does not necessarily win. Last year's final was a classic matchup between the clearly technically superior guy and the more entertaining and charismatic guy.

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About the male/female prop , so far the two winners have been male. Maybe it's unwise to use that to predict future coinflips (is a female due?) but I think this is for three reasons:

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imo, this is the strongest bet out there.

i don't see a woman EVER winning sytycd (unless they crown a male and a female). the reason is that the male finalist is a dancer/athlete, while the female finalist is generally a dancer/artist. the athletic performance will always be visually more spectacular and perceived to be more difficult. hence my prediction of a male winner.

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uh oh! Sounds like I may be in the minority with my female prediction. I just didn't see any male that had the legs to go all the way (not that they showed everyone during the audition shows). Admittedly, I can't disagree with any of the reasoning posted by bigalt or Granny above. My wager/prediction is based purely on what I saw on the audition shows. Several female pros and nothing but male break-dancers/hip hop dudes/gimmicky styles.

We may get a whole bunch more insight tonight!

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uh oh! Sounds like I may be in the minority with my female prediction. I just didn't see any male that had the legs to go all the way (not that they showed everyone during the audition shows). Admittedly, I can't disagree with any of the reasoning posted by bigalt or Granny above. My wager/prediction is based purely on what I saw on the audition shows. Several female pros and nothing but male break-dancers/hip hop dudes/gimmicky styles.

We may get a whole bunch more insight tonight!

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remember that we have not seen all the dancers. many males made it through that have had zero camera time.

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including an anonymous gay black ballet/lyrical dance guy who I predict will be good, judging from his celebratory leap

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Twitch ftw?

-Al

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Apologies for the low content rant here...but was anyone else elated when those two "lindy-hoppers" were finally eliminated last night?!!? Geez! I was so sick of those goofy dipsh*ts!! I'm pretty sure the girl actually thinks she's sexy!! And she said on the first show that her boyfriend gets jealous of her dance partner! Can you imagine being jealous that your girlfriend spends time with that tool?!?! What a gem her boyfriend must be!

OK, I feel better now.

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I thought he was rather charming, except for the whole creepy I'm-in-love-with-my-partner-and-everyone-knows-it vibe. I couldn't get past her thighs though.

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Twitch ftw?

-Al

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oops!

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Twitch ftw?

-Al

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oops!

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lol

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-Al