Looking to put some money on the Emmys? Here are the odds
Online sports betting site Bovada figures odds on everything from the NFL to Twitter’s IPO, so it’s not surprising they’ve figured the odds for this weekend’s Emmy awards.
While we’re not condoning gambling on this august and respected celebration of the television arts and sciences, here are some numbers, so that, if you did find yourself in some kind of high-stakes situation, perhaps looking to escape from the clutches of TV-loving mobsters through a large payout, you wouldn’t be making guesses in the dark.
Here at Show Tracker, we celebrate safe and fun television watching, not broken fingers or bank accounts.
BUZZMETER: Emmy 2013 pundit’s picks
Best Drama Series
“Breaking Bad†(AMC): 2/5
“Homeland†(Showtime): 7/2
“House of Cards†(Netflix): 6/1
“Game of Thrones†(HBO): 15/2
“Downton Abbey†(PBS): 20/1
“Mad Men†(AMC): 40/1
Best Comedy Series
“Modern Family†(ABC): 2/5
“Louie†(FX): 4/1
“30 Rock†(NBC): 6/1
“The Big Bang Theory†(CBS): 7/1
“Veep†(HBO): 25/1
“Girls†(HBO): 30/1
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Badâ€: 2/3
Damian Lewis, “Homelandâ€: 9/4
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cardsâ€: 3/1
Jeff Daniels, “The Newsroomâ€: 20/1
Jon Hamm, “Mad Menâ€: 25/1
Hugh Bonneville, “Downton Abbeyâ€: 66/1
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Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Claire Danes, “Homelandâ€: 1/3
Kerry Washington, “Scandalâ€: 13/4
Vera Farmiga, “Bates Motelâ€: 15/2
Robin Wright, “House of Cardsâ€: 12/1
Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Menâ€: 25/1
Michelle Dockery, “Downton Abbeyâ€: 50/1
Connie Britton, “Nashvilleâ€: 50/1
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Aaron Paul, “Breaking Badâ€: 1/2
Mandy Patinkin, “Homelandâ€: 7/4
Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thronesâ€: 12/1
Jonathan Banks, “Breaking Badâ€: 15/1
Bobby Cannavale, “Boardwalk Empireâ€: 25/1
Jim Carter, “Downton Abbeyâ€: 30/1
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Anna Gunn, “Breaking Badâ€: 2/3
Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbeyâ€: 2/1
Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thronesâ€: 6/1
Christina Hendricks, “Mad Menâ€: 15/2
Morena Baccarin, “Homelandâ€: 10/1
Christine Baranski, “The Good Wifeâ€: 20/1
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Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Louis C.K., “Louieâ€: 4/7
Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theoryâ€: 2/1
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rockâ€: 9/2
Matt LeBlanc, “Episodesâ€: 25/1
Jason Bateman, “Arrested Developmentâ€: 33/1
Don Cheadle, “House of Liesâ€: 50/1
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veepâ€: 1/3
Tina Fey, “30 Rockâ€: 4/1
Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreationâ€: 5/1
Laura Dern, “Enlightenedâ€: 12/1
Lena Dunham, “Girlsâ€: 20/1
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackieâ€: 50/1
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