On the heels of Friday’s nominations announcement, oddsmakers have provided their initial outlook on this year’s Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n
Lines available at Bovada currently list Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” as the clear favorite for Album of the Year. Songs from Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, and Beyonce meanwhile, have the strongest odds in the Record of the Year category.<\/p>\n
Eilish and Carpenter are also at the top of the Song of the Year race.<\/p>\n
As of press time, “The Tortured Poets Department” appears as a -275 favorite to win Album of the Year. For those unfamiliar with betting odds, that means one would have to risk $275 to win $100 should the Swift album indeed take home the trophy.<\/p>\n
Eilish’s “BIRDS OF A FEATHER,” Carpenter’s “Espresso,” and Beyonce’s “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” each rank as +200 favorites for Record of the Year. That means one would have to risk $100 to win $200 should one’s selection from those prove victorious.<\/p>\n
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” meanwhile ranks as the outright favorite for Song of the Year (-110; risk $110 to win $100), with Carpenter’s “Please Please Please” following in second (+200; risk $100 to win $200).<\/p>\n
The full “Big Three” odds from Bovada follow. It is worth noting that betting odds have rarely forecast all winners; in part because awards shows are fundamentally hard to predict, in part because expertise\/familiarity level is much lower for entertainment than for sports, in part because odds tend to favor the safer Grammy favorites even if buzz within a given race is leaning in another direction. Last year, for example, the early odds called for a Taylor Swift sweep in all big three categories: she ended up only winning Album of the Year.<\/p>\n
Album of the Year odds, courtesy of Bovada<\/b>
\nThe Tortured Poets Department -275
\nHIT ME HARD AND SOFT +550
\nThe Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess +550
\nCOWBOY CARTER +700
\nbrat +900
\nNew Blue Sun +900
\nShort n’ Sweet +900
\nDjesse Vol. 4 +2000<\/p>\n
Record of the Year odds, courtesy of Bovada<\/b>
\nBIRDS OF A FEATHER +200
\nEspresso +200
\nTEXAS HOLD ‘EM +200
\nGood Luck, Babe +500
\nNot Like Us +700
\nFortnight +800
\n360 +1200
\nNow And Then +1200<\/p>\n
Song of the Year odds, courtesy of Bovada<\/b>
\nBIRDS OF A FEATHER -110
\nPlease Please Please +200
\nGood Luck, Babe! +550
\nNot Like Us +550
\nTEXAS HOLD ‘EM +600
\nDie With A Smile +800
\nFortnight +800
\nA Bar Song (Tipsy) +1500<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oddsmakers are eyeing yet another Album of the Year win for Taylor Swift.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":165849,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1047],"tags":[1397,9683,74,3649,145],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n