I think sporting odds is a bit of a misnomer on this occasion!

betfair

craig 1.96
mary 2.02

what does that mean?..whos favourite to go

craig

the smaller the number, the more likely to happen

Ergggggggg"!

Mary Best Go Now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its the decimal way of quoting:

equivalent to: Craig 0.96/1, Mary 1.02/1

(I can't be bothered to put them in true bookies odds )


EDIT: its now Craig 0.97/1, Mary 1/1

I think Mary will go, but it's going to be close.

On AOL's homepage, they have a vote for how you think will be evicted.

49% want Craig out.
51% want Mary out.

So, not much of a margin.

I've warmed to Craig now. I think Mary is highly unstable.

It looks like going to the wire. DS:BB polls have tended to be reliable, in which case Craig would be out the door.

It was wrong just once last year.

It even predicted Bez's win on the final night of CBB, when 5/1 was available for him.

Historically, bookies have frequently made poor calls on these eviction votes.

I'm afraid AOL's polls are notoriously unreliable, due to multiple voting being very easy. Last year, they were wrong 4 times out of 8, compared to DS:BB's 1 incorrect out of 8.

Well on todays figures it would appear they have learnt a lesson : evens +/1 pp is a short bloody book

It will be a shame if Mary goes she is far more interesting than Craig and will be good viweing in the long run.

i think craig will do a kinnock 92 and mary will stay by default

his britney moment was "we're alllllright, we're allllllllllllright"

I don't care about the betting odds, I just want Mary out

AOL is usually very accurate with regards to big brother...adios mary...

Aol are crap they had Jason as winner last year

If I have to listen to anymore of Craig's bleating voice, I'll go mad! If he stays, we'll have more of his appalling impersonations. Mad Mary is more entertaining.

Craig MUST go.

Betfair now 1.8 Mary, 2.08 Craig.

In bookies terms that's odds-on Mary to go (4/5) and odds against Craig going (about 11/10).

That's a real turnaround. Still dead close though.

Are you dreaming AOL got nothing, absolutely nothing right last year

It's easy to cast a free vote on the web but when it comes to picking up the phone and paying it's a different story. Most people I know only vote if it's someone they really dislike, I know Craig has been annoying at times but Mary has got plenty of peoples backs up, she has many more irritating qualities than Craig and I'm sure that will show tonight.

I don't get this thing about Mary being more entertaining, not lately anyway. Justs skulks in the bedroom most of the time. And the witch thing was already wearing thin, so thin that she now can't keep up the pretence (notice how she's suddenly not doing her 'mad' starey eyes routine). A total fake unmasked. She's not crazy at all, just wants to be seen to be.

Don't fancy more of the same thanks.

mary needs to stay in she is interesting craig is boring and whinges too much. What was all that no one says thanks to me and no one gets me a drink. I thought he was gonna make peoples life hell in the house!!

That sums it up very nicely!

Craig 2.6
Mary 1.6

from Betfair

Yup - the odds have switched for good now. The bookies say Mary is going - well we shall see...

if its that close then it could be all down to the editing in tonight's show before the lines close - who goes..C4 decides