{"id":5735,"date":"2019-04-04T17:30:09","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T16:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/?p=5735"},"modified":"2019-04-04T22:00:56","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T21:00:56","slug":"starks-on-course-for-iron-throne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/media-journalism\/starks-on-course-for-iron-throne\/","title":{"rendered":"Starks on course for Iron Throne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Stark family are firm favourites to become the new rulers of Westeros, as Game of Thrones season eight looks set to start.<\/p>\n<p>Bran Stark is now odds-on to take the Iron Throne in final season of the award winning HBO show, which has fans around the world gripped about the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>He was as long as 33\/1 following the end of the last season, but regular and big support has seen him become the firm favourite.<\/p>\n<p>But Bran is not the only Stark in the running as his sister Sansa is second favourite, backed into 7\/2 in recent weeks. The third Stark sibling Ayra is seen as the outsider of the three, although she is seemingly quite backable at 12\/1.<\/p>\n<p>The other big mover in the market is Gendry &#8211; a fans favourite, and the rightful heir to the throne itself and some believe he could very well be the one to end GOT on top.<\/p>\n<p>The ever popular Jon Snow is very much still in the running, standing at 4\/1 in the betting.<\/p>\n<p>OddsMonkey spokesman Peter Watton commented: &#8220;The interest in Game of Thrones is phenomenal and Bookmakers have taken advantage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This market has been going crazy, but one man has been dominating for months and than is Bran Stark &#8211; he has gone to odds-on, and together with his sister Sansa &#8211; it is hard to see a Stark not being on the Iron Throne once this season comes to an end.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Indeed, current ruler\u00a0Cersei Lannister could be good value at 16\/1 if you can&#8217;t see a change happening.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the series goes on &#8211; we might see some major changes, so the betting market is well worth keeping an eye on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Selected odds on who will rule Westeros:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>4\/5 Bran Stark<br \/>\n7\/2 Sansa Stark<br \/>\n9\/2 Gendry<br \/>\n11\/2 Jon Snow<br \/>\n11\/2 Petyr Baelish<br \/>\n7\/1 Daenerys Targaryen<br \/>\n9\/1 Tyrion Lannister<br \/>\n10\/1 The Night King<br \/>\n12\/1 Arya Stark<br \/>\n16\/1 Cersei Lannister<br \/>\n20\/1 Stannis Baratheon<br \/>\n25\/1 Samwell Tarly<br \/>\n33\/1 Jamie Lannister<br \/>\n40\/1 Euron Greyjoy<br \/>\n40\/1 Lord Varys<br \/>\n66\/1 Grey Worm<br \/>\n66\/1 Ser Davos<br \/>\n80\/1 Bronn<br \/>\n100\/1 Brienne of Tarth<br \/>\n100\/1 Podrick Payne<br \/>\n100\/1 Jaqen Hghar<br \/>\n100\/1 Melisandre<\/p>\n<h5><em><strong>*Odds correct at time of writing<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<p><em>Please note that we can tailor this release to your needs or produce bespoke content for free on any subject, please get in touch to see if we can help.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Spokesman Peter Watton is available for further comment or one-on-one interviews on this subject or anything connected with a betting market \u2013 for more information please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:press@oddsmonkey.com\">press@oddsmonkey.com<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0<\/em><em>01916404262<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"gmail-alignnone gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-2792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner.jpg 865w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner-768x306.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"865\" height=\"345\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Stark family are firm favourites to become the new rulers of Westeros, as Game of Thrones season eight looks set to start. 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