{"id":5893,"date":"2020-02-06T16:48:19","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T16:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/om2.philclerkin.com\/?p=121"},"modified":"2020-02-07T10:06:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T10:06:50","slug":"bookmakers-not-so-sweet-on-honey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/home\/bookmakers-not-so-sweet-on-honey\/","title":{"rendered":"Bookmakers not so sweet on Honey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Emma Barton, who plays Eastenders\u2019 Honey Mitchell, could be heading for a tragic ending in Strictly Come Dancing according to Bookmakers \u2013 whose odds have drifted massively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barton had been one of the leading lights in Strictly with partner Anton Du Beke, but she took a hammering for her Rumba and she is now into third favourite to go this weekend ahead of the famous trip to Blackpool next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Bookmakers have reacted to her marks, and they have not been overly impressive and only Mike Bushell \u2013 odds-on favourite to go \u2013 and Chris Ramsey have averaged less during this year\u2019s series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Strictly Come Dancing Average Scores 2019<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Dancers<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Total scores<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Average<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Kelvin &amp; Oti<\/td><td>237<\/td><td>33.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Karim &amp; Amy<\/td><td>231<\/td><td>33<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Michelle &amp; Giovanni<\/td><td>230<\/td><td>32.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Saffron &amp; AJ<\/td><td>209<\/td><td>29.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Alex &amp; Neil<\/td><td>187<\/td><td>26.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Emma B. &amp; Anton<\/td><td>185<\/td><td>26.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Chris &amp; Karen<\/td><td>169<\/td><td>24.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Mike &amp; Katya<\/td><td>163<\/td><td>23.3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now after a bad week, Bookmakers have moved Barton out to 16\/1 to win, having been pushing favourites Kelvin Fletcher and&nbsp;Karim Zeroual just a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OddsMonkey spokesman Peter Watton: \u201cEmma took a real bashing off the judges last week and the Bookmakers have reacted moving her out to 16\/1 behind Alex Scott and Michelle Visage in terms of top-female.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had been look at her as a dark horse for the win, but now the odds suggest she might even be lucky to make it to Blackpool next week \u2013 but we do wonder if this is harsh and think that Emma could not be presenting some real value in the market and could again be the one to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Strictly Come Dancing Odds Next Elimination<\/strong><br>Mike Bushell \u2013 2\/5<br>Chris Ramsey \u2013 4\/1<br>Emma Barton \u2013 9\/2<br>Saffron Barker \u2013 12\/1<br>Alex Scott \u2013 25\/1<br>Michelle Visage \u2013 33\/1<br>Karim Zeroual \u2013 80\/1<br>Kelvin Fletcher \u2013 100\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Strictly Come Dancing Odds Winner<\/strong><br>Kelvin Fletcher \u2013 8\/11<br>Karim Zeroual \u2013 3\/1<br>Alex Scott \u2013 11\/1<br>Michelle Visage \u2013 12\/1<br>Emma Barton \u2013 16\/1<br>Saffron Barker \u2013 18\/1<br>Chris Ramsey \u2013 66\/1<br>Mike Bushell \u2013 125\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*Odds correct at time of writing<\/strong><br><br>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&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:press@oddsmonkey.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press@oddsmonkey.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also check out all our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">latest Press Releases&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 which you are free to use<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emma Barton, who plays Eastenders\u2019 Honey Mitchell, could be heading for a tragic ending in Strictly Come Dancing according to Bookmakers \u2013 whose odds have drifted massively. 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