\nUsually the favourite doesn\u2019t hold up this long, but this one has,\u201d he said. \u201cWe do have money on Sinners<\/em>. My family saw (Marty Supreme<\/em>), I haven\u2019t seen it, but I don\u2019t go by them. They\u2019re white picket fence people. If the movie doesn\u2019t end happily ever after, they don\u2019t like it. I look at movies a different way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nPeople can bet the Oscars on DraftKings in Ontario, Michigan, New Jersey, Indiana, Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri and Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n
Prediction Markets<\/h2>\n
DraftKings has a prediction market component now, so technically they are offering Oscars betting everywhere.<\/p>\n
Betting on the Oscars will never be on the level of the NFL, but Avello added it\u2019s popular, an additional attraction to their menu.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a big night for movie buffs and people just in an entertainment world in general,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, we\u2019ll continue to do things like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Betting could be a solution for those faltering ratings.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt very well could be,\u201d said Avello. \u201cPeople love to watch an event and have action on it. There\u2019s nothing like it. It\u2019s a good feeling, it\u2019s fun, and so I could see that very well happening. Maybe this year we\u2019ll see Oscar viewership be much higher than it\u2019s been the last couple of years, because it really has fallen off.\u201d<\/p>\n
Declining Viewership<\/h2>\n
What goes into setting odds for movies and actors, for sportsbooks?<\/p>\n
\nIt\u2019s about scouring the internet,\u201d said Avello. \u201cIf some of the movies are out there, you can watch them, but a lot of them are not available that early. For the ones that are, you can view them. You look at what some of the experts are saying. Then we put up movies in order of what we think is best to worst, and put the odds up, and adjust those odds as money come in. And then as awards shows happen, we continuously adjust them. Award shows make a difference.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\u201cThe reasons Michael B. Jordan has made this huge move (for Best Actor), from being an $8 underdog to a $2 favourite is because he won the SAG Award. The SAG Award is the top of the heap when it comes to acting awards.\u201d<\/p>\n
Penn\u2019s in good shape, since Best Supporting Actor nominees Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd (Sentimental Value<\/em>) and Delroy Lindo (Sinners<\/em>) weren\u2019t nominated for a SAG Award, Avello added (although Benicio del Toro in One Battle After Another <\/em>and Jacob Elordi for Frankenstein<\/em> were).<\/p>\nSAG Awards Impact<\/h2>\n
\u201cIf there\u2019s one favourite that\u2019s a shorter price, that might be worth taking a shot at, that may be it (Penn),\u201d he said. Madigan has been getting a real push of late for Best Supporting Actress, he added.<\/p>\n
Our picks? Jordan for Actor, Buckley for Actress, Penn for Best Supporting actor, Madigan for Best Supporting Actress, the great Paul Thomas Anderson, recognized for some of the most epochal movies in American film history, going back to Boogie Nights<\/em>, for Director, and Sinners<\/em> for Movie.<\/strong><\/p>\nAnderson was given the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in February, an indicator of likely what is to come Sunday night, Avello said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough my career doing these Oscars, which goes back to 1994, the biggest surprise has usually come from the supporting side,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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