Taylor Swift's "1989" and "Blank Space," Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk," and Meghan Trainor are betting favorites for the "Big Four" Grammy Awards.
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Taylor Swift is a nominee in three of the “Big Four” categories at this year’s Grammy Awards.
Oddsmakers expect her to win two of those races.
According to the latest lines from Bovada, Swift’s “1989” is the clear favorite for Album Of The Year. Her “Blank Space,” meanwhile, is the favorite for Song Of The Year.
The lines also peg Meghan Trainor and Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk (featuring Bruno Mars)” as likely “Big Four” victors. The former is a favorite in the race for Best New Artist, while the latter is heavily favored in the Record Of The Year category.
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Recent history provides reason to take the lines seriously. *It also provides reason to question the oddsmakers’ ability to*go four-for-four. Four of the previous five Grammy Awards ceremonies featured at least one major*upset in a*Big Four race. *The 2013 ceremony featured a*slight upset in the Record Of The Year battle.
In 2015, Beck’s “Morning Phase,” which had the fourth-longest odds, won Album Of The Year. It defeated betting favorite “Beyonce” (by Beyonce).
2014 saw Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories,” the third-longest selection, win for Album Of The Year. *Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “The Heist” was the clear favorite.
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Odds for this year’s show (as of 6:45PM ET) and those of the past few ceremonies follow. *(For those unfamiliar, odds work as follows:*negative number = how much you have to bet to win $100 |*positive number = how much you win if you bet $100)
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Album of the Year – 2016
Taylor Swift’s 1989: -250 (favorite)
Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly: +300
Alabama Shakes’ Sound & Color: +750
The Weeknd’s Beauty Behind The Madness: +1200
Chris Stapleton’s Traveller: +2000
2015
Beyonce’s Beyonce: +125 (favorite)
Sam Smith’s In The Lonely Hour: +175
Ed Sheeran’s x: +425
Beck’s Morning Phase: +700 (winner)
Pharrell Williams’ GIRL: +1000
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