Who is favored to win presidential election

Note: Legal experts agree Trump would have no grounds to do this. These are virtually identical to what the odds were at 2 a. This is a big jump for Trump from where he was at a. ET The reason for the change? Trump is now a pretty significant favorite to win four key states at Betfair: Georgia , Michigan , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Trump is a big betting favorite to win Georgia , despite some predictive models thinking that is still a very tight race. Same with Pennsylvania.

Overall, though, the election odds have stabilized over the past hour. With states like Pennsylvania not expected to have votes counted until as late as Friday, the election is far from over.

After heavy movement in the odds throughout Election Day — most notably with Trump emerging with his highest odds yet ET on Tuesday — the betting market now seems to reflect the tightness of the race at this point:. Betfair has Biden is now favored in Michigan , Nevada and Wisconsin. That, plus Biden looking good in Arizona , has resulted in the overall odds for the race continuing to move in his direction after bottoming out at The betting market may have overreacted to what appears will be a convincing Trump victory in the state of Florida.

Betting odds are starting to shift back to former Vice President Joe Biden, though he far from the favorite he was earlier on Election Day. ET today. ET, but he still has a lot way to go to climb back to his Election Day high of Trump hit his peak of ET, with Biden since gaining some ground on the oddsboard with a 4.

After hitting a high of odds with a The votes keep coming in and the odds keep swinging toward President Donald Trump.

The current odds:. Less than an hour after emerging as the odds-on favorite to win the election for the first time since May, President Donald Trump has padded his lead over Joe Biden in the betting market:. Donald Trump is the odds-on favorite to win the election for the first time since May 5, according to the betting odds at Betfair. Here are the current odds for each candidate, according to European sportsbook Betfair:. One potential reason for the shift?

It appears Biden has a better chance to win Ohio than polls expected. With an hour to go until the first exit polls are in at 5 p. ET, the election odds continue to hold steady, not budging over the past three hours:. His odds fell overnight, hitting an Election Day low of The odds at Betfair remain as follows:.

These odds represent an all-time high for Biden and an all-time low for Trump. The Biden momentum continues. The latest U. His previous high came back on Oct. After a volatile morning of election odds movement, the market appears to have stabilize back where it started the day:. Contrary to the U. Joe Biden is clearly taking some bets this morning in Europe. After his odds bottomed out at After Biden had maintained a healthy lead for much of the past week, the betting market shifted to early Tuesday morning, but the latest odds reflect some regression for Trump:.

Back and forth we go. The polls have opened an many states, but the odds to win the presidency have remained stable since our 2 a. Biden had been Check back throughout Tuesday — and until the race is called — for more updates on how the betting market is projecting the results. Heading into Election Day, there are eight states in which one of the two candidates is favored by only In other words, those are the eight closest state races according to the betting market.

Sports Betting. Credit: Getty Images. Pictured: Joe Biden. Trump rematch in with Trump currently having a very slight edge, according to the betting. All betting odds can be converted into an implied chance, or percentage, of something happening, and that is how Smarkets presents its odds. At offshore books that operate illegally in the U. Contact reporter Todd Dewey at tdewey reviewjournal. Follow tdewey33 on Twitter. The Circa Sports Million paid out its second-quarter winners, and the Westgate SuperContest completed the in-season contest for weeks 7 through 9.

He provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends. Gonzaga, which fell one game short of perfection last season, is the favorite at the Westgate SuperBook for this season, which starts Tuesday.

Bad beats, live line movement, halftime bets and more. President Joe Biden is shown on Wednesday, Oct. Biden was declared the winner by a CNN poll and focus group of eleven undecided voters in the critical swing state of North Carolina: the TV network found that nine people would vote for Biden, two unsure and zero for Trump following their performances on the socially distanced podiums.

I ran because of you Any slight gains for Trump in any sphere will be treated very seriously by the Biden team, who are doing their best to avoid complacency among their supporters, urging them to get out and vote. Some in politics say experts are not worth listening to, but when it comes to betting on the US election it may be worth paying attention to someone who trades these markets for a living. The new rules worked. Interruptions were rare and forgivable.

Arguments were clearly stated and the discussion illuminated the vast differences in philosophy and agendas between the candidates.