BBC Sports Personality of the Year Betting
The annual BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award is one of the main events in sports and TV specials betting. The title, which has been awarded every year by the BBC for over half a century now, is one of the most prestigious titles in the UK sproting world, and over the years has been won by such sporting heroes as David Beckham, Damon Hill, Steve Redgrave, Ian Botham, and the legendary Bobby Moore (in the same year that he took England to World Cup victory).
Sports Personality Betting Information
The sport personality award is generally not confined to any one specific sport, meaning that odds are available for a diverse bunch of sportsmen and women in a diverse range of sporting fields. The last decade or so has, for example, seen the award go to individuals from sports such as running, cricket, boxing, tennis, racing driving, rowing, and, of course, football. Although the BBC also present other awards during the event such as team awards, bookies tend to focus on the main award for top sports personality, with fixed odds for an outright win being the standard. Although the awards are naturally held towards the end of each calendar year, long term markets are available for most of the year.
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2006
Betting is now open for the 2006 sports personality. At present the betting is still open, with no clear signs of an overall favourite, although Andrew Murray, Colin Montgomerie, Ricky Hatton, and Amir Khan could be in with a shout.
Our tip is to look beyond football this year following England"s poor performance in the 2006 World Cup. Footballers like Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, and Wayne Rooney may feature in bookie"s selections, but the awards tend to favour success rather than defeat. Rooney"s nutcrunching send off in the game against Portugal may also push him closer to being an outside bet. Last year"s winner cricketer Andrew Flintoff is also touted, but, judging by the history of the award, it"s rare for the same individual to win sports personality twice. Safe bets will look for signs of sporting success over the year as a whole.
Our recommendations for an Online Betting bookmaker who covers the event include Betdirect, and, for more choice, Betfair, as the latter offer markets for predicting which sport will win besides odds for individuals.
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