2009 EUROVISION TOP TEN BETTING TIPS FROM BETFAIR

We're just a week away from all 42 Eurovision entrant's taking the stage in Moscow for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. Betfair has some really great betting markets on this event and we've prepared some quality betting tips for all of you Eurovision punters looking to make some serious cash on this year's event. If you're not a client at betfair, you're definitely in luck. Betfair has prepared a really solid £25 free bet (the old offer used to be £10) for all new players. Simply sign up, stake £25 on anything and (win or lose) you`ll be refunded with a free bet!The best way to capitalize on this free offer is to back your Eurovision favourite to finish in the top 10 with your first £25 and then back them to win outright (at much higher odds) with your free bet!If you're betting on Alexander Rybak or another big favourite, you may not be able to cash in as much as everybody else (his top 10 odds are very very short) but if you're feeling especially confident (and if you're backing Rybak, you probably should be) you can wager for them to finish in the top four. If you're backing Turkey to finish top four you'll be paid out at 3.15 and then if they win the outright competition, you'll be looking at odds of 10.5. Off a total of £50's wagered, you would garner £78.75 from the top 4 finish and £262.50 for the outright win. That's a total of £341.25 from £50 wagered- a hefty profit margin. You could also back your country to finish top 10 or top 4 and then place your winning bet on Alexander Rybak to win the entire thing. Say you`re a resident of Greece and want to back your country's entrant- you`ll get odds of 1.9 to finish top 4. That means a payout of £47.5 on the top four and if Rybak wins, you'll be paid out at £72.50. Considering the fact that one of those bets is free, you have a very solid profit margin. 1. Norway- 2.92. Greece- 7.43. Turkey-10.54. Bosnia and Herzegovina- 19.05. United Kingdom- 25.06. Azerbaijan- 26.07. Ukraine- 30.08. France- 36.09. Iceland- 38.010. Sweden- 42.0