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It can often pay to follow the money. Punters smashed into Spurs who beat Liverpool 4-2. Boherna Best won last night’s William Hill All England Cup Final, backed into 4/7 from 11/10.

Today the money is coming in for India in the one-day series which starts early tomorrow. India have been cut from 4/6 to 1/2 to take the 7 ODI series, whilst England have drifted out to 7/4. India will be without big names, such as Sachin Tendulkar who will be rested for the first 3 games. England have a chance if they can bowl well, but the Stanford series showed how poorly the vistors cope with unfamiliar venues.

Today we are previewing the ITV series ‘I’m a Celebrity…’ which has numerous punting opportunities. bookies.com are here to guide you through all of the contestants in betting order and novelty bets.

4/1 Joe Swash

The former EastEnders star is the market leader, and has the right profile of a winner. As well as being outgoing, he is good looking – sure to be popular with the voting public.

6/1 Simon Webbe

‘Simple’ Simon describes himself as ‘giving’ and ’sensitive’. He used to be part of boy band ‘Blue’ and is the alpha-male in the camp. I prefer him to market leader Swash, which is why I’d be tempted to to back him at 3/1 to be Top Male.

8/1 Martina Navratilova

Will her competitive nature and Wimbledon victories give Martina an added advantage? Punters seem to think so, as she has already been cut from 10/1 into as short as 6/1. Coral are the only firm to have the top price 8/1, which could be a decent investment over the 3 weeks of the series. Phill Tufnell, a former England international cricket player won last year, so sporting figures may hold an edge over the WAGs.

8/1 Esther Rantzen

The 68 year old TV campaigner was paid a £25,000 fee to appear on the programme and is taking part to challenge herself. She is completely barmy and should get along fine in the jungle. I’m not certain that she’ll click with the voting public, but we should have some idea after the first week. I wouln’t take Paddy Power up on their 25/1 that she is the first female to go topless.

8/1 George Takei

There has been a little support for Takei, who played Mr Sulu in Star Treck and the father of Kaito Nakamura in Heroes. He is the 12/1 outsider for the first bushtucker trial and at 8/1 in the ouright market, there are others preferred.

12/1 Dani Behr

Behr has recently flopped in the U.S. and it has been a while since she appeared on TV. She has been living in Australia for the last year, which may attract punters who are tempted by her decent price.

12/1 Carly Zucker

Fiancee of Chelsea winger Joe Cole,Carly works as a personal trainer so should be as fit as a fiddle. She isn’t the most paparazzi-friendly celeb, which may mean that she doesn’t click with the public. She isn’t a celebrity in her own right and I certainly wouldn’t back her, even for beer money.

16/1 Brian Paddick

Formerly Britain’s most senior openly gay police officer, the odds are stacked against Paddick. He ran against Boris for the Mayor of London Position, but only polled about 10%. He’ll need a much greater share of votes to survive in the jungle. He takes a lenient position when it comes to cannabis, and Paddy Power offer 25/1 that he smokes the substance during his short time in the jungle.

18/1 Robert Kilroy-Silk

Robert is now an independent MEP for the East Midlands and is 11/4 to be the first evicted.

20/1 Nicola McLean

She is afraid of the prospect of going without make-up and is the 5/2 favourite to be evicted first. One of the lesser known wags, she is engaged to a footballer from Peterborough United. 10/11 that she is the first girl to go topless.

Recommendation:

The men have a strong hand with both Simon and Joe, and are 4/6 in the winning gender market. I’ll have a cheeky wager on the ultra-competitive Martina.

2pts 8/1 Martina Navratilova

bookies.com compare odds on numerous specials, including Miss World. There is even a market for the evicted Laura White getting re-instated in the X Factor.

I’m A Celebrity… Winner Betting

I’m A Celebrity… Top Male Betting 

I’m A Celebrity… Top Female Betting 

I’m A Celebrity… Winning Gender Betting 

I’m A Celebrity… 1st Bushtucker Trial Betting 

I’m A Celebrity… First Girl to go Topless Betting 

I’m A Celebrity… Specials

I’m A Celebrity… Number of Voluntary Walkouts Betting