With the 2014 Emmy Awards coming up on August 25 the sportsbooks continue to have Breaking Bad and Orange is the New Black set as the favorites to win the night's top prizes.
Breaking Bad, which has wrapped up its final season, is the 1/5 favorite on the Emmy Awards odds to win Outstanding Drama Series, putting it ahead of 7/1 True Detective, 8/1 Game of Thrones, 9/1 House of Cards, 50/1 Downton Abbey, and 50/1 Mad Men on those 2014 Emmy Awards betting lines.
As well, Orange is the New Black is the 3/2 favorite on the Emmy Awards odds to win Outstanding Comedy Series, with Modern Family second on those betting lines at 2/1. Veep (3/1), Louie (10/1), The Big Bang Theory (10/1), and Silicon Valley (30/1) round out those odds.
Odds to Win the 2014 Emmy Awards at Sportsbook as of August 16:
66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Drama SeriesBreaking Bad 1/5 True Detective 7/1 Game of Thrones 8/1 House of Cards 9/1 Downton Abbey 50/1 Mad Men 50/1
66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Comedy SeriesOrange Is The New Black 3/2 Modern Family 2/1 Veep 3/1 Louie 10/1 The Big Bang Theory 10/1 Silicon Valley 30/1
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The 2014 Emmy Awards are on August 25, and the sportsbooks have pegged Breaking Bad and Orange is the New Black as the favorites on the Emmy Awards odds to win the top drama series and top comedy series prizes.
At Sportsbook Breaking Bad has been listed as the 2/7 favorite on the Emmy Awards odds to win Outstanding Drama Series, ahead of 5/1 True Detective and 8/1 Game of Thrones. The rest of the field for the top drama series prize are House of Cards at 9/1, Mad Men at 30/1, and Downton Abbey at 50/1. Breaking Bad won this award in 2013.
Orange is the New Black is then the 2/1 co-favorite along with Veep on the Emmy Awards odds to win Outstanding Comedy Series, with Modern Family at 4/1, Louie at 5/1, and The Big Bang Theory at 6/1. Silicon Valley is the longshot on those Emmy Awards betting lines at Sportsbook at 30/1. Modern Family won this award in 2013.
For Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series the Sportsbook favorite is Matthew McConaughey at 4/9 for True Detective, with Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad set at 3/1 odds. For Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series the favorite is Robin Wright of House of Cards at 4/7, with Juliana Margulies of The Good Wife behind her at 5/2 odds.
As for the lead comedy actors and actresses, Jim Parsons is the 1/1 favorite at Sportsbook over Ricky Gervais of Derek (3/1), and Julia Louis-Dreyfus of Veep is the 1/4 favorite over Taylor Schilling of Orange is the New Black (9/2). Both Parsons and Louis-Dreyfus won the Emmy last year.
And The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon is the 12/5 favorite on the Emmy Awards betting lines at Sportsbook to win the Outstanding Variety Series award, with The Colbert Report at 4/7, Jimmy Kimmel Live at 10/1, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart at 12/1, Saturday Night Live at 15/1, and Real Time with Bill Maher at 20/1. The Colbert Report won last year.
Odds to Win the 2014 Emmy Awards at Sportsbook as of July 23:
66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Comedy SeriesVeep 2/1 Orange Is The New Black 2/1 Modern Family 4/1 Louie 5/1 The Big Bang Theory 6/1 Silicon Valley 30/1
66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding MiniseriesFargo 2/15 American Horror Story: Coven 7/1 Luther 20/1 Treme 25/1 The White Queen 30/1 Bonnie and Clyde 30/1
66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Television MovieThe Normal Heart 2/15 Sherlock: His Last Vow 10/1 The Trip to Bountiful 11/1 Killing Kennedy 11/1 Muhammed Ali's Greatest Fight 15/1
66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Variety SeriesThe Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon 12/5 The Colbert Report 4/7 Jimmy Kimmel Live 10/1 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart 12/1 Saturday Night Live 15/1 Real Time with Bill Maher 20/1
66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesMatthew McConaughey (True Detective) 4/9 Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) 3/1 Kevin Spacey (House of Cards) 8/1 Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom) 12/1 Jon Hamm (Mad Men) 25/1 Woody Harrelson (True Detective) 25/1
66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesRobin Wright (House of Cards) 4/7 Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) 5/2 Kerry Washington (Scandal) 7/1 Claire Danes (Homeland) 15/1 Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey) 20/1 Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex) 20/1
66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesAaron Paul (Breaking Bad) 1/2 Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) 3/1 Josh Charles (The Good Wife) 5/1 Jon Voight (Ray Donovan) 10/1 Jim Carter (Downton Abbey) 50/1 Mandy Patinkin (Homeland) 50/1
66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesAnna Gunn (Breaking Bad) 2/5 Christine Baranski (The Good Wife) 4/1 Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey) 9/1 Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey) 10/1 Lena Headly (Game of Thrones) 20/1 Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) 20/1
66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Drama SeriesBreaking Bad 2/7 True Detective 5/1 Game of Thrones 8/1 House of Cards 9/1 Mad Men 30/1 Downton Abbey 50/1
66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesJim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) 1/1 Ricky Gervais (Derek) 3/1 William H. Macy (Shameless) 4/1 Louie C.K. (Louie) 5/1 Matt LeBlanc (Episodes) 18/1 Don Cheadle (House of Lies) 30/1
66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy SeriesJulia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) 1/4 Taylor Schilling (Orange Is The New Black) 9/2 Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation) 7/1 Lena Dunham (Girls) 30/1 Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly) 30/1 Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie) 30/1
66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesAndre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) 2/3 Tony Hale (Veep) 13/5 Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family) 11/2 Fred Armisen (Portlandia) 10/1 Ty Burrell (Modern Family) 15/1 Adam Driver (Girls) 50/1
66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesAllison Janney (Mom) 1/2 Kate Mulgrew (Orange Is The New Black) 2/1 Julie Bowen (Modern Family) 15/1 Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live) 20/1 Mayim Bialik (The Big Bang Theory) 20/1 Anna Chlumsky (Veep) 20/1
66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries / MovieBilly Bob Thornton (Fargo) 2/3 Mark Ruffalo (The Normal Heart) 1/1 Martin Freeman (Fargo) 25/1 Chiwetel Ejiofor (Dancing on the Edge) 30/1 Idris Elba (Luther) 30/1 Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock: His Last Vow) 30/1
66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries / MovieCicely Tyson (The Trip to Bountiful) 1/5 Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: Coven) 7/1 Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Coven) 15/1 Helena Bonham Carter (Burton and Taylor) 15/1 Minnie Driver (Return to Zero) 15/1 Kristen Wiig (The Spoils of Babylon) 15/1
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