So, the office pool is heating up again with Oscar picks, but if you truly want to get hardcore and have some malicious fun, how about betting on the ultimate shame of the Hollywood elite: The Razzies. Bodog has posted 2006 Razzie Awards odds, and these stinkers are ripe for the picking.
The Razzie Awards, given out on March 4, celebrate the worst Hollywood has to offer. While the stars will not be there to pick up their prizes, if you follow the Doc's advice, you could be collecting gold come Awards Season.
You need to be on point and quick with your picks, as the Hollywood gossips will no doubt leak the results before they're made public, closing down all betting windows, both virtual and real. The White House Press Corps has nothing on the Hollywood Paparazzi.
Here are 4 categories being offered up as Props bets on Bodog with the Razzie Awards odds.
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Razzie Awards Odds for Razzie Awards Betting
The Most Tiresome Tabloid Targets (Razzie Awards Odds)
1. Tom Cruise and His Anti-Psychiatry Rant -- 7/2
2. Tom Cruise on Oprah's Couch -- 3/2
3. Paris Hilton and Whoever -- 9/2
4. Mr. & Mrs. Britney Spears -- 15/2
5. The Simpsons Ashlee, Jessica and Nick -- 5/1
Winner: The Simpsons. They have been on the cover of every trash magazine for the past year, and, coupled with their reality TV shows, they have been in the public eye much longer than that. There is only so much of this Uber couple (Nick and Jess) that we can take. You can bet that the influx of Simpson's face on US Weeklys, coupled with the male voter's jealousy of Nick Lachey and sister Ashley's Saturday Night Live nightmare (dream laugh for most of us) will push the Razzie their way, which will be nice for them, because it's probably the only award either of them will ever win.
Worst Actress (Razzie Awards Odds)
Jessica Alba ("Into the Blue") -- 6/1
Hillary Duff ("Cheaper by the Dozen 2") -- 6/1
Jennifer Lopez ("Monster in Law") -- 7/2
Jenny McCarthy ("Dirty Love") -- 8/5
Tare Reid ("Alone in the dark") -- 9/2
Winner: Jenny from the Block, not from the plastic surgeon. This should be the final nail in the coffin for Ms. Lopez's acting career. For some reason, critics hate her and Hollywood Execs put her in roles where she can't shake that BRONX attitude, which is fine for real life and videos, but no good for the escape a movie offers. If I were voting, I would choose Tara Reid simply because of her irregular boob job. Remember, Madonna won this award a bunch of times, which shows how voters feel about crossover stars. Hillary Duff hasn't eaten in a few months, so she was unable to pick up the phone for comment.
Worst Actor (Razzie Awards Odds)
Tom Cruise ("War of the Worlds") -- 2/1
Will Ferrell ("Bewitched") -- 6/1
Jamie Kennedy ("Son of the Mask") -- 2/1
The Rock ("Doom") -- 13/2
Rob Schneider ("Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo") -- 7/1
Winner: This is a tough one because both Jamie Kennedy and Rob Schneider are both on the cusp of being future reality show stars, but word on the street was the that "Gigolo 2" was amongst the worst of all time, so in the battle of sequels that both smelled of No. 2, Schneider should walk home with the RAZ. The Rock might have been in the running for this, but nobody actually saw the movie he was in, and might be a little afraid to say anything negative about the big man. CAN YOU DIG IT!? Tom Cruise is not the most popular actor these days, but L. Ron Hubbard has a big reach in the Wood.
Worst Film (Razzie Awards Odds)
"Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo" -- 3/1
"Dirty Love" -- 15/4
"Dukes of Hazard" -- 7/1
"House of Wax" -- 11/1
"Son of the Mask" -- 3/2
Winner: Look at that girl with the Daisy Dukes on! Well, enough people did to make this the sure fire bet for the worst film of the year and a perfect example that Hollywood believes it's just a factory that can turn out inferior products because they dominate the market. You know a flick is bad when Ben Jones, the original Cooter, starts an Internet site to campaign against the film. "Deuce 2" and "Son of the Mask" will give a little competition, but there was no bigger buzz on a film before this one, and no bigger snowball of negative reviews in Southern California than the Good Ol' Boys.
So there you go. Just like standing around the craps table, you can expand your loot sack by betting on failure. Actually, you are doing the entertainment industry a favor, because awards like this might force them to give their rising stars decent vehicles to steer their careers with.
Either that or plastic surgery will have to start incorporating talent.
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