Strictly Come Dancing Odds: Wicks Most Likely To Go As McCausland Drifts Slightly

Strictly Come Dancing's 2024 semi-final is nearly upon us, and the difficulty level is being cranked up.

Just five stars remain in the competition this weekend, but they will have to learn two routines apiece.

It looks to be a two-horse race on betting sites about who might go home next on Sunday night, but there have been some big surprises throughout the series.

Pete's Strictly Time Running Out?

One celebrity who has sprung a weekly surprise for a while now is Pete Wicks.

The TOWIE star and his pro partner Jowita Przystal have finished bottom of the leaderboard in four of the last five weeks, but they have managed to avoid the dreaded dance-off on each occasion.

Despite this, bookmakers clearly think Pete's time on the dancefloor will end in the semi-final.

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He is 8/15 favourite with Bet365 to go home next, followed by JB Gill.

The JLS singer topped the leaderboard in Musicals Week last time out with a score of 39 out of 40, but he is just 3/1 to be booted off the dancefloor on Sunday night.

Tasha's Surprise Dance-Off

Another Strictly surprise took place last Sunday when Tasha Ghouri ended up in the dance-off.

She was saved by the judges, who sent Montell Douglas home instead, but Tasha's bottom two position came as a huge shock after topping the leaderboard in eight of the 11 weeks so far.

The former Love Island star has also earned the only perfect 40-out-of-40 score in the series, so it was a surprise to see her in the dance-off.

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Despite this, bookmakers clearly feel the dancer and model will safely progress in the semi-final.

She is 12/1 to miss out on a place in the final.

However, the star's price to win the show has increased in the past couple of days.

Tasha is now 14/1 with Ladbrokes to lift the Glitterball Trophy later this month, from 12/1 at the beginning of the week.

Chris' Slight Drift

It's not been often in this year's Strictly that the words "Chris McCausland" and "drift" have been closely associated with one another.

However, the comedian - the show's first-ever blind contestant - is out to 1/4 with William Hill, from a best price of 1/5 at the beginning of the week.

Despite this small drift, Chris backers shouldn't be too worried, and Strictly judge Motsi Mabuse was full of praise for him this week.

Speaking on ITV's This Morning on Wednesday, she said: "Chris is doing absolutely amazing. He's a very great character and a very great person.

"That combination with Dianne [Buswell] is absolutely amazing. 

"I think other couples are also going to put up a show. They all have two dances this weekend, so it's heavy work.

"We [the judges] are just as curious to see how they get on, and it's been an incredible season."

What's more, Chris still has an implied probability of 80 per cent for Strictly victory - and his nearest competition has grown in price, too.

Sarah Hadland started the week as a 13/2 chance, but she is now 7/1 on betting apps.

And both Chris and Sarah are huge 20/1 shots to go home next, so it looks like they have one foot apiece in the finale.