Check Out the Odds and Bet on the Mercury Prize Winner of 2017

By: Akos

Posted: August 30, 2017

Updated: October 4, 2017

Watching music award shows is much more exciting wit a bet on one or more of the nominees. In the upcoming weeks, the limelight of novelty betting sites will be on Mercury Prize odds. Check out the nominees and their odds below!

Artist	Paddy Power	BetVictor	Betfair
Kate Tempest	5/2	5/2	3.5
Stormzy	9/2	5/1	5.5
J Hus	8/1	7/1	9.0
The xx	14/1	12/1	15.0
Ed Sheeran	20/1	20/1	21.00
Dinosaur	14/1	14/1	15.0

Bet on Alt-J – Relaxer to win the Mercury Prize in 2017

Will Alt-J’s newest release, Relaxer win the band’s second Mercury Prize? The album received lukewarm response from critics. Though the 65 metascore translates to a “generally favorable” consensus, mixed reviews outnumber the positive ones. NME’s critic, Hannah Jane Parkinson found Alt-J’s Relaxer a “great album, if not entirely relaxing,” while Consequence of Sound concluded that band sacrificed the album’s “sense of cohesion” for the sake of experimentation. Check out the Alt-J’s Mercury Prize odds and stream their baroque-pop masterpiece ‘In Cold Blood’ below!

Alt-J / Relaxer | Metascore: 65 | Odds: 10/1 | Highlight:

Bet on Glass Animals – How to be a Human Being to win the Mercury Prize in 2017

”Nobody else sounds like them right now,” declared Mixmag’s critic. The album received a 73/100 rating, which is even more impressive when you realize that it has no negative reviews. Vocalist, Dave Bayley recommends us to listen the album in full as its “ebb and flow” is what makes it really work. From the other end of the spectrum, Q Magazine found ‘How to Be a Human Being’ to be well-constructed but soulless. Listen to the song ‘Youth’ and decide whether Glass Animals will take your bet on the Mercury Prize Winner of 2017.

Glass Animals – How to be a Human Being | Metascore: 73 | Odds: 8/1 | Highlight:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZdsmLgCVdU

Bet on Sampha – Process to win the Mercury Prize in 2017

Being associated with the likes of Kanye West and Frank Ocean, the bar was raised incredibly high for Sampha. Still, he managed to exceed expectations. Sampha’s highly anticipated debut album, Process, is one of the most acclaimed releases of 2017. Its 86/100 Metascore is 92% positive. As The Guardian put, the album “throws up some new, previously unnoticed innovation” at each listen.