Avello: Dancing with the odds
John Avello has long been one of my favorite sports book guys – and not just because he lets me win. (Note to Gaming Control Board: That’s a joke.)
Avello is now the Director of Race & Sports Book Operations at Wynn Las Vegas, and he’s just released a just-for-fun rundown handicapping the potential winner of the upcoming “Dancing with the Stars” season.
Here it is:
| Dance Star | Partner | Odds |
| Rick Fox | Cheryl Burke | 4 to 1 |
| Jennifer Grey | Derek Hough | 5 to 1 |
| David Hasselhoff | Kym Johnson | 6 to 1 |
| Brandy | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | 7 to 1 |
| Michael Bolton | Chelsie Hightower | 9 to 1 |
| Mike Sorrentino (The Situation) | Karina Smirnoff | 11 to 1 |
| Florence Henderson | Corky Ballas | 15 to 1 |
| Kurt Warner | Anna Trebunskaya | 16 to 1 |
| Audrina Patridge | Tony Dovolani | 20 to 1 |
| Margaret Cho | Louis Van Amstel | 25 to 1 |
| Kyle Massey | Lacy Schwimmer | 30 to 1 |
| Bristol Palin | Mark Ballas | 35 to 1 |