‘America’s Got Talent’ Season 12 Semifinals Week 1 Betting Odds
–’America’s Got Talent’ has returned for its 12th season on NBC.
–This is the first of two semifinal rounds.
–Two ‘AGT’ shows will air this week–Tuesday, September 5 and Wednesday, September 6 at 8 PM Eastern Daylight Time.
The SPORTS BETTING EXPERTS coverage of ‘America’s Got Talent’ continues as we preview the first of two ‘semifinal’ elimination shows. Five contestants will advance from the 11 contestant semifinal #1 field (at least we *think* that’s what will happen–more about that in a moment). Currently, there is just 10 contestants for the second semifinal set for next week but by every indication the judges are going to bring in a ‘wildcard’ from the previously eliminated acts. Presumably, the identity of this wildcard will be known before next week’s program but that’s why I’ve added a ‘Field’ entry in the overall odds to win Season 12. As far as the number of contestants that will advance out of this group the expectation is that it will be five but since ‘AGT’ likes to make things up as they go along that’s not a certainty. To reflect this possibility, you’ll find a ‘No One Advances’ betting entry in the Semifinal odds. The general idea is that a bet on ‘No One Advances’ will cash if fewer than five contestants are selected from this semifinal round. As of now there are 21 acts left in the competition contingent on the ‘wild card’ entry that might be added to next week’s semifinal round.
By now, you’re probably familiar with the rules and ‘gimmicks’ of the live shows. The ‘Judge’s Choice’ gives one act the chance to advanced based exclusively on a vote of the panel. Each judge picks one act and the one with the most votes goes through to the next round. The ‘Dunkin’ Save‘ is a gimmick sponsored by Dunkin Donuts that gives one low scoring act a chance to remain in contention. Three acts are announced as ‘eligible’ for the ‘Dunkin Save’ during the results show and the one that receives the most votes from viewers gets the reprieve.
SEASON TWELVE SPECIFICS
The host for Season Twelve is former supermodel Tyra Banks. This is her first season as host replacing Nick Cannon who had held the position for the previous eight seasons. Originally, it was announced that Cannon would be returning for Season Twelve but a nasty show biz spat between himself, NBC and the show’s producers left him on the outs. Here’s the storyline–Cannon announced in mid-February that he would be resigning as host citing the old standby ‘creative differences’. Some media wags suggested that it was a ‘you can’t fire me because I quit’ situation. Cannon had reportedly made disparaging remarks about NBC in his Showtime standup special. NBC refused to accept Cannon’s resignation and there was some speculation that he would be sued for breach of contract. Ultimately, cooler heads prevailed and the network settled on Banks. The four judges are familiar faces on the reality show circuit and return for the second season as a group. They are Mel B (aka the artist formerly known as ‘Scary Spice’ from the Spice Girls), Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Simon Cowell.
‘America’s Got Talent’ has been a huge ratings winner for NBC in Season 12. As we had expected, the return of the live shows gave an already dominant program a bigger boost in the rating. ‘AGT’ continues to dominate the competition on Tuesday and Wednesday night both in the timeslot and for the entire evening. The first run ‘AGT’ episodes have never failed to win their time slot and since the first three weeks when taped auditions were shown they’ve failed to win the entire week only once. That’s a bit of a technicality, however, since you’ll recall that there are now *two* ‘AGT’ episodes every week and the dynamic now is that the ‘performance show’ on Tuesday gets the #1 ranking while the ‘results’ show on Wednesday gets the runner up spot.
Check back weekly for updated odds to win and weekly proposition bets!
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 PROPOSITION BETTING ODDS
TO WIN ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12
Darci Lynne Farmer: +175
Angelica Hale: +750
Mandy Harvey: +1000
Chase Goehring: +1000
Celine Tam: +1750
Merrick Hanna: +1750
Johnny Manuel: +2100
Yoli Mayor: +2100
Sarah Carson and Hero: +2500
Diavolo: +2500
Preacher Lawson: +2500
Colin Cloud: +2500
Light Balance: +2750
In The Stairwell: +2750
Keichi Okwuchi: +3500
Christian Guardino: +3500
Billy & Emily England: +3500
Eric Jones: +4500
Evie Clair: +4500
Mike Yung: +4500
Greater Works: +6000
Field: +7500
THE WINNER OF ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 WILL BE?
Male: +130
Female: -175
Group/Other: +450
THE SECOND PLACE FINISHER OF ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 WILL BE?
Male: -155
Female: +175
Group/Other: +250
THE THIRD PLACE FINISHER OF ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 WILL BE?
Male: +105
Female: +500
Group/Other: -150
THE WINNER OF ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 WILL BE?
Age 21 or under: -150
22 or older: +110
Group: +450
THE WINNER OF ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 WILL BE?
Singer/Musician: -750
Dancer: +450
Magician/Ventriloquist: +700
Other: +1250
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ SEASON 12 SEMIFINALS WEEK 1 PROPOSITION BETTING ODDS
WHICH FIVE ACTS WILL ADVANCE TO THE NEXT ROUND?
Darci Lynne Farmer: -750
Mandy Harvey: -500
Merrick Hanna: -350
Preacher Lawson: -150
Sarah Carson and Hero: -150
Billy & Emily England: +250
No One to Advance to Next Round: +250
Johnny Manuel: +500
Yoli Mayor: +500
Eric Jones: +500
Evie Clair: +500
If fewer than five acts are chosen the ‘No One to Advance’ bet will be a winner. All bets are action regardless of the number of semifinalists chosen.
WHICH ACT WILL BE THE ‘JUDGES’ CHOICE’?
Sarah Carson and Hero: +250
Johnny Manuel: +500
Yoli Mayor: +500
Preacher Lawson: +750
Darci Lynne Farmer: +750
Mandy Harvey: +900
Merrick Hanna: +900
Billy & Emily England: +1250
Eric Jones: +1250
Evie Clair: +2500
No One named ‘Judges Choice’: +2500
WHICH ACT WILL RECEIVE THE ‘DUNKIN SAVE’?
Sarah Carson and Hero: +250
Merrick Hanna: +250
Johnny Manuel: +500
Billy & Emily England: +800
Evie Clair: +1200
Yoli Mayor: +1200
Preacher Lawson: +1750
Darci Lynne Farmer: +1750
Mandy Harvey: +1750
Eric Jones: +1750
No One receives ‘Dunkin Save’: +2500
WILL HEIDI KLUM USE HER ‘X’ IN SEMIFINAL ROUND 1?
Yes: +750
No: -1500
WILL MEL B USE HER ‘X’ IN SEMIFINAL ROUND 1?
Yes: +600
No: -750
WILL SIMON COWELL USE HIS ‘X’ IN SEMIFINAL ROUND 1?
Yes: +300
No: -350
WILL HOWIE MANDELL USE HIS ‘X’ IN SEMIFINAL ROUND 1?
Yes: +600
No: -750
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ 9/5 EPISODE RATINGS WILL BE?
Over 2.65: -130
Under 2.65: +110
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ 9/6 EPISODE RATINGS WILL BE?
Over 2.5: -130
Under 2.5: +110
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ 9/5 EPISODE SHARE WILL BE?
11: -120
Not 11: +100
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ 9/6 EPISODE SHARE WILL BE?
11: +130
Not 11: -150
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ 9/5 EPISODE TOTAL VIEWERSHIP WILL BE?
Over 12.75 Million: -170
Under 12.75 Million: +150
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ 9/6 EPISODE TOTAL VIEWERSHIP WILL BE?
Over 12.25 Million: -130
Under 12.25 Million: +110
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ NIGHTLY RANK FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 WILL BE?
#1: -750
Not #1: +600
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ NIGHTLY RANK FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 WILL BE?
#1: -750
Not #1: +600
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ 9/5 EPISODE WEEKLY RANK FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 4 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10 WILL BE?
#1: -350
Not #1: +300
‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ 9/6 EPISODE WEEKLY RANK FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 4 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10 WILL BE?
#2: -300
Not #2: +250