Eurovision 2024 semi-final 2 betting tips, predictions and odds

Eurovision 2024 semi-final 2 betting tips

• Switzerland to win semi-final 2 – 4/1 with BoyleSports
• Estonia to qualify from semi-final 2 – 4/11 with William Hill

There is a strong line-up for semi-final 2 of Eurovision 2024, with Switzerland, Netherlands, Israel and Greece all involved. A total of 16 countries feature in this heat, with just 10 of them qualifying for Saturday's grand final.

In semi-final 1 on Tuesday, Cyprus, Serbia, Lithuania, Ireland, Ukraine, Croatia, Slovenia, Finland, Portugal, and Luxembourg all booked their tickets for the final. It was a fantastic night of performances in Malmo, and the fun should continue in the second of this week’s events.

The second Eurovision 2024 semi-final takes place on Thursday evening at 8pm, with the show live on BBC One. 

Here is a look at the best bets for Thursday evening’s heat across leading betting sites.

Eurovision 2024 betting tip: Swiss to show they are strong contenders

Switzerland have not tasted Eurovision glory since Celine Dion announced herself on the world stage with victory in the competition in 1988. The Canadian star, who has gone on to be one of the best-selling artists of all time, produced an iconic Eurovision moment, pipping the UK by one point in Ireland.

Although Switzerland’s participant, Nemo, is unlikely to ever go on to have a career like Dion, he does have a chance of replicating what she achieved 36 years ago.

Nemo is a big contender for the trophy this year in Malmo with the song “The Code” and the rapper has been well backed to win Eurovision on gambling sites ever since the song was released back in February.

Since then, Switzerland’s odds in the outright betting for the competition have continued to tumble on betting apps. They are now second favourites behind Croatia at 15/4 with BetMGM. 

If they qualify for the final, those odds are likely to shorten again ahead of Saturday’s final.

Several critics make “The Code” the highest-ranked song in this year’s competition, with one leading site giving it an 8.83 rating out of 10. Those sorts of metrics are normally reliable when it comes to judging which songs are likely to be at top end of the Eurovision leaderboard.

Switzerland are as big as 4/1 with BoyleSports to win the second semi-final on Thursday evening. It looks set to be between Netherlands and Switzerland for the victory, but at the prices, backing Nemo to coast into the final with a win looks the best value option.

Eurovision prediction 1: Switzerland to win semi-final 2 – 4/1 with BoyleSports

Eurovision tip: Estonian mouthful to make it through 

Estonia have already made Eurovision history this year with their song “(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (kull) midagi" setting a new record for the longest song title in the competition’s history. 

Estonians will be hoping their wordy entry can also land them their second victory on the show, following their maiden triumph in 2001.

Estonia will be represented by 5miinust and Puuluup in a collaboration. The two groups could not be any more different. The former is a hip hop group, while the latter is a nu-folk duo. It should not work, but in true Eurovision style, it does!

The Estonian artists have had since November to prepare for Eurovision 2024, as they won the Eesti Laul (Estonian selection process) at the back end of last year. They have since made a music video for their song, which has helped their promotion. 

The semi-final of Eurovision is all about qualifying for the final, as nobody wants to miss out at this stage. Estonia can sneak into the top 10 in this second semi-final to secure their passage into the big event on Saturday evening with William Hill making them 4/11 to qualify.

Eurovision prediction 2: Estonia to qualify from semi-final 2 – 4/11 with William Hill

Eurovision 2024 free bets

The final of Eurovision takes place on Saturday night and there's still time to earn free bets for wagering on the music extravaganza. 

BoyleSports have a wide selection of Eurovision odds and specials market and new customers can get a £20 free bet to stake on Eurovision by following these steps:

• Sign up for a new BoyleSports account on a mobile device using the link below
• Make an initial deposit of £10 or more. Check the terms and conditions to make sure your chosen deposit method is eligible for use in connection with the welcome offer.
• Place a minimum £10 bet on the sportsbook at evens (2.0) or greater.

The free bets will be applied within five minutes of your qualifying wager being settled. 

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