"Dancing With The Stars" season 24 won't premiere on ABC until March 20, but oddsmakers have already predicted who will walk away with the Mirrorball Trophy when the show concludes in May. So which cast member is favored to claim the Mirrorball Trophy and who's most likely to be sent packing after week one? Here's a peek at how the folks at Bovada Sportsbook think "DWTS" 2017 will play out as of March 8.
Simone Biles the heir-apparent to the 'DWTS' throne?
According to the posted odds, Olympic gymnast Simone Biles --who scored an incredible four gold medals in gymnastics at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games-- is most likely to claim the "Dancing with the Stars" season 24 title.
Biles, who will hit the ballroom with pro Sasha Farber, holds +200 odds of following Final Five teammate Laurie Hernandez --who won the show's fall edition with Val Chmerkovskiy-- to victory.
But it may not be smooth sailing to the title with second-ranked Heather Morris (+500) in the mix. The former "Glee" star, who is matched up with popular pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy, has extensive dance experience in her back pocket and could be a serious threat to Biles' chances.
Complete odds
The full list of preseason odds for "Dancing with the Stars" season 24 are as follows:
- +200: Biles and Farber
- +500: Morris and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
- +700: Fifth Harmony star Normani Kordei and Valentin Chmermkovskiy
- +700: Former PBR rider and model Bonner Bolton and Sharna Burgess
- +750: "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Jayne and Gleb Savchenko
- +800: Actress and comedian Charo and Keo Motsepe
- +1000: Olympic figure skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan and Artem Chigvintsev
- +1200: NFL star Rashad Jennings and Emma Slater
- +1600: "The Bachelor" Nick Viall and Peta Murgatroyd
- +1600: MLB star David Ross and Lindsay Arnold
- +2000: "Saturday Night Live" alum Chris Kattan and Witney Carson
- +2500: Iconic actor Mr. T and Kym Herjavec
Despite his long shot status, Mr.
T is putting his all into preparing for the competition with Herjavec, whose return to "Dancing with the Stars" follows a two-year absence. (Fun fact: her last "DWTS" partner was billionaire businessman Robert Herjavec, with whom she tied the knot last July.) On March 8, the "A-Team" alum tweeted "One thing I know is, You only get out of Something what you put into it!" A previous tweet saw the 64-year old actor noting that though he has dance-related aches and pains, "the Children at St. Jude and Shriners Hospital is my Motivation."
"Dancing with the Stars" season 24 begins on March 20.
