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Bradley Cooper in the Royal Box during the Mens Final of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships as we make our Oscars Best Actor prediction and pick ahead of the Academy Awards.
Bradley Cooper in the Royal Box during the Mens Final of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships on July 10, 2016 at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, London. Photo by Dave Shopland via AFP.

Our best sportsbooks with the best Oscars odds have Cillian Murphy as a massive four-digit favorite following his many wins at the precursor events, including his most recent one at the SAGS.

Cillian Murphy's Best Actor Oscars odds is a massive favorite with the Oscars only a few days away.

Paul Giamatti was hovering around +200 a couple of weeks ago, but he's now as long as +750. Bradley Cooper holds down the third spot, but this race is over.

Here are our top Best Actor predictions for the 2024 Oscars (odds from our best sports betting apps).

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Best Lead Actor odds 2024

(Odds as of March 7)

Actor (Film)DraftKingsFanDuelBetMGMCaesarsbet365
Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer)-1200 -1600 ❄️-1200 -1000 -1000 
Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers)+550 +750 🔥+575+550 +550 
Bradley Cooper (Maestro)+1600 +2300 🔥+1600+1800+1400 ❄️
Jeffrey Wright (American Ficition)+8000 +6500 ❄️+6600 +10000 🔥+8000 
Colman Domingo (Rustin)+8000 +6500 ❄️+6600+10000 🔥+8000 

Best Actor predictions 2024

Cillian Murphy (-1000 via bet365)

As we expected, Murphy is a four-digit favorite at our best sports betting sites after his win at the SAGs. If you were comfortable paying the heavy juice on Murphy prior to that win, then you may have a ticket for him to win hovering in the -340 range.

However, I wouldn't blame you if that was too rich for your blood with a potential Giamatti win at the SAGs ruining everything. With Murphy essentially locked in alongside Robert Downey Jr., that gives "Oppenheimer" both the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor categories, along with Best Picture and Best Director.

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