The opening markets
| Seat spreads | CON | LAB | LD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betfair | 319½-321 | 217½-220 | 82½-85½ |
| Extrabet | 316-321 | 218-223 | 78-82 |
| SportingIndex | 317-322 | 214-219 | 78-82 |
| Majority betting | CON | NOM | LAB | LD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladbrokes | 5/4 | 4/6 | 25/1 | 66/1 |
| Political Smarkets | 39% | 60% | 3% | 1% |
This is basically a thread for a matter of record. So often people ask whether political betting is predictive and I always refer to the opening markets just as the polling station threw open their doors across the country.
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