Place your Christmas bets now
If Alvin and the Chipmunks gets to number one, we're going to be rich!
Betting website Paddy Power has put up its odds for this year's Christmas video game number one.
The winning game will be the one in the top slot in the full-price all-format chart (according to Chart Track) for the week ending December 22nd.
So, which are the highest tipped handheld offerings this year? Unsurprisingly, most are all-format titles. Need for Speed ProStreet is the firm favourite with odds of 10/11 – previous instalments in the EA series reached the Christmas number one slot in 2004 and 2005. It was only pushed into second position last year by, erm, EA's FIFA 07.
FIFA 08 has similarly short odds this year of 2/1, while The Simpsons Game is offered at 3/1.
But if you want to give yourself a chance at winning the big money, you could try Alvin and the Chipmunks (200/1) or EA Playground (100/1). Or if you're in the mood to waste a few quid, how about betting on Manhunt 2 for number one at odds of 25/1? It's not even been allowed for release in the UK, let alone before Christmas.
Tempted into having a flutter? Check out the full list of games and their odds here.
