World Cup Final Odds: Bet on Paul the octopus picking the winner

Paul the Octopus has become a media sensation during this summer`s football World Cup, after correctly predicting the results in each of Germany`s six matches in South Africa. Fans of Die Mannschaft now want to cook the octopus, and Argentina fans even blamed Paul for their dismal performance in the quarter-finals. Football bettors around the world are now eagerly anticipating Paul`s prediction for the winner of the World Cup final this Sunday.

When betting on a football match, the majority of punters will analyse the recent form of the two teams and find out the injury news, but that could change now that a few have been making money simply by following Paul the Octopus` predictions. Paul`s 100% record in the 2010 World Cup means that his next tip has to be feared by the bookmakers. Leading UK bookmaker William Hill has cut the odds of Paul picking the World Cup winner from evens (1/1) into 10/11 (bet £11 to win £10 profit).

"If you had just bet £10 on each of Paul`s six successive winning selections on Germany or their opponents so far, you would have made a healthy profit of £84 - but if you had put the winnings from each bet all on to the next one, you would now be looking at £1400 of profit!" said Hill`s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

It has not been made known whether Paul will be asked for his World Cup final pick, as his native side Germany will play Uruguay on Saturday in the match to determine third place.

In the World Cup betting, Spain are the 4/7 favourites with Stan James, which leaves Holland as the 6/4 underdogs with Bet 365. Those odds could well change should Paul opt for an Oranje triumph in Johannesburg.

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