Strictly Come Dancing Winner Odds: Who will win the Strictly Final?

Saturday night will crown our 2023 Strictly Come Dancing champion after 13 weeks of intense competition.

The winner will be determined entirely by the voting public, with the judges’ scores merely acting as guidance – it’s important to remember this before placing a bet on the final.

Strictly Come Dancing Semi-Final Elimination Recap

Ellie Leach, Layton Williams and Bobby Brazier are the three remaining celebrities after Annabel Croft was knocked out in the semi-final. It was a beautiful and heartfelt send-off for Annabel, who performed admirably throughout the series.

But there’s no doubt we’re now left with the three best dancers, all of whom were tipped to reach the latter stages of the competition ever since the line-up was announced.

Combining the score from three dances – two from Saturday’s show and one more from the quarter-final following Nigel’s withdrawal – there were 120 points to play for on Saturday night.

Layton and Nikita dropped just four points in total across those three performances, including top marks for their paso doble and Charleston routines. Craig even gave a standing ovation for the latter, stating it was the best Charleston ever performed on the show.

Strictly Come Dancing Winner Odds

Odds on Layton to win range from 7/1 to 12/1 among our betting partners, with a best price coming from Unibet.

I don’t think there’s any question that he’s the best dancer, but that won’t necessarily be enough to see him win.

The voting public would probably prefer a champion less familiar with musical stage performances, which Layton has been exposed to since the age of 11.

That explains why Ellie and Vito are overwhelming favourites to win, with a best price coming from Boylesports at just 1/9.

The Coronation Street star has been the most consistent performer throughout the series, and the bookies have had her down as the favourite since week seven.

Ellie had a combined score of 111 for her three dances, and barring any kind of major catastrophe, she looks like the people’s champion.

Bobby and Diane proved they deserve to be in the final with a quickstep that scored 38 points. They finished with a total of 107 points, which is still an impressive score.

With a best price of 20/1 from bet365, our bookies think Bobby is the least likely champion, but at just 20-years-old, he’s been a credit to the show since day one. I’m sure he’ll be picking up plenty of votes, but it probably won’t be enough to win.

Strictly Come Dancing Final Odds

Each couple must dance three routines in the final: a showdance, where the rule book is thrown out; a judges’ pick, in which Shirley, Craig, Motsi and Anton pick one routine from the series they’d like our couples to dance again; and a couple’s pick, where couples dance their favourite routine from the series.

It’s hard to look beyond Ellie as this year’s champion, so my betting tip would be for Ellie to win, but Layton to finish top of the leaderboard.