THE Liberal Party has as much chance of success in Bendigo as Melbourne had of beating Hawthorn this year, betting company Sportsbet says.
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In its traditional pre-election markets, Sportsbet gave Liberal candidate Greg Bickley odds of 11-1 to win Bendigo East against sitting MP Jacinta Allan.
Liberal candidate for Bendigo West Michael Langdon also has odds of 11-1 to topple Labor MP Maree Edwards.
The odds mean should the election be run 11 times, the Liberal Party could win one of them.
Sportsbet released the revised odds on Thursday morning, and also paid out $100,000 to punters who had backed Daniel Andrews to become the next Premier on Saturday.
The Coalition's $500 million worth of promises in Ballarat, compared to $90 million from Labor, might not be enough to win either Buninyong or Wendouree. The Coalition was given odds of more than $6 for both seats.
Overall, Labor was $1.13 to win the election on Saturday, compared to $5.50 to the Coalition.
The betting company is also predicting disappointment for the Greens, expecting the party to win no lower house seats.
An upper house majority for Labor also looks a likely outcome, giving the party control of both houses of parliament.
