Election 2018: Premier Jay Weatherill is major bookies’ tip to win Labor a fifth term but in a hung Parliament

WITH just three weeks from the election, major bookmakers have tipped Premier Jay Weatherill to secure Labor a fifth term – but it won’t be totally his party’s way. What do you think — VOTE NOW

Ladbrokes’ new tip is for Jay Weatherill to secure Labor a fifth term in power.

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STEVEN Marshall’s refusal to do a deal with SA Best to form government has led to him falling out of favour with leading bookmakers.

Premier Jay Weatherill is Ladbrokes’ new tip to win the election and secure Labor a fifth term in power.

Mr Weatherill is currently the $2.20 favourite, leading Nick Xenophon’s SA Best ($2.70) and Steven Marshall’s Liberal Party ($3).

It’s a marked shift from just three weeks ago, where Mr Weatherill was the $3.60 underdog. The Premier is slightly longer odds with Sportsbet ($2.25) and TAB ($2.30), but is still favourite with all three bookmakers.

Both Ladbrokes and Sportsbet also agree that Nick Xenophon’s SA Best is likely to win enough seats to prevent either major party from governing in their own right.

They both list a hung parliament as $1.33 favourite, well in front of a majority government, which is $3 with Ladbrokes.

Although polling showed SA Best may struggle to win Morialta, where they had been considered a strong chance, Ladbrokes is still offering $1.90 odds for SA Best to win 11 seats or more.