Place your bets…

Seems you can bet on anything these days, including who is going to win your favorite reality TV competition. “American Idol” has kicked off its fifth season and “Dancing With the Stars” has mamboed its way back for a second run. Here are the odds-on favorites, as provided by PinnacleSports.com, a Web site that apparently has some time on its hands:

———————-“American Idol”———————-

Ace Young: 7/2

Katharine McPhee: 4/1

Paris Bennett: 5/1

Chris Daughtry: 8/1

Kellie Pickler: 8/1

Taylor Hicks: 10/1

Lisa Tucker: 11/1

Heather Cox: 22/1

Will Makar: 24/1

Stevie Scott: 27/1

Jose “Sway” Penala: 29/1

Patrick Hall: 31/1

Becky O’Donohue: 45/1

Mandisa: 47/1

Ayla Brown: 65/1

Bobby Bennett: 65/1

Brenna Gethers: 65/1

Bucky Covington: 65/1

David Radford: 65/1

Elliott Yamin: 65/1

Kinnik Sky: 65/1

Gedeon McKinney: 65/1

Melissa McGhee: 65/1

Kevin Covias: 65/1

———————-“Dancing With the Stars”———————-

Current odds: 1/2

Opening odds: 4/1

Current odds: 9/5

Opening odds: 11/2

Current odds: 19/1

Opening odds: 12/1