Here’s where Vegas odds put Democratic candidates ahead of the South Carolina primary

Most bookmakers place former Vice President Joe Biden as the favorite to win South Carolina’s Democratic primary on Saturday.

Polling website FiveThirtyEight put Biden at a significant lead with 37.6% of likely voters, followed by Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont at 18.5% and former businessman Tom Steyer at 12.8%.

Betting site Bovada favors Biden as the candidate to win with odds of -1300, and Sanders second with +650. The odds on Steyer, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar are +1,000.

That means a $100 bet on Sanders would pay $650, or $1,000 on Steyer.

BetOnline also put Biden as the winner in South Carolina, followed by Sanders at +500.

888sports, a United Kingdom bookmaker, put Biden first, followed by Sanders at +200, according to Bookie News. Warren, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, and Steyer are at +5,000.

Sanders is the favorite to win the Democratic nomination for president, according to Real Clear Politics’s average of betting odds.

This story was originally published February 28, 2020 at 3:21 PM with the headline "Here’s where Vegas odds put Democratic candidates ahead of the South Carolina primary."