10 girls and 10 guys remain, 4 who deserved the boot are gone and we are down to 20. Girls are up tonight, so let's look at the contender, pretenders, and chicks living on borrowed time.
Contenders
Katharine McPhee +402
Stamped as the fave to start, she still is the filly to beat although not the overall fave. Solid start last week and another workmanlike performance will get her one step closer to the all-important top 12.
Lisa Tucker +565
A Green Dobe-fave from day 1, her line dropped from 15/1 to 4/1 after a stellar debut. Young, but polished, she still a bargain according to my capping. Could we be seeing a little Mariah or Whitney tonight out of "Little Aaliyah"?
Paris Bennett +710
Last week's performance was fun and solid, but rubbed some folks the wrong way. At 16, she is going to have to show some maturity and range. Her odds have moved up steadily all week, and methinks she comes up with a power ballad to move back in the fray.
Mandisa +969
The powerhouse one-name wonder led off the show and showed she could step up with the young guns. Vocal range and booming songs should propel her further and keep her odds fairly low.
Pretenders
Kellie Pickler +1069
As feel-good as her story is, she showed her weakness in range and nerves last week. She's no Carrie Underwood that's for sure. While a lock to go top 12, she's going to have to seriously pick up the pace to stay with the top 4. If you bought her futures, keep her a few weeks then dump her.
Melissa McGee +2069
A pleasant surprise last week, but still a notch below the contenders. Melissa has the vocal chops to make the top 12, but lacks a connection with the voting base. She needs another strong show to surpass Ayla.
Ayla Brown +2298
The tin woman stunned us with a stirring Christina Aguilera last week. Will this be the week she shows her lack of personality and range. Silver spoon Ayla vaulted herself into the top 12 last week and just needs to not be lapped to keep that spot.
Living on Borrowed Time
Kinnik Sky +2546
The elder-stateswoman power balladed her way to survival. With much younger and better contenders in her demographic, any juicy odds on her to go this week are solid value. She won't sniff the top 12 barring a miracle.
Heather Cox +10000
Might as well burn your money as this looker is woefully outclassed. Becky going last week proved looks won't get you but so far. And Heather is the odds-on fave to get the boot. I won't argue with that logic one bit.
Brenna Gethers +15000
It could be 15 million to one and the book wouldn't see a cent of my money. Brenna is going to bring the claws out and she appeals to me in a strange passing the car crash kind of way. This year's Mikalah actually has a change to survive with a passable performance, for one more week that is.
I will try and recap if I am still up after the show (West Coast here). Generally I don't read the boards so as not to spoil it from the East Coast posters until I viewed it.
My picks to go this week:
Heather Cox
Kinnik Sky
Good luck,
GD
Contenders
Katharine McPhee +402
Stamped as the fave to start, she still is the filly to beat although not the overall fave. Solid start last week and another workmanlike performance will get her one step closer to the all-important top 12.
Lisa Tucker +565
A Green Dobe-fave from day 1, her line dropped from 15/1 to 4/1 after a stellar debut. Young, but polished, she still a bargain according to my capping. Could we be seeing a little Mariah or Whitney tonight out of "Little Aaliyah"?
Paris Bennett +710
Last week's performance was fun and solid, but rubbed some folks the wrong way. At 16, she is going to have to show some maturity and range. Her odds have moved up steadily all week, and methinks she comes up with a power ballad to move back in the fray.
Mandisa +969
The powerhouse one-name wonder led off the show and showed she could step up with the young guns. Vocal range and booming songs should propel her further and keep her odds fairly low.
Pretenders
Kellie Pickler +1069
As feel-good as her story is, she showed her weakness in range and nerves last week. She's no Carrie Underwood that's for sure. While a lock to go top 12, she's going to have to seriously pick up the pace to stay with the top 4. If you bought her futures, keep her a few weeks then dump her.
Melissa McGee +2069
A pleasant surprise last week, but still a notch below the contenders. Melissa has the vocal chops to make the top 12, but lacks a connection with the voting base. She needs another strong show to surpass Ayla.
Ayla Brown +2298
The tin woman stunned us with a stirring Christina Aguilera last week. Will this be the week she shows her lack of personality and range. Silver spoon Ayla vaulted herself into the top 12 last week and just needs to not be lapped to keep that spot.
Living on Borrowed Time
Kinnik Sky +2546
The elder-stateswoman power balladed her way to survival. With much younger and better contenders in her demographic, any juicy odds on her to go this week are solid value. She won't sniff the top 12 barring a miracle.
Heather Cox +10000
Might as well burn your money as this looker is woefully outclassed. Becky going last week proved looks won't get you but so far. And Heather is the odds-on fave to get the boot. I won't argue with that logic one bit.
Brenna Gethers +15000
It could be 15 million to one and the book wouldn't see a cent of my money. Brenna is going to bring the claws out and she appeals to me in a strange passing the car crash kind of way. This year's Mikalah actually has a change to survive with a passable performance, for one more week that is.
I will try and recap if I am still up after the show (West Coast here). Generally I don't read the boards so as not to spoil it from the East Coast posters until I viewed it.
My picks to go this week:
Heather Cox
Kinnik Sky
Good luck,
GD