Wynn Las Vegas oddsmaker sets Oscar odds

DUANE PROKOP / LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Wynn Las Vegas shown from the M Resort Blimp on Wednesday, March 18, 2009.

The Oscars aren’t until March 2, and several of the eligible films are still weeks away from hitting theaters, but that hasn’t stopped Wynn Las Vegas oddsmaker Johnny Avello from declaring favorites, for entertainment purposes only, for the event.

According to Avello, it will be a good night for “12 Years a Slave,” which he has as either the first or second choice for best picture, best director, best actor, best supporting actor and best supporting actress.

This is how he’s handicapping the event.

BEST PICTURE

“12 Years a Slave” 7-5

“Captain Phillips” 4-1

“American Hustle” 7-1

“Gravity” 8-1

“The Wolf of Wall Street” 10-1

“Lee Daniels’ The Butler” 12-1

“Saving Mr. Banks” 22-1

“Blue Jasmine” 30-1

“Inside Llewyn Davis” 35-1

“Nebraska” 50-1

BEST DIRECTOR

Steve McQueen, “12 Years a Slave” 3-2

Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity” 2-1

David O. Russell, “American Hustle” 5-1

Martin Scorsese, “The Wolf of Wall Street” 14-1

Paul Greengrass, “Captain Phillips” 18-1

Joel and Ethan Cohen, “Inside Llewyn Davis” 30-1

Alexander Payne, “Nebraska” 50-1

BEST ACTOR

Chiwetel Ejiofor, “12 Years a Slave” 9-5

Robert Redford, “All Is Lost” 3-1

Tom Hanks, “Captain Phillips” 7-2

Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club” 10-1

Bruce Dern, “Nebraska” 14-1

Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Wolf of Wall Street” 16-1

Idris Elba, “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” 18-1

Forest Whitaker, “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” 25-1

BEST ACTRESS

Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine” 2-5

Sandra Bullock, “Gravity” 4-1

Judi Dench, “Philomena” 12-1

Emma Thompson, “Saving Mr. Banks” 14-1

Meryl Streep, “August: Osage County” 16-1

Amy Adams, “American Hustle” 40-1

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Enough Said” 60-1

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Michael Fassbender, “12 Years a Slave” 9-5

Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club” 2-1

Tom Hanks, “Saving Mr. Banks” 4-1

Daniel Bruhl, “Rush” 11-1

Barkhad Abdi, “Captain Phillips” 12-1

James Gandolfini, “Enough Said” 15-1

Bradley Cooper, “American Hustle” 25-1

John Goodman, “Inside Llewyn Davis” 30-1

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Oprah Winfrey, “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” 6-5

Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave” 7-5

Octavia Spencer, “Fruitvale Station” 12-1

Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle” 15-1

June Squibb, “Nebraska” 20-1

Julia Roberts, “August: Osage County” 25-1

Sally Hawkins, “Blue Jasmine” 50-1