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Andy Murray may be the hot favourite to win Sports Personality of the Year for the second year running, and third time in the last four years, but a look back at how the odds have changed since the SPOTY market first opened in December of 2015 shows there have been six different front runners for the award.
Sports betting site NetBet takes a look at the most significant sporting events in 2016 and how they affected the Sports Personality of the Year betting market.
| 20TH DEC 2015: Sports Personality of the Year 2016 betting market first opens |
| TOP 10 IN THE BETTING: |
| 7/1 Lewis Hamilton |
| 9/1 Andy Murray |
| 10/1 Joe Root |
| 14/1 Mo Farah |
| 18/1 Alistair Cook |
| 33/1 Gareth Bale |
| 33/1 Jessica Ennis-Hill |
| 40/1 Laura Kenny |
| 66/1 Alistair Brownlee |
| 80/1 Louis Smith |
| 31ST JAN 2016: Andy Murray finishes runner-up to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open |
| TOP 5: |
| 6/1 Andy Murray |
| 7/1 Lewis Hamilton |
| 10/1 Joe Root |
| 12/1 Mo Farah |
| 20/1 Alistair Cook |
| 10TH APRIL 2016: Danny Willett wins the US Masters |
| TOP 5: |
| 4/1 Danny Willett |
| 10/1 Andy Murray |
| 12/1 Lewis Hamilton |
| 14/1 Mo Farah |
| 20/1 Joe Root |
| 2ND MAY 2016: Leicester City win the Premier League |
| TOP 5: |
| 7/2 Jamie Vardy |
| 9/1 Danny Willett |
| 11/1 Lewis Hamilton |
| 14/1 Andy Murray |
| 20/1 Mo Farah |
| 28TH MAY 2016: Real Madrid win the Champions League |
| TOP 5: |
| 3/1 Jamie Vardy |
| 12/1 Danny Willett |
| 12/1 Lewis Hamilton |
| 14/1 Andy Murray |
| 22/1 Gareth Bale |
| 5TH JUNE 2016: Andy Murray becomes first British man since Bunny Austin in 1937 to make the French Open Final |
| TOP 5: |
| 11/4 Jamie Vardy |
| 9/1 Andy Murray |
| 12/1 Danny Willett |
| 20/1 Mo Farah |
| 25/1 Gareth Bale |
| 6TH JULY 2016: Wales reach the Semi Finals of Euro 2016 |
| TOP 5: |
| 15/4 Gareth Bale |
| 4/1 Andy Murray |
| 7/1 Jamie Vardy |
| 16/1 Danny Willett |
| 20/1 Mo Farah |
| 10TH JULY 2016: Andy Murray wins his second Wimbledon title |
| TOP 5: |
| 10/11 Andy Murray |
| 9/1 Gareth Bale |
| 12/1 Jamie Vardy |
| 20/1 Danny Willett |
| 22/1 Mo Farah |
| 21ST AUGUST 2016: Team GB finishes second in the Olympic Medal Table |
| Laura Kenny wins two Gold medals |
| Jason Kenny wins three Gold medals |
| Mo Farah wins two Gold medals |
| Alistair Brownlee wins Gold in the Triathlon |
| Max Whitlock wins two Gold medals |
| Andy Murray wins Gold in the Men's Singles |
| TOP 5: |
| 11/10 Andy Murray |
| 3/1 Mo Farah |
| 6/1 Laura Kenny |
| 6/1 Max Whitlock |
| 7/1 Jason Kenny |
| 19TH SEPTEMBER 2016: Alistair Brownlee helps brother Jonny across the finish line |
| TOP 5: |
| 2/1 Alistair Brownlee |
| 5/2 Andy Murray |
| 3/1 Mo Farah |
| 6/1 Laura Kenny |
| 14/1 Gareth Bale |
| 20TH NOVEMBER 2016: Andy Murray beats Novak Djokovic to win the ATP Finals in London and become World Number One |
| TOP 5: |
| 1/5 Andy Murray |
| 5/1 Alistair Brownlee |
| 10/1 Laura Kenny |
| 12/1 Mo Farah |
| 20/1 Gareth Bale |
| Latest odds for Top 5 now: |
| 1/8 Andy Murray |
| 17/2 Alistair Brownlee |
| 18/1 Laura Kenny |
| 18/1 Mo Farah |
| 30/1 Gareth Bale |
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