Here it is, the last slab of X Factor betting odds you'll be getting this week. And, since it's the last one, we're going to be looking at the three best X Factor contestants that this year's series has thrown up.

We say 'best', but it's too early to say that, isn't it? There are still weeks and weeks of X Factor larks coming your way, and the leading position might change time and time again before the end, so who's to say who is a good X Factor contestant and who is a bad one? Well we are, obviously. Haven't you ever read hecklerspray before?

So here are the X Factor betting odds for Eton Road, Leona Lewis and Ben Mills…

Eton Road – Every now and again X Factor employs something called The Journey South Scenario. The Journey South Scenario is employed when a category becomes very depleted very fast, and the X Factor judges call the remaining members of the category brilliant – even though they're not – so that the judge has something to do. It happened with Journey South last year and now it's happening to Eton Road. The Unconventionals were crap and went, 4Sure were crap and went, The MacDonald Brothers are crap and will go soon and Eton Road are crap… but everyone's pumping up their chances of winning just so Louis Walsh doesn't look too much of a spare part for the rest of the series. Current X Factor betting odds – 5/1

Leona Lewis – Leona Lewis strolled into X Factor as the far and away favourite to win, but she's already lost that spot. Why? Well, Leona is a good enough singer, in a kind of American-y, sing all the notes at once way, and she's a pretty girl to look at too. The main reason why the public haven't got behind Leona is her personality. In short, Leona has less personality than the contents of our sock drawer. Somehow Leona needs to sell herself a bit more. Maybe she could do this by murdering her parents or standing next to an exploding car, or by growing a beard and shouting about the Peasant's Revolt a lot. Leona, if you're reading this, we'll bill you if you try any of these things. Current X Factor betting odds – 10/3

Ben Mills – Anyone else think it was weird that in the first live X Factor show this year, everyone kept namechecking Rod Stewart a lot when they talked about Ben? Turns out it was because Rod Stewart was the guest the following week. And because Ben Mills sounds more like Rod Stewart than, say, Nikitta, he was given the best Rod Stewart song, Maggie May, and they let him sing the song right at the end. Well, we say 'sing' but Ben did his usual hoarse roaring shtick instead. That's why Ben Mills is the favourite to win X Factor this week – we'll see where he is after X Factor's forthcoming Gina G theme night. Current X Factor betting odds – 11/10

Tomorrow – It's all Strictly Come Dancing from the rest of the week, kids.

[story by Stuart Heritage]