Bet On The Next Pope Following Francis I’s Passing

Yesterday, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis I had passed away of a cerebral stroke at the age of 88 years old. He had held the position of pope for just over 12 years.

As the Vatican prepares to select another pope, entertainment betting sites are busy creating odds for the religious official who may be elected as the next pope. Following a pope’s death, a period of nine days of mourning called the novendiales is observed.

Between fifteen and twenty days after a pope dies, the camerlengo, a cardinal, organizes the conclave, a group that elects the new pope.

The odds on who the next pope will be differ depending on which sportsbook you’re using. Boada favors Cardinal Pietro Parolin of Italy, while BetUS has placed Cardinal Luis Tagle of the Philippines in the lead.

Next Pope Odds (After Francis I)

• Cardinal Pietro Parolin (Italy) +190, +125
• Cardinal Luis Tagle (Philippines) +330, EVEN
• Cardinal Matteo Zuppi (Italy) +800, +600
• Cardinal Marc Ouellet (Canada) +1000, +500
• Cardinal Raymond Burke (United States) +1000 +900
• Cardinal Agostino Vallini (Italy) +1200, +3000
• Cardinal Peter Erdo (Hungary) +1200, +700
• Archbishop Angelo Scola (Italy) +1500, +900
• Cardinal Peter Turkson (Ghana) +1500, +400
• Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa (Italy) +1500, +1000
• Cardinal Christoph Schonborn (Austria) +1800, +1200
• Cardinal Robert Sarah (French Guinea) +2200, +900
• Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi (Italy) +2500, +4000
• Cardinal Leonardo Sandri (Argentina) +3000, +5000
• Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith (Sri Lanka) +3000, +2500
• Cardinal Sean O’Malley (United States) +3000, +1200
• Cardinal Timothy Dolan (United States) +3000, +2200
• Cardinal Vincent Nichols (England) +3500, +3500
• Archbishop Piero Marini (Italy) +4000, +5500
• Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz (Brazil) +4000, +2000
• Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera (Mexico) +4000, _
• Cardinal Odilo Scherer (Brazil) +4000, +3000
• Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga (Honduras) +4000, +2000
• Cardinal Wim Eijk (Netherlands) +4000, +800
• Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco (Italy) +5000, +4000
• Cardinal Francisco Robles Ortega (Mexico) +5000, +3000
• Cardinal Mario Grech (Malta) +5000, +5000
• Cardinal Mauro Piacenza (Italy) +5000, +4000
• Cardinal Wilfrid Napier (South Africa) +5000, +1200
• Cardinal Arthur Roche (England) +6000, +5500
• Cardinal Vinko Puljic (Bosnia) +6000, +5000
• Cardinal William Goh (Singapore) +6000, +5000
• Cardinal Anders Arborelius (Sweden) +6500, +5000
• Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera (Spain) +6500, +3000
• Cardinal Francis Arinze (Nigeria) +6500, +600
• Cardinal Jose Tolentino de Mendonca (Portugal) +6500, _
• Cardinal Reinhard Marx (Germany) +6500, +6000
• Cardinal Thomas Collins (Canada) +6500, +6000
• Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Ra’i (Lebanon) +6500, _
• Archbishop Diarmuid Martin (Ireland) +10000, _
• Bovada/BetUS

Regardless of which religious official gamblers think will win, the moneyline odds will vary from book to book.

Entertainment prop bets are also available for the papal name of the next pope. Papal names are chosen by the incoming pope and are usually based on the names of a prior pope, a saint, or a significant religious figure. The chosen name can also indicate what type of pope they intend to be.

The current papal name odds favor Francis at both BetUS and Bovada.

Papal Name Of Next Pope (After Francis I)

• Francis +125, +150
• John Paul +500, +400
• Leo +800, +600
• Martin _, +1600
• Peter +1200, +1000
• Pius +1200, +1800
• Innocent +1500, +3000
• John +1500, +800
• Paul +1500, +1000
• Urban +1500, +800
• Clement +1800, +800
• Benedict +2000, +300
• Boniface +2000, +2000
• Gregory +2000, +1200
• Celestine +2500, +2000
• Anastasius _, +3000
• Julius +3000, +1600
• Stephen +3000, +1200
• Alexander +4000, +1200
• Thomas +4000, _
• Valentine +4000, _
• Honorius +5000, _
• Sixtus +5000, _
• Adrian +6000, +1200
• Florian +6000, _
• Gerard +6000, _
• Linus +6000, _
• Lucius +6000, _
• Marcellus +6000, _
• Anthony +6600, _
• Joseph +8000, +1200
• Jude +8000, _
• Paschal +8000, _
• Sebastian +8000, _
• Bovada/BetUS

BetUS has Benedict featured with a +300 moneyline, but it is garnering +2000 at Bovada. We like Benedict as a deep sleeper, so be sure to shop the pope odds at our best-reviewed online sportsbooks before committing to your final wagers.

Sources:

• Time Magazine