Who Will Be the Next Pope? Top 10 Favorites According to Oddsmakers

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Place your bets! White smoke has yet to be seen emanating from the chimney at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, which means the College of Cardinals is still dilly-dallying on the matter of electing a new pontiff. Given the lavish treatment the cardinals are receiving, they may be in no hurry to pick a pope. 

Here are the betting odds for the top ten pope favorites, as listed by PaddyPower. All of them are cardinals.

Angelo Scola, Italy, 11/4

Peter Turkson, Ghana, 7/2

Odilo Scherer, Brazil, 5/1

Christoph Schonborn, Austria, 6/1 

Marc Ouelett, Canada, 7/1

Sean O'Malley, U.S., 10/1

Timothy Dolan, U.S., 20/1

Gianfranco Rivasi, Italy, 20/1

Luis Antonio Tagle, Philippines, 20/1

Tarcisio Bertone, Italy, 20/1