2024 ACM Awards predictions: Our official odds say Luke Combs and Lainey Wilson will be the big winners

Daniel Montgomery
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Luke Combs and Lainey Wilson will be the big winners at the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards. That’s according to the combined predictions of Gold Derby users who placed their bets here in our predictions center. Scroll down to see our complete racetrack odds with projected winners highlighted in gold. And tune in tonight at 8:00pm Eastern/5:00pm Pacific on Amazon Prime Video to find out who takes home the coveted trophies.

Wilson just won the Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year last fall in a major upset. Then earlier this year she claimed the Grammy for Best Country Album for “Bell Bottom Country.” Things have been going her way long enough now that she’s the odds-on favorite to claim the ACMs’ top prize too, even though Entertainer of the Year seldom goes to women; Carrie Underwood (2020) and Miranda Lambert (2022) are the only female champs from the past 11 years.

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But even though Wilson is tipped to win the biggest prize of the night, Combs is expected to collect the most trophies overall. We’re betting on him to win six times across four categories: Album of the Year for “Gettin’ Old” (as artist and producer), Single of the Year for “Fast Car” (as artist and producer), Song of the Year for “Fast Car” (just as artist) and Male Artist of the Year, which he previously won in 2020.

See our complete forecasts below. Do you agree with who we’re betting on?

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ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Lainey Wilson — 5/1
Jelly Roll — 11/2
Luke Combs — 6/1
Chris Stapleton — 6/1
Morgan Wallen — 13/2
Cody Johnson — 13/2
Kane Brown — 7/1

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lainey Wilson — 16/5
Kelsea Ballerini — 39/10
Kacey Musgraves — 4/1
Megan Moroney — 9/2
Ashley McBryde — 9/2

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs — 82/25
Chris Stapleton — 19/5
Jelly Roll — 4/1
Morgan Wallen — 9/2
Cody Johnson — 9/2

DUO OF THE YEAR
Dan and Shay — 16/5
Brothers Osborne — 19/5
The War and Treaty — 4/1
Maddie and Tae — 9/2
Brooks and Dunn — 9/2

GROUP OF THE YEAR
Old Dominion — 16/5
Little Big Town — 39/10
Zac Brown Band — 4/1
Lady A — 9/2
Flatland Cavalry — 9/2

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs, “Gettin’ Old” — 10/3
Chris Stapleton, “Higher” — 19/5
Kelsea Ballerini, “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (For Good)” — 4/1
Morgan Wallen, “One Thing at a Time” — 9/2
Cody Johnson, “Leather” — 9/2

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs, “Fast Car” — 16/5
Jordan Davis, “Next Thing you Know” — 4/1
Jelly Roll, “Need a Favor” — 4/1
Morgan Wallen, “Last Night” — 9/2
Parker McCollum, “Burn It Down” — 9/2

SONG OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs, “Fast Car” — 16/5
Jordan Davis, “Next Thing You Know” — 39/10
Lainey Wilson, “Heart Like a Truck” — 4/1
Cody Johnson, “The Painter” — 9/2
Megan Moroney, “Tennessee Orange” — 9/2

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
Jelly Roll with Lainey Wilson, “Save Me” — 16/5
Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves, “I Remember Everything” — 19/5
Morgan Wallen feat. Eric Church, “Man Made a Bar” — 9/2
Old Dominion and Megan Moroney, “Can’t Break Up Now” — 9/2
Riley Green feat. Luke Combs, “Different ‘Round Here” — 9/2

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