BOOKIES reckon they know best by installing Barnsley’s Holly Tandy firmly among the favourites to win the X Factor.

Viewers will find out this weekend if Holly, 16, from Darton, will make it through to the live shows.

The contestants will perform for judges at their homes, with Holly flying out to Los Angeles with Sharon Osbourne.

Holly’s odds were as high as 25/1 at the end of September, but bookmakers had seen enough of her in bootcamp to lower this substantially with odds of just 6/1 to win.

Unsurprisingly, Holly has been a favourite with betters in her hometown.

On Saturday, Holly was in the crowd at Oakwell cheering on the Reds as they drew 2-2 with Middlesbrough.