American Idol Judges Make Their Predictions

Appearing on Larry King Live Monday night, American Idol judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul all agreed that David Cook and David Archuleta were the one's to beat.

Randy Jackson said that David Cook was one of his favorites.  Paula said "He's amazing".  And Simon: "This is the guy I would actually choose to listen to on a personal level," said Simon.  "Fearless!"

David Archuleta is the one to beat, claimed Cowell, though there were some reservations from the other judges who pointed out how Archuleta had entered this season with a bang and has had some set backs since. 

As for Carly Smithson, another favorite:

"I don't think she knows who she is," said Simon.  Randy agreed.  As did Paula.  "Amazing voice," said Randy.

Michael Johns - "Has picked really bad songs up to this point," said Randy.  Simon likes him and believes an Australian can win American Idol (Johns was born in Perth, Australia and currently lives in the States.

Brooke White - "Puts her heart and soul into each song," said Paula.  Randy said "she is too transparent" and Simon claims the last two weeks she has "become boring".

As for Jason Castro, Simon said it's pretty much all about song choice over the weeks.  In other words, he hasn't been picking the best songs.

Here were your odds to win American Idol heading into Tuesday night's performance show:

Brooke White 12 - 1

Carly Smithson 8 - 1

David Archuleta 10 - 11

David Cook 7 - 5

Jason Castro 35 - 1

Kristy Lee Cook 75 - 1

Michael Johns 6 - 1

Syesha Mercado 20 - 1

Odds courtesy of Sportsbook.com