So who is going to win American Idol? Adam Lambert or Kris Allen? I want Kris to win. What about you?

The "American Idol" contestants have been narrowed down to three, and seemingly everyone has a favorite to win. But here in the MTV Newsroom, the heavy favorites are power-piped Adam Lambert and strummy, chummy Kris Allen (sure, there are also some Gokey-ites out there too, but we just can't seem to locate any of them). It's a battle of opposites: flashy showmanship versus no-frills songsmithing, and it could make for the most exciting "Idol" finale in years.

The debate has raged all week, so we decided to have two of our most vocal "Idol" fans — MTV News Rock Editor James Montgomery and Senior Writer Gil Kaufman — square off in a spirited point/counterpoint-style debate about just who will win "American Idol," and, most importantly, why. Let me preface this by saying that I do not actually want him to win — I want Adam Lambert to, for reasons I covered in great detail here. (Actually, I wanted Allison Iraheta to win first, but that ship has sailed.) Sadly — or, perhaps, predictably — it's just not going to happen.

For reasons that have very little to do with actual talent, Allen is a shoo-in to be crowned the season-eight champ. Saying "American Idol" is a singing competition is a lot like saying "The Apprentice" is reality TV. Sure, in theory it is ... but everyone sort of wink-winks about it.

Despite Simon Cowell's repeated insistence, "Idol" ultimately isn't based on singing ability — it's based on likeability. As a singer, Allen can't hold Lambert's sequined jockstrap. But that doesn't matter when you get down to the nitty-gritty.

Kris Allen is about as likeable and relatable as they come. He's a good-looking, sorta-sensitive, guitar-strumming, God-fearing everydude from Arkansas. He has a pretty wife.

He is humble.