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Post by Kimmy on Nov 23, 2010 21:51:48 GMT
Any sport you want to talk about.
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Post by Kimmy on Nov 24, 2010 8:33:51 GMT
Okay, it's not horse racing - but here's something to think about with UK soccer correct score betting.
By Brian Garner.
Remember: these systems are offered with no guarantees. Test them yourself by 'paper trading' without real stakes before risking any money.
There's good money to be made out or Correct Score Football Betting and
gradually, the big book makers are trying counter measures in an attempt
to reduce their liabilities.
Ladbroke and Coral will not accept Aussie Correct Scores. The remaining Aussie odds-layers, have added the words "Singles Only" to their coupons.
Currently, most U.K. betting shops accept Correct Score Doubles, Trebles, etc. on U.K. football matches.
The special coupons can be located on most betting shop counters from each
Tuesday onwards. In the event of all the coupons being used or missing a
normal betting slip can be used. Ensure you date your betting slip for the
Saturday in question and you'll see the actual instructions/wording below.
Currently, in even matched games, a score of 2-1 (home or away) is approximately 9/1 and 3-2 (either way) is 25/1 or 28/1. So a 2-1 Treble
yields 1000/1 and the worst 3-2 Double pays 625/1.
My approach, in an attempt to snare a 1000/1 Treble, is to select ten matches and to perm any 3 from 10, in 120 Trebles. Obviously, I avoid all the Manchester United V Barsleys and I believe 2-1s are easier to find than 1-2s.
The individual match prices are a good guide as to who's going to win 2-1. Seek marginally (4/5, 8/11 etc.) odds-on home sides. Another good guide is to purchase a weekly Racing and Football Outlook from a good newsagents on a Wednesday. They devote four tabloid size pages to football.
As said, any 3 from 10 is 120 Trebles and cheaper Perms are 3 from 8 (56) and 3 from 9 (84). There's no very simple way of calculating Trebles, but it is done as follows:
If you wish to know 3 from 16, you draw a horizontal line and below the line you write 1x2x3 and above the line you put 16x15x14. Then devide above the line by below the line for the answer - 560.
Calulating Doubles is simplicity itself. If you wish to know how many Doubles in, say 20, you take the number below the 20, half the even number
and multiply the two together. So Doubles in 20 is 190 (19x10).
On U.K. football 3-2 is a fairly reasonably common score and at a minimum match price of 25/1 the Double is a very tasty 625/1. Any 2 from, say 15 is 105 Doubles and the Doubles can be from 1p upwards - so at 10p the wager would cost £10.50 and at 1p the stake is £1.05p.
One things for absolute sure, you'll find more 9 and 25/1 football winners, than similarly priced horse race winners. Each week there will beroughly twenty (out of fifty-odd), 9/1 and 25/1 football winners on the coupon.
Finding the 3-2s is not an impossibility. Seek home sides who average two home-goals per game, that are marginally odds-on, playing sides that are averaging at least one away goal per away game.
I shouldn't be telling you this and I hope not too many readers try this approach, or it'll be Singles only from mid-September. Eliminate all the
Home/Away "bankers" and cover the residue in 3-2 Doubles (any 2 from, say 35) and you'll win money over the season.
Now for the instructions. Having decided how many matches you wish to cover in Doubles or Trebles and at what score, you simply do this:
Find the Correct Score Column and enter 2-1 (for example) in the ten appropriate boxes (for example). Then turn the coupon sideways and write
(for example) "120x10p Win Trebles" and then enter £12.00p in the Total Stake box.
Should you wish to try 3-2 doubles, then use a different coupon (one wager per coupon) and write 3-2 i
n your 20 selected boxes and sideways write (for example) "190x1p (for example) Win Doubles" and enter £1.90p in the Total Stake box.
Should the coupons be absent, then borrow a duplicate coupon from behind the betting shop counter (for the match numbers) and then write on a betting slip "Football Correct Scores 30.08.97 matches 7, 11, 18, 27 etc. (Put a ring around the match numbers) all 3-2 in 120x10p Win Doubles".
Do likewise for your 2-1 Win Trebles. Ask the counter-hand to check you haven't "under" or "over" staked your wager.
If this isn't your most profitable football season ever, then you are welcome to come and throw bricks (only) through my windows.
Brian Garner.
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Post by Kimmy on Dec 2, 2010 9:33:36 GMT
From another site.
Since its inception in 1954 it has been hard to take the BBC Sports Personality of the Year seriously because of the unabashed cronyism that accompanies it. Conversely, if you love sport and treat the evening as a sporting caricature it can be great fun!
To say that this titular award is a fix is harsh but to say that it has been judged by a fair public vote is also untrue! The programme is corrupt in the same way the Eurovision Song Contest is. Evidence of bias is obvious where some sports are clearly marginalised. Sport comes second to corporate hospitality and show business whilst words and phrases like junkets, old boys network and expense accounts readily abound!
Initially the top 10 are supposedly decided by a selection of leading newspapers and magazine sport editors who submit their nominations each year. When asking the BBC who these arbitrators were they refused to give the names until after the 10 had been chosen. In turn these nominations are excessively loaded to a cosy middle class club who select as if it were a popularity contest neither reflecting nor revealing the true sporting personality of that year.
Proof is very easy to find, for example, in the 56 years that it has been running there have been only three black winners (5%). There have been 45 English winners (over 80%) with just nine wins from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (16%) put together. Inexplicably, given the remit of the vote, two winners were from Republic of Ireland and Canada (4%).
John Curry
Just some of the unworthy and engineered winners include: Ryan Giggs (2009), Zara Phillips (2006), Greg Rusedski (1996), Torvill and Dean (1984), Robin Cousins (1980), John Curry (1976), David Steele (1975) and of course the biggest piece of sporting flattery in history – Princess Anne (1971). Zara Phillips and her mother are the only pair of award-winners to be members of the same family. This is quite coincidental and to suggest otherwise is outrageous, furthermore, talk of the BBC cosying up to the Royal Family is despicable!
The obsession with figure skating strikingly reveals the type of person that votes. The Bolero dance routine was pleasant but it was not sport in the true sense. For Torvill and Dean to be deemed the SPOTY winner over Sebastian Coe who won Olympic gold in the 1500 metres in record time defies belief and the decision gets worse with time! He remains the only person to win successive Olympic 1500 metre titles.
There is some credible evidence that Ryan Giggs won it last year because of a sustained betting coup and this represents a modern day challenge for the BBC and this particular title! It would be interesting to see this conspiracy theory thoroughly investigated but there were distinct betting patterns leading up to the award. It was impossible to find someone who agreed with Giggs winning the title, even in Wales! The rest of this article will be written assuming that this will not happen this year, though with a relatively small voting pool it could happen again!
The 57th award will be given on Sunday 19 December 2010 in the LG Arena in Birmingham and already you can irrespectively eliminate some genuine contenders because of criterion sampling! The middle-classes would not vote for Phil Taylor in a contest of two with Giant Haystacks. Darts is for the pub and not the Café Bon Bon. Taylor (50) has had a fantastic year winning the World Championship, the European Championships, the Premier League, the UK Open and the World Matchplay. He truly deserves recognition but there it will end.
Neither David Haye nor Mo Farah are cut from the cloth of former SPOTY’s which seems to compromise their respective chances somewhat. Jessica Ennis is the best all round female athlete in the world but in this contest that will count for nothing, she will be overlooked again (came 3rd last year).
For horseracing fans the main danger is Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell. His efforts and achievement were real and he deserves acclaim. He became Europe’s first US Open champion for 40 years when he clinched his maiden major title in impressive fashion at Pebble Beach. To cap off a stunning year, Europe’s anchor player won the final singles match at the Ryder Cup earning the point that secured victory.
By using any honest measuring sporting criteria there can only be one winner and the decision should be easy! Anthony Peter McCoy OBE (born 4 May 1974 in Northern Ireland) has been the best National Hunt jockey in the history of the sport for a while now and he won the Grand National last year. He is a sporting colossus and he deserves the award without reservation!
Regretfully, the type of person that votes in this competition has a penchant for Eventing and Show Jumping not horseracing (previously supplying two winners and one winner respectively). There has not been a single winner from Horseracing since its commencement – even Lester Piggott did not win SPOTY! To get this message into context ‘The Long Fellow’ never won this award despite 4,493 winners and nine Derby victories yet Zara Phillips did for bravely jumping a fence!
Surely even the ‘Radio Times Codgers Set’ appreciates that this year must be different? Latest betting from Betfair offers hope that it could: A P McCoy [1.90] Graeme McDowell [7.0] Phil Taylor [7.8] Lee Westwood [14] Jessica Ennis [15] Tom Daley [28] Amy Williams [29] Graeme Swann [36] Mark Cavendish [75] Colin Montgomerie [85] David Haye [90] Bar [1000].
One notes that Phil Taylor has come into less than 7/1 from 66/1 in the last two weeks – is this another betting coup?
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Post by Kimmy on Dec 2, 2010 9:34:14 GMT
Food for thought this. Must have been a lot of money for Taylor.
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Post by Kimmy on Dec 6, 2010 16:21:34 GMT
Newcastle United have sacked Chris Hughton from his position as manager.
The announcement came a day after Newcastle lost 3-1 at West Brom, a result which left them 11th in the Premier League table.
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Post by Kevin THFC on Dec 6, 2010 17:49:29 GMT
Newcastle manage to cement their place as a joke club by sacking the manager that got them promoted last year!
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Post by Kimmy on Feb 23, 2011 12:50:46 GMT
World Matchplay World Golf Championships
The best golfers in the world converge on the desert this week starting Wednesday. It's a 18 hole matchplay so anything can happen with the players split in to 4 quarters. We will bet a player in each quarter and back them to win obviously if we get them to the semi we can start to back against them this is better than backing each way. We will play one double strength as our main bet.
Top Selection Graham Macdowell 2 points 25/1 betfred
Gmac is going into this full of confidence as the man who won the Ryder Cup he fears no one and in my view should be favourite.
Justin Rose 1 point win 66/1 Titanbet
Rosey played well last week and is a huge price. He is keen to prove a point that he should not have been overlooked in last years Ryder Cup, his draw looks winnable.
Bubba Watson 1 Point win 80/1 Paddy Power
Bubba has won this year and this course can suit long hitters this guy is the longest of them all.He showed a liking for matchplay in the Ryder Cup and is confident at the moment
Charles Schwartzel 1 point win 50/1 skybet
Our friend from the South African Open has a nice draw and is a very good attacking player who may well shock the Americans who know little about him . I expect a big week.
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Post by Kimmy on Mar 2, 2011 12:50:35 GMT
Hi Kimmy
Yoyr free sports bets;
Sport - Golf
Event - GOLF HONDA CLASSIC - Starts Thursday 3rd March 2011
3 Balls
Ricky Barnes to beat Webb Simpson & Andres Romero @ 2/1
Edoardo Molinari to beat Brett Wetterich & DJ Trahan @ 5/4
Matt Kuchar to beat Ye Yang & Johnson Wagner @ 6/5
3 x 1pt doubles & 1pt treble with bet365
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Post by Kimmy on Mar 19, 2011 8:30:28 GMT
Kimmy something different today.
As promised, here are those two free tips.
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Ice Hockey, NHL - Vancouver Canucks to win the Western
Conference. Best price 2/1 with Skybet.
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Baseball, MLB - Milwaukee Brewers to win the National League
Central Division. Best price 2/1 with Victor Chandler.
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Post by Kimmy on Mar 30, 2011 11:56:48 GMT
Hi Kimmy
Service - Master Tipsters
GOLF HOUSTAN OPEN
Johnothan Vegas to beat Davis Love 111 & Jose Maria Olazabal @ 6/4
Brian Davis to beat DJ Trahan & Paul Stankowski @ 6/4
2 x 2pt singles & 2pt double with Stan James
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Post by Kimmy on Apr 6, 2011 11:12:54 GMT
Morning Kim
GOLF US MASTERS
LEE WESTWOOD... 1 PT WIN AT 16/1
NICK WATNEY... 1 PT WIN AT18/1
LUKE DONALD... 1 PT WIN AT 28/1
KJ CHOI... 0.5 PT EW AT 66/1
ALL BETS AT PADDY POWER
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Post by bettingtipster on Aug 25, 2011 11:27:40 GMT
Interesting to see the new fifa rankings that places England at 4th and World and European Champions Spain in 2nd!! Baffling!
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Post by bettingtipster on Aug 26, 2011 9:51:00 GMT
Great news for Irish football last night with Shamrock getting into the Europa league group stages!! not o good for scottish football on the other hand with no teams being able to qualify! what has happened to scottish football!
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Post by bettingtipster on Aug 31, 2011 13:50:50 GMT
Going to be an exciting last few hours to the transfer window tonight!! QPR have been linked with loads of players in the last couple of days! if they get their hands on a couple of them they could turn from a relegation threatened club into a europa club!
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Post by Old Timer on Aug 31, 2011 14:41:38 GMT
BT,
Yes, it looks as if it could be a busy day all round, although one suspects that there are one or two key moves that will trigger a whole lot more.
As for QPR, Anton Ferdinand's not a bad signing and if you can get SWP that'll be another London lad happy to be back home.
We shall have to wait and see what happens though.
Oldtimer
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Post by Kimmy on Feb 12, 2013 16:07:21 GMT
The West Indian and Australian women's cricket teams play each other tomorrow morning in their last match before the final. Pre-tournament favourites England will be watching the result closely as a win for the Windies will leave the English in a third place play-off even if they defeat New Zealand themselves. Given Australia are already safely through to the final, there has to be some doubt over their competitive edge and a high chance of their better players being given the match off. They've already been pushed to the wire by England once, so avoiding a rematch in the final would be most convenient. The West Indies are the bet at 11/5.
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Post by Kimmy on Feb 20, 2013 9:53:12 GMT
Golf - Assenture Match play
3 players I've had a small bet on here:
Charl Schwartzel @ 20
Ian Poulter @ 25
Keegan Bradley @ 36
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Post by Kimmy on Feb 22, 2013 16:14:05 GMT
21:00 Saturday, 23rd February
David Price v Tony Thompson
David Price’s 16th professional career fight comes against Tony Thompson; a 41 year old who has lost only 3 times in a 13 year professional career. Two of those losses coming at the hands of Wladimir Klitschko and the other a decision loss in his fifth outing back in 2000. Price has racked up an impressive 15 straight wins in his relatively short career, with only a few modest scalps to his name including Sam Sexton, Matt Skelton and a first round blitzing of Audley Harrison. Thompson boasts a record that is not to be underestimated, he is far the more experienced of the two and has fought at world level for over 5 years. Luan Krasniqi and Timur Ibragimov are two of the former world title contenders most notable scalps. On paper this has the potential to be Price’s biggest test to date.
One thing Tony Thompson will not do is shy away from a fight, he is coming towards the end of a long and relatively successful career and will not want to go out with a whimper against a fairly inexperienced, yet class opponent. David Price is young, confident and has huge punching power which he has displayed in his last seven fights, with only Sam Sexton making it passed the third round. I expect the experienced campaigner to attempt to draw Price into making mistakes and use his own punching power to good effect. I don’t see Thompson making much of an impression on Price, and I expect the younger man who’ll be too quick and too strong, to win by knockout in this one. The first one or two rounds could be scrappy affairs with Price finding his range. Once the giant 6’8 British and Commonwealth heavyweight title holder, from Liverpool plants his feet I expect him to get Thompson out of there in impressive fashion.
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Post by Kimmy on Mar 27, 2013 12:55:33 GMT
Tommy Haas rolled back the years last night in Miami as he became the oldest player to beat a world number one in over 30 years. The soon to be 35yo was 10/1 to defeat Djokovic and 25/1 to get the job done in straight sets. Odds to win the tournament have been cut from 350/1 to 16/1.
Djokovic's exit means Andy Murray is top seed and the Scot is just short of evens to take the title. Murray cruised past Seppi yesterday and will face man-monster Marin Cilic tomorrow. The Croat downed Tsonga in straight sets and presents more of a danger than his 5/1 price suggests.
The quarter finals begin today and David Ferrer should make light work of Jurgen Melzer but all eyes will be on Haas as he takes the prime time slot under the floodlights against Gilles Simon. Haas holds a 4-1 record over the Frenchman but Simon is not to be underestimated and could prove good value at 7/4 to take advantage of any weariness in his opponent. We like 6/4 against it going the distance.
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Post by Kimmy on Apr 8, 2013 10:25:01 GMT
Hi again
2013 US Masters Golf Betting Info
Here we go again, the first Major of the 2013 is right here with us, as the best in the world congregate in Augusta.
Bookies are offering odds of 5/1 that Tiger Woods will get booed at the US Masters so......
I'm putting on ten grand then I'm going to go to Augusta and boo him myself!
I remember the day I was once top of the US Masters leader board.....
I got dragged down by security and banned for life.
Beginning in 1934, the tournament features a number of long-standing traditions. Most notably, the infamous green jacket is awarded to the winner at the end of the fourth day.
When I last went to Augusta to watch the US masters I bought myself a round green jacket with a brown stem...
...Its an Apple Mac.
US golfers have dominated the masters since its inception in 1934 with 57 of the 76 winners coming from the States and Tiger Woods is in his best form since 2009. He is again proving he can still be the best in the world. Tiger will be once step closer to achieving his quest to beat Jack Nicklaus 18 career majors at Augusta this year....
...But if Rory McIllroy can get used to his new clubs in time he will certainly pose a threat to Tiger Woods.
Also do not ignore Phil Mickelson in The Masters. Three greens jackets in 2004 and 2006 and 2010 are included in 14 career top 10's at Augusta. He has also been in the top three on five occasions including last year when he battled back from a rotten first round of 74.
US Masters 2013 Selections
Rory McIlroy @ 9/1 Skybet
Phil Mickelson @ 11/1 Skybet
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Post by Kimmy on Apr 12, 2013 12:35:46 GMT
The last five Masters champions have posted an opening round in the 60s, and since 1998 only Tiger Woods has won after being over par on Thursday evening. The good conditions at Augusta yesterday ensured that scoring was low, and the condensed bunch at the top of the leaderboard - with plenty of quality thrown in - is likely to make it even tougher to recover after a mediocre round yesterday.
Those hovering around level par with green jacket aspirations will be aware the likes of Sergio and Dustin could waltz off into the distance, so the risk factor is going to be upped in today's round, and in this instance Augusta usually bites.
The market is as it was at the top, with Tiger still 4/1, though McIlroy is out to 25/1 and Phil 16/1. Co-leader Marc Leishman is 50/1, and of more appeal is the 12/1 to be leading at the end of round two. Surely some each-way juice in that.
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Post by Kimmy on Apr 16, 2013 11:24:38 GMT
Hi Kim
Here are my selections below to win the World Snooker Championships outright
Neil Robertson @ 6/1 with Skybet
Mark Selby @ 13/2 with Skybet
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Post by Kimmy on Jul 16, 2013 20:37:35 GMT
Open Championship
Muirfield plays host to this weeks’ Open Championship, and Ernie Els will try to defend the Claret Jug which he won not only 12 months ago, but also in 2002 when Muirfield hosted the event.
The Open Championship is something of a betting conundrum for punters in that weather conditions can have a huge impact on who is likely to contend. This year, after an unusually dry spell and with calm conditions predicted over the four days of the tournament, true links experts might not have the same advantage that they have had in years gone by. Muirfield is going to play very firm and fast, incidentally exactly how they wanted Merion to play for this year’s US Open before a deluge of rain ruined any chances of that happening.
It will certainly do no harm for players to have tournament experience on links courses, however, and punters can look at a few European Tour events in the shape of the Irish Open, Scottish Open and Dunhill Links Championship (amongst others) for pointers as to who thrives on links tracks.
Muirfield isn’t your usual links course it is fair to say with the layout meaning that wind direction (albeit probably not particularly strong winds by links standards) will change on just about every hole. Taking a look through the Muirfield history books, it’s a very impressive roll of honour with Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson all winning Open Championships here before Nick Faldo and Ernie Els added themselves to that list in recent editions. Certainly none of these wins came out of the blue in terms of Open Championship form. Indeed, Ernie Els’ last three Open starts read 24-2-3 ahead of his 2002 victory, and Nick Faldo’s 1992 win was preceded by Open Championship form of 11-1-17. There are more examples of this going back even further, and this is an important factor for me this week. In a nutshell, I believe we’re very unlikely to see a winner who doesn’t boast good Open Championship form over the last few years.
Although he missed the cut at Royal Lytham & St Annes 12 months ago, Phil Mickelson finished runner-up to Darren Clarke in the 2011 Open Championship, and his Scottish Open win last week should cast away any doubts that he’s not at his best on links courses. Punters may, in fact, be put off by the very fact he won last week as it’s not often we see players win back-to-back events, especially where one of the events is a major championship, but let’s not forget that Mickelson has previously done just that – winning the 2006 Bellsouth Classic the week before winning his second Masters. The four-time major championship winner is one of the best shot-makers in the game as we saw evidence of last week at Castle Stuart, and this is largely what links golf is all about – creativity as opposed to target golf. Mickelson’s tie for 65th at the 2002 Open at Muirfield may not get the juices flowing, but his opening round 68 shows that he can shoot a good number here, and I fancy the conditions should suit better this time around.
Another American who catches the eye this week is Brandt Snedeker who looks to be closing in on his first major championship victory. Snedeker put in an excellent Open Championship display 12 months ago, leading the field at the halfway stage at Royal Lytham & St Annes. Although he couldn’t find his best golf on the weekend, this was clearly a valuable experience for Snedeker who went on to win the 2012 Fedex Cup, banking a cool $10 million in the process. All that was missing for Snedeker heading into 2013 was a major championship and he again went close in this year’s Masters tournament, finishing in a tie for 6th having led at the 54-hole stage. Given the firm and fast conditions expected this week, a useful reference tournament may be the 2010 US Open at Pebble Beach, a quasi-links track in which the conditions were very similar and Snedeker finished in a tie for 8th. I expect another good showing from the 32-year-old.
Having sunk as low as 230 in the official world golf rankings just over 18 months ago, Henrik Stenson has bounced back superbly, getting back on the winner’s podium at the South African Open last December and posting a number of top-10 finishes on both sides of the pond in 2013. One of his best showings came last week at Castle Stuart where he led by two shots heading into the final round. Whilst punters may be put off by his inability to close out the tournament from that position, a return to his best form is a gradual process and there is bound to be disappointment along the way. Stenson clearly has an affinity for links golf at the highest level with his Open Championship form reading 3-13-3-68, and there’s every reason to suggest the Swede should go close again this week.
Fans of Nicolas Colsaerts may be baffled by the Belgian’s comparative lack of success in 2013 having made the switch to the PGA tour, and it’s certainly a hard one to fathom. However, there have been highlights along the way, including a top-10 finish at the US Open on a course which looked to be a far cry from the type of track you’d expect Colsaerts to contend. Colsaerts played some excellent golf on just his second Open Championship appearance 12 months ago, opening and closing with superb 65s which were sadly ruined by a second round 77. I’m encouraged by Colsaerts’ performance at Castle Stuart last week in which he ranked 3rd in the field in both Driving Accuracy and GIR. If he can keep up this level of ball-striking and hole a few putts, he shouldn’t be far away this week.
I expect to see Branden Grace’s name on the lips of many punters over the next few days. After all, the South African has a lot to like about him this week. Firstly we have his good showing in last week’s Scottish Open where he was only pipped to the post in a playoff by the genius of Phil Mickelson. Next up, ex-caddy of Lee Westwood, Billy Foster is now on the bag for Branden Grace whose knowledge could be invaluable in high-profile events like this. Thirdly and most importantly – the 25-year-old loves links golf. Amongst other top finishes on links tracks, Grace boasts recents wins at the Volvo Golf Champions and the Dunhill Links Championship, both taking place on links layouts.
Sam Harrop
Hot
2pts Phil Mickelson @ 20/1
Medium
1pt Brandt Snedeker (e/w) @ 40/1
Medium
1pt Henrik Stenson (e/w) @ 45/1
Medium
1pt Nicolas Colsaerts (e/w) @ 66/1
Medium
1pt Branden Grace (e/w) @ 66/1
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Post by Kimmy on Jul 17, 2013 12:08:29 GMT
England scraped through the first Ashes Test, but In truth the Aussies were fortunate to even find themselves in such a position; at 117/9 the contest was all but over were it not for the incredible 163 run partnership between Agar and Hughes. Indeed, of the 576 runs tallied by the Aussie batsman, 228 of them were made during 10th wicket stands. The rest of the side were 348/18, an ominous figure when you consider that the likes of Finn and Swann struggled throughout.
As a result, the 10/11 on England to win at Lord's appeals. They have enjoyed recent success at the home of cricket with seven wins and a draw in their last nine, including a 115-run mauling back in 2009. Any early English nerves should have settled with a win under their belts and with the steamy summer conditions set to continue a result looks more than likely. Looking further ahead, we also wouldn't put you off the 11/8 still available for England to go undefeated in the series.
A study of the various match markets also reveals some bookie overreaction that we're willing to take on. Alastair Cook may not have been at his best at Trent Bridge but with three centuries already to his name at Lord's, the 9/2 about him top scoring in England's 1st innings is too generous to ignore. Moreover, the 325.5 line set for England's 1st innings total looks too low, as prior to the series against South Africa in 2012 England had beaten this line in eight consecutive Lord's Tests.
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Post by Kimmy on Jul 17, 2013 12:09:06 GMT
Back on 'home' soil, it's hard to see Sergio Garcia not in the mix at Muirfield this week. He won the British Amateur Championship here as an 18yo and was only two shots off Ernie Els in 2002. A top-10 finisher in seven of the last 12 Opens, his game is in fine shape, as he's made the top-20 in 18 of his last 21 tournaments since winning the Wyndham last August. The choke factor is obviously an issue win only, but Paddy Power are 33/1 top-7, which he's achieved in four of the last eight Opens. The R&A have kindly paired him with pals Westwood and Schwartzel for the first two rounds, so 40/1 1st round leader is an option. He ranks 2nd in R1 scoring average on the PGA Tour, and led after a day at Augusta in April.
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Post by Kimmy on Jul 18, 2013 7:22:56 GMT
England to win the Ashes 5-0 was 13/2, NOW 8/1!
Following Englands thrilling 1st Test victory over Australia by just 14 runs, we have revised our Ashes odds ahead of the 2nd Test at Lords.
Jimmy Anderson was the hero as he took the final wicket of Brad Haddin to end with match figures of 10-158 and he is now odds-on to take the most England wickets in the series and 13/8 to be the top Ashes bowler.
Australia unearthed a new star in 19-year-old spinner Ashton Agar, who top-scored with 98 batting number 11 in the first innings, and he is now 20/1 to be their top batsman and 7/1 to take the most wickets for the tourists.
Sky Bet are boosting a whole host of markets across the 2013 Ashes series, including Jonathan Trott top England run scorer (1st innings), which was 7/2 and is now 9/2. During every Test there will be plenty of Price Boosts available giving you more value for your money.
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Post by Kimmy on Jul 20, 2013 9:19:48 GMT
The Matchplay darts begins this weekend and, whilst we'd like to find value in the outsiders, the best of 19 legs format in round one should reduce the early upsets. Phil Taylor (11/4) couldn't have wished for a better draw and should reach the latter stages with ease as he goes for a sixth successive Matchplay title. In the other half, Adrian Lewis (8/1) would be expected to build on his European Championship triumph and can reach another final. Pick of the first round ties looks to be Whitlock v Klaasen, with both in consistently good form of late. Overs on 180s looks the play, with the winner likely to reach the semis in an otherwise weak quarter.
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Post by Kimmy on Jul 23, 2013 16:08:55 GMT
The NFL season is around six weeks away and the bookies have got to work pricing up top passing, receiving, rushing yards and the like. Offensive Rookie of the Year has gone to a quarterback four of the last five years, yet the shortest priced QBs this year are 20/1 EJ Manuel and 25/1 Geno Smith, who will both play in an average AFC East. We're ruling Smith out on the basis he'll be wearing a Jets uniform, but Manuel is more interesting in Buffalo, who took him 16th overall. The Bills appear to be on their way up, and the dynamic Manuel should fend off Kevin Kolb as the starter before too long. It's a price that could freefall.
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Post by Kimmy on Aug 1, 2013 7:44:18 GMT
Hi
Kim
As our golf bets have been top notch this year we are going to have a couple of selections on the WGC Bridgestone which starts tomorrow (1st Aug). We tipped phil Mickelson to win the Open and Justin Rose to win the US open. Lets see if we can make it 3 on the bounce!!
Justin Rose @ 25/1
Flopped at the open but has all aspects of the game to take another victory this week. Consistent ball striker and very good around the greens!
Bill Haas @ 60/1
My Outsider for the tournament
Lee Westwood @ 28/1
Played well in the open. Great ball striker who hits it straight. He's been working on his putting and it showed in the Open.
Rory Mcillroy @ 28/1
Ok, I know Mcillroy is going through a torrid time at the minute, but lets not forget he is a class act and a major winner, it is only a matter of time before he turns it on a destroys the field. Something will click, its just a matter of when!
Tiger Woods is an obvious threat but at 9/2 against a quality field is just way to short. No doubt he will drift in running. Stats point to a solid ball striker!
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Post by Kimmy on Aug 3, 2013 9:20:57 GMT
Hi
Kim
The football season is finally here. Great round from Tiger Woods yesterday shooting a 61, he will be difficult to catch now! We have a couple of bets for you..
Football:
Port Vale v Brentford - Over 2.5 goals @ Even
Cheltenham v Burton - Cheltenham WIN @ 6/5
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