The Australian Open was being hailed as a tournament that anyone of a dozen players could win this year. Events are proving otherwise with the so called ‘injured four’ of Nadal, Murray, Federer and Djokovic all sailing through their early games. There have been plenty of bagels and double bagels in the score lines, although [...]
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Football Betting – The Greats Finish The Year With A Whimper
Football can be a hard game to follow. Who could have imagined that Manchester United would fall 2-3 at home against the team sitting at the bottom of the table? It wasn’t just United, Chelsea fell 1-3 at home against Villa while Spurs could only manage a draw against Swansea. Just to rub salt into [...]
Football Betting – Liverpool Pressing For Top Five Finish
The English Premier League football season is only at the halfway stage, however, this means that some games hold more importance than others. Today is the start of six days of action and the first match looks to be a good one with Liverpool playing host to Newcastle. The visitors have had a horror run [...]
Darts Betting On The Ladbrokes World Championships
One of the most popular sports in Britain is that of darts. Every pub and club has a darts competition, often running every night. There is a huge following of darts fans around the country, and the sport has spread internationally. The PDC Ladbrokes World Championships are now well underway, and while Phil Taylor is [...]
Froch Looking To Become World’s Top Super-Middleweight
One popular form of gambling that has long been ignored on this blog is that of the ancient art of boxing. Britain has produced some great boxers, and one of them is Carl Froch. He is currently the WBA Super-Middleweight champion, however, this weekend he takes on Andre Ward in a battle that will unite [...]
Is This A Weekend For Leaving The Football Betting Alone?
This weekend’s round of football looks to be interesting from a spectator’s point of view, however, from a football betting point of view, it could be very frustrating. We can find reasons to bet against the favourites in almost every game, however, it’s hard to find decent reasons why we should back their opponents. This [...]
Cricket Betting – India Look To Reclaim Title
The English summer has been one full of joy for most Cricketing fans. England finally wrestled the world number one status from India, a position many thought impossible two or three years ago. India are now trying to reclaim that title and they could conceivably if they win against West Indies and then against Australia [...]
Rugby League Betting – Australia Poor Value In Four Nations Tournament
The Four Nations tournament grinds to an end this weekend and, predictably, the final is between Australia and England. While the Australian team deserves to go into the game as favourites, the 1/4 on offer in rugby league betting is poor value, especially against England who are playing on home soil. The Australians have a [...]
Tennis Betting – Bookies Make Djokovic A Risk In Paris Masters
Novak Djokovic has had his best year ever in men’s tennis with three Grand Slam wins and five Masters titles. Although nominated for this week’s Paris Masters, he is no sure thing to start yet as he tries to recover from a shoulder injury. His problem is not just injury related, he stands to lose [...]
Rugby League Four Nations Cup – Should You Lay The Aussies?
While Australia seems to dominate rugby league, when it comes to big tournaments, they don’t always have it their own way. It’s interesting then to see them quoted so short in the Four Nations Cup. This might be a good time to consider laying them through a betting exchange.
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