Archive for May, 2008
- Boxing: Hatton’s Homecoming Has Fight Fans Fired-UpAfter the disappointment of his Las Vegas defeat to Floyd Mayweather, Ricky Hatton goes back to his roots on Saturday. As if Manchester didn’t see enough scrapping last Wednesday when Rangers ‘fans’ invaded the city, this weekend the City of Manchester Stadium will host Hatton’s ‘Homecoming’. The bookies early odds suggest it might...by jimmyhillsbeard at May 21st, 2008 at 07:05 pm
- Champions League: Late Gamble on ChelseaA rush of late money for Chelsea has seen their odds shorten to lift the Champions League tonight to just 11/10 (888 Sport, BetDirect, BlueSq, Boylesports, Skybet, Stan James). To win the game in 90 minutes, Chelsea are now 9/4 (Betfred). United are 13/8 (Bet365). But I still fancy the draw at 21/10 (Skybet).by jimmyhillsbeard at May 21st, 2008 at 06:05 pm
Champions League Final: Man Utd v Chelsea – Betting PreviewRemember when the Champions League was called the European Cup? A time when only real ‘Champions’ competed to decide who was the best in Europe? Ah, those were the days. Now for the second time in 5 years we have a final with two teams from the same country. Whereas in 2003 it was the Serie A that was represented, this year it’s an all-English affair...by jimmyhillsbeard at May 20th, 2008 at 10:05 pm- SPL Latest Odds: Title Race Goes Down to the WireA 3-0 win for Rangers tonight has taken them level going into the final round of games on Thursday evening. Celtic now top the table on goal difference, 4 ahead of Rangers. The victory at Love Street has prompted bookies to shorten Rangers odds slightly to 11/4 (Bet365, Betfred, Boylesports, William Hill) whereas Celtic’s odds have gone out a touch to 2/7 (888...by jimmyhillsbeard at May 19th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
- Champions League Final Betting: Has Paddy Lost the Plot?Irish bookies, Paddy Power have come up with the bravest Money-Back Special Offer of the season. If 41-goal Cristiano Ronaldo scores in the 90 minutes they’ll refund all losing bets in the following markets; win-draw-win, first/last/anytime goal scorer, correct score and half-time / full-time markets. That means if you’re backing Chelsea then why not put...by jimmyhillsbeard at May 19th, 2008 at 06:05 pm
- Eurovision Song Contest: It’s A Fix – Let’s Cash In!At last someone has used their nouse to investigate the voting shenanigans that permeate the annual Eurovision Song Contest. Dr Derek Gatherer has used a computer program to generate thousands of random simulations of Eurovision song contest results, using data on all the votes cast since 1975 and identified some fairly obvious voting patterns that we all knew already...by jimmyhillsbeard at May 19th, 2008 at 01:05 pm
- Champions League Final: Man Utd v Chelsea – £15million GambleWith two English clubs competing in the Champions League Final for the first time bookies expect Wednesday’s showpiece to be one of the biggest betting events in football history. Ahead of yesterday’s FA Cup Final William Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharp said ”Whatever happens, these will be the two biggest betting turnover club matches of the season...by jimmyhillsbeard at May 18th, 2008 at 10:05 am
- Celtic Odds-On Favourites to Win SPLFor the first time in several months Celtic have been shortened into favourites to win the 2007-08 SPL League Title and complete what looked like a very unlikely 3-in-a-row. Rangers have handed the initiative back to the Hoops after a 1-1 draw at UEFA Cup-bound Motherwell this afternoon. In response, bookies now make Celtic a best priced 1/3 (Coral), whereas Rangers are...by jimmyhillsbeard at May 17th, 2008 at 02:05 pm
- FA Cup Final: Portsmouth v Cardiff Betting PreviewWhat a year it’s been for Welsh Sport. The Welsh Rugby team scooped the Grand Slam, Joe Calzaghe became a worldwide sporting icon after winning his title defence in Las Vegas and Ryan Giggs, the most successful footballer to come out of Wales, wrapped up his 10th League Title, scoring in the championship winning game last week. But can the fairytale continue? In...by jimmyhillsbeard at May 17th, 2008 at 10:05 am
- Free Download: Punter Newspaper May 17thHere’s this week’s copy of Punter. It’s a free newspaper form the guys at City A.M. and gives some great insight into the weekend’s betting. This week it focuses on the FA Cup Final between Portsmouth and Cardiff City. As well as features on the weekend’s Horse Racing and Rugby. Click here to download it.by jimmyhillsbeard at May 17th, 2008 at 09:05 am
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