Archive for June, 2009

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    Free £5 Bet at Skybet
    This little offer dropped into my inbox this week. If you’ve got a Skybet accounf be sure to login and see if the bet is available on your account. Don’t Miss out on a Free £5 this weekend! It’s a fantastic weekend of sporting action. As if that’s not enough, we want you to enjoy your weekend even more, so Skybet are offering you a completely free...
    by selectabet at June 27th, 2009 at 04:06 am
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    Rugby Betting Preview: South Africa v British & Irish Lions
    Geoffrey Riddle provides some much needed objectivity as he weighs up Ian McGeechan’s men’s chances of becoming only the third Lions side to come back from 1-0 down to win a Test series. Betting Preview Courtesy of Betfair.com “If you look at the first Test objectively, the Lions were massively outclassed. Any side that can take off their five best players...
    by selectabet at June 27th, 2009 at 04:06 am
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    Ashes Countdown: KP and Bopara in battle of egos
    Ed Hawkins (Betfair) analyses the top bat and top bowler markets for England as they prepare to take on Australia in the five-Test series Article courtesy of Betfair.com “Pietersen has failed to top score in four of England’s last five Test series. It is hardly a great record for such a short-priced favourite” There are many questions punters must ask...
    by selectabet at June 27th, 2009 at 04:06 am
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    Are Your Wimbledon Bets Safe?
    The much-anticipated Wimbledon 2009 gets under way on Monday at SW19 but a new investigation by The Independent suggests that the integrity of the competition is being closely scrutinised after a series of investigations into alleged match-fixing earlier in the season. The Independent claims that up to 12 players competing in the Men’s Championship are on a ‘watch-list’....
    by selectabet at June 19th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
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    Bumper Weekend for Armchair Punters
    The footy season may be well and truly over (it feels like it’s just about to begin againt though!) but there’s plenty of betting action in a bumper sporting weekend coming up. Today sees the start of the 109th US Open at Bethpage Black where defending champion Tiger Woods is aiming for a 15th major title. There’s a strong British contingent, led by Paul...
    by selectabet at June 18th, 2009 at 06:06 am
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    Next Celtic Manager: Betting Race Hots Up
    The media circus that’s surrounding the pending appointment of the new Celtic manager would be enough make P.T. Barnum jealous. Yesterday saw managerial flop Tony Adams claim he was in the frame should former Hoops manager, Wim Jansen return to paradise as Football Director. A claim that was quickly rubbished by Celtic and led a few to question whether big Tone was...
    by selectabet at June 3rd, 2009 at 08:06 am
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    British Lions v Golden Lions: Betting Preview
    Preview courtesy of Betfair SO what do we make of the British and Irish Lions tour opener against a less than star-studded Royal XV on Saturday? The positives were that they scored 24 unanswered points in the final 15 minutes to win 37-25 – they had drifted from 1.01 to 4.1 on Betfair before their late show – but in the previous 65 their play looked laboured, their...
    by selectabet at June 2nd, 2009 at 08:06 pm