The Sports Betting thread

[IAceI]

2/1 for all four English teams to top their groups for the CL? Might be a nice way to bump up some cash?

As for my bet this week I'm going

Villareal @ 11/8 (Away to Osasuna)

Boro @ 5/4 (Away to Bristol City)

Sheff Wed @ 15/8 (Away to Plymouth)

Notts County @ Evens (Away to Barnet)

£5 will give me £150ish. Better than my original bet because that had Coventry away to Blackpool, and after yesterday I don't think I fancy making that bet now because Blackpool beat Wigan 4-1. And Coventry haven't been as convincing as I was hoping, while they might sneak a win - it's a bit of a risk for me.

Shocked at Villareal being out at 11/8 mind. Especially at Osasuna - am I missing something on this fixture, Nilmar up front, they had a good season last year and I'm pretty sure Osasuna could struggle? Have I got a good find or missing something major?

Edited August 27, 2009 by IAceI

[Baddar]

I don't like those odds, to be honest.

Arsenal should and Liverpool probably will, but I'm never confident whenever United go away in Europe, despite our record being a lot better in the last couple of years. I expect all four teams to qualify, yeah, but at 2/1 it's not really worth it.

Especially given the fact that I think they were 2 or 3/1 with Betfred last weekend to all win their games. Liverpool buggered that up this time, I know.

EDIT: And 11/8 is decent. You just never know in Spain (/ well, football in general) though. However much a team is struggling, whether it's mid-season or just starting a new one, I never put anything past them. I'll go for Osasuna 2-0. ¬_¬

Edited August 27, 2009 by Baddar D

[IAceI]

Can't say I see there being a massive challenge to the top spots though. Pretty sure it'll be competing for the second spots from most teams.

[Baddar]

Oh, don't get me wrong, I won't be surprised if it happens, and the short price of 2/1 suggests all four are huge favourites to win their group, it's just that the risk/reward doesn't really appeal to me personally.

[Scott McFly]

After looking at the fixtures for the weekend, I really don't fancy any of them at all. I've picked a bunch of favourites from League 1 and 2 to stick a pound on to get a tenner back, but I'm staying clear of the rest this week. Except for a £10 free bet that PaddyPower threw at me (probably because they know it's a horrendous week too), which for better or worse I've put on Man United at 11/10. Obviously the £10 is not in my return, so that would be £11 back if they win.

My quid is on Huddersfield, Brentford, Notts County and Chesterfield.

EDIT: Well that was a pound well spent. Thankfully I stuck 50p on Arshavin to score first at 9/1 just after the game started just in case Man United didn't win. And both happened! So I make that £22 up for the season now, cheers PaddyPower.

Edited August 29, 2009 by Scott McFly

[Baddar]

Nice, Scotty.

Funnily enough, I'm £22 up too. I was £20 up going into yesterday's games. My acca/goals galore bets didn't come in, but the £8 on United did, earning me £17 back, which put me up from £20 to £27 up for the season.

In picking up my money from United, I put a fiver on a Man City, Everton and Villa treble, which'll return me £24 if it comes in. Either way I'm still up for this weekend, albeit £2. ¬_¬

[Baddar]

WP City and Everton. Hold on now Villa!

EDIT: Lovely. Picked up £24 from that, which puts me £46 up for the season. Going well.

Edited August 30, 2009 by Baddar D

[Baddar]

Need to go down to post back a LOVEFiLM DVD tonight, so I'm gonna pop into the bookies and put £2.50 on a Wycombe/Millwall double in the JP Trophy tonight. Returns £10.50.

[Liam]

I'm about £45 or so up now, having picked up £50+ for a few accas I placed over the past 7 days. One was a treble with Leeds, Charlton and Reading, the other from the weekend before which I can't remember.

[Baddar]

I'm about £34 up for the season now, due to losing a tenner on the internationals last week.

Got an acca on 5 PL games, plus 6 Spain/Italy games. Quid each on them.

Will walk down and see what else I'm gonna put on as far as the coupons go. Will probably end up sticking at least a fiver on United (at 5/4. I'm not too confident, but meh, it worked when we played Arsenal) then the rest rounding up to a tenner on something else.

[Baddar]

So, £10 went on in all.

Was one pick off my goals galore (£34 return) coming in, so that was a bummer. Euro acca failed (cheers Atletico) but my PL one is still going. Chelsea, Liverpool, Blackburn, Utd and Villa were my picks. A quid gets me £15.60. Just need Villa to do the business now.

As said yesterday, I was also planning on putting money on Utd. £6 on them gets me back £13.50, so whatever happens in Birmingham, I'm £3.50 up for the weekend.

[Scott McFly]

Made about £8 from a Blackburn/Sunderland/Chelsea treble, then put £2.50 of that on some live betting that Hertha Berlin screwed me over on. Oh well, still £5.50 up for the weekend unless I decide to stick something on the games later today.

[Liam]

Annoyed with the CL games, since I didn't bet on them, but due to a promotion in shop, did write up an acca for the two days which had Wolfsburg (8/11), AC Milan (6/4), Olympiakos (Evens) and Lyon (4/6), which would have been a winning bet.

[Baddar]

I didn't bother putting anything on the weekend just gone, so I'm gonna put a fiver on some of the midweek games.

£3 is going on a Newcastle (away to Peterboro), Valencia (away to Getafe), Juventus (away to Genoa) treble. It'll return £36 if it comes in. The other £2 will go on another acca of sorts. Will decide that when I get down there.

Currently £50-odd up for the season. Not bad.

[Captain Kirk]

Burnley @ 11/8

Blackburn @ 11/8

Newcastle @ 7/5

Hibernian @ 4/6

Kilmarnock @ 11/10

Got a £1 on that with £40 return if it comes up.

Arsenal @ 2/5

Liverpool @ 8/11

Sunderland @ 3/4

Motherwell @ 8/15

Berwick @ 11/10

Got £2.50 on that with £35 return.

So fingers crossed.

[TCO]

I put €5 on Rooney to score 1st at the weekend. I was well chuffed.

[Baddar]

Lost my fiver.

All I needed to win £10 was Hull to get a goal. The other 3 games I picked in my goals galore bet had both teams scoring. :/

[Baddar]

£3 singles on Everton and Inter today as well as a few acca's to make up the tenner.

One of which is the big four, Celtic, Boro and Spurs to win. Returns around 50 pound from a £2.50 stake.

[Baddar]

Acca's didn't come in. I was one win off £50 odd quid. Thanks Chelsea, you bunch of twats.

I'm thinking of putting the £6 odd I'm picking up from the Everton bet on Villarreal (away at Depor) tonight, seeing as I'm already £4 down for the weekend. Might as well make it the full tenner if I'm gonna be down. >_>

[Scott McFly]

Small loss so far this weekend (about £1 or so) which could've been more but was saved by a Spurs, Liverpool, Man U treble.

Might have a flutter on the Sunderland/Wolves game later since I'll be in to watch it.