Posted on January 2nd, 2012 by
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I see that Spurs have shortened to 15/1 for the Barclays Premiership this year and I don’t think this is the worst bet going considering the results over the weekend.
Chelsea, Arsenal and United all dropped points this weekend and that leaves a real dogfight at the top of the table.
A quick reminder – here are the odds as supplied by Ladbrokes to win the Premiership:
- Manchester City – 17/10
- Manchester United – 5/2
- Tottenham Hotspurs – 15/1
- Arsenal – 34/1
- Chelsea – 44/1
- Liverpool – 126/1
The table looks like this: City and United are tied at the top on 45 points each. Spurs have a game in hand and are on 39 points while Chelsea have played 1 extra and are on 37.
While assumption is the mother of all evil (Especially with these bizarre results of the last week) let’s for a moment assume that Spurs get max points against WBA tomorrow. Then they are in with a serious shout especially if United get tied up in European competition.
15/1 looks generous… I also think that 44/1 is worth an outside punt on Chelsea – espcially if they spend a few bucks in the transfer window…
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Posted on December 30th, 2011 by
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As per one of my previous posts, I’ve really enjoyed the NFL this year and this looks like a more predictable weekend than what we’ve had to go through in recent weeks.
My picks for this weekend:
- The Patriots to beat The Bills
- The Saints to beat The Panthers
- The Packers to beat the Lions but…. remember the pack are probably going to rest some big name stars so tread carefully here as the Lions have it all to play for
- Miami Dolphins to put one over the Jets… I really think that the Giants knocked the stuffing out of the Jets when they squared up while Miami have been playing with a bit of freedom in the last few weeks
- The 49érs to beat the St Louis Rams
- The Falcons to easily go passed the Buccaneers
- The Raiders to beat the Chargers (but this is probably going to be one of the toughest games this weekend so buyer beware)
- The value play is the Giants to finally kill off the Cowboys
The team from Voltbet are making some great prices here so go and check them out.
Then it is that time in the year when you start looking at the Super Bowl. Ladbrokes have prices up at the moment and they look like this:
- Packers – 5/2
- Patriots – 5/1
- Saints – 6/1
- Ravens – 9/1
- Steelers – 13/1
- 49ers – 13/1
- Giants and Lions – 34/1
The Packers have been awesome all season and I wouldn’t be surprised to see them go all the way but if you are looking for value plays then the Patriots and the Saints are hard to ignore.
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Posted on December 28th, 2011 by
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Full marks to the team from
Voltbet who have come up with one of the most innovative – and most importantly fun – social media competition for the holidays.
The concept is pretty simple – make a prediction around a sports result that they are making a market in, tweet about it using the hashtag #holidaybonus and cc @voltbet in the tweet.
If the prediction comes in right then you automatically win R500 which goes straight into your account.
It is a hard time of the year to be doing a social media competition as many people have wound down for the holidays but if you go and check out #holidaybonus you will see that the competition has attracted quite a lot of interest and people are talking about it, bantering and constantly making predictions.
Great work!
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Posted on December 22nd, 2011 by
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South Africa’s online sports betting industry operators should establish an industry association which can promote best practices and standardisation says leading sports betting site Ladbrokes.co.za.
“Sports betting is relatively new to the South African market and although it is a highly regulated industry, an industry association will establish collaboration between licensed operators, regulators and our customers,” says Anli Kotze, marketing manager for Ladbrokes.co.za.
Kotze believes an industry association will also provide licensed operators with a single voice on regulatory and industry issues. “South Africa’s online sports betting market is currently worth about R660-million and is expected to grow to about R800-million over the next two years. Unlicensed online sites operating illegally within South Africa are currently costing the government millions in lost tax revenue and are affecting the potential growth of legal online operators,” says Kotze.
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Posted on December 10th, 2011 by
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Posted on December 5th, 2011 by
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As a South African I have never really gotten into the whole NFL thing. I’ve tried watching the games on TV a couple of times but relative to rugby I’ve battled to actually work out how the hell the games actually work.
However in the last month or so I’ve really gotten into the NFL season and it has fast become the highlight of my punting activities on a Sunday evening. Basically I have tried my hand at basketball and baseball but I’ve quickly concluded they are stupid sports – baseball in particular.
The NFL though I can understand.
I can go through a local platform like Voltbet.com, load up my bets on a Sunday morning after tracking the NFL.com site and then have plenty of fun tracking my teams over the evening. Initially I thought that the results seemed to be very random but as you get to know the teams you start to be able to make more informed calls on them.
I have also checked on Twitter and there seems to be a nice contingent of South African punters that follow the NFL so there is also a bit of a community feel to it. Great fun – try it out!
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Posted on October 28th, 2011 by
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Tension is mounting in the buildup to this weekend’s Currie Cup Final. Will the Gauteng Lions bring the Currie Cup back to Johannesburg, or will the Natal Sharks retain their crown as champions? Online betting site, Ladbrokes.co.za, offers even money on both teams to lift the famous trophy at Ellis Park stadium this Saturday and a draw after eighty minutes of play is worth 16/1. In addition to these bets, Ladbrokes.co.za has 38 different markets on offer, which include the first team to score at 10/11, and predicting no tries scored during the match at odds of 25/1.
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Posted on October 24th, 2011 by
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Ladbrokes, the world’s largest bookmaker, which is now fully operational in South Africa, has proved to be a major player in the online betting category despite only opening its virtual doors two months ago. Its website,
www.ladbrokes.co.za, has seen a solid uptake in betting with a far higher than expected number of locals placing bets on the Rugby World Cup.
Ladbrokes is an international leader in the betting and gaming industry and the third international bookmaker to enter the country through its joint venture with land-based African gambling partner, KaiRo International Group.
Since its launch in August this year, Ladbrokes has seen a 50% increase in registered South African customers month on month (August to September), a 25% increase in turnover (August to September), and a 40% increase in number of bets placed in August to September.
Anli Kotzé, marketing manager of Ladbrokes says online sport betting is new to South Africa but the uptake has been really good and higher than expected. This, she ascribes to Ladbrokes ‘exceptional reputation as a licensed and regulated operator.
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Posted on September 10th, 2011 by
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By: Bob Gillespie
You wouldn’t drive across the USA without a road map. With the cost of gas today, I’ll bet that you would want to be sure of where you were headed, why you were headed there and how you were going to get there before you turned on the motor. Sports betting isn’t any different. The idea of driving is to get where you are going in the most advantageous manner with as few mishaps as possible. The idea of sports betting is to win more wagers than you lose. Both require a plan, in advance.
A road map is an indispensable tool for motor trips. In sports betting, the two most indispensable tools are an in-depth knowledge of the sport on which you are betting and an up-to-the-minute understanding of news that could influence outcomes. In fact, you ought to be using all possible knowledge and tools available to you, including the work of the top handicappers. Sports betting systems can be one of these tools but there is no guarantee of success if you are relying on them alone. Keeping all this in mind, here are some beneficial things you should know about on your road to sports betting achievement:
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Posted on February 21st, 2011 by
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I guess sometimes as punters we need to be able to laugh at ourselves and after a particularly poor patch I guess I can’t be surprised at the way some of the results are going for me!
On three occassions over the weekend I had trebles where the fourth leg missed out and in many cases the leg which blew out was the supposed “banker” in the lot.
However last nights game between Leyton Orient and Arsenal took the cake. The other two fixtures on the day had gone my way and with 80 minutes to go Arsenal were up 1-0. My mate had just SMS’d me to say that the last time Leyton Orient had scored against Arsenal in an FA Cup game was in 1911 (!!!) so it seemed like a pretty comfortable win was on the cards.
I was following the match commentary on the Arsenal.com site and the commentator had just announced that Arsenal had completed a phenomenal 468 passes in the match and then out of nowhere Leyton Orient blast a goal. I mean come on! 100 years and suddenly BHAM! out of nowhere I am blown out of the water.
You have to laugh because otherwise you’d go steadily insane….
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