Archive for February, 2010

So United are going to take a hiding from Aston Villa tomorrow…

… Just thought I’d let the United fans know if they thought they were going to be adding the League Cup to their trophy cabinet in 2010. It comes at an interesting time especially when United have their focus on bigger fish including the league and success in Europe. United manager Alex Ferguson has indicated [...]

Super 14 week 3 picks

Wow – after an exciting week two of the Super 14 which blew a number of my predictions out of the water, I eagerly await the arrival of week 3. Big scoreline being tipped on the Lions and Sharks games which are going to be interesting to watch. My picks for the week on Sportspicks.co.za [...]

Super 14 round two predictions

  Another round of the Super 14 is here. Have you made your picks on Sportspicks.co.za yet? Here are the sides we are backing: Highlanders +2.5 over the Blues Crusaders to beat the Reds Sharks to beat the Cheetahs Lions +7.5 over the Chiefs Hurricanes to beat the Force Brumbies to beat the Bulls (even [...]

Super 14 Round 1

Yes the premier rugby tournament in the Southern Hemisphere is finally here – can you feel the excitement?! I’m super excited. Below are our picks for the first round which kicks off early tomorrow morning. We think there is going to be a big upset on the cards with the Cheetahs stunning the Bulls. That’s [...]

AT&T Pebble Beach betting

I don’t normally bet on golf because I haven’t got a clue what is potting but I was asked to make some picks for the AT&T event at Pebble Beach and seeing that the betting is pretty open I’ll have a go at it. Here is a far better preview from the experts over at [...]

English Premiership picks – Wednesday night

A couple of very interesting fixtures are on the cards for tonight. This Wednesday could well shape the 2010 English Premiership. Here are our picks for tonight: Arsenal to beat Liverpool Aston Villa to beat Manchester United Chelsea to beat Everton (2-0 / 3-0) Tottenham to beat Wolves (2-0+) Hull to beat Blackburn (2-1 or [...]

Australia vs. West Indies – 2nd ODI picks

Australia takes on the West Indies in the second of the ODI’s this morning. The West Indies just don’t look like they have any kind of fire-power beyond Chris Gayle. Can’t look past Australia to win this game and batsman wise we’re expecting the openers to top-score. In Australias case there does not look like [...]

Sportspicks.co.za

Has anyone checked out the new site from the guys who developed Good For The Game? It’s called Sportspicks.co.za and it looks like a goodie. I’ve chatted to Brent Graham and he is targetting around 100 users for this initial season so let’s get ourselves signed up and ready to roll! In a nutshell, here [...]

Spurs vs. Villa – Goals fest on the cards…

The Mighty Mighty Aston Villa are up against Spurs tonight in a fixture that has a lot of promise with both sides pushing for European qualification. My prediction is that there are going to be a lot of goals in this match up and the odds look really attractive for those with a risky appetite: From [...]

SNAP PICK – Cricket – India vs South Africa

I have just seen that World Sports Betting is offering 20/1 odds on the next wicket to fall in the South Africa vs India test match being via a stumping or run-out. Kallis and Amla are at the crease at the moment and the pitch is looking very easy at the moment. Might see it starting [...]