tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82358649001671889442024-03-13T05:43:51.051-07:00A Game of ChanceDevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914853671125020832noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235864900167188944.post-37255743377828596192012-04-29T05:58:00.001-07:002012-04-29T06:00:14.313-07:00A Step Backwards<u><b>Zurich Classic</b></u><br />
<b>Nick Watney Top 5 Finish 7/1: </b>Watney had an awful time in New Orleans and never really looked like recapturing his form at one of his favourite courses. <i>£1.00 loss</i><br />
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<b>Harris English Top 5 Finish 14/1: </b>Thought he had a chance of being the surprise contender for the title but he was unable to make the cut. Another poor golfing bet by myself, perhaps I should stop with the golfing bets. <i>£1.50 loss</i><br />
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<u><b>UEFA Europa League Semi Finals</b></u><br />
<b>Athletico Madrid to beat Valencia 11/4: </b>Athletico Madrid travelled to Valencia and was able to surprise them in the Mestalla. Valencia were favourites to win on the night but Madrid had a lead and thus were able to pick their chances. <i>£1.38 won</i><br />
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<b>Athletic Bilbao and Sporting Lisbon to draw 3/1: </b>This was a game which I felt could go either way, hence I went for the draw but Bilbao dominated at home and were able to win with enough goals to send them through to the final.<i> 50p loss</i><br />
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<u><b>Premier League Darts</b></u><br />
<b>Andy Hamilton to beat Raymond van Barneveld 7/4: </b>I was particularly unlucky here, Hamilton was beating Barney quite comfortably but then the Hammer threw it all away and drew with the Dutch great. <i>20p loss</i><br />
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<b>Simon Whitlock to beat Phil Taylor 7/2: </b>The Aussie managed to build a lead early in the game but unfortunately he didn't win a leg afterwards allowing Taylor to win 8-3. <i>20p loss</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Total Before: £11.83</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>Total After: £9.91</b></span><u><b> </b></u>Devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914853671125020832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235864900167188944.post-26486854780020173872012-04-29T05:25:00.004-07:002012-04-29T05:27:44.686-07:0029/04/12I didn't fair too well last time, so I will probably go for bets which I feel have a good chance to win rather than going for the long odd hopefuls.<br />
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QPR to take points of Chelsea (win or draw) was at 8/5 so I placed 50p on that.<br />
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Spurs have not been in the best of form and I put a bet on Blackburn to win or draw at White Hart Lane. 25p at 12/5<br />
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I have Joleon Lescott to score against Man Utd tomorrow at 12/1 as I think Utd might fail to deal with the aerial power of City from set pieces. This is where Vidic is missed the most.<br />
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Lille vs PSG is a tough match to call but I think PSG has more to play for and that might just see them through to win despite them being away from home. 25p at 5/2.Devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914853671125020832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235864900167188944.post-7878312761952358832012-04-25T23:52:00.001-07:002012-04-26T00:23:26.459-07:0026/04/12A decided to go for a bit more variety in terms of the sports (ie. not just football) that I would be betting on today.<br />
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<b>Zurich Classic of New Orleans (Golf)</b><br />
There were quite a few golfers who I facied for a top 5 finish at this tournament but I went for Nick Watney and Harris English at 7/1 and 14/1 respectivly. I think English has a great chance in this tournament and Watney is due a great performance this year and has performed well at this tournament in the past.<br />
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<b>UEFA Europa League Semi Finals</b><br />
Both games are quite tough to call this year and the odds are not very good when choosing a team to qualify for the final, so I bet on who would win. I think Athletico Madrid could win at the Mestalla as Valencia will have to attack in order to overcome the big 4-2 deficit that they suffered when visiting the Calderon.Athetico to win was going at 11/4 which represents decent value.<br />
The Athletic Bilbao vs Sporting Lisbon match was a lot harder to call. The tie is set up perfectally as Lisbon hold a goal advantage but Bilbao were able to grab an away goal. I think this may be a draw as Lisbon will probably allow Bilbao to hold possession but not to penetrate. The draw was going at 3/1.<br />
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<b>Premier League Darts</b><br />
Two matches intrigued me while I was looking at the darts schedule. Phil Taylor is facing Simon Whitlock whom he is always challenged by. Whitlock to win is priced at 7/2 so I put money on that as well as Andy Hamilton to overcome Barney who has not performed to his high standards so far at 7/4.<br />
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<u>Round Up</u><br />
Nick Watney Top 5 Finish - 7/1 - £1.00<br />
Harris English Top 5 Finish - 14/1 - £1.50<br />
Athletico Madrid to win against Valencia - 11/4 - 50p<br />
Athletic Bilbao and Sporting Lisbon to draw - 3/1 - 50p<br />
Andy Hamilton to win against Raymond van Barneveld - 7/4 - 20p<br />
Simon Whitlock to win against Phil Taylor - 7/2 - 20p<br />
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I have put a lot more money on the line this week and I went for some upsets here to try and win a bit more money. Hopefully my gamble will pay off!<br />
<br />Devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914853671125020832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235864900167188944.post-46009327610843570052012-04-25T23:01:00.000-07:002012-04-25T23:01:07.987-07:00Money Collected!My first bets of the blog have mostly been a success:<br />
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<b>Chelsea to qualify 2/1:</b> I managed to win money here, it was a close faught game but I felt confident after the Messi missed his penalty. The red card actually favoured Chelsea as it gave them an excuse to just sit in front of their box with all 9 outfielders. <i>£1.00 won</i><br />
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<b>Bolton to beat Villa 3/1:</b> I was unsure about this game but I felt that Bolton were playing better than Aston Villa, whose record at home has been appalling recently. <i>50p won</i><br />
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<b>Arjen Robben to score 10/3: </b>I thought that this had a great chance of happening and luckily the Germans decided that Robben should take their penalty in normal time meaning I won here too! <i> 43p won</i><br />
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<b>Bayern Munich to qualify via the away goals rule 16/1: </b>I thought this represented good value and in truth could quite easily have happened. In the end Bayern went through by a penalty shootout but I thought for a second that maybe, just maybe this would happen. <i>10p loss </i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Total Before: £10.00</b></span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Total After: £11.83</span> </b></span>Devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914853671125020832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235864900167188944.post-81556960831009554122012-04-24T06:56:00.002-07:002012-04-24T06:58:31.861-07:0024/04/12Bets placed today were on the two Champions' League semi finals and the premier league game between Bolton and Aston Villa.<br />
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<b>Barcelona v Chelsea</b>: I bet 50p on Chelsea to go through at 2/1. Fingers crossed but it will be a tight game.<br />
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<b>Aston Villa v Bolton</b>: Bolton to win was was going at 3/1, so as they have more to play for than Villa coupled with the fact that Villa have lost 11 of their last 12 games at home I placed a bet of 25p.<br />
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<b>Real Madrid v Bayern Munich</b>: I placed two bets on this game: Bayern Munich to go through on away goals was at 16/1 so I placed 15p on it and I placed 10p on Arjen Robben to score at 10/3.<br />
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I know these bets aren't breaking the bank but I thought I would dip a toe in the water before jumping in, plus these games are quite difficult to call so I went for bets which I thought represented good value for their odds rather than going for the obvious choices (such as Barça to win at home).Devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914853671125020832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235864900167188944.post-13774991743082196992012-04-24T06:10:00.002-07:002012-04-24T06:10:15.399-07:00IntroductionI will start with £10 and see how much money I can make by betting on sports!Devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914853671125020832noreply@blogger.com0