THE BETTING THREAD

[Stooper]

Going for 6 this week.

Wins for Blackburn, Liverpool, Hull, QPR, Forest & Doncaster. Not sure of the exact return.

[RG30]

Benfica to beat Getafe tomorrow at the Stadium of Light, Ladbrokes had them as EVS but you can get better elsewhere, I'll be lumping big.

Getafe on an unbeaten run which includes an away win at Real Madrid plus holding Valencia goalless, Benfica only won four home league matches all season in a weaker league. If anything I fancy a lay of Benfica.

Well called bobbybottler, naturally I stuck with my judgement and backed Benfica, though them going down to 10 men inside 10 minutes didn't help matters. Am I right in thinking Getafe have serious financial difficulties and the players haven't been paid for months?

[T.R.O.L.I.]

IMO, Plymouth are a massive 5/6 to beat Sheffield United tomorrow - so I've had a cheeky treble on the following:

Plymouth to beat Sheff Utd @ 5/6
Blackpool to beat Southampton @ 5/6
MK Dons to beat Grimsby @ 11/10

£5 returns £35.32

Slightly shorter odds in League 1 but I may have a go on:

Swansea to beat Millwall @ 2/5
Carlisle to beat Brighton @ 8/13
Doncaster to beat Port Vale @ 4/11

£5 returns £15.50

[Skin]

Under 2.5 goals
Blackburn v Fulham
Leics v Bristol City
Stoke v Burnley
Yeovil v Chelt

Over 2.5 goals
Crawley v Sailsbury
Altringham v Forest Green

[cmonurz]

IMO, Plymouth are a massive 5/6 to beat Sheffield United tomorrow - so I've had a cheeky treble on the following:

Plymouth to beat Sheff Utd @ 5/6
Blackpool to beat Southampton @ 5/6
MK Dons to beat Grimsby @ 11/10

£5 returns £35.32

Slightly shorter odds in League 1 but I may have a go on:

Swansea to beat Millwall @ 2/5
Carlisle to beat Brighton @ 8/13
Doncaster to beat Port Vale @ 4/11

£5 returns £15.50

Should Plymouth read 6/5? If you got 5/6 you've been done. 11/10 on Coral.

[paultheroyal]

Cant see myself topping the £720 last week - but here goes....

Luton
Northampton
Brighton
£4 pays £520

Burnley
Sheffield Uto
Scunthorpe
£4 pays £288

2.5 goals and over in match
Charlton
Blackpool
Dagenham
£10 pays £84

Good luck all.

[cmonurz]

Bristol City are 2/1 to win at Leicester today, having won 2 of their last 3 away games (and drawn at Charlton). Leicester lost their last home game to Preston. City have no new injuries or suspensions, can't ignore that price.

And Sheff Weds are missing two players to suspension for the visit of QPR, who would look decent value on form grounds anyway, at 9/5.

And not in my acca, but Bournemouth are 9/2 to win at Leeds. Leeds have been struggling of late, and haven't scored more than 1 since 5th January. Bournemouth have turned things around a little, 5 wins and 1 draw in their last 9, and look like a good single bet.

Bristol City 2/1
QPR 9/5
Carlisle 8/13

And a single on Bournemouth at 9/2.

[soggy biscuit]

£5 returns £25
Arsenal
Chelsea
Doncaster
Charlton

£5 returns £51
Forest
Blackburn
Liverpool
Bristol City

[g]

i had a dream mark hughes scored a goal today worth a punt

[paultheroyal]

Cant see myself topping the £720 last week - but here goes....

Luton
Northampton
Brighton
£4 pays £520

Burnley
Sheffield Uto
Scunthorpe
£4 pays £288

2.5 goals and over in match
Charlton
Blackpool
Dagenham
£10 pays £84

Good luck all.

Bloody hell - i am getting good at this - £804 up from £5!!

Pauloltheroyalol

[Victor Meldrew]

Yes I know it is after the event but it was a last minute bet and I have just got home.
I went for a day to enjoy with a £10 treble:-
Portsmouth
Liverpool
Reading
Paid £375

plus
£50 on Reading to have more corners than City (we do get a lot of corners)
Paid £90

plus a £30 treble on
Hartlepool
Southend
WBA
If West Brom win it will have been a great weekend.

[RG30]

Value wise, I think Portsmouth are decent at 11/1 E/W to win the FA Cup. Preston in the next round, and they'll be at least 3 non Premiership sides in the Fa Cup QF, with 1 of the "big 4" going out at Round 5.

Why didn't I follow my instinct???????????

[cmonurz]

Portsmouth
Barnsley
Cardiff

plus Bristol Rovers or West Brom. Would love Barnsley to draw Cardiff in the semis, to guarantee a 'proper' lower league side in the final.

[RG30]

Had a £20 double on Juve & Schalke, returned £84. Made up for my loss on a Blackburn/Nottingham Forest double.

[g]

Did pretty well this weekend, Barnsley, Portsmouth, and Cardiff

[T.R.O.L.I.]

Murked by PLOLymouth but glad I didn't put the other bet (the one including Swansea) on.

Still, LOL @ everyone who had ManYoo and Chelsea in their accies this weekend

[paultheroyal]

Murked by PLOLymouth but glad I didn't put the other bet (the one including Swansea) on.

Convenient!! LOL

[T.R.O.L.I.]

Murked by PLOLymouth but glad I didn't put the other bet (the one including Swansea) on.

Convenient!! LOL

Yes indeed - still annoyed with PLOLymouth and BLOLackpooLOL though

[paultheroyal]

Dont be tee hee - Blackpool result kept my winning run going!!

Pauloltheroyalol

[Stooper]

Murked by PLOLymouth

Same.

Blackpool and Plymouth cost me!