THE first tennis Grand Slam of the season gets under way on Sunday night and Novak Djokovic will take some stopping as he chases his sixth Australian Open crown.
The opening-day action begins at midnight UK time and world No.1 Djokovic – 8-11 title favourite at Paddy Power – should have no problems disposing of opening opponent Hyeon Chung.
Roger Federer, Kei Nishikori and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga are among the other big names starting their glory bid on day one and there's British interest with Kyle Edmund taking on Damir Dzumhur while British women's No.2 Heather Watson faces a tough start against Timea Babos.
The Melbourne showpiece is always a brilliant tournament to watch for a bit of early interest I'm having a stab at an over 3.5 sets treble.
Back in Blighty it's the Masters snooker final at the Alexandra Palace where Ronnie O'Sullivan is red-hot favourite to win the title a record-equalling sixth time.
The Rocket is 3-10 at Betway in the best-of-19-frame showdown with Barry Hawkins, who shocked Judd Trump 6-4 in the semis and is 11-4 at Stan James for glory.
There's plenty more Sunday sporting action to get your teeth into so let's hear all your tips and chat and good luck with your bets.
Scott's over 3.5 sets tennis treble
Krajinovic v Kudla
Thiem v Mayer
Pospisil v Simon
(12-5, bet365)
@lee-cunliffe, well done mate. I’m being 1005 truthful here. Best game I have ever witnessed as an NFL fan. Unbelievable. One for the books!
Ok, now I could cry. Never ever thought that could happen twice in one season. But what a game. Best game I’ve ever witnessed hands down!
NFL Divisional Round
New England Patriots ML
Arizona Cardinals ML
@ 97/100 – 15 points **WIN**
Add;
Denver Broncos ML @ 43/25 – 3 points
Add;
Seattle Seahawks ML @ 5/1 – 2 points
All with Marathon Bet
Treble can be covered but I’m letting it all run. In a state of shock. Incredible game.
That should be, 100% truthful*
Nice one J. Got me some winnings at last. Been a tough week losing on the snooker.
Bit of lose change for interest double.
Cricket 20twenty
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe
Should be a nailed on win. Beat them by 4 wickets last time round. At home Bangladesh give the best teams a run for their money.
La Liga
Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano
G Nev needs a win here. Had a couple of good results against R Madrid and Barce lona recently (draws) and progressing to the next round of the cup. Vallecano have been useless away from home losing their last 5.
Bangladesh ML
Valencia ML
Just over evens @ bet365
1pt staked
GL if you follow
Well done Jordan. Will have to check this game out later.
EuroHoops Fivefold
Thanks for the the shouts lads?
For some reason I’m not feeling overly confident today! Think I’ve changed my mind on too many occasions and even decided to leave out earlier games as they have a habit of killing your bets early on.
I was really impressed by PAOK against Limoges in the Eurocup the other day and think they have a good chance against high flying AEK Athens but I’ve left them off my selections and will prob take them as a single. Anyway, here’s what I have for todays hoops….
Zabok (+14.5) ***LOST***
Lions J Hradec (+7.5) ***LOST***
Monaco (+1.5) ***WON***
BC Juventus (+6.5) ***WON***
Pheoenix Hagen / Gissen 46ers (Over 159.5) ***WON***
Fivefold @ just under 7/1 Skybet – 1pt staked.
Good luck!
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Swapped out two early games, Istanbul and PAOK on the fivefold because they have a tendency to screw you over. Needless to say they both landed and my replacements flopped lol. Still managed to put them in a treble so not so bad.
Istanbul / Banvit game starting at 14:00GMT.
EuroHoops Treble
Istanbul (+10) ***WON***
PAOK (+2.5) ***WON***
Buducnost (HT/FT) ***WON***
Treble @ 12/5 Bet365 – 1pt staked. ***WON***
Good luck!
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Amazing comeback from PAOK who were 24 points behind. The other two were more straightforward.
Cheers @Jordan, had your double @ evens with coral, 10pts profit.
@jordan cheers mate didn’t see your game I was drunk but just seen my betting balance and it’s looking healthy thanks to the double. Still in bed hungover but will catch highlights when am human
Charlotte Hornets ML
Golden State Warriors – 2.5
Double @ Evens – 1.2 Points. – *LOST*
Detroit Pistons +7 @ Evens (PP) – 1.1 Points. – *WON*
Warriors @ Pistons 2nd Half Over 106.5 @ 1.86 – 1.2 Points – *LOST*
Not the greatest night, but was only a small loss as I put more on Pistons before tip off.
Regret the 2nd half inplay though.
Well done to any winners.
EuroHoops Single
Gonna take a punt at Astana to win the first quarter by 2 points. Nizhny Nozgorod haven’t been great this season and think Astana have every chance to lead in the first quarter.
Game about to start….
Astana (-1.5 first Quarter) @ 7/4 Skybet – 1pt staked.
Good luck!
EuroHoops Single
Gonna take a punt at Astana to win the first quarter by 2 points. Nizhny Nozgorod haven’t been great this season and think Astana have every chance to lead in the first quarter.
Game about to start….
Astana (-1.5 first Quarter) @ 7/4 Skybet – 1pt staked. ***WON***
Good luck!
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1st Quarter score 35-24. Brilliant value there. Should have gone with higher stakes but not usually keen on quarter spreads. Nice quick and easy £70 to start the day though.
EuroHoops Single
Zaragoza @ Valencia (12:00GMT)
Zaragoza (+14) @ 10/11 William Hill – 1.1pts staked.
Good luck!
EuroHoops Double
Aris (+15)
Brose Basket (1st Half -12)
Double @ 9/5 Skybet – 1.1pts staked.
Good luck!
astana vs novgorod
over 5 @1.9 (AH)
russian ice hockey khl
astana most scoring and conceding team in the league, 42,42,44 last h2h at astana
yugra vs cska moscow
over 4.25 @1.85 (AH)
russian ice hockey khl
cska play very defensively away but all 8 h2h vs yigra went over 4.5
glta
@Flandroy
W ^^, L 44, P 6
EuroHoops Inplay Single
Joventut / Laboral (Over 158.5) @ 5/6 Bet365 – 1pt staked.
Good luck!
Amazing weekend (and it’s not over yet)! Had a good feeling and I accumulated Jordan’s friday soccer and NFL double with Greg’s friday Nap and Desmond double for my biggest return ever. Went again with yesterday’s selections along with Hunter’s euro picks, can’t believe my unibet account this morning…
Amazing stuff gents, so cheers and huge thanks to @jordan, @hunter, @gregbrowning and @desmond, you guys just paid for this year’s family holliday!
Really chuffed for you bud. ?well done…great foresight to pull off something like that! Now go get that holiday booked?
EuroHoops Inplay Single
Joventut / Laboral (Over 158.5) @ 5/6 Bet365 – 1pt staked. ***LOST*** (158)
Good luck!
EuroHoops Single
Zaragoza @ Valencia (12:00GMT)
Zaragoza (+14) @ 10/11 William Hill – 1.1pts staked. ***WON***
Good luck!
EuroHoops Sixfold
Fuenlabrada (+13.5)
Barcelona (Money Line)
Aris (+17.5)
Byern (1st Half -8.5)
Manresa / Bilbao (Under 160.5)
Cantu (-4.5)
Sixfold @ just under 8/1 Skybet – 1.2pts staked.
Good luck!
Bit of lose change for interest double.
Cricket 20twenty
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe
Should be a nailed on win. Beat them by 4 wickets last time round. At home Bangladesh give the best teams a run for their money.
La Liga
Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano
G Nev needs a win here. Had a couple of good results against R Madrid and Barce lona recently (draws) and progressing to the next round of the cup. Vallecano have been useless away from home losing their last 5.
Bangladesh ML (Win)
Valencia ML (Lost)
Just over evens @ bet365
1pt staked
GL if you follow
***LOSER***
Bangladesh came in easy enough but Valencia never looked like winning. Stuck a point on the win/draw at 1-0 at 1.80 down so got my monies back.
astana vs novgorod
over 5 @1.9 (AH)
russian ice hockey khl
astana most scoring and conceding team in the league, 42,42,44 last h2h at astana
yugra vs cska moscow
over 4.25 @1.85 (AH)
russian ice hockey khl
cska play very defensively away but all 8 h2h vs yigra went over 4.5
glta
@Flandroy
W 66, L 44, P 6
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astana 5-2, WIN
yugra 0-5, WIN
W 68, L 45, P 6
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What is up with aris hunter? :o
Looks like they’ve sent the woman’s Aris team!?! Panathinaikos have etc to cover a spread of +14.5 yet they’re slaughtering Aris. The same happened yesterday with PAOK. They were 25 points behind but came back to win. Unfortunately it ain’t gonna happen here. Looks like my double and Sixfold is goosed already!
Just lumped on Panathinaikos -11.5 in the 2nd. Will be doing the same in the 3rd if it carrys on like this after 3 mins.
Cheers guys. Still can’t believe it. In a way I would have been happy for my bet to lose and us go through after that performance. Not sure anyone following would have felt the same.
8 minute highlights are here if you fancy watching. Its hard to understand just how good this game was though if you don’t understand the sport. http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap3000000624010/Divisional-Packers-vs-Cardinals-highlights
Miami Heat +9.5 – 1.1 Points.
Good luck.
Leaning Minnesota and Indiana..
i like pacers and minnesota too, dragic is out and wade is unlikely though mate, heat could get crushed easily.
Having looked deeper im changing my initial lean….
Denver +3 @ 1.90 – 1.1 Points.
Denver ML @ 2.30 – 1 Point.
Good luck.
Didn’t mean to post that there and stakes wrong.
what makes you think nuggets will win m8?
just curious as i have pacers in a few acca’s.
@mulac
Pacers don’t travel well, winning 4 of the last 13 on the road.
Denvers performances against “better teams” at home.. beating Warriors and narrowly losing to Heat. They’ve also beaten Rockets twice.
I feel like the Seahawks are being underestimated here in Carolina. As you know I have them in my 2 point acca, and while that might be a long shot I think they can put up some points. Lynch will be starting for Seattle which is much better than just having him on the sidelines. This is good not only to help the run game, but will be a big advantage to the passing game as more players will be focused on whether Lynch gets the ball at the snap. As I said Carolina lost multiple defensive back towards the end of the season and are thin on depth. Think Seattle can put up points despite being the dogs. Russell Wilsons passing yards seem like they can be achieved so I’m going for a small bet on that. If the trends are correct and the Panthers do win, Seattle will likely be throwing the ball to catch up, tie or win. This is low for a team that ranks 11th in pass defense, and that was with their full set of defensive backs. Seattle Over 20.5 Team Points might be worth a point or two which is EVS @ Skybet.
Russell Wilson (Seattle Seahawks) Over 225.5 Passing Yards @ 17/20 @ Betfair – 2 points
EuroHoops The Italian Job
Reggio Emilia (1st Quarter -2)
Cantu (-4.5)
Double @ 13/10 Skybet – 1.5pts staked.
Good luck!
@jordan saw the highlights of your game earlier you must have felt like I did last Sunday. I think if it goes to overtime both sides should get ball once it’s anti climax that your boys didn’t even get chance to reply. Should be like it is in college football.
Anyway on to tonight I did ok last night getting both handicap right but disappointed my scorer couldn’t oblige. I backed seahawks win the superbowl 4 weeks ago it was the only blessing coming off last week’s loss so hoping they can come through tonight, won’t be easy travelling again and playing early again but the hawks could be hardened after last week and carolina d isn’t quite as swarming as ours is so Wilson should have bit more time to breath. Lynch is going suit up to which will help keep the carolina d on back foot. As for late game I am taking the points with pittsburgh losing brown is a blow and big bens not 100% but is Peyton manning healthy? If he is then is he any good? I expect a defensive low scoring game think man u v Liverpool so getting a td start will do for me.
Bets – seattle +2.5
Pittsburgh +7.5
As for scorers I going for Olsen and doug Baldwin in early game not sure bout late game prob wheaton for pittsburgh. Good luck
I have seen talk about that all day today mate regarding OT and I agree. The fight the Pack put up makes me proud and I’m happy to go out the way they did but a consecutive OT loss in the playoffs is quite sickening. Agree with you on the Hawks too and I might take Wheatons receiving yards later on depending how this games goes. Good luck mate.
Lakers +9 @ Evens (PP) – 1 Point.
Good luck.
Having looked deeper im changing my initial lean….
Denver +3 @ 1.90 – 1.5 Points.
Denver ML @ 2.30 – 1 Point.
Good luck.
Think Stewart just got his rush total on the first play haha
Well, the Panthers have started rather fast!
This could get ugly
Shame the passing yards don’t count when he throws it to the opposition ? Good for the pass yards though as that run game has to pretty much go out the window.
EuroHoops The Italian Job
Reggio Emilia (1st Quarter -2) ***WON***
Cantu (-4.5) ***WON***
Double @ 13/10 Skybet – 1.5pts staked. ***WON***
Good luck!
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Calling it early. Cantu 25 points ahead at the end of the 3rd.
Nice had 25£ on it ! Well done
Nice one?
Nice one again @hunter … best weekend ever.
HUGGYS PICKs
split a pair yesterday after knicks fell just 3 points short of cover
Dirk Nowitzki Over (17.0) points 10/11
Over (104.5) first half points 5/6 rockets/lakers
Indiana Pacers (-2.0) evens
gotta do early games…
Karl Anthony Towns Over (24.0) Player A Total Points + Rebounds 5/6
Karl Anthony Towns Over 14.5 Points @ 1.83 – 1.2 Points.
God sake I replied to a comment again lol
@nick, extremely!
It’s quite disappointing, I quite like Seattle!
EuroHoops Double
Barcelona (1st Half -0.5)
Anwil Wloclawek (+9.5)
Double @ 12/10 Skybet – 1pt staked.
Good luck!
NBA Early game:
Going with Timberwolves -4. Suns are just too bad.
Just noticed William Hill do in play prop bets. That could be quite handy. Wilsons currently 249.5 so they agree on my assumption. Trouble is their offensive line doesn’t exist.
Panthers overs are at 39.5 on 365, surely that’s reachable?
Maybe, it’s not a bet I could take. If I was a coach and knew that Seattle might not likely make a comeback, with an NFC Championship game next week, they could rest starters second half. Its a tough one mate.
I’ll play it safe and wait until the NBA for my next bet, cheers for the insight!
Will probably have a prop on the Steelers/Broncos game. Just figuring out my best option.
Wheaton yards looking most likely.
Karl Anthony Towns Over 14.5 Points @ 1.83 – 1.2 Points.
Damn looks a steal this for some reason 365 didn’t have the market for player props on this game but he’s started well
@shotty Paddy Power is much better for Player Props imo.
Markets always open early, and usually better odds.
Towns needs 3 baskets in the last 2 Q’s… should be easy!
Oh yeah, also Paddy Power cover all games… where as Bet 365 pick and choose..
Probably why you couldn’t find a market for the Towns.
Thanks mate I’ve just opened an account with paddy feel like I’m missing out with player props haha
Where do you get your stats from guys do you have a page you use
Inplay EuroHoops
Brindisi / Pistoia (Over 147.5) @ 5/6 Bet365 – 1.1pts staked.
They’re coming back! What a throw by Wilson! Yards should be a given now.
Hope they get a stop and then another TD and make a game of it
Still a game now mate. Only two possession margin.
I know Big Ben has shoulder issues and Brown is out, but his pass yards being lower than Wilsons are insane. Might be the play. 219.5 @ William Hill. Really surprised.
My bad, 1 point off of a two possession game.
Russell Wilson (Seattle Seahawks) Over 225.5 Passing Yards @ 17/20 @ Betfair – 2 points **WIN**
Cheers Jordan followed your Wilson passing yards tip ?
You fancy anything on the late game?
Cheers crofty. Gonna go with this mate. Will advise that I’m less confident than the Wilson yards though so go half stakes on whatever you bet Wilson.
Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh Steelers) Over 219.5 Passing Yards @ 10/11 @ William Hill – 2.2 points
Are you liking any prop bets in the Miami Heat game m8?
Whiteside rebounds but that’s a guess.
Ok m8, I’ll give it a miss. Cheers anyway
He got them too mate! 10.5 they were and he got 11.
@nick our mate Lou is at 17.5 @ Betfair. Bryant is doubtful so I’m tempted. Think Russells total could be a bit low at 11.5 if Bryant can’t go.
Might be worth a pop mate, I saw that he actually made some shots last game! ;)
Am I getting jib for points totals from free throws? Well I never! The amount of times I see people complaining about points totals not landing because of missed free throws hahaha
Haha, I’m happy for him to be at the line for every point!
Haha was only joking bud.
Nice one mate as with all the tips on here I only ever bet small and for interest and would never have ago if it didn’t come in. I’ve followed you enough to know if you don’t fancy anything you don’t put a tip up. Thanks again.
Nice one mate. Cheers.
Seattle Over 20.5 Team Points might be worth a point or two which is EVS @ Skybet.
Got there eventually! Another big scramble play from Wilson and the Hawks are down by 10!
Games this weekend have been huuuuge. Great to watch. Hope Broncos/Steelers will show up for some nice entertaining too!
Congrats on your selections @jordan, on fire this weekend.
Cheers bud.
NFL NAP and NB and a Longshot anytime scorer
Tips
Heywood-Bey O32.5yds NAP 10/11 (15pts William Hill)
Thomas anytime scorer 5/6 NB (5pts William Hill)
Heywood-Bey anytime scorer 4/1 (2pts William Hill)
Thomas to score & Denver win 7/5 (3pts William Hill)
GL
Bens arm looks alright. That probably would have been Wheatons yards in one throw haha
OZ open thoughts:
ive got loads of these in various acca’s so will just post as singles:
Gilles Muller v Fabio Fognini over 40.5 games
Adrian Mannarino v Samuel Groth over 42.5 games
Robin Haase v Mirza Basic over 38.5 games
Dominic Thiem v Leonardo Mayer over 40.5 games
Pablo Andujar v Pierre-Hugues Herbert over 38.5 games
Yoshihito Nishioka v Pablo Cuevas over 39.5 games
Jozef Kovalik v Marco Trungelliti over 39.5 games
Filip Krajinovic v Denis Kudla over 38.5 games
Evgeny Donskoy v Inigo Cervantes over 39.5 games
Teimuraz Gabashvili v Andreas Seppi over 40.5 games
Benjamin Becker v Dudi Sela over 39.5 games
Santiago Giraldo v Donald Young over 39.5 games
Ernests Gulbis v Jeremy Chardy over 38.5 games
anyone else got any picks? over’s are great value IMO as its not often an evenly matched player will win 3-0 unless they are a top player.
I knew the Suns were awefull but getting blown away 20+ points by the Wolves is just … no words :D
No offense, no defense … looking worse than the Sixers tbh.
Yup.. because of this Towns has sat on the bench for most of the 2nd half…
Only 1 point away from winning my bet :(
Yeah, they even brought Miller (39 years old) in now … :D
EuroHoops Sixfold
Fuenlabrada (+13.5) ***WON***
Barcelona (Money Line) ***WON***
Aris (+17.5) ***LOST***
Byern (1st Half -8.5) ***WON***
Manresa / Bilbao (Under 160.5) ***WON***
Cantu (-4.5) ***WON***
Sixfold @ just under 8/1 Skybet – 1.2pts staked.
Good luck!
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A shocking performance by Aris was the difference between a mediocre day and a great day. Thanks Aris, think your women’s team would’ve done better!!!
Towns bet loses by 2 .
Arrggghh Spent last quarter collecting splinters
Tosser
Herediano inplay -1 @ 5/6
tennis 4 fold
djokovic 3-0
karlovic
thiem
puig
£5 returns £15.32 @willhill
Posted earlier:
– Timberwolves -4 *** WON ***
Very confident win by the Wolves … +30 pts is worth mentionning.
Picks for later:
– Pacers -2.5: Gonna follow Huggy and go against Raoul here … Nuggets have had some very nice wins and winning in Denver isn’t easy but I’m expecting the Pacers to bounce back here after two losses.
– Rockets -4.5 & Mavericks +17.5 (double) : Lakers are have a few injuries and Kobe is questionnable, but i’m completely trusting the Rockets to cover. Spurs are undefeated at home but I can’t see the Mavericks getting blown away with they way they’re playing lately.
GL guys!
Didn’t re-read myself … double should say: Lakers have a few injuries and Kobe is questionnable, but i’m NOT completely trusting the Rockets to cover -9.
Okay guys my first attempt at player props so be kind…
Having them each as singles and then a small stakes treble and I have placed them all with Paddy power
Tony Parker over 14 points 5/6
Hassan Whiteside over 10.5 rebounds 5/6
Julius Rendle over 9.5 rebounds 5/6
The treble pays 5/1
Good luck all
I’m also going for Thunder and Spurs half time full time as an evens double
Harbour fc inplay BTTS 6/4
1/2 point
why does the OKC price keep going up? does that mean wade is playing or ?
Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh Steelers) Over 219.5 Passing Yards @ 10/11 @ William Hill – 2.2 points **WIN**
Top stuff Jordan! Keep saying it but man … what a weekend this has been.
Bookie-bashing at best!
Again Jordan thanks for the tip great stuff and helped me finish a poor weekend back level.
Herediano rt9 corners and over 4.5 match goals at 1.8/1
Backing the stats here
Cheers lads.
Been a good weekend even on the football Oriaz. One goal away from another winner in Mexico.
Would be better if Denver can win though. Offense looking stagnant. Peyton ageing by the day. Bit of a shame for either of these sides really as I don’t think either will beat the Patriots.
Looked like a baby deer there though haha
Denver score a TD. Monterrey score their second. A fine weekend of punting!
Mate you been on fire ???????….
NFL Divisional Round
New England Patriots ML
Arizona Cardinals ML
@ 97/100 – 15 points **WIN**
Add;
Denver Broncos ML @ 43/25 – 3 points **WIN**
Add;
Seattle Seahawks ML @ 5/1 – 2 points **LOSE**
All with Marathon Bet
Russell Wilson (Seattle Seahawks) Over 225.5 Passing Yards @ 17/20 @ Betfair – 2 points **WIN**
Seattle Seahawks Over 20.5 Team Points @ EVS @ Skybet – 2 points **WIN**
Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh Steelers) Over 219.5 Passing Yards @ 10/11 @ William Hill – 2.2 points **WIN**
Keep the faith!
Kobe Bryant will play. In other words the Lakers will lose as he’ll take most of the shots, miss most of them, and the Lakers will never learn to play as a team while he is in the line up. Ridiculous. Just retire Kobe.
I’ve seen Howards questionable but think Hardens rbs o5.5 could be a decent shout here if Kobe’s just going to be shooting from stupid places and missing everything?
I’d see if you can get somebody else. Capella maybe?
Can’t find any other rebounds on williamhill/skybet/paddy/365, will just have a rare night off of NBA betting, cheers for the big Ben overs!
Yeah don’t think I will to be honest. Still think Lou might get his overs but I’m going to leave it. No worries mate.
2 matches in the Australian open I like the over 3.5 sets…
Garcia Lopez vs Paul Henri mathieu
Julian benneteau vs almagro..
1.75/1 on bet 365…
Any tennis experts think it’s a good double?
Tennis – Australian Open Women’s 1st round
Elizaveta Kilichkova v Andrea Petkovic 5:30am
KULICHKOVA to win 3/1 NAP bet365
Daniels Hantuchova v Svetlana Kuznetzova 3:30am
HANTUCHOVA to win 4/1 NB bet365
Herediano -1 5/6 WINNER !!
harbour fc BTTS 6/4 WINNER !!
Houston -8.5
Few points
Nice one huggy. You see Aldridge went off tonight. The sod…
Lou is balling @nick ?
Three points off his total at HT and only 4 free throws. Sakes haha
Yep :(
They’re even giving him minutes in the 4th!
Williams and Russell both got their totals haha
Yep and gallinari
Rockets / lakers ova 104 HT total
WINNER !!!
Novac 1st set winner
NAP
If anyone is up, put on BT Sports and watch the UFC, Dillashaw vs Cruz should be a good one. Cruz was my favourite fighter before his ACL tear and is getting a shot at his old title again. Be interesting to see how rusty he is but his movement was incredible.
Houston -8.5 WINNER !!!
Can’t believe how quickly they’ve ramped up Okafor’s overs, he was like 15.0 few games ago, 17.5 now!
Cheers Huggy your HT points tip led me to take Over 202 in Houston game along with – 6.5 and thanks rauol duke for pointing out the Pacers record on the road. Took them in acca +4! Phew ?
Nice 12/1 Acca with a whole $3.50 on it ?