THE Australian Open served up some big shocks yesterday with Rafa Nadal and women's second seed Simona Halep both crashing to first-round exits.
Tonight British No.1 Andy Murray aims to avoid a disastrous defeat when he takes on Sam Groth.
The Aussie boasts a monster serve but the rest of his game lacks finesse and Murray – just 1-41 for victory – will be confident of getting the job done in straight sets, which pays 4-11 at Unibet.
British women's No.1 Jo Konta had a great opening win over eighth seed Venus Williams and is 3-10 favourite at marathonbet to make it past China's Zheng Saisai in round two.
Nadal's conqueror Fernando Verdasco takes on Dudi Sela while Lleyton Hewitt – who retires at the end of this tournament – tries to extend his long goodbye by defing odds of 11-2 at Paddy Power with a win over David Ferrer.
There's also a busy night of NBA action ahead so as usual post all your sporting tips and chat here and good luck with your bets.
Australian Open day three
Daria Gavrilova v Petra Kvitova
DARIA GAVRILOVA +4.5 games 1/1 NAP paddy power
DARIA GAVRILOVA to win 3/1 NB ladbrokes
Thanks John! Excellent stuff been on your tennis Naps the past few days keep up the good work.
Unibet is offering a total match time market on under and over 74.5 minutes which is 1 hour 23 minutes..
I expect Serena like most her first round matches to get it done and dusted quick..
My choice is for the match to finish Under 1 hour 23 minutes
(NAP) at the odds of 22/25 (unibet) *WIN*
Cycling: Tour Down Under 2016 stage 2
Match-bets:
Lobato (JLD Valle) to beat Gatto
Haas to beat S.Clarke
Double @ 1.89 with 888 LOST :(
Unlucky as Haas was caught behind a crash in the last km. On to the next stage
Morning gents, no joy from Serge who had a stinker from the shooting part which I was surprised by as I thought it was the rebounds that might let me down. Ended up 2/4 on the night with Wiggins letting down his total by 1. Well done Nick on the Westbrook assists. Did find it strange that it was only 9 at PP but almost two higher everywhere else. Well done anyone else with a winner.
Serge Ibaka (OKC Thunder) Over 19.5 Points and Rebounds @ 5/6 @ Paddy Power – 2.4 points **LOSE** 14
Andrew Wiggins (Timberwolves) Over 27.5 PR&A **LOSE** 27
Hassan Whiteside (Heat) Over 21.5 Points and Rebounds **NAILED IT** 41
Monta Ellis will also be starting at point guard for the Pacers and 19.5 Points and Assists seems doable **WON** 23
Nice big card so hopefully pick out some winners later on today.
Minnesota Timberwolves +5 @ 1.94 (NetBet) – 1.1 Points. – *LOSER*
Poor 2nd half from Minnesota, ah well it happens.. better card tonight, let’s move on.
Congrats to the winners.
After going 0 from 4 the other day i have to thank HUMBLE TIPPER for his treble yesterday. Won my 10 points back plus another 5.
Going to follow NBA frpm now on and just post the aussie sports which i know. Starting now:
– Adelaide 36’ers -9.5 @ $1.92 (5pts)
Adelaide have just hit the top 4 and have been phenomonal of late. They have the MVP in their side who has been playing out of his skin and at home against the cellar dwelling Sydney Kings who have a skeleton team right now i only see Asdelaide winning by double digits.
Starts at 8:30am UK time!
I following him aswell won my money back :) thanks
No problem lads, the more of us beating the bookies the merrier
Aus OPEN:
– Q.Halys +11.5 vs Djokovic @ $2.00
– M.Puig / Kr.Pliskova O20.5 total games @ $1.72
Halys is actually a very talented player and i think he should be able to hold serve 7 times out of 18 for the +11.5 to land.
Kristina Pliskova has a damn awesome serve and she took out Home favourite Stosur in the last round. Her +100 ranking does not mean anything here, and i think she will win a set and could also be a tie breaker.
Long Shot @ $111/1 for the craic:
– Bouchard +4.5
– Kr.Pliskova +3.5
– Adelaide 36’ers -9.5 & O180.5
– Q.Halys +9.5
– Gavrilova +4.5
($3.50 to return $392)
**Lost** – Let down by Bouchard & Adelaide. The other 3 legs won.
Bet 2 of Challenge
Thiem v Almagro o 3.5 sets
Herbert v Rubin I 3.5 sets
Double
£2.03 repays £4.95….Loss
Back to the cabbage patch I go
Can resist.
Lettuce Long Shot
Delbonis v Olive..won
Lajovic v Bautista Agut..won
Donskoy v Simon..won
Cilic v Ramos…loss
Kudla v Seppi..pending
All to go over 3.5 sets
23/1 bet365….0.5 points..LOSS
One to many.
Well done all Winners
Wetlettuce…you inspired me to start a £1 to £100 challenge of my own. Bet 1 was an in play overs last night which won returning £1.61. Bet 2 was Pacers +1.5 last night which won returning £2.04.
Bet 3: Djorkovic to win 3-0
Very early nba bet for later because i can see the odds changing.
Wizards ml 8/13
Warriors ml 2/5
£100 returns £226 @pp
Great card on the nba and tennis tonight, will have some more bets later. Best of luck all
All my nba went down but both my footy bets won , so break even night . Was a poor card though. So escaped I think.
Have a point on air India over 4.5 match goals at 5/6
Good luck day betters
I didn’t see Hewitts first round match but decent score so does anyone fancy him at 5/1 v Ferrer tomorrow morning who’s a bit out of sorts?
Hewitt +6.5 is Evs Bet365.
Maybe my heart ruling by head here so any info on how he played 1st game be appreciated.
@mervin Good Luck
I am in with you..your on a roll ..keep it up lol
Let’s nail this!!
That makes it interesting, Daria Gavrilova is now 4/9 after winning the first set 6-4
Wetlettuce…you inspired me to start a £1 to £100 challenge of my own. Bet 1 was an in play overs last night which won returning £1.61. Bet 2 was Pacers +1.5 last night which won returning £2.04.
Bet 3: Djorkovic to win 3-0 **WON**
***Posted Earlier***
***WON***
– Q.Halys +11.5 vs Djokovic @ $2.00
***WON***
– M.Puig / Kr.Pliskova O20.5 total games @ $1.72
Halys put up a good fight as expected even taking Djokovic to a tie breaker. Pliskova also put up strong game, the Overs bet breezed it in.
Thanks for these mate!
***Posted Earlier***
***Lost***
Adelaide 36’ers -9.5 @ $1.92 (5pts)
*Adelaide won by 7 (3 points short) :-(
Great tipping on the tennis Atilla and John B! Cheers
Broke Even last night.
Warriors and Barca is 2/1.
Thanks for Gavrilova John B gave me a good starting balance for today.
Thank you jb. Picked up daria at 12/5. I live in oz and bookies gave no consideration for crowd factor and Darias previous round.
@johnb thanks for the tennis nap mate ..?
Another outsider wins
Daria Gavrilova wins 6-4 6-4
Australian Open
5 Tips 4 winners (3/1) (3/1) (23/20) (1/1)
3 out of 3 winning Naps (3/1) (1/1) ( 23/20 double stake)
Amazing tipping mate! Thank you
Well done johnb!
Thanks everyone
AWESOME !!!! as always
£1 to £100 challenge
Bet 4:
A. Bilbao v Barcelona o0.5 goals
Celta Vigo v A. Madrid o0.5 goals
£2.30 returns £2.71
Barca over 1.5 goals over evens
Barca to win over evens
Golden state Warriors to win & Barca draw no bet evens.
Atl Madrid to win over Evens
Juve to win over Evens
That is all for today.
Barca over 1.5 goals over evens win
Barca to win over evens win
Golden state Warriors to win & Barca draw no bet evens. 1/2
Atl Madrid to win over Evens loss
Juve to win over Evens win
Basketball bets
Brook Lopez over 19 just under evens
Vukevic over 18 just under evens
Mavericks and golden state evens
2 bets for me tonight
Main one is a double
Nuggets +13.5 & over 200 points in the Pacers game @ evens
Also fancy Faried over 7.5 rebounds @ the 2/3
Good luck all
Poor night with the double failing really thought the Pacers game would be higher scoring! Faried smashed his rebound total though so made a bit back
yekaterinburg vs niznekamsk
under 4.25 (AH) @1.85
glta
@Flandroy
Been on a good streak lately by waiting for the right bets and not betting for the sake of it.
NBA DOuble
Warriors -5
SKings -6
2.08/1 2points
Warriors played the best half of basketball of the season against the Cavs and after a period where they havent been playing great i can see them wanting to go on another long run, also Barnes has come back making them stronger.
Kings played well against the clippers and should carry that form against a poor lakers team.
Tennis Double
Sock to beat Rosol
timea bacsinszky to beat Beck
0.95/1 bet 365 2 points
Agree with those teams mate. The ML double even pays 4/5 @ 365 which I think is as much as a sure fire in the NBA world as anything. Be very surprised if the Bulls beat the Warriors but they might rest players. Might stick a couple points on myself.
I I captain loving the double, taken that but also added cavs -6 for a treble…
also taken the the 4/5 ML double on both GSW and KINGS mention by @Jordan..good luck guys! Hopefully another profitable night …???
Kemba Walker (Charlotte Hornets) Over 28 PR&A @ 5/6 @ PP – 3.6 points
Other likes worth 1.2 points to bring back an even point
Hassan Whiteside (Miami Heat) Over 23.5 Points and Rebounds
Nerlens Noel (Philadelphia 76ers) Over 17.5 Points and Rebounds
Gordon Hayward (Utah Jazz) Over 30.5 PR&A
Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) Over 34.5 PR&A
Acca pays just under 20/1 which could be worth a fiver.
@nick found it surprising that Jae Crowder has gone up despite his bad total last time, but he did have a stinker. Gone up by 1 (22.5) Bet he gets it tonight even though I don’t touch it haha.
It’s put me off as well mate, Kemba looks like a good shout.
Nice one with Monta last night, that information was priceless!
Ok so I took my first stake on the Warriors to win back to back Championships when they beat the Cavs on Christmas Day, and after that mauling earlier this week I am now taking them again @ 7/4 @ Betway with another 5 points EW. 15 in total at the moment. I think this years Finals will be whoever is in the West Finals, which in my opinion will be the Spurs and Warriors. Think its worth laying a bit on the Spurs @ 7/2 @ Betway, but I can’t see past the Warriors. We will get our first glimpse on Tuesday morning when the Spurs come to the Oracle. Biggest game of the year so far.
mate as you know i`m on for a big stake placed at the start of this years NBA to retain , i`m not placing anything on the Spurs to cover as i honestly believe they are a shoe in , but that game is HUGE , GSW beat them and beat them well their price will tumble.
can`t wait for the it , Cavs could`nt handle Curry and i expect the defensive Spurs to struggle with him too.
Think it`ll be another big NBA payday for us.
liking those props BTW…
dinamo moscow vs cska moscow
russian ice hockey khl
under 4.5 (ot incl.) @1..95
glta
@Flandroy
Nba props treble
Cousins over 11 rebounds
Whiteside over 11.5 rebounds
Zaza over 20.5 P&R
£50 returns £320 @ paddy
Cousins rebounds look generous against the Lakers, especially with Kobe set to play!
Couldn’t believe how low it was myself @nick even without kobe shooting from anywhere i still can’t see anyone to out-rebound this beast at either end of the court
Rotoworld is saying Dirk and Felton are out for Dallas tonight
Zaza questionable too.
Changed to probable now mate and they’re saying he might be playing more minutes than usual with Dirk out
huggys got 2 have a footy bet, bet …
liverpool win and over 2.5 goals
leceister win
barca win
10/1 just a fiver
Detroit Pistons @ Houston Rockets Over 206 Points – 1.1 Points Staked.
I’ll have some more in a bit.
Good luck.
Forgot to add odds 1.90 Paddy Power.
huggy`s nba shouts
Russell Westbrook Over (9.5) assits (okr) 5/6 £30
Enes Kanter Over (9.5) 5/6 (okr) £30
wizards -4.5 £20
wiz/enes £20 double
£10 team total treble cavs over 105.philly over 94.5 ,rockets over 105
also on a few of jordans
GOOD LUCK GUYS
Australian Open day four
Andrey Kuznetsov v Jeremy Chardy
ANDREY KUZNETSOV to win 11/8 NAP paddy power coral
Tim Smyczek v Viktor Troicki
TIM SMYCZEK to win 4/1 NB bet365 ladbrokes
Try and continue the good form but changing to the men’s tournament for the first time with two more outsiders
Golf
CareerBuilder Challenge
Scott Stallings 200/1 e/w betvictor boylesports
Scott Stallings Top 20 finish 13/2 NAP/NB bet365 betfred (double stake)
This is my strongest NAP for the golf for a long time
From earlier this morning
2 points air india over 4.5 match goals at 5/6
Final score 6 – 0
WINNER !!!
Cycling: Tour Down Under 2016 stage 3
Match-bet:
Arredondo to beat Luis Leon Sanchez @ 2.05 with WH
LA Lakers +7 @ 1.90 (Bet 365) – 1.1 Points.
Good luck.
Raptors ML
Cavs -6
Double @ 2.15 – 1 Point.
Tonights tennis
Osaka/svitolina over 20.5 match games 5/6
Keys 2-0 4/5
Babos/srebotnik 1/2
£20 returns £99 @ paddy
Chicago Bulls +7 @ 1.90 (PP) – 1 Point.
Good luck.
Last bet for me.
4 fold tennis Accumulator
Ana Ivanovic @ 3/10
Angelique Kerber 2-0 @ 2/7
Ekaterina Makarova @ 1/8
Fabricio Neis @ 2/7
Stake: £22.56 Potential Returns: £54.54 @wiilhill
Picks for tonight:
– Knicks -2.5 pts : Porzingis was questionnable (foot injury) but is now expected to play, Carmello is bang hot.
– Celtics/Raptors over 200.5 pts : Total has gone over 200 in 5 of the last 6 Raptors home games.
– Sixers over 94 team pts : They’ve hit over that in 7 of their last 8 games (except against the Cavs).
– Wizards, Thunder, Kings, Warriors ML 4-fold @ 2/1
GL tonight gents!
Some NBA player news for those interested (from Rotoworld):
– Mavericks: Felton, Nowitzki will not play against the Wolves. Zaza is ‘probable’.
– Heat: Udrih, Dragic, McRoberts will not play against the Wizards. Wade, Green are ‘probable’.
– Sixers: Stauskas will not play against the Magics.
huggys got 2 have a footy bet, bet …
liverpool win and over 2.5 goals won
leceister win lost , ( i hate tootenham and i hate tottenham )
barca win won
10/1 just a fiver ,
NEARLY ,
ORIAZ , taking your sixers over 94 , looks good
Shame about Leceister … was on your trebble :D
Hope the Sixers provide! :D
Okay long post coming up let’s hope it’s worth it…
Will post my main bet first as I’ve got 2 long shots after this.
Main bet is GSW and Raptors money line double at just over evens.
First long shot is this at around 18/1
76ers over 94.5 team points
Raptors -2.5
GSW -5.5
Knicks money line
Mavs -4.5
***********
Next bet I’m trying something different a player rebounds fourfold
Okafor over 6.5
Whiteside over 11.5
Brook Lopez over 8
Cousins over 11
The fourfold pays 10/1
Only playing small stakes on the 2 long shots may as well with all the games on!
Good luck everyone tonight
Evening lads… hopefully another winning nap in the Australian open tonight…
1. Nadal vs verdasco – over 3.5 sets 5/4 *won*
2. Serena game under 1hr 25 mins 22/25 *won*
3. Murray vs Sam groth
Game under 1 hour 96mins 22/25….unibet…
Sam groth manage to break his 5 game losing streak the other day against mannarino winning in 4…but I don’t think the Aussie will get a set off Murray tonight.. I believe Murray can get this done in 3 and under the 2 hour mark if he plays well…same odds as serena last night 1.88.. I’m happy to take that as a single…
Good luck everyone…
Wade ruled out so Bosh will have to have a big game, have a feeling they might just get smashed like last night though!
Challenge Try 3 out of 5
Bet 1
Monfils v Manhut O3.5
Kuznetsov v Chardy O3.5
Double
£1 returns £2.50
THAT’S THE WAY TO DO IT
WESTBROOK OVER 9.5 ASSISTS
WINNER !!!
E KANTER OVER 9.5 POINTS ( TOOK 10 MINS
WINNER !!!
WIZARDS -4.5 WON BY 19
WINNER !!!
DOUBLED WIZ / KANTER
WINNER !!!
Took Philly over 94.5 points
WINNER !!!!
Wicked!!!!thats amazing mate..???? well done..??
Christ bout time you had one of those. Nice one mate. Shame mine probably sh*tted you out though ?
Mate your not wrong.. its every other night I seem to do ok..
On lillard with you…
F*CKING C*NTS! Wish I hadn’t woke up. Just seen that Charlotte were more or less in the game until Batum and Zeller went out, Kemba comes out of the game and they get blown away, won’t play a minute of the 4th quarter now! Got his points total too which I was going to take instead of the PR&A. Absolute w*nkers! Noel injured leaves the game, Whiteside injured leaves the game. Hayward gets his total right at the death. Double or nothing on Lillard now. 3.6 points. Back to bed I go.
Similar night to me, had Bosh and he gets 5 fouls and ends with 18.
Only needed 20.0.
Then I just needed Kemba for a 10/1 accy :(
Raging mate. Had to check back to see when he came out which was at the end of the 3rd and he missed two shots right at the end which would have been it. Coach gave in start of the 4th. Got a couple of points on the Warriors Kings double but prob be a losing night. Can’t complain. 50/50 you’re gonna lose some.
Yea was unlucky. :(
tempted to double up on Cousins rebounds.
Lakers give up the most in the league!
Challenge Try 3 out of 5
Bet 1
Monfils v Manhut O3.5
Kuznetsov v Chardy O3.5
Double
£1 returns £2.50….LOSS
I am shit at this lol…another quid down the pan.