HEATHER WATSON is safely through to round two of the Indian Wells Open and today three other Brits attempt to join her.
In the men's singles Kyle Edmund is 4-6 at Ladbrokes to make it past Argentina's Guido Pella (5-4, bet365) and Aljaz Bedene faces a tough battle against Mikhail Youzhny, with both available at evens.
And in the women's opener Laura Robson looks to shake off months off injury misery when she goes in as 11-4 underdog (Paddy Power) against Magdalena Rybarikova.
Scotland are back in action at the cricket Twenty20 World Cup searching for their first win they face Zimbabwe this morning.
There's also World Grand Prix snooker and DPC Premier League darts – don't forget to check out @lockuptipster's top picks here – plus NBA action so let's hear your tips and chat and good luck with your bets.
In December 2020 we sadly 
Well that stung!
Jrue Holiday (Pelicans) Over 7.5 Assists @ 4/5 @ Paddys – 2.5 points **LOSE**
Norris Cole is out so the offense will run through Holiday and Davis. His points and Rebounds are 27.5 @ Paddys but I’ll take the dimes on their own.
6 dimes, only 38 points…
Cricket
Player Performance
Panyangara (ZIM) 23 & over @ 5/6- 3 points
Double @ 1.50/1 – 2 points
Zimbabwe to score most runs in first 6 overs(vs Scoland)
Afganistan to score most sixes (vs Hongkong)
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March- Loss- 5.48 points
2016- Loss -1.54 points
Milwaukee Bucks +3.5 @ 1.86 (Bet365) – 2 Points. – *WON*
Bucks won outright, as i expected ?
Well done to the winners.
Nice one Raoul, you do like those Bucks :D
Haha Bucks at home yeah! Won me a fair bit ?
Cycling: Paris-Nice stage 4
Match-ups:
Matthews to beat Demare (also backed the single @ 1.68 with 888)
Petit to beat Kump
Double @ 2.39 with WH
Matthews has a good lead-out and will want to finish as close as possible to win bonus seconds and defend the leaders jersey. Demare already has got his stage win and on a flat sprint like this Matthews should be stronger. Petit is having a solid season and is always contesting in the sprints. He had 2 top 10 finishes in the first 2 stages and should be up there after today’s hard stage. We haven’t seen much of Kump after his decent results in Australia and they also could go for Cimolai or Pibernik in this stage.
Cycling: Tirreno-Adriatico stage 2
Fabian Cancellara to win each-way @ 13.00 with Betfair
Cancellara to beat Benoot
Mollema to beat Rebellin
Double @ 2.54 with WH
It’s a perfect finish for Cancellara, lot’s of turns in the last km and a steep last 100 meters. Mollema started with GC ambitions in this race and I think he will try to finish as close as possible. Benoot is a talent but I can’t see him beat Cancellara. Rebellin is 44 years old and I can’t see him compete against the best in the world anymore.
In profit last night thanks to the main double. Was testing the waters with the 6-fold with some special markets but it didn’t work out with Celtics poor first half and a lot of missed baskets in the 4th quarter of Mavericks/Pistons. Mavericks handled the Pistons pretty well (even tho Drummond managed 25 pts and 17 rebounds) and kept it close until the second half of the 4th quarter … 3 turnovers and 11 pts missed in the last 5 minutes allowed the Pistons to break away.
Congrats to all winners!
Posted yesterday:
– Celtics -5.5, Thunder ML (double) @ 1/1 (Unibet) – 2 pts *** WIN ***
– Rockets -3.5, Mavericks ML (double) @ 5/4 (Unibet) – 1 pt ** LOST **
– Hornets ML, Thunder ML, Cavs ML, Mavericks/Pistons over 199.5, Celtics race to 50 pts, Rockets race to 50 pt (6-fold) @ 26/5 (Unibet) – 0.5 pts ** LOST **
Monthly Record (W-P-L): 9-0-11
Points Staked: 26.5
Points Returned: 33.2
Profit/Loss: +6.7 pts
Carmelo was going well, 31 of his 37.5 PR&A at the end of the third. Trouble was the Suns were being blown out (shocker) and he didn’t play a minute of the fourth. Once again the bet I post and not place wins by a mile. Literally have a prop curse hahaha, well done to the winners! Tough card tonight and probably won’t have anything.
Rockets -4
OKC -5
GSW -13
4/1 *won*
came in easily enough…OKC didn’t do their usual be ahead by the 4th and throw it all away in last.
team’s who lose the match after being ahead at the end of the 3rd = OKC and philadeplphia with 10..
Good shout Mulac!
Premier League Darts week 6
Singles:
Van Barneveld vs Wade – highest checkout over 118.5 5/6 **NAP** Coral
Thornton vs Taylor – Taylor over 2.5 180’s 8/11 **NB** Skybet
Chisnall vs Van Gerwen – Van Gerwen over 4.5 180’s 6/4 Bet365
Double:
Wright vs Lewis – double chance Wright
Smith vs Anderson – over 10.5 total legs
11/8 Bet365
Good luck all
@bullseye I only see over 119.5. wat do?
Markus the line is set at 119.5 on bet365, choices are either get a Coral account, take a chance and take the 119.5 line on 365 or leave it out all together
@Markus my thinking was that both players could leave a checkout of Shanghai on the 20’s at some pont (single, treble and double) which is a favoured route amongst pro’s. Wade and Barney like to checkout on this a lot especially if they’re on 220 for example and only hit a ton on their last visit. It will also allow anything up to 126 to be checked out with only one treble which is handy. The over 118.5 line will give you one additional chance of winning the bet over the 119.5 line but in reality it’s been yonks since I’ve seen someone go out on a 119 because most players do the maths prior to throwing and try to avoid such outs. It’s up to you how you play it but I opted for over 118.5 simply because I have a Coral account. Good luck mate.
@bullseye Thanks for the thoughts buddy. Ended up leaving it alone, though. Was on your Shakhtar one. Great tipping!
Cheers Markus mate.
Toronto Raptors -4 @ 1.90 (Bet365) – 2 Points.
Bet up early. I may add a write up later if I get the time.
Good luck.
@raoul-duke, I’ll be on it as well, but also like the unders. Raptors ML & under 200 pts @ 2/1 your thoughts ?
@oriaz coin flip imo mate. 4 of the last 6 Raptors home games went Over, and I’ve been stung 1 too many times betting the under.
Super Rugby tomorrow and I expect the Brumbies to win comfortably but the Blues vs Hurricanes is a tough one to call. I reckon the Blues will sneak it but you never know with the Canes. Not great prices around for the Brumbies game so I’ll double up the Brumbies -6.5 with the Blues +4.5 at just over evens with Bet365. Depending how the Blues game goes I may just throw some loose change on the Brumbies to win by 13+
Cycling: Tirreno-Adriatico stage 2
Fabian Cancellara to win each-way @ 13.00 with Betfair LOST :(
Cancellara to beat Benoot
Mollema to beat Rebellin
Double @ 2.54 with WH LOST :(
Cycling: Paris-Nice stage 4
Match-ups:
Matthews to beat Demare (also backed the single @ 1.68 with 888) WIN :)
Petit to beat Kump
Double @ 2.39 with WH WIN :)
No joy on the Tirreno. But Paris-Nice ensured profit for the day.
Tennis publea
Challenger
james ward v E Struvay
Its a 50/50 match up.yet Struvay is 12/5
Struvay can do this 1.8 points on the outright win at 12/5 with 365
Raptors ML
Cavs -2
Evens @ bet365
rugby league live on sky tonight
widnes v hull
hull to win 6/5
hull to win 11 to 15 points 11/1
both prices bet365 not checked elsewhere
happy days
Tennis Challenger
Ward v Struvay
Struvay to win.
WINNER @12/5 –1.8 points , staked, Struvay the supposed big underdog only loses 6 games in 50mins,
365 got that all wrong, hope some people got on it
Widnes over 24.5 team points, just under evens at 365
Bet won, 46 points and counting…
Widnes by far the most impressive team so far this season!
Premier League Darts week 6
Singles:
Van Barneveld vs Wade – highest checkout over 118.5 5/6 **NAP** Coral WON
Thornton vs Taylor – Taylor over 2.5 180’s 8/11 **NB** Skybet WON
Chisnall vs Van Gerwen – Van Gerwen over 4.5 180’s 6/4 Bet365 LOST
Double:
Wright vs Lewis – double chance Wright
Smith vs Anderson – over 10.5 total legs
11/8 Bet365 LOST
Picks for tonight:
– Raptors -4 @ 10/11 (Betway) – 3 pts
Raptors/Hawks: Two different teams with two different styles of play. Hawks have a very good defense while the Raptors rely on their offensive play. Hawks won the previous game and I can see the Raptors wanting a bit of revenge. Raptors home record is impressive (they’ve only lost a game to the Rockets lately) and I expect them to keep the pressure on the Cavs with a home win tonight.
– Spurs -9.5, Cavs -4.5 @ 10/11 – 1.5 pt
Spurs/Bulls: Spurs home record is just too good for a Bulls team with 7 straight away losses and without Butler.
Lakers/Cavs: Lakers have just won 2 games in a row, their record this year is 3 in row and they will try to achieve that when hosting the Cavs. Cavs are still 1st in their division but Raptors are breathing in their neck and I would consider this as huge professional mistake if the Cavs lost this game.
GL tonight!
Am I losing the plot here, I am sure Raptors won the last game…..? But I do agree Raptors are good at home.
Hawks have also been good on the road – only losing 1 of their last 4 and that was in OT to GSW.
Both teams in good form and are too close to call for me.
GL with your bet though
@shortcorner, completely right, Raptors won the last game at Hawks. Revenge sentiment is then on the Hawks side :D, but I still think the Raptors home record plays in their favor and has more importance for them than for the Hawks. Stat wise Raptors are 4-0 agains the spread in their last 4 home games against teams with a winning road record, Hawks are 1-5 against the spread in the last 6 h2h meetings.
Thanks for pointing out the error (at least I know someone is reading the write-up :D).
@jordan, if you’re not completely drunk, any thoughts on Booker over 17.5 pts @ 17/20 (Unibet) ? He’s got 32, 27, 14 and 34 pts in his last 4 games.
i couldn’t post earlier for some reason but did another 6/1 treble
ill just post the double as the other one has won
Raptors/hawks Over 200
Georgia tech/virgina Cavs over 128 (college b’ball)
2.7/1
river plate over 1.5 team goals inplay currently 1,0 down looks good 11/8