JUDD TRUMP is playing catch-up in the semis on Saturday as he bids to keep his World Championships glory bid alive.
Trump trails 9-7 to Stuart Bingham in the best-of-33-frames showdown and is 4-5 at Skybet and 888sport to fight back for victory.
Despite his two-frame lead Bingham remains the outsider at 23-20 with Boylesports to reach the final.
Shaun Murphy – the title favourite at 10-11 with William Hill – needs just one more frame on Saturday to reach the final as he leads Barry Hawkins 16-8.
Team Sky's Lars Petter Nordhaug won stage one of cycling's Tour of Yorkshire on Friday and Matteo Pelucchi and Steele Von Hoff are joint favourites for victory in Saturday's 174km second stage from Selby to York.
In the NBA play-offs there's a decider between San Antonio Spurs and LA Clippers while other sporting action includes tennis, cricket and rugby.
Good luck with your bets and post your tips and chat here.
Cycling: Tour de Romandie 2015 stage 5
Match-ups, winner in capitals:
SPILAK v Pinot
URAN v Van den Broeck
Double @ 2.16 with 365
Mayweather v Pacquiao
If this was 4yrs ago I would be really getting the buzz of a big fight, however despite paying for the fight and looking forward to it, I can only see one winner.
I suspect the experts and the ex pro’s in the papers this morning will be tipping a Floyd win on points and a few romantics going for a Pac man victory. I can see a Floyd points win by 4-7 rounds on the judges cards. I do think Floyd could win this fight by stopping Manny, and at 13/2 sporting bet it is worth a small flutter whilst enjoying what hopefully is a great fight.
Manny as been waiting for this fight for years, he was knocked out clean by Marquez in what was their fourth fight and I wonder is that a sign his defences are not as good as they once were. If Manny takes the fight to Floyd I think he could get caught, and while Floyd is not a renowned KO specialist he is getting older and maybe cant just rely on his movement and reflexes not to get hit. It may force Floyd to throw more punches and that could lead to a really good scrap. I cant see a Manny win, so it is Mayweather for me likely by decision or TD at 10/11 William Hill, but I am having a few quid on Floyd causing a bit of a surprise by stopping Manny at 13/2 Sportingbet.
MAYWEATHER TO WIN BY DECISION/TD 10/11
MAYWEATHER BY KO/TKO/DQ 13/2
Good luck if your having a bet
Sticking with DeMarre for tonight.
DeMarre Carroll (Hawks) Over 14.5 Points @ 5/6 @ PP **WIN**
10/11 @ Skybet **WIN**
3rd quarter 16 points, 100% shooting!
Cheers Attila for the Blackhawks tip. Covered at 34/1 @ 365 after the first period haha
Sunday nights main bet is going up now in case it goes up.
Warriors Over 103.5 Team Points @ 10/11 @ BV
Smaller Bet
Warriors Over 52 1st Half Points @ 10/11 @ WillHill
Packers 1st round pick, cornerback/safety, Packers 2nd round pick, cornerback/safety, Packers 3rd round pick, wide receiver! What the hell!? Twitter is going crazy at Ted Thompson for an inside linebacker hahaha
Great shout on the hockey last night Attila. Cheers dude! ☺
Rugby Union Treble
Rebels vs. CHIEFS
BRISTOL vs. Rotherham
London Scottish vs. WORCESTER WARRIORS
Treble pays 1.76 @ Bet 365
Main bet here is with the Chiefs who sit 17 points clear in the conference and have beaten the Rebels in last 3 meetings.
Pliskova (yesterday) and Murray home and dry. Thiem’s a little at sea right now but hopefully can turn the tide. losing a 7/10 treble isn’t how I plan to start the weekend!
Haha Jordan can’t believe they didn’t take a linebacker
Don’t think there is many options available tho tbh
No NBA bet for me again tonight but gonna make some money money on the boxing instead
I will run around Wales in all my glory tonight if pacquio wins = No chance
* Floyd mayweather by decision / technical decision @ 10/11 *
Cmon money may
Not betting on the boxing myself mate but I’m on the side of the Pac-Man. Hate Mayweather. Just be a prop bet for the NBA tonight.
Did you see my post last night about you drafting Lockett? Decent receiver you got there mate.
No mate I didn’t watch the draft last night but seen it this morning on Twitter I’m happy about that didn’t think we would be able to grab a receiver like that that far down
Didn’t see much of him in the college game but he’s been compared to antonio brown many a times
NBA Double
Spurs Vs Clippers
Think this one will be a cagey affair with plenty of mistakes made throughout the match and can see the game total being lower than expected….
Game total under 206
Ladbrokes 5/7
Grizzlies Vs Warriors
With the Warriors being so efficient at both ends of the court I fancy them to control this game against a less than consistent Grizzlies. The previous three H2H have seen Warriors win 2 and lose 1 but more importantly both of those victories seen them amass scores of 107 & 111 respectivley and I expect them to reach a team total of around the same mark this time round.
Can the Grizzlies keep up with the high tempo of the warriors? I don’t thinks so.
GSW Over 103.5
Ladbrokes 5/6
Double pays 3.13 @ Ladbrokes
Good luck!
Can anyone conceivably make a case for pacquiao?! If he goes lunging in (which I suspect he will), surely he’ll just get picked off. Didn’t he struggle against Algeri the first few rounds? Obviously dominated him eventually but Algeri is not in the same stratosphere as Mayweather. He also hasn’t knocked out anyone for some time now.
Felix, I’ve seen plenty of people going for Pac Man – I’ll put up a post later.
Felix, Roach seems to think that Floyd has never fought anybody with the combined speed and power of Manny. I wouldn’t back against what Roach says. Not one for me to bet on. The fight is exciting enough, don’t need to make it more interesting by putting money on it.
He’s certainly being backed too. Pacquiao was 11/2 @ most places for the KO but not available at that price anywhere now. Best @ 5’s.
I’ll stick a couple of quid on the draw but that’s about it. Second fight would be very lucrative.
No idea what Bet-fair are playing at but they have Tony Parkers prop as 24.5. Over @ 3/4, Under @ EVS. He hasn’t gone over 18 points the whole series! PP has his total @ 13 just for comparison!
Tony Parker (Spurs) Under 24.5 Points @ EVS @ Bet-fair.
Rugby Union Treble
Rebels vs. CHIEFS (LOSE)
BRISTOL vs. Rotherham (WON)
London Scottish vs. WORCESTER WARRIORS (WON)
Treble pays 1.76 @ Bet365
Main bet here is with the Chiefs who sit 17 points clear in the conference and have beaten the Rebels in last 3 meetings.
Almost, Chiefs only turned up in the second half and lost by uno pointo.
I’m putting a jimbob Guarentee that mayweather will win haha
Christ! I better get on Pacquiao then haha, na no bet for me mate. Good luck though.
Jordan, Tony Parker average PPG sits at 14.4 this season so not sure where betfair are getting their price from. Should be more like 1/4. Great spot mate, will have me some of that.
Tony Parker Under 24.5 Points @ EVS @ Bet-fair
Onn that prob aswell buddy wat a find again gonna place it as main bet stakes thank u sir
Tony Parker under 24.5 points @ EVS
Betfair are slacking
Prop
That is the beauty of shopping around lads. Bet-fair have made another boo boo. Have my eye on another player but will wait and see what Ladbrokes offer later.
bet suspended at Bet-fair hahaha
Wizards +12
Warriors -4
9/10 @ Skybet
^ Tomorrow night.
That was quick, changed to over and under 12.5 booooooo!!!
Have you seen any available player prop bets for the Warriors game Jordan? Can’t seem to find any.
Not yet mate, probably won’t be available till tomorrow afternoon.
12.5 hahaha
Picksix or hunter have your Parker bets been voided at Bet-fair?
Cheers mate. My bet on Parker still stands! Just waiting on the email though.
Ah sh*t sorry haha, yeah same.
Wizard +12 market now been suspended from Skybet, +11.5 still available though for some strange reason.
till the action really starts i`m having a small crack at clippers -2.5 , cant bloody wait for this series to finish.. ( everytime iv`e gone with clippers they`ve lost including my large bet the other day )
HUGGY`S MAIN BET
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS HT/FT 4/7 WITH OVER 198 WIZ/HAWKS
DOUBLE PAYS EXACTLY 2/1
then i`m taking over in the bulls game later tomorrow.
gonna try a slightly larger stake as i haven`t really bet big since the grizzlies match , so i`m about 650% up through the play-offs
GOOD LUCK AS ALWAYS
MY losing prop bet ( probably ) deandre (king of the free throw) Jordan over 12.5 points
The bets will stand don’t worry. It was thumped last week aswell and all was paid out.
Brian the price did not change last week though it stayed at 11/10 until tip off they have corrected the price this time though
Gonna keep close eye on my emails
I don’t think they suspended the Warriors Total Games though Brian. That bet stood until tip off I believe. Hopefully it does stand though. Like that prop Huggy.
No wasnt suspended, stayed the same till the off.
Didnt know theyd closed the book.
Its pays as long as book remains open (regardless of price)
If its been suspended then i dont know for sure, could be an email !!
Looks like the bet will stand. Unusual that they’ve changed the prop but not yet sent out an email to bets placed prior to the change. Watch Parker have the game of his life now ha ha.
Huggy I was gonna say the same thing about that series lol I don’t think anyone’s had much luck on that series tbh so I was gonna go small stakes in the Spurs + 2.5 seeing as though the underdog has come on top in most of them games
Also still need a Spurs win for my pre playoff bet to land
go for it . toss of a coin tbh
the wheels come off at old trafford
Wheels been off the last three games mate!
Just an FYI with regards to anyone looking to back the CHI Blackhawks again with their second game against Wild in a few days. Yesterday I pointed out that they were available at 5/4 with betway and it would seem that they haven’t learned their lesson and are offering the same odds. Next best price is 20/27 with bet365.
CHI Blackhawks v Minnesota Wild
Blackhawks ML 5/4 @ Betway
Cant split them, will be cagey game id say.
I’m taking U204 @ 1/1
Ive checked the exchanges – seen the Spurs at 2.60 and the Clippers as low as 1.60.
Is there some news im missing out on ?
Glen Davis (Clippers) is the only one I’ve heard that may miss the game.
Spurs have struggled to contain Griffin and if they don’t address this I think the Clippers will sneak this one. As Huggy has already mentioned, it’s a tough one to call but the price for a Spurs win is tempting!
PACMAN VS MAYWEATHER
PACMAN TO SCORE A KNOCKDOWN 3/1
I like this bet because Pacquio does not have to win the fight in order for it to come off and it is a realistic outcome.
Mayweather has previously been wobbled by Judah, Hatton and Mosely but this fight will prove most difficult for him stylistically as Paquio is is a southpaw and will attack him from all angles at a high tempo. Although Mayweather is an extremley clever defensive type of fighter, he certainly is not immune to getting hit. I personally belive this fight will see him put on the canvas for the first time in his career even if he does go on to win the fight.
Spurs are 3-0 straight up and against the spread on their last three visits but game 7 of the playoffs, I’m leaving it lads.
So what’s everyone on in the Spurs game except the Parker points total as i don’t bet with bet-fair. I could do with a win for a change
Nothing Alty mate. Keep your money for tomorrow.
Packers have drafted Brett Hundley! Not going to play much but A-Rod won’t be there forever! Decent pick!
Chris Paul on the bench, head in hands. Be interesting to see if he comes back in. Series over if he doesn’t.
Both la and spurs will break the hundred
SPurs will win
WEnt on spurs over 100.5 5/6
Now its over 106.5
THinK theyl get 110 and win by 5
Mayweather to win by decision evens @ LBrokes, cover bet with draw @ 16-1
Theyr still ova 107.5 spurs will get 110 so why are they over 107. Maybe la wil get 107
SPurs to win 4/6
Spurs by 3-6 7/2
Spurs ova 107 5/6
On gsw already for tomorrow
But I think it will be a close game
IF gsw over 107.5 is the total that will be too high
105- 101 is my prediction as its game 1
Think 4-1 will be series score
Last comment mr f before im banned
SPurs 111-107 clippers 3 times in a row
GSw 105 – 101 grizzlies
Thats me. Goodnight lads
N thank god wba scored before I lost 200
Have to say Paul that is some crystal ball you got there mate! I think Warriors will win by double digits but each to their own mate. Night.
This is some game!!
Wow, what a finish! There goes my Spurs championship bet. It’s on you Warriors!