THE UK Championship – one of snooker's big three tournaments – gets under way in York today and reigning champ Ronnie O'Sullivan has decided not to defend his title.
There's still plenty of top talent vying for the crown and John Higgins – a man in form with two ranking titles this season – is a decent dark horse at 16-1 with Skybet.
Judd Trump is favourite for glory at 6-1 (Sportingbet) followed by Neil Robertson (13-2, 10bet) and world No.1 Mark Selby (8-1, bwin).
The two-week event cues off with first-round action tonight including Higgins v Leo Fernandez plus a battle of the veterans as Ken Doherty takes on Tony Drago.
Elsewhere today there's cricket and NBA among the sporting highlights so let's hear your tips and chat and good luck with your bets.
omg kings tie it for OT with 0.7 left!!!!
that was surely the greatest quarter in hornets history ?
please dont lose this now hornets my heart cant take it :)
sticking my (hunters :) ) winnings on:
Hornets ML 4/7 *won*
Hornets -4 10/11 *won*
not confident enough about the pistons..
GL guys
one of the greatest comebacks in the NBA ? it has to be up there..
kemba walker just became my new favourite player :D
Lol not quite @mulac, a decent comeback though but against the Kings its not a huge morale boost.
Night of mixed emotions for me. Gronk caught the first pass of the night for the Pats and didn’t get another catch until the 4th quarter, only ending up with 37 yards. Amendola who I said would have a big night blitzed his 70 yard total with 117 yards and McCoy who I also said would go over his rush + receiving total of 110.5 claimed 123 yards. Rajon Rondo absolutely smashed his assist total of 10 with a whopping 20 so only the single there. But the 2.03/1 from the weekends main bets with a 2.5 point stake pulled through as did the first bet of the £10 challenge with the Pats winning 20-13. Much better week with a lot of prop winners from the NBA leading up to the weekend. Will adjust figures tomorrow evening. Well done to last nights winners!
tonight`s single
wolves -7.5 h2 philly ( 5 points ) * lost by 3 points
tim duncan over 11.5 points / rajon rondo over 10 assists ( 5 points pays 16.5 )
RONDO SMASHED IT 20 / DUNCAN FELL 5 SHORT
Gonna go with cavs over 103 team points and heat over 98.5
CAVS SMASHED IT 117 , HEAT FELL 4 SHORT
(SO 3 , 4 , 5) nba can be so cruel !!!
Suns @ Spurs Under 198.5 – *WON*
Bucks +3 (Pistons @ Bucks) – *WON*
76ers @ Timberwolves Under 201 – *WON*
Thunder +3.5 (Thunder @ Jazz) – *WON*
Small stakes on the 4 fold just for fun. – *WON*
That’s more like it!! Full house and sprinkled some on the acca! :D
Amazing stuff raoul !!!!!did ur tip as a treble without the thunder. Always great to wake up with a winner!! Thanks mate!! More money to Splash on champions league footie tonight ??
Slam dunk Raoul!!!! Very well done to you.
Nice one Raoul, keep it up!
Cheers guys! Glad to see you profited too lucky filipino, makes it worthwhile!
outstanding mate well done…
Eurocup Basketball Single
Hapoel Jerusalem @ Neptunas (17:15GMT)
Hapoel is with 2-4 in the group, and sitting 5th in their group. This is a must win match for them if they are to progress through to the last 32. In the reverse fixture they won 74-59. This is a risky bet as the home team have a good chance but this could go either way and I believe this is great value as a bet.Â
Spread: Hapoel Jerusalem -1.5 @ 13/8 William Hill – 1pt staked.
Good luck to all!
Eurocup Basketball Single
Valencia @ Zaragoza (19:30GMT)
Form points towards a comfortable win for Valencia. Valencia travel to Zaragoza with an impressive 6-0 in the group, first in standings and we should see the 7th here.
Zaragoza have lost 3 on the bounce whereas Valencia are undefeated in 13. I’m not usual a big fan of HT/FT bets but Paddy Power have this bet at what I think is great value for money.
HT/FT: Valencia @ 5/6 Paddy Power – 2.5pts StakedÂ
Good luck!
**Posts Yesterday**
NBA:
**Lost** – Magic +8.5 @ $1.91
**Lost** – Knicks +5.0 @ $1.91
**Won** – Spurs -9.0 @ $1.91
NCAAB:
**Lost** – LSU -6.0 @ $1.95
**Won** – Cal Irvine -17.0 @ $1.87
NFL
**Void** – NE Patriots -7.0 @ $1.98
**5 points loss for the day. NBA so hard to pick…Magic & Knicks have been covering 90% of their matches but today both get blown away. Gutted Patriots allowed field goal late in the 4th, was the difference between breaking even and losing for the day.
I doubled both Oriaz’ & Jordan’s 1st leg rolling bets with a $20 stake which returned $30 (Spurs & Patriots).
I’ll continue with that stake tomorrow’s rolling bet on NBA.
Baltic Basketball Single
Nevezis @ Parnu (17:00GMT)
Parnu have looked terrible this season and are languishing at the bottom of the table after 4 consecutive losses. The guests are in much better shape right now but are one of those unpredictable teams I usually hate to bet on. Today I hope the impressive Nevezis turn-up, because if they do, I really can’t see past them winning comfortably here. They are 2 from 5 and rightly go into this as favourites. Prices have shortened considerably already but I’m still confident enough to back them on the given spread.
Spread: Nevezis -3.5 @ 10/11 – 1.2pts staked
Good luck!
Rolling Bet (Bet 1)
Argentine Basketball
San Martin -8
American Football
Patriots: Money Line (Jordan)
£15 returns £25 **WINNER**
Looks like we’re doing good! Was nice to see everyone’s suggestions and bouncing ideas on yesterday’s thread.
Congrats to all winners!
Huggy, I hear ya but even the Wolves winning was unexpected at some point, Wiggins did the whole 4th quarter by himself, Sixers will be pissed about this one. Still, with 3 more points the night would have been perfect.
– Timberwolves -8 ** LOST **
– Suns/Spurs under 198.5 *** WIN ***
– Cavs/Magics over 198 *** WIN ***
– (Rolling Bet 2) Spurs/Patriots ML, 13.3 returns 20. *** WIN ***
– (Funbet) 8-fold @ 10/1 ** LOST **
Going to start posting more often for the nba now, not that any of you need the help haha, got off to a winner last night only just but I’ll take luck on my side for once,
Posted last night Hornets ML and Magic +14.5 just over evens
Please do Shotty! Posting everyone’s ideas will help us avoid the *dodgy* games.
FIBA EuroCup Basketball Single
Cibona @ Antwerp Giants (19:00GMT)
Cibona Travel to Antwerp today in the FIBA EuroCup. The Giants and currently 4 from 4 in their group and won the reverse fixture 78-92. This time they have home court advantage and they will look to guarantee their place at the top of the group with a win. The question is, by how much?
Cibona are a good team in their own right and are currently second in the group where their only defeat was to todays opponents. Cibona had a great 1st quarter against the Giants but I wouldn’t look too much into this as the away team usually takes a while to get into their stride on an unfamiliar court.
Giants to win by double digits for me!
Spread: Antwerp Giants -9.5 @ 11/13 Betway – 1.2pts staked.
Good luck!
Estonian Basketball Single
Rapla @ Audentese (17:15GMT)
No write-up as I’m starting to bore myself now! All I’ll say is Audentese are terrible and Rapla are a good team and should thump them!
Spread: Rapla -15.5 @ 4/5 Stan James – 1.2pts staked.
Good luck!
Hunter, I appreciate the time and effort you’re taking to write all these as I know nothing about European basketball and it’s a real insight. Gonna follow them all at same stakes, let’s hope for a good day so we can use the money for tonight :D
Its good to know it’s appreciated! I played Basketball when I was younger so it’s just a great way for me to stay connected to the sport, and hopefully make some money for myself and others along the way.
Fingers crossed for a good day bud!
MOBIS PHOEBUS IN-PLAY $2.40
(shocking 1st qtr but it’s 1st vs last and with Mobis at home they should still win)
Think that’s a good shout bud but missed the value! Good luck!
Mobis have come back from 19 down midway thru 1st to 8 down at HT.
On it @ 10/11 small stakes!
No! They lost by 1 point, argh. 2 missed free throws at the death killed that one. They were out to $6.00 & +8.5 during the 2nd half… Sorry man, close one!
Wait up, they got 2 more free throws with 0:01 left to go. They win by 1! Haha!
***WON***
Mobis Phoebus IN-PLAY @ $2.40
Attila, they won mate! Lol
They were 5/1 midway through the 4th. Some game, think the entertainment would’ve even been worth losing a tenner. Cheers
Korean BBALL actually not too bad to watch. Few ex-NBA players there. I follow Mobis Phoebus are bit. They are consistently the best team…but usually start games slowly so worth taking in-play more often than not.
Can’t say I know anything about it but must admit that was entertaining!
Afternoon lads, finally decided to sign up. Early nba shout for tonight.
Curry +30.5 points 8/11
Nuggets/clippers over +207 10/11
2 points staked
Valencia Basket playmaker Sam Van Rossom may miss the remainder of the Eurocup Regular Season due to a sprained knee, the club announced Monday. Van Rossom got injured in a Spanish League game against Retabet.es GBC in a fortuitous action. When he could not finish the game and further research confirmed the bad news: Van Rossom had sprained his left knee and is set to be sidelined for at least three weeks.
***Noticed Valencia were drifting in the markets and found out that Van Rossom is out with an injury. Despite the news I’m letting my bet run but just thought I’d inform anyone who has backed Valencia or thinking of backing them.***â‚©
This Pelita game inplay is ridiculous! Got on them -1.5 in the first quarter and -4.5 in the 2nd quarter. Current score in 2nd quarter is 35-8. Betting now suspended on Bet365 lol
Worth lumping on -5.5 in the 3rd or will Bandung wake up?
This team ain’t even turned up, nevermind wake-up!
Can’t find any stats on either team but think it’s worth another nibble.
Brilliant!!!! Thanks to Bandung Blindfolds I’m up £56 up off that one game.
-46.5 inplay!!!
Lol Hunter! Got the in play at -35 and the 3rd quarter both around evens.
Markets closed now tho :D
Phew, thought the Blindfolds were gonna screw me this time lol.
4 Bets and £73.20 profit! :)
UK Champs Snooker Tips Day 1:
SINGLE:
– Jamie Jones -3.5 @ $1.95
DOUBLE @ $2.71
– John Higgins -3.5
– Allan Taylor +3.5
*The way Higgins has been playing the old boy could win the whole thing so if anyone wants a punt on outrights I’m on John Higgins each way at $15.00.
Alty +35.5 @ 5/6 – 1pt staked!
Hey Hunter a coue of your singles aren’t available with my bookie or spreads have moved so just going to take:
– Valencia ML
– Antwerp ML
– Nevezis ML
TREBLE pays $2.50
Looks good bud! My only concern is Valencia missing and resting players but you can’t ignore they’ve won their last 13 in a row. Fingers crossed!
Yeh I saw ur post about Valencia, but the team is more than just 1 player…they should still win based on form. Cheers m8
Just about to tip off….
Jekabpils to win @ 5/6 Betway – 1pt staked.
@raoul-duke nice work there mate! I asked you this but didn’t know if you replied. Did you post on the old website at all?
Don’t know about anyone else but its a tough set of NBA games tonight at first glance. Could be few upsets. Cautious of even laying bet 2 of the £10 challenge haha
NFL Week 11 Totals
Bets 113
Points Staked 269.25
Points Returned 303.18
Profit/Loss +33.93
Cheers Jordan, I was a member of the old site and posted a handful of times under a different name, only really started posting regularly since the new site.
NBA card does look tougher tonight, early leans were Grizzlies and Bulls… but since realised Bulls poor track record @ Portland.
Nice one mate. Yeah I was tempted on making the Hawks +2.5 bet 2 but its a bit of a strange one. Think the Pacers are a decent price in Washington.
Hmm yeah im not sure about Hawks man, they’re a bit sketchy to bet on atm… I’ve been considering Celtics 3.5+, but may leave that one alone.
Have to agree Jordan, tonight’s card looks tricky.
At first glance I like the Bulls to cover, Pacers +2.5 (with Paul George in hot form), Clippers/Nuggets under pts, but haven’t had the chance to look in detail yet.
Challenge Bet 3 will probably be Pacers +9.5 (20 returns 26), can’t see this game being a blow out.
Alty +35.5 @ 5/6 – 1pt staked! **LOST**
Conceded 6 free-throws in last minute to down the bet! Was fun while it lasted.
Just about to tip off….
Jekabpils to win @ 5/6 Betway – 1pt staked.
Sorry, Oddschecker being dicks again, Betfair have them @ 17/20 though!
Snooker and CL 5fold.
Ding -2.5
White -2.5
Arsenal
Barca
Bayern
Pays 1.95/1
Literally uncertain of anything tonight so just going with a small stake treble.
Indiana Pacers +10
Boston Celtics +10
Dallas Mavericks +10
1.03/1 @ 365 – 1.03 points
GSW OVER 115 TEAM POINTS
10 point , thats me done for tonight
good luck guys
Looked at taking the 110 as my challenge bet but worried if they’re leading too much they’ll pull Curry and everyone early. Good luck bud.
Good luck Huggy! Will be following as usual.
Certainly not the best card tonight.. i’ve gone over quite a few different options..
This might be my only bet:
Mavs @ Grizz Over 196 @ 1.90 – 1.1 Points.
I might throw together a small stakes acca on the other selections I have in mind….. tough night.
Picks for tonight (Raoul we’re on the same page again) :
– Bulls -2.5: I know they haven’t won in Portland for 9 years but Rose is playin’ tonight and I just think the Bulls are the stronger team here.
– Mavericks/Grizzlies over 195.5 : I think the Mavericks are gonna push for a win here and Grizzlies will have to stay on tempo.
– Pacers +2.5: Paul George is on fire and will lead the Pacers, their defense will be able to shut down the Wizards.
– Challenge Bet 3: Pacers +10.5 (20 returns 26).
GL!
Oh and stakes tonight are courtesy of Mr. Hunter thanks to Valence HT/FT, Antwerp Giants -10, Jekabpils and Pelita!
Thank you :D
+1 I nearly forgot i had valencia/antwerp ML in my acca.
Props hunter!
i can’t find anything in tonight’s nba card..
my only bet tonight:
(boxing)
erislandy lara is an elite cuban boxer, fighting for the super welterweight title tonight agaisnt a 39 year old veteran slovenian, it’s not a question whether lara win’s tonight’s, it’s whether its a points win or KO.
lara doesnt carry power and has a hit and run style similar to mayweather.
Jan Zaveck has only ever been stopped on an eye injury.
lara will win practically every round in an easy win.
Lara to win on points 8/11
GL guys.
Anyone fancy pacers
Ellis I was going to throw a point on them on the ML but decided against it.
Ellis, I have Pacers +2.5 in my selections, so yes, I fancy :D
I’m tempted to back them on the Ml , the major question being can their strong defence keep out the pace of the wizards
Challenge Bet 2 (Tomorrow night)
Real Madrid Double Chance @ 2/7 @ Skybet
£13 returns £16.71
My best bet tomorrow is Madrid to win @ 19/20 so they’ll probably lose and screw me over :)
3 Singles for me today (5pts on each):
– Rhode Island -7.0 @ $1.91
– Wizards -2.5 @ $1.91
– Hawks -2.5 @ $1.91
Obviously I hope your Wizards single will not land :D
GL Attila!
Haha, I just figure they are at home with a lot of rest and think they’ll just push away in the 4th.
Just want to say thanks to Hunter and Attila for the basketball tips today made some nice profit appreciate it lads! Will post some NBA thoughts in 10
Ok already been said but it’s a tricky card tonight so playing small stakes,
Main bet is Bulls ML and over 194.5 in the Grizzlies game.
Also chucking a fiver at this fun bet at 10/1
Pacers +5.5
Hawks ml
Mavs +5.5
Nuggets +11.5
Warriors over 115 team points
As always good luck tonight guys!
I’m going to do a different rolling challenge bet for today (2nd bet):
– Nuggets +17.5
– GSW HT/FT
Pays odds of $1.29 ($30 returns $38.70)
This pacers game has been incredible the 1st quarter hitting 3’s for fun!
Trey city in this game. Pacers 12-15 from the 3pt line. Crazy!
Crap – Rhode Islans fall 1 point short of the spread. Just hate when bet loses by 1 point, argh
Benfica most corners wins
Man city most corners looks good winning by three hopefully they keep the pressure on Juve.