WALES are battered and bruised but full of confidence after beating England as they head into today's World Cup clash with Fiji.
Warren Gatland has already lost a clutch of stars to injury and is forced to make three changes today, including a first start for full-back Matthew Morgan, in the Pool A tussle where the Welsh are 1-6 at William Hill for the win.
Fiji are 6-1 outsiders at Paddy Power while Wales to be winning at half-time and full-time is 7-17 at Unibet and the hosts -14 points in Cardiff is evens at bet365.
In the day's other game France tackle Canada in Pool D and are evens on the -38 point handicap at Paddy Power and Stan James.
British tennis sensation Johanna Konta stunned top seed Simona Halep at the Wuhan Open yesterday – despite trailing 5-1 in the decisive set – and looks for another famous win this morning when she faces Venus Williams in the quarter-finals.
British No.1 Konta is 22-9 at Marathonbet to defeat the seven-times Grand Slam champ who is 2-5 at Skybet.
There's plenty more tennis worth a punt today and other sporting highlights include Wigan v Huddersfield in the Super League so let's hear your tips and chat and good luck with your bets.
Bad day
Let’s start October with a win
Lopez, Cilic, Ferrer
Can’t see any of them being troubled today.
Treble pays $1.95.
Johnb
1 day, 2 hrs ago
My early Nfl tips and hopefully going to go 4-0 with my Nap
NFL Sunday 6pm
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
to score over 24.5 points 5/6 NAP Bet365
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES -3 5/6 NB Bet365
My bold prediction is I am expecting Philadelphia to score 38+ points this weekend and to win by 20+ points
So hopefully my Nap will be up at halftime
Also Treble of Kozlova, Beck, Garcia-Lopez @ $3.07
wales 5/6 to win both halfs tonight or 4/9 ht/ft bet365
Posted last week I’m on Wales -13 at 10/11
Also fancy this
Wales over 3.5 team tries
10/11 bet365
Australia to win against England on Saturday (5/4)
England to be eliminated at the group stage (11/8)
Look a good shout to me, any rugby boys about today?
Yeh I’m on the Aussies to win which would knock the Poms out should Wales win today. Martin Johnson has been trying to play down the significance of the game but its huge!
England could be the first host nation not to make it into the knockout stages. Pressure will play a big part and personally I just think the Aussies are a better team.
Everywhere I look Nfl pundits and tipsters are saying the Eagles Redskins game will be close
Everyone except me :)
I like Figi + 19.5 4-9 with welsh injuries Australia only won +15 , Canada plus 43.5 France last 10 matches only scored max 38 points 4/9 and ferrer 2 nil 1/2 came in last 3 matches against this opponent trebles pays 2.95
Gunner, I am glad we are on the same boat.
As much as I want England to do bad because of Lancaster’s idiotic selection policy), it is going to be so embarrassing haha.
England have an openside that is not an out and out 7, Australia will have 2 of them playing. Barrett’s ability to play centre is about as excitig as watching paint dry. All on top of the fact that they have problem securing their own balls in line-outs.
Think England will over-compensate the fact that their style of rugby was so dire last week that they will come out and try and throw the ball about on Saturday, which frankly, with the set of players that they have included, is a style of play that a lot of them are incapable of, at least in international level.
ha ha yip fully agree BigB. Couldn’t have said it better myself.
As for the Fiji game they are so unpredictable so you never know. Instead of betting on the handicap I’ll probably take them to score over 15.5 points at 5/6…or wait until in-play and see how they are going.
Beck capitulated something awful.She lost the 2nd set after having numerous match points and also lost the 3rd through an unprofessional multitude of unforced errors.She deserves what she got.
Konta won’t win this sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
beck does that a lot. Usually wins the first set comfortably then has a meltdown
Konta and williams match is just weird.
Will take note of that she lost me £7 but really it was going to be £43 won from an acca.Need to stop the accas…
I’m just waiting on Cilic to lose his 2nd set.Should win the 3rd comfortably.
Add his 0.333 to whatever bet you like.
Eating my words Konta is winning but I’m sceptical.
Jo konta
***Posted Yesterday***
MLB Bets For Tonight
4 Fold @ 4.09/1 (£10) LOST
LA Angels ML (Lost 8-7) Threw a 5-3 lead away
NY Mets ML (Lost 7-5) Threw a 5-0 lead away
Chicago Cubs ML (Win 10-3)
Texas Rangers ML (Win 6-2)
4 Fold @ 13/1 (£10) LOST
LA Angels -1.5
NY Mets -1.5
Chicago Cubs -1.5
Texas Rangers -1.5
I didn’t bet on the konta match but even I would say that was suspicious
It’s women’s tennis. Choking happens in every match
Looking at the Steve Smith Receiving yards for later on tonight, and I am quite tempted to pair the over with the Canes win to tip it over EVENS.
Any of you boys got any thoughts for the Steelers v Ravens game tonight?
Rangers @ 1.55 *won*
Angels @ 1.38 *lost*
Double @ 2.15 *lost*
Add
Brewers @ 2.4 *won*
Treble @ 5.16 *lost*
Angels doing me over as well Dazid.
Felix thanks for pointing out the obvious. I wasn’t on about how she was playing! I’m on about how when konta was behind a set and started coming back into it slightly in the second betfair and bet365 both put her close to evens.
Haven’t seen any of the tennis but Konta fell just short of helping my double over the line.
In better news I’ve cashed out on Sousa got a tidy profit but hopefully he will crack on and bring the bacon home @ 2/1.
Good Job Ad I cleared 3 figures on Konta’s serve throughout the game.Very consistent. I see her as a top twenty player when she reaches her peak.On another note do you think Amandine Hesse can beat Kristie Haerim Ann because I sure do.Its evens for Amandine to win.
All you said is it was suspicious. I’m not watching so maybe point that out in your original statement.
I wasn’t biting Felix, I just like the use of!!!! Haha. Ad thanks for the sousa tip I cashed out after the first set. Anything else you like the look of today? Nick kygrios looks good
Tonight’s mlb
Brewers @ 2.1
Cubs @ 1.66
Double @ 3.49
Red Sox is the third pick but no price yet. Cubs start at 5.35pm UK time, so would need a price before then to put the treble on.
Is cubs the best bet Dazzler?
Jordan have u hit any tips posted for football today as I can’t get on the thread. Thanks.
NFL Week 4
Sunday Treble
Colts -2.5 – 6:00PM
Broncos ML – 9:25PM
Cardinals ML – 9:25PM
1.34/1 @ 365 – 6 points
Sunday Fourfold add;
Bengals +3.5 – 6:00PM
2.01/1 @ 365 – 2.76 points
Sunday Sixfold add;
Falcons ML – 6:00PM
Packers -2.5 – 9:25PM
4.33/1 @ 365 – 1 point
You currently won’t be able to take this bet as Andrew Luck is day to day with a shoulder injury for the Colts but Chuck Pagano has “supreme confidence” that Luck will play in Sunday’s game.
George North ATTS 5/6 … fancy him to get a try today.
Martin no football bets today mate. Celta Vigo/Getafe Over 2.5 Match Goals is my only bet tomorrow too mate.
I am all over vinci to beat venus tomorrow @ 7/4 and to take a set @ 4/6
Cheers Jordan.
Halys to beat krueger tomorrow 4/6
Just a little one in the NFL tonight. Not much reasoning but the Pittburgh Steelers are without Big Ben for some time so that means Michael Vick is under center. Vick was the worst rated QB that took 100 snaps or more last season so I’m worried as to how much production Antonio Brown will give me this week.
Tyler already posted a bet earlier in the week for this game which was the Baltimore points. Don’t disagree with that but I’m taking a different approach. The Steelers have given up 97 yards or more to each of their last 3 opponents best receivers and tonight they’ll be up against another veteran receiver.
Steve Smith Sr had a poor week against the Broncos in week 1, but that is no surprise as we’re now seeing that they’re probably the best defense in the league right now. Since then he has an incredible 336 yards in his last two games against the Raiders and Bengals on 23 receptions. That’s a whopping 14.6 yards per catch. With Crockett Gillmore out and draftee Breshard Perriman still injured, Smith should be in for another big night against an average Pittsburgh secondary.
As I type this I realise that oddschecker was lying. Showing PP with his total @ 76.5 but as I’ve clicked to place the bet its up to 83.5. Still the lowest out of most bookies so I’ll take that on a small stake.
Steve Smith Sr (Ravens) Over 83.5 Receiving Yards @ PP – 2 points
Not much reasoning but I type 4 paragraphs. Got a bit carried away :)
Ladbrokes and Skybet have his total @ 85.5 @ 10/11 so for 2 yards you’re getting a better price of 0.07 :)
Red Sox @ 2.25
Treble @ 7.77
(cubs now @ 1.64)
Jordan & co;
Do any of your know if there are any bookies out there that do turnover market? EG. Teams with most TOs and that sorta stuff… I know I should be looking myself but work is getting in the way so I appreciate it if any of ya can point me in the right direction.
Cheers boys
BigB. WillHill do turnover markets but only as 2-3 or 4-5. I swear last year there was a bookie who did the 1.5, 2.5 etc but they’re not on oddschecker.
Actually WillHill do most turnovers too. Under the ‘Stats’ tab.
Pittsburgh 6/5
Ravens 29/20
Draw 3/1
BigB I posted this on Sunday so definitely agree!
Afternoon Guys, Wigan Warriors v Huddersfield Giants
After frantic Friday, we have 3 pivotal games in the next three games. Two Semi finals to get to Old Trafford, and the million pound game. First up is the semi final between Wigan and Huddersfield.
Wigan were 5 seconds away from claiming the league leaders shield last week, while it was the Giants who game up six points in the final two minutes to the Leeds Rhinos which claimed the shield for Leeds. It will be interesting to see how these sides react to last weeks results.
Huddersfield were the better team but a lack of discipline gave Leeds the chance to kick for goal for the draw, then the late Hall try showed Huddersfield are still lacking that killer instinct to win the big games. They are looking to make Old Trafford for the first time. Wigan have been clinical at home this season winning all 15 home games, However there away form is poor, so maybe they not as good as people seem to think.
In the try scorer market I was surprised by the odds we got on Super league top scorer Jermaine McGilvary and he delivered and he is odds against tonight. I will be on the 6/5 Ladbrokes.
For Wigan Dom Manfredi scored 4 last week and with John Bateman set to return it will be interesting to see what Coach Shaun Wane does. IF Manfredi starts I will be on him at 10/11 at Ladbrokes, if he misses out I will be on Joe Burgess at 10/11. I cant see them both playing but if they do, Manfredi is my preference. I like that side of Wigan’s attack to cause the Giants problems tonight, that’s why I am on whoever starts on that wing.
I’m expecting a really tough battle in the forwards and who dominates upfront will be the key. George Williams was the key for Wigan last time they met, and at home with a younger pack and their home record I am taking Wigan to get to Old Trafford. Wigan to win by 1-12pts is 11/5 Stan James.
MCGILVARY TO SCORE 6/5
MANFREDI OR BURGESS TO SCORE 10/11 (Check teams)
WIGAN TO WIN BY 1-12PTS 11/5
Good luck if your having a bet
Rugby World Cup Pool A
England not to qualify
6/4 Paddy Power Betfair
This bet is effectively the same as backing Australia to beat England next week. Prices are not yet available for that bet and I feel they will cut pretty quickly when they are up considering England and Australia’s performances this weekend. England are 3rd in the group behind Wales and Australia, and only the top 2 teams will qualify for the next stage. You can rightly assume that England, Australia, and Wales will all easily beat the 2 lesser sides in the 5 team group (Uruguay & Fiji). With Wales beating England yesterday, England need to win their 2 remaining games to have a chance (they still might not) of qualifying in the top 2. Wales are fortunate to be playing Fiji on Thursday in Cardiff, 2 days before England face Australia. When (not if) Wales beat Fiji, this price for England not to qualify will definitely shorten, and the pressure on England Saturday will increase massively. England under Stuart Lancaster have been woeful under pressure, as seen yesterday v Wales and various times during the Six Nations over the last few years. I cannot imagine Australia being 6/4 to beat England in a few days time so think this price of 6/4 is great.
Whilst I am reluctant to say this bet is certain, Wales over 29.5 looks a really attractive price right now against Fiji, really really worth a punt, even if small stake in my opinion. Good luck if you fancy a gamble.
Thanks Jordan, appreciate it fella!
Harry, I wholeheartedly agree with your last point! England has been woeful in any game with any sort of pressure, not just Lancaster!
Aye Right, what price was her serve game?
Sorry Sousa and Konta both fell flat in the end. But there was profit there for anyone who was able to follow in play.
Onwards and upwards
Super league rugby
Not much time as rushing get home for game 2 scorer bets for me tonight
Burgess 10/11
Farrell 5/2 both at Ladbrokes
Glad I didn’t say the bet was certain! Would have got so much abuse for that aha, though I really did think the Wales over would have came in… I am blaming the TMO… :3
Jordan – going to have a little dabble in NFL after your positive noises. Broadening my horizons. Given that it will all happen when I’m fast asleep, where’s the best place to check stats in the morning? I use the flashscores app on my phone to catch up on overnight matches that I’ve favourited, but will receiving yards be a stat that is listed? I’m new to this particular sport…..
Michael, right here. http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2015100100/2015/REG4/ravens@steelers#menu=gameinfo&tab=preview
Amandine hesse wins. Over evens single comes in .
Thanks dazzler for the cubs added that to my treble.
im feeling steelers in this one
thechief- I asked you a few weeks ago if the regular rugby league season was over,I had wigan who were third at the time, ew.You said that the super 8 points were added to the league. You can imagine how I felt after the leeds game last week, it is a big bet. When I went to pick winnings up to day they said that st helens came second, is this right.
JohnP, after the regular season, Leeds were top, Saints second, Wigan third, the Super 8 points carried over meaning Leeds won, Wigan came second, Huddersfield third and Saints fourth. It depends on what market you backed on. It was a new concept this year with, the league leaders shield only being presented after the super 8s. I would check weather the regular season, included the super 8s or not.
Pittsburgh Steelers +3.0 @ 1/1 with skybet
My pick and on Jordan’s over 85.5 aswell
Tyler, our mate Maxx Williams has a very low total of 34.5 @ 465
I expect that to come in but I’ll be sticking with Steve.
AJ, you do realise Ben Roethlisberger is out and Michael Vick is at QB right?
Karlovic vs Kyrgios
Can’t see either players losing serve, prob be tie breaks
Marin Cilic @ 0.45
(Match Betting)
Feliciano Lopez @ 0.6
(Match Betting – Match)
Venus Williams @ 0.571
(Match Betting – Match)
20 turns to 53 on BV
Good luck
Tie break in the 1st set @10/11
Might be worth a shout
Actually never mind, Kyrgios broke him twice in a 3-1 game, tie break in game @1/4 isn’t really worth it
thechief-thanks for that.
Capone it was 0.7 0.8 she lost a few but I had won enough to keep betting and she was averaging lets say 75 percent of her serve games.
What’s the best bet for the nfl 2night?
With big Ben out and vice under centre am taking baltimore to cover
Baltimore -2.5 spread
Ste smith anytime evens
Yes Jordan but imo still have 2 great playmakers in brown & bell, no terrel Suggs for Ravens and real lack of depth no one to throw to for a start, Just think brown is going to be running riot tbh he’s on fire at the minute just my opinion and il take the plus 3 at evens mate. I know Vick is useless but Ravens aren’t exactly the best at getting to the Quarter backs either & if they can’t put pressure on Vick there’s not going to be too many errors lol we shall see though I could be very wrong! Only a dabble £10 stake on +3 and £10 stake in yours
0-3 not to great for confidence either lol
I hope Brown produces as he’s in my fantasy team but with Vick at QB I’m cautious. He completed 5/6 against the Rams but was also sacked twice. Both secondaries have been poor so hoping to see some big numbers through the air. Can’t back a winner myself but good luck mate.
I don’t really like backing winners either tbf mate, but not much going on the props market so just having a dabble, might have to keep flicking over though because I think ultimate fighters on tonight 3am haha
Evening Guys, Baltimore @ Pittsburgh
This used to be one of the most fierce rivalries in the NFL, a few years ago, and while the personnel may have changed, the fans haven’t and I suspect a rough and tough in your face kind of game tonight.
Big Ben is out so I suspect a heavy dose of running with Bell and Williams. Michael Vick used to be a really good, exciting QB in Atlanta, older fans will remember him burning teams on the edge and also up the middle. He as had problems away from the NFL and has maybe lost a step but is still one of the better backup QB‘s in the league.
I spoke about Baltimore ante-post having 5 of 7 opening games on the road and that would be brutal and so it has proved. It is a must win game for the Ravens and Flacco. They haven’t been able to establish the run game this season so far like they did last season.
In the anytime market I like TE Maxx Williams, who is replacing Crockett Gilmore. Gilmore maybe a new name to some but I put him up a couple of weeks ago and he dropped the ball in the end zone. Flacco loves to target his TE’s without any stellar WRs to throw to. Last week Gilmore had 3 catches and Williams also had 3 catches, both had over 40yds. I am taking Williams at 9/4 Coral.
William is also my prop bet to go O34.5yds at 20/23 Bet365. Brady and Kaepernick burnt this secondary, I put up Foles on Sunday and he fell just short in a low scoring game. In a must win game I am taking Flacco to take care off the ball and use the short passing game, before airing it out.
Anytime
WILLIAMS TO SCORE 9/4
Prop
WILLIAMS O34.5yds 20/23
Good luck if your having a bet
Without any stellar WR’s? First ever mad statement I’ve seen from you chief :) Said before about Maxx’ total. Watched the combine and he was the Tight End that impressed me most. 28 yard reception last week so that could be done in one throw :) Good luck bud. Great value for the TD.
Ok he’s no Dez Bryant but he can get the work done.
I don’t class Ste Smith as stellar anymore mate. He was when he was in Carolina. I think he is a good NO2 but if he isn’t a NO1 anymore, not at his age, if you want to be a contender. I like Williams, I liked Gilmore as they tend to target the TE’s and he dropped that pass, so hopefully I don’t get burnt again.
Agree with you there but I think that’s why they drafted Perriman. Just had knee surgery too so doubt he’ll be playing much this season. I actually think Williams should shed some weight and be a WR. He’s not a huge Tight End but his catching is very good.
omas Berdych @ 0.182
(Match Betting)
Grigor Dimitrov @ 0.222
(Match Betting)
Marin Cilic @ 0.45
(Match Betting)
Venus Williams @ 0.571
(Match Betting)
David Ferrer @ 0.286
(Match Betting)
Feliciano Lopez @ 0.6
(Match Betting)
Tommy Robredo @ 0.615
(Match Betting)
Nick Kyrgios @ 0.667
(Match Betting)
Inglot / Lindstedt @ 0.571
(Match Betting – Match)
9 fold
0.16 points returns 4.58 points
Na I know what you mean bud. Certainly not a top 10 receiver but he’s all that Flacco has at the moment.
Yeah shame he got hurt. I like Smith he is a tough player, when I say stellar I mean he isn’t a guy if your team was facing wouldn’t scare you, guys like Brown, Dez, Jones, AJ Green, T Y, Gronk etc.
Can’t believe we’re seeing a defensive standoff here. First half has flown by too.
So Bell is Back!
He never gets in there with that block by Vick. Great cut though.
Without*
What is Flacco thinking? Just throw the ball away?
Flacco is having an absolute mare!
It’s painful to watch him
Sorry this is late, was having a drink with some Super League players last night, Matt Cook, Scott Wheldon & Shaun Briscoe all great lads
Friday’s Tip
Ascot
4:00
Secateur 6/4 NAP/NB bet365 (double stake)