Oct 11: World Cup Betting Preview
IT'S the final night of the World Cup qualifiers and I'm happy to see the back of them. Betting wise it's not been too bad with hardly any hot favourites slipping up but give me the bread and butter of league football any day. What you know is what...
Oct 10: World Cup Betting Preview
BIGGEST game tonight as the World Cup qualifiers come thick and fast is Holland v France. It promises to be a cracker and goals look the way to go in Amsterdam. Both teams won 4-1 last time out and when they met in a friendly in March it was...
Oct 9: World Cup Betting Preview
WALES World Cup campaign has got off to a decent start with an easy win against Moldova followed by a decent point in Austria. Next up for Chris Coleman's men tonight is a visit from Georgia and it has to be a home win. Gareth Bale was quiet in...
Oct 8: World Cup Betting Preview
SCOTLAND got off to a World Cup flier in Valletta and should stay on the Road to Russia tonight. Lithuania at home is a must-win match for any side wanting to mix it with the Muscovites and while it won't be pretty we should get the job done. It...
Oct 7: World Cup Betting Preview
FRANCE made a stuttering start to their World Cup campaign with a draw in Belarus but should get back on track. The hosts were probably suffering from a Euro hangover after their loss to Portugal on penalties in the Final. All the big guns are available for tonight's home tie against...
Oct 6: World Cup Betting Preview
THE second round of World Cup qualifiers starts on Thursday night with nine games in Groups D, G and I and later South American qualifiers. Wales are now a top-10 side and ranked ahead of the likes of England, Spain and Italy and 16 places in front of tonight's...
Sam Allardyce Betting Specials
SAM ALLARDYCE is 8-1 with Coral to win a major tournament with England after being confirmed as manager. The Three Lions are 14-1 to lift the 2018 World Cup – and even if they added a zero to that I'd not be interested. I'm not sure what to make...
Mar 26: Germany v England Betting Preview
YOU’RE probably fed up betting on international friendlies by now but Germany v England is always played competitively. Their meeting in Berlin is a friendly in name only and should be a cracking contest and hopefully with plenty of goals. Picking a winner isn’t easy as neither side will...
OCT 11: GROUP D BETTING PREVIEW
WALES, England, Northern Ireland … but sadly no Scotland. Euro 2016 will be an unforgettable event for almost all of the British Isles apart from the most northern part. I'd been eyeing another trip to France having not been at a finals since World Cup 98 but furthest I'll...
SEP 3: SELECTABET’S INTERNATIONAL CORRECT SCORE TIPS
IT'S always difficult to find value on international football but one person who seems to be able to do it consistently is Selectabet who has his own method of making money from some of the biggest mismatches on the card. This week I've invited him to share his tips...
JUNE 13: REP IRELAND v SCOTLAND TIPS
IRELAND v England was turgid and Scotland v Qatar wasn't much better. So what chances is there of Ireland-Scotland being a thriller? The stakes are much higher but maybe they're too great and the fear of losing could lead to a struggle. It's a massive Euro 2016 qualifier that...
MAR 27: ENGLAND v LITHUANIA BETTING PREVIEW
HARRY KANE could launch his England career tonight and if he starts has every chance of making his mark with a goal. Roy Hodgson's men are nailed on at a best 2-15 with McBookie and BetVictor to beat Lithuania but the manager hasn't confirmed if the Spurs star will...
BETVICTOR PRICE BOOST: 3-1 FOR ENGLAND TO BEAT LITHUANIA
ENGLAND take on the might of Lithuania in Euro 2016 qualifying action on Friday night and Bet Victor have a great new customer offer up for grabs. Roy Hodgson's men are an industry average 1-8 to maintain rack up a fifth straight win in Group D but you can get 3-1...
MAR 25: SCOTLAND v NTH IRELAND PREVIEW
MANY people have rules about not betting on friendlies. It's one I share in most instances. Thousands of others will never bet on Scotland – so it's big problem on Wednesday with Scotland-Northern Ireland one of the few games worth punting on. I'll add another rule – don't bet...
NOV 18: SCOTLAND v ENGLAND BETTING PREVIEW
IT'S the game Scotland fans have been waiting 15 years for – but now it's here it doesn't seem quite so important. Scotland and England clash north of the border for the first time in 15 years after last season's thrilling friendly at Wembley which the home side won...
CHRIS KAMARA FOOTBALL BLOG WITH LADBROKES
CHRIS KAMARA is one of Ladbrokes football ambassadors and the firm have given me permission to use his latest blog. This week he focuses on the pressures facing England and if it's a popular read I'll look to post it on a regular basis. Switzerland are now bookies' favourites...
ROSS ON HIS WAY TO RIO?
IT was Ross Barkley who sealed the Super Single success with his free-kick winner for Everton Sunday and I'm putting some of my winnings on the youngster to be on England's plane to Brazil. After a super show against Swansea he's been cut to 4-5 with Ladbrokes to make...
NOV 16: WALES v FINLAND TIPS
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Saturday, 6pm BALE or Ramsey? That's the big question punters should consider when looking at Wales' latest match. Chris Coleman suffered a disappointing World Cup qualifying campaign but has signed a new two-year contract deal and preparation for the 2016 European Championship qualifiers starts now. Real...
NOV 15: PADDY POWER PREVIEW
FRIDAY sees a big night of international football and Paddy Power's Sebastian Bell has been looking at some of the games. Here's his thoughts on matches involving the British teams and they may give some pointers before I put up my tips tomorrow. He writes: With qualification sorted and...
AUG 14: ENGLAND v SCOTLAND TIPS
THESE matches have been absent from the calendar for 14 years – and boy have they been missed. From a betting viewpoint derbies are tough to call as form plays little part in proceedings. That's the case at Wembley tonight. England clearly have better players starring at bigger clubs...
JULY 28: GOLD CUP FINAL TIPS
USA v Panama, Sunday, 9pm IT'S the final of the Gold Cup tonight and that's a shame as the tournament has been a bit of a money-making machine. Hosts USA, my outright tip at 13-8, face Panama in Chicago and it's apt the two best teams are meeting in...
JULY 25: GOLD CUP SEMI-FINAL TIPS
USA v Honduras, 12am, live ESPN Panama v Mexico, 3am, live EPSN I'VE won money backing USA in every Gold Cup game so far and hopefully we'll make a few more dimes tonight. USA face Honduras in the first clash in Arlington, Texas and are no bigger than 2-5...
JULY 21: GOLD CUP BETTING TIPS
HOSTS USA are massive favourites to reach the last four of the Gold Cup tonight by beating El Salvador (9pm). The tournament favourites are 2-9 (various) to win after picking up maximum points from their three group matches. I can't see anything but a USA success against a side...
JULY 20: GOLD CUP BETTING TIPS
IT'S the start of the quarter-finals tonight with a double-header in Georgia. First up it's Mexico v Trinidad and Tobago at 8.30pm followed by Panama v Cuba at 11.30pm, both live on ESPN. Mexico finished second in Group A behind Panama and beat Martinique and Canada convincing to bag...
JULY 13: GOLD CUP GROUP B TIPS
I HAD been turning silver into gold on the CONCACAF tournament until the last two games – but I did say they were hard to pick. Fearing the worst from Trinidad and Tobago I went for over 2.5 goals instead of backing the favourites and it ended in a...
JULY 13: GOLD CUP BETTING TIPS
FRIDAY was a bit freaky as far as my Super Single and Top Treble was concerned. England's women couldn't hold out for 60 seconds after equalising in the 89th minute against Spain. And as far as the treble went that was really unlucky. My two “bankers” HJK and Dundalk...
JULY 12: GOLD CUP BETTING TIPS
THE opening games in Group A went just as I expected … with the two underdogs winning. Panama beat a weakened Mexico while Martinique stunned shot-shy Canada in the other contest. First up in the early hours of Friday morning it's Panama v Martinique (1.30am) with the winners making...
JULY 9: GOLD CUP TIPS
Costa Rica v Cuba (1.30am, live on ESPN) Belize v USA (4am, live on ESPN) MY Gold Cup tips are mirroring my success in the Confederations Cup – so far -with three out of four recommended bets coming in even though there have been a couple of surprise results....
JULY 8: GOLD CUP TIPS
IT was two out of two for me on day one of the Gold Cup with Canada-Martinique staying under 2.5 goals and Panama beating Mexico while I tipped Panama plus one. The two big underdogs, Martinique and Panama, both won and while I didn't fancy Canada and Mexico it...
JUNE 30: URUGUAY v ITALY BETTING TIPS
Confederations Cup third-fourth place play-off, Sunday, 5pm THIRD-PLACE matches are totally pointless and count for little but I’m siding with Uruguay against injury-hit Italy tonight. The South Americans pushed Brazil all the way in the semi-final and with Napoli star Edinson Cavani finally finding some form they can win...
JUNE 30: BRAZIL v SPAIN BETTING TIPS
Confederations Cup Final, Sunday, 11pm I PREDICTED a Brazil v Spain Confederations Cup shoot-out pre-tournament and that’s the easy part over – even if Italy threatened to spoil the samba party in the semi-finals. Choosing a winner in the Maracana is a tougher proposition with both the hosts and...
JUNE 27: SPAIN v ITALY BETTING TIPS
Confederations Cup semi-final, Thursday, 8pm SPAIN have cantered to the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup with three wins out of three and are just 2-5 with Coral to set up a final showdown with Brazil. They now face Italy in a repeat of last year’s European Championship Final which...
JUNE 26: BRAZIL v URUGUAY BETTING TIPS
Confederations Cup semi-final, Wednesday, 8pm, BBC3 I TIPPED a Brazil-Spain final at the start of the Confederations Cup and I'm standing by that. The hosts and the world champions have been the best teams in the tournament so far, winning their three group games to avoid a semi-final clash....
JUNE 23: CONFEDERATIONS CUP TIPS
BIGGEST talking point of the tournament so far has been the participation of Tahiti. The Oceania champions lost 6-1 to Nigeria then crashed 10-0 to Spain. To be fair they performed better than most expected but you have to imagine Uruguay will be looking to net at least six...
JUNE 22: CONFEDERATIONS CUP TIPS
I'VE picked eight out of eight in the Confederations Cup so far and would love to make it a perfect 10 today. It's not been too difficult picking winners so far although matches between the likes of Italy-Japan and Uruguay-Nigeria could have gone either way. Today's big game sees...
JUNE 19: CONFEDERATIONS CUP TIPS
ALL four matches in the Confederations Cup so far have gone the way of the favourites with Brazil, Spain, Italy and Nigeria all winning. The games tonight look slightly tougher with hosts Brazil facing Mexico (8pm) and Italy tackling Japan (11pm). Brazil were convincing 3-0 winners against Japan in...
EURO U21 FINAL: SPAIN v ITALY TIPS
European U-21 Championship Final, Jerusalem, 5pm, live SS1 DEFENDING champions Spain have won all four of their matches at the European U-21 finals in Israel and are 4-5 at William Hill beat Italy in 90 minutes in Jerusalem tonight. Spain are hugely talented and look the complete package but...
JUNE 16: CONFEDERATIONS CUP TIPS
IT took just two minutes for the Confederations Cup to come to life – and hopefully there will be more thrills and spills on Sunday. There are two games with Mexico opening against Italy in the Maracana Stadium (8pm) and Spain tackling Uruguay later (11pm). Mexico face a tough...
SPAIN v IRELAND BETTING TIPS
IT'S been a long day and it's still a few hours until world champions Spain do battle with Ireland in the Yankee Stadium. I won't be hanging around for the game even though I fancy a few bets on the Spanish (1am KO). I've seen plenty of tips for...
JUNE 8: SWITZERLAND v CYPRUS TIPS
THE one match in World Cup European qualifying today sees Switzerland trying to increase their lead at the top of Group E when they take on Cyprus (4.30pm). The Swiss will be hoping for an improvement on their showing against the same opponents back in March. That turned out...
JUNE 8: MILESEY’S BET OF THE DAY
England U-21s v Norway U-21s, Saturday, 5pm, Sky Sports 2 NINE consecutive wins without shipping a goal leading into the tournament cannot be achieved easily at any level of the game. Next up is this chance of redemption against Norway and Stuart Pearce's side should be raring to go...
JUNE 7: IRELAND v FAROES TIPS
IRELAND host minnows the Faroe Islands in Dublin (7.45) as they try to challenge for a runners-up position and a chance of the play-offs. Group C contains Germany so all other teams are chasing their heels. The Irish are battling away as usual but seem to lack the quality...
JUN 6: U21 EURO CHAMPIONSHIP TIPS
Spain U21 v Russia U21, Thursday 17:00 Holders Spain kick off their defence against a Russian team who they have beaten in their last three competitive meetings and who are considered the real outsiders to qualify form Group B. A cursory glance at the two sides' differing qualification campaigns...
JUN 5: U21 EURO CHAMPIONSHIP TIPS
Israel U21 v Norway U21, Wednesday 17:00, Sky Sports 2, Match Odds: Israel U21 2.42, Norway U21 3.2, The Draw 3.4 It's always a little tricky to judge quite what to expect from the hosts of major tournaments without them having first gone under the qualification microscope, though only...
BRAZIL V ENGLAND BETTING TIPS
Brazil v England, Sunday 19:00, ITV, Match Odds: Brazil 1.63, England 6.0, The Draw 4.4 After a dollop of Thursday night drama to shift attention from England's apparent tactical ineptitude to Brazil's supposed organisational shortcomings, Sunday's glamour friendly seems almost certain to go ahead. Despite the usual hysterical reaction...
USA v GERMANY TIPS
USA v GERMANY USA take on Germany and it’s a chance for all time German legend Jurgen Klinsmann to face up to his motherland for the 1st time. USA go into the game on the back of a hammering by up and coming Belgium. The rising starts of the...
MAY 30: MILESEY’S BET OF THE DAY
Japan v Bulgaria, Thursday, 11.20pm JAPAN are preparing for the Confederations Cup in Brazil and have recalled big-name players in CSKA’s Honda and Inter’s Nagatomo. They’ll slot in well with the likes of Kagawa (Man U) and Uchida (Schalke). Bulgaria are 2-4-0 in their World Cup qualifiers and have...
MAY 29: ECUADOR v GERMANY TIPS
Ecuador v Germany, Wednesday, 7.30pm, ESPN Match Odds: Ecuador 5.4, Germany 1.79, The Draw 3.9 DUE to the Champions League Final involvement of many of Germany's top stars, national coach Joachim Low has named an unfamiliar looking squad for this trip to Florida to play Ecuador. The whole of...
MAY 29: ENGLAND v REP IRELAND TIPS
England v Republic of Ireland, Wednesday, 8pm, ITV Match odds: England 1.52, Rep of Ireland 8.0, Draw 4.4 YOU have to feel a little for Roy Hodgson, the timing of these friendlies couldn’t be any worse, coming just days after the draining domestic season came to a close. With...
MAY 28: MILESEY’S BET OF THE DAY
TURKEY superstars Yilmaz and Bulut have poured in goals in club football for Galatasaray but at international level it just hasn't clicked. The Turks are struggling in their qualification group and they'll need to convert more chances to have any chance of going to Brazil. Latvia hasn't impressed anyone...
MARCH 26: WORLD CUP BETTING PREVIEW
ENGLAND, Scotland, Wales and the two Irelands all face tough World Cup qualifiers as most countries play the second part of their double header. Group H is shaping up to be a battle between Montenegro and England and Roy Hodgson's men can take a giant stride towards the finals...
MARCH 25: MR FIXIT’S TIPS
VIDEOTON are fast becoming a favourite on this site and their two-goal blast late on at Pecs brought up my over 2.5 goals double. It wasn't the biggest win but on a quiet Sunday it was welcome nevertheless. As usual site regulars will be trawling the world looking for...
FEB 6: INTERNATIONAL TIPS
FIRST a bit of advice. International friendlies are not for the faint-hearted – there are little or no guarantees when it comes to betting on them. They rank equal for me alongside Johnstone Paint Trophy punting – and look what happened with those games last night. So take it...
NOV 14: INTERNATIONAL TIPS
THERE were more people at the Clydebank game on Saturday wearing shorts than I know who like betting on international friendlies. I'm writing this piece with little confidence and I'd urge caution because there are weakened sides, experimental ones and others who simply just won't be bothered. Last night's...
AUGUST 15: FRIENDLY INTERNATIONALS
ONE glance at tonight's coupon told me bookies hate international friendlies just as much as punters. Look at William Hill's coupon prices, for example. Italy v England – both teams 6-4, Northern Ireland v Finland – both teams 6-4 and Scotland v Australia – home 7-5, away 8-5. What...
2014 WORLD CUP: BETTING LATEST
IT didn't take long for bookies to cut Spain for the World Cup after their Euro 2012 triumph on Sunday night. Following a 4-0 win against Italy to make it three major tournament triumphs in a row, Spain were reduced from a best 6-1 to 11-2 for the event...
JUNE 24: ENGLAND v ITALY
Euro 2014, quarter-final, Kiev, Sunday, 7.45pm I'VE tipped three out of three in the quarter-finals – and hoping to complete the full house on Sunday. Admittedly, Portugal and Germany were easy to back while Spain were also favourites. However, bookies are finding it difficult to split England and Italy...
JUNE 23: SPAIN v FRANCE TIPS
IT was buying money backing Portugal and Germany in the first two quarter-finals – but bookies are bound to recoup their losses from the remaining last-eight ties. First up we have Spain v France and it's a tough one to call. The Spanish deserve respect as world and European...
JUNE 22: GERMANY v GREECE TIPS
STOP PRESS: Check comments section for chance to win £25 tonight and Gomez doesn't start. Euro 2012 quarter-final, Gdansk, Friday, 7.45pm GERMANY were my trophy tips from day one – and I'm not about to desert them now. Joachim Low's side have looked as sweet as any, winning their...
JUNE 21: CZECH REP v PORTUGAL TIPS
Euro 2012 quarter-final, Warsaw, Thursday, 7.45pm I TIPPED Germany on the anteposts and I'm comfortable with that selection at the moment. The Germans are the new 9-4 Euro 2012 favourites because they have an easier quarter-final than Spain. Joachim Low's men are expected to beat Greece and set up...
JUNE 19: GROUP D BETTING
England v Ukraine, Donetsk, Tuesday, 7.45pm, live on ITV1 Sweden v France, Kiev, Tuesday, 7.45pm, live on ITV4 ENGLAND unleash Wayne Rooney on the Euros tonight – so what will be his response? Will he score, will he behave, will he last 90 minutes? You can have a bet...
JUNE 18: GROUP C BETTING
Italy v Ireland, Poznan, Monday, 7.45pm Spain v Croatia, Gdansk, Monday, 7.45pm ONE half of the last-eight line-up has been decided and we can look forward to Germany v Greece and Portugal v Czech Republic later in the week. Another two spots will go to two from three of...
JUNE 17: GROUP B BETTING
Germany v Denmark, Lviv, Sunday, 7.45pm Holland v Portugal, Kharkiv, Sunday, 7.45pm PUNTERS will be probably still be in shock when the Group B deciders kick off tonight. The climax to Group A was extraordinary with the Czech Republic and Greece knocking out co-hosts Poland and much-fancied Russia. I...
JUNE 16: GROUP A BETTING
Greece v Russia, Warsaw, Saturday 7.45pm, live on BBC3 Czech Rep v Poland, Wroclaw, Saturday, 7.45pm, live on BBC1 GROUP A has been more exciting than predicted but as predicted it looks like Russia and Poland to progress. They’ve been the two best teams on a consistent basis –...
ENGLAND BETTING LATEST
BOOKIES have slashed England's odds on winning Euro 2012 from 14-1 to 11-1. Coral took the action after Roy Hodgson’s side beat Sweden 3-2 after trailing 2-1 in Ukraine. It was a battling display by England but one that was still short of the quality displayed by sides such...
JUNE 15: ENGLAND v SWEDEN TIPS
Euro 2012, Group D, Friday, Kiev, 7.45pm ENGLAND played better than most people expected against France and Roy Hodgson seems to be getting the most out of his squad. As he always does, Hodgson has made his side hard to beat and one goal conceded in three games tells...
JUNE 15: UKRAINE v FRANCE TIPS
Euro 2012, Group D, Friday, Donetsk, 5pm FRANCE remain Group D favourites and showed their quality in spells against England. Neither of the co-hosts has yet to be beaten but I fear for Ukraine in Donetsk. They did well to recover from a goal down to beat Sweden but...
JUNE 14: SPAIN v REP IRELAND TIPS
Euro 2012, Group C, Thursday, Gdansk, 7.45pm SPAIN were puzzling in their tournament bow – Ireland were simply bowfin'. While the Spanish did a Craig Levein (4-6-0) and went without a striker, Giovanni Trapattoni decided to play with no defenders. Well, it looked that way as the Irish conceded...
JUNE 14: CROATIA v ITALY TIPS
Euro 2012, Group C, Thursday, Poznan, 5pm IT'S been pointed out by a few people that the last eight games have featured both teams scoring. That's a fairly remarkable stat for a major finals and it could reach in a row today. Some of the matches just haven't looked...
JUNE 13: GERMANY v HOLLAND TIPS
Euro 2012, Group B, Wednesday, Kharkiv, 7.45pm GERMANY v HOLLAND – it doesn't get much better than this. It was one of the shortest match-ups for the final in the antepost betting with plenty of people seeing the sides cruise through Group D then not meet again until the...
JUNE 13: PORTUGAL v DENMARK TIPS
Euro 2012, Group B, Wednesday, Lviv, 5pm SOME people expected Denmark to be the whipping boys of Group D but one look at their world ranking suggested otherwise. I wasn't one of those tipping them to pick up “nil points” but I did forecast them to finish bottom of...
JUNE 12: POLAND v RUSSIA TIPS
Euro 2012, Group A, Tuesday, Warsaw, 7.45pm PUNTERS will be rushing to back Russia tonight after their impressive opener against Czech Republic. It was a superb show by Dick Advocaat's side who are on the verge of a quarter-final place. The Russians used a mixture of panache and power...
JUNE 12: GREECE v CZECH REP TIPS
Euro 2012, Group A, Tuesday, Wroclaw, 5pm IT'S the start of the second-round matches – traditionally the turning points for punters who have a better idea what to expect after seeing every time in action. However, barring one or two games Euro 2012 has been a bit of a...
JUNE 11: UKRAINE v SWEDEN TIPS
Euro 2012, Group D, Monday, Kiev, 7.45pm UKRAINE are keen to get off to a flier but like fellow co-hosts Poland may have to settle for an opening draw. On paper there is little between two teams who are more workmanlike than spectacular and could cancel each other out...
JUNE 11: FRANCE v ENGLAND TIPS
Euro 2012, Group D, Monday, Donetsk, 5pm ENGLAND have been friendless in the build-up to Euro 2012 and today we'll discover if we've been right to ignore Roy Hodgson's side. Bookies are convinced a trophy win is out of reach and the likes of Ladbrokes and William Hill pushed...