TOP seed Simona Halep faces Caroline Wozniacka today in a close to call semi-final at the Dubai Championships.
Halep – the 13-8 title favourite – is 4-6 at Boylesports against the Dane who's priced up at 13-10 by StanJames.
On the golfing front Europe are 5-6 favourites at William Hill to win the Ryder Cup after the announcement that Darren Clarke will be the captain. USA are 6-5 and the tie is 10-1 for the match in 2016 at Hazeltine.
Elsewhere on Friday there's plenty more tennis, cricket, snooker, golf and rugby among the sporting highlights. Post your sporting tips and chat here and good luck with your bets.
To Make The European Ryder Cup Team: 1/100 Rory Mcllroy, 1/33 Justin Rose, 1/10 Sergio Garcia, 1/8 Henrik Stenson, 1/3 Graeme McDowell, 2/5 Ian Poulter, 2/5 Martin Kaymer, 4/6 Lee Westwood, 4/6 Victor Dubuisson, 11/10 Luke Donald, 2/1 Jamie Donaldson, 3/1 Bernd Wiesberger, 3/1 Danny Willett, 3/1 Francesco Molinari, 3/1 Paul Casey, 11/2 Thomas Bjorn
When will USA next win the Ryder Cup: 6/5 2016, 9/4 2018, 9/2 2020, 9/1 2022. 8/1 After 2022
Ok bit of advice I had never done a trixie bet before tonight am i right in thinkin u have to get 2 of the 3 selections right EG a double to win anything. Because I got 1 of 3 goal scorers correct tonite and made a small profit. Can anyone explain thanks
Peterb, maybe one selection was void.
You need two to get a return so one of your players probably didn’t start
Ah rite I c cheers was jus a bit confused lol my bad I never really new what a trixi e was I just went to doubles then a treble when doin 3 selection not knowing it’s same bet
hurray eng are so bad this is like free money eng under 280 10/11 got on earlier
SS Minnesota Timberwolves ML @ 8/11 @ Skybet
Paul it’s looking good at the moment mate I had 10 points on this
Gamblings a funny old game at times Did southee last game to be top bowler left him alone tonight and he’s smashing it.
Looked at Joe Root to be top england batsman also left it alone he is on 38 and i think you can safely say he is going to be top batsman for england choices choices choices. !!!
Wow England just wanted to field by the looks of things haha 7 wickets for Southee
Can’t believe England got dismissed for such a low score after choosing to at first…terrible cricket from England …amazing from southern though
McCullum goes out for 77, 7 6’s and 8 4’s. New Zealand almost totaled Englands total on their first partnership. How embarrassing haha
Couldn’t see this happening…England being embarrassed…
It was always going to happen based on form. Very embarrassing for England
fourfold
Errani
Monfis
Wawrinka
Nadal
Evens @ bet365
Ad,
Is wozniacki worth a lump?
Probs not worth a lump mate as there have been a few question marks about her health all week. But I personally think she is going to win. Haleps been well below her best for large chunks of the week and I think she will make a fair few more mistakes than Wozniaki. But if she raises her game or Wozniaki is feeling the effects of a hard week spent under the weather then it could well go the other way. I’ve taken her + 2.5 and in a straight win treble with Johnson to beat Karlovic and Bolelli to beat Monfils for a bit of fun.
Harry,
I know that WI cricket is in dispute and they lost a horrendous upset to Ireland but I quite fancy them to beat a Pakistan side tonight who although have the bowling outfit regularly like the West Indies look shaky with the bat. Small stake of course as it could swing either way but value for the taking at 13/10?
Not backed any tennis for last few days and wont be doing just cheering on my early picks;
Wozniacki to win Dubai 10/1
Simon to win Marseille 9/1
I am on the double at 110/1 but only advised singles on here.
brian, keep going with the level stakes plan mate!
look forward to your selections
Hello Redboy
Im working offshore and have internet issues at the past couple of days.
I had 2 loosers in a row, with the level stakes plan with B. Munich letting me down on the first and Ronnie O’Sullivan letting me down on the next bet.
So stakes doubled to 80.
I was on Real Madrid / Zimbabwe / NZ treble @ 1.66 on Skybet
So to my relief NZ destroyed England this morning.
Will be back to level stakes again today and is looking like-
Juventus, Standard Leige (both in the football) 0.53/1
But will build it up to an even money treble with a NBA leg once i get time to have a study at tonight games.
20/02/15
Will be
Level Stakes-
Juventus (Football)
Standard Leige (Football)
Hawks +3.5 (NBA)
0.97/1 Bet365
Cycling: Tour Of Andalucia 2015
Winner: Bauke Mollema (EW) @ 15.00 BetVictor
LOST :( Mollema tweeted this morning he has left the race because of diarrhea. I hope he got to his hotel toilet in time!
For most cycling fans the season starts next weekend with the first one-day races in Belgium on Saturday and Sunday. Will be back with my thoughts on those races next week
Ad,
What about Fognini and ferrer pal think they are dead certs
Thanks harry for the cricket tip, and Jordan as always picking a winner in the nba
Fognini is never a dead cert mate! I was really susprised and impressed by how good and focused he looked yesterday, but that by no means guarantees he will be good and focussed today. I’m leaving him well alone until he’s proven he can deliver on a consistent basis. Ferrer really should win and win 2-0. He does everything better than Monaco.
Any thoughts on your second bet of your bank builder Ad?
After much deliberation ive finally decided on the next bet. I would have liked to lump a few short priced favourites together but there just aren’t enough I completely trust not to get upset. Stakhovsky and Bolelli are both potentially dangerous enough to give me slight lingering doubts about Monfils and Wawrinka, and given Nadals struggles yesterday and Cuevas having lost only once in his last 30 + matches on clay I just cant bring myself to back Rafa. I wouId probably go with Ferrer and Wawrinka if I had a third leg to go with them , but as I don’t im going with the following:
Rolling Acca leg 2:
Halep v Wozniaki
Over 21.5 games
Having gone over and over the possible ways this one may play out im really struggling to see this being anything other than a long, tense, back and forth struggle. I’m expecting breaks of serve to be traded from start to finish so don’t expect a relaxing ride, but my confidence in this coming in is higher than in any other options on the card today.
Good luck
Staked: £11.95
Potential returns: £22.34
Ad,
I didn’t mean dead cert it came out wrong I meant did you think they were “safe”. In fairness I agree with Fognini …. The guy has never won me money … Losing to poor players then more famously beating murray in the Davis cup costing me a few quid
I do however think he will win today so had £60 on a 3/1 treble
David Ferrer win vs Juan Monaco
Fabio Fognini win vs Federico Delbonis
West Indies win vs Pakistan
Good luck Ellis. If Fabio plays like he did yesterday he will win. You never know with him though.
Harry,
Any ideas on Windies Pakistan
Jordan,
Was thinking of adding the Hawks at home to your SS.
Double pays 3/2 (2.50)
What do you think?
I’m on the rolling acca Ad! Fingers crossed.
Matty only just mate but a win is a win!
OKC ML
Spurs +5
@ EVS **WIN**
Ellis I personally won’t be backing windies at all against anyone, and I fancy Pakistan to beat them, but anything could happen as neither team played well so it’s not bad value. It just looks like the windies can’t be bothered with it to me
Oriaz it’s possible but Raptors could beat anyone with their depth on the night. I’d be tempted on the over.
Harry,
I think it’s simply a gamble on whether windies can post a big total or not. They will leak runs that’s for sure!
Ad,
Thanks mate, definitely think the treble has legs and Fognini looks quite good but two bad points and his head may explode!
thunder landed last night cruising the -5 by 15 , westbrook is so hot right now , mvp gotta be a shoe in.
liking jordans -2.5 wolves tonight and also liking the cavs -3 and hawks -5.5 , also miami -6 with carmello-less knicks.
my bet tonight ( avoiding using ss ) is hawks -4.5
GOOD LUCK GUYS
Huggy I’m tempted on the Pacers tonight too but I realise that’s a risky one. 76ers got rid of Carter-Williams and KJ McDaniels, they have like four first round draft picks for next season. Be a team to watch for sure at the draft.
DEFINITELY love how they work their system , pays to be rubbish..
I think they call it ‘tanking’ when you lose on purpose to get good draft picks. Wouldn’t be surprised if the Knicks and Sixers battle out for who can be the worst team. Suns got rid of Thomas and the Dragic brothers yesterday, hopefully the full health Wolves reunited with Garnett take it to them.
Premier League Darts:
Singles
Wade vs Chisnel, Draw no bet Chisnel Evens **VOID**
Wright vs Van Barneveld, highest checkout Wright 5/6 **WON**
Van Gerwin vs Anderson, Van Gerwin win 10/11 **WON**
Van Gerwin vs Anderson, Anderson most 180′s 5/4 **WON**
Lewis vs Huybrechts, most 180′s Lewis 8/11 **LOST**
Doubles
Wade vs Chisnel, most 180′s Chisnel
Lewis vs Huybrechts, most 180′s Lewis
6/4 **LOST**
Wright vs Van Barneveld, 180 in first leg = no
Taylor vs Bunting, Taylor win
1.35/1 **LOST**
Cricket World Cup
Team to score most 6’s – Australia
Pakistan v Windies over 10.5 match 6’s
double 1.23/1 willhill
4 points
PP 20% Bonus 5 fold
Timberwolves
Heat
Pacers
Bucks
Warriors
@ 42/10
20% credited on winnings. If it wins obviously :D
£10 stake
Harry, “Team to score most 6′s – Australia” that for tonights match against Bangladesh not overall for the tourny, right?
Yes mate tonight’s game
If my maths skills are correct the five fold should pay about 56/10 with the 20% credited.
Ad what about Bolleli in play at 8? Please thanks
Cricket World Cup
Scotland win v England
8/1 betfred
1 point
Cricket World Cup
Scotland win v England
8/1 betfred
1 point
Tonight I like 2 bets in Rio on the doubles. I got just under evens earlier @ marathon
Cabal/Farah – they won the tournament last year. Colombians are in great form they won last week in SaoPaolo
Begu/Irigoyen – also the title holders in women tournament in Rio. Begu is an excellent form in singles almost in semis now.
Cricket World Cup
England to be eliminated in group stage
9/2 skybet
1 point
rugby league tonight on tv
warrington to win 11-15 7/1
16-20 8/1
Need Halep to win this set then. Hope I don’t regret not picking the other women’s Semi Final match
Wow you’re hammering England Harry do you support them
wozniaka is driving me insane, went for a wozniaki win expecting a close game, so went for over 8.5 in the first, gone.
so then lumped on wozniaka expecting a blowout, and suddenly shes being destroyed in the 2nd, i hate tennis :(
Just need 1 game from each player in the second set to secure the overs bet. If anyone is nervous about it landing they could always cover by backing Under 6.5 games in set 3 @ 14/1 for £1
Ad,
I left wozniacki in favour of my treble
However , I backed pliskova. From your above comment did you also think she was too good a price
Warrington v st George
It’s the start of the world club challenge tonight and first up Warrington can get the brits off to a flyer. As strong as the aussie teams are am not sure why st George are represented here as they were awful last year. They do have some top players though including Jason nightingale the nz international
Tips Joel monaghan wincast 7/4 at coral
Jason nightingale anytime scorer 11/10
VP yes I do but I bet with my head not my heart. These odds on an England team in disarray are crazy. Completely based on reputation rather than form and it’s making me lots of profit. If I’m going to watch England lose anyway then I may as well make money from it! Obviously I quote how many points I’m staking to show my confidence in it like 10 points on the NZ/Zimb double and only 1 point on these long shots, but it’s good value considering England and Scotlands performances against NZ
GET IN WOZNIAKI!! GJ Ad :) Was sweating a bit there.
I definitely thought we might be seeing a 6-0 Halep set there for a minute! well done Wozniaki. The accas still rolling for now
I had to take over 22.5 @ Evens on bet365
Was no price at 21.5
Had 17.50 on it.
I had to cash out at 5-1 in the last for 14.00
Only £1 Jordan?!? Looks like a banker to me. I’m lumping on
RAPTORS @ HAWKS
HAWKS TO WIN
CAVALIERS @ WIZARDS
CAVALIERS TO WIN
DOUBLE 11/8
how can she play so well one minute and then so awful the next? exactly why i hate betting on tennis, no logic or pattern in most games.
Well done Ad
What happened to Wozniaki missed match.
My bookie only offered over 22.5..so i lost..but well done to all on 21.5.
Same
Had 17.50 on it.
I had to cash out at 5-1 in the last for 14.00
Live to fight another day
Bloody Halep, :-((
well called on the over ‘s Ad
wawrinka playing terrible this first set :(
gotta win these next two sets stan…. bet 365 arnt offering cash out on my acca as errani match was retired
Spurred on, perhaps unwisely, by Stakhovsky enjoying the success I thought he might against Wawrinka (so far anyway) I’m putting up a final tip for the day (unrelated to the rolling acca)
Pablo Cuevas + 4.5 games v Rafa Nadal @ 11/10
Cuevas to win 2-0 @ 12/1
Rafa really struggled at times against PCB yesterday and if Cuevas believes in himself he can cause the King of Clay some problems here. Seeing as Cuevas hasn’t lost on clay in about three decades belief shouldn’t be a problem! Though Nadal is of course a different beast altogether. He will need to play really aggressively, but Nadal was making enough mistakes and looking vulnerable enough yesterday to suggest that someone with Cuevas’s craft and experience on clay will have a chance. If Rafa really ups his game, which is always possible, then it’s a huge ask for Cuevas, but I’m going to risk it, at small stakes of course.
if stan wins this set he will win the match in my opinion
Full NBA card back at last.
Double for me
Phil 76ers +8.5
GS Warriors -8.5
2.6/1 bet365….GL everyone.
Fair play to stakhovsky I wouldn’t have backed against wawrinka
He’s in top form at the moment. His and Bolelli’s form put me off going with the short priced favourites for the acca today. Very glad for that. Bolelli got beaten of course, but Stakho won and Ferrers on the brink.
Evening guys Warrington Wolves v St George Illawara
The Ryder cup of Rugby league starts tonight, and over the next three nights teams from Super league take on NRL sides, for the right to be crowned world club chmapions. While Saints v Souths is the main one another trophy will be awarded to either the Super league or the NRL. Warrington start this evening as 6pt favourites.
Warrington have the edge in fitness and being at home, they have also only conceded 14pts in their opening two games. I do believe St George will pose their biggest test of the season so far. They made Benji Marshall their big off season acquisition and he will partner Great Britons Gaz Widdop in the halves. I think the winner will come from who plays better in the halves with Warrington boasting Richie Myler and Gareth O’Brien.
The NRL season is still a fortnight away so they may still be underdone for this, had they had a hit out and Marshall & Widdop have had a chance to gel, I would be all over St George on the handicap, however it is a risk just knowing how match ready they are. I do think they will do something no team as done to Warrington this season and that is score O2.5tries which is 8/11 Skybet.
In the try scorer market I like both wingers, Kevin Penny and Jason Nightingale. These are both try scoring machines, Penny as scored 29 tries in 43 and has been given a second chance at the Wolves. He has speed to burn and with the experienced Joel Monaghan playing inside him in the centre he can create opportunities for him. Some may remember the four nations final when NZ faced Australia in the final, I tipped Nightingale to score in that he grabbed two. He ended that tournament as the top scorer and has scored 81 tries in 179 games for the Dragons. Penny is 5/4 while Nightingale is 11/8 at Skybet.
ST GEORGE O2.5 TEAM TRIES 8/11
PENNY TO SCORE 5/4
NIGHTINGALE TO SCORE 11/8
Good luck if your having a bet
Ad,
Be Sod’s law if Ferrer killed my treble already!
Early tip for tomorrows Dubai final:
Halep v Pliskova over 20.5 games @ 9/10
This seems low. Halep is favourite but she has played enough ropey stuff this week to give Pliskova hope. Pliskova just keeps on winning. IF she serves well she can’t be written off. In her last three matches she has beaten Sarfarova and Muguruza and both were in top form coming into it, and that can’t be sniffed at. Her last three matches hve gone well over 20.5 games, all being long three setters, and Halep’s last two have been up and down three setters as well. She’s never faced the Pliskova serve before and that could help the underdog out.
Only seems to be available with Stan James right now, i’m hoping it will be the same bar with some other bookies when the odds appear, though I fear they may go over 21.5. We shall see.
The line has now moved to over 21.5.
Chief and Lee do you follow the NFL draft when it’s on? Just seen Jameis Winstons first interview at the combine. Seems like a winner.
Ye I geuss so. But what would you rather England win or you lose your bet
I mean England win it win the bet against them
Win the bet obviously ;)
If I ever did I think I’d rather lose the bet
Never bet against what you want to happen is my advice. Conflict of interests. As I don’t give two hoots about cricket I could happily bet against England!
Actually I’d definitely rather lose the bet
Each to their own ;)
Cricket World Cup
England to be eliminated in group stage
9/2 Skybet
1 point
4 teams from England’s pool will qualify for the quarter finals. Australia and New Zealand are guaranteed to go through, and Sri Lanka should qualify comfortably in 3rd place. The 4th spot should be a straight fight between England and Bangladesh, the other 2 test nations. England are favourites ahead of Bangladesh to qualify but I don’t see too much of a gulf in class at the moment, and Bangladesh can give anyone a scare with the in form Shakib.
The other reason for going with Bangladesh is because their game tonight with Australia could be potentially rained off due to a storm. If it does get rained off then both teams draw and get one point each, which would give them a huge advantage over England who got thrashed by the aussies. I wouldn’t be surprised to see this price drop if Bangladesh do get a point against Australia.
I’d rather win the bet to be honest as I had 10 points on it which is the most I’d usually stake in any one day. Also, even if England did win and sink my bet, it would only be prolonging a heavy loss to a better team in the next round. They’re going to get embarrassed anyway as they’re nowhere near good enough for this tournament at the moment
Very good shout Harry
Jordan I don’t follow the draft to be fair, my brother does and remember him bigging up teddy Bridgewater to me this time last year then again he did same bout 5 year ago and that great white hope turned out to be Christian ponder
Haha but atleast Teddy started to look good this season! I’ve watched a bit of the combine today and it’s the QB‘s tomorrow so I’ll have to check in. I saw you have taken Bostick, the onside kick fumbler off of the Packers hands. Also seen AP isn’t sure if he wants to play for you if he’s allowed back this season. That would be a shame, not that I’ve ever seen him play, but he says he’s lost his trust.
Ad I couldn’t bet against arsenal or England football team but with England in an ODI I find it a lot easier to look at it fairly and not be biased. Thankfully the bookies are still pricing England based on reputation and not form
Win the bet every day of the week.
Completely agree Ad. And Harry I was just talking generally but I can understand wanting to win the bet if you had an amount on it but I’d just never do it. You’re right about England but it’s not helping them picking what I think’s the wrong team. Most of their top four are test batsmen who just can’t hit runs quickly enough then get out when they try to. It wouldn’t be so bad if they actually stayed in and built a platform for the likes of Morgan Buttler but they’re moteven doing that
If I had a bet on over 2.5 goals in a United game and we lost 2-1, I’d be upset but that’s football. The bet still wins and my pockets get fatter :)
Them odds Harry are definitely worth taking, massive in fact. We hav seen bookies do this in the past from time to time. Take rangers for example, odds based on what a team CAN do and not what they are currently doing
Cricket World Cup
Pakistan Win v West Indies
Top bowler v Bangladesh – M Johnson
Double 5/1 stanjames
1 point
NBA
Houston Rockets @ Dallas Mavericks
Houston Rockets +2.5 Spread @ 10/11
Dallas Coming of a back 2 back they do have home court advantage but the rockets are a rested team and feel dallas are abit hit and miss this season compared to last season, im gunna take the chance on the points.
Good luck fellas
Think West Indies might win this especially if Gayle gets some runs
VP they’re a complete mess, they’ve fallen so far behind the likes of SA, AUS, NZ etc. The selection process doesn’t make any sense either like you say, it seems very stubborn, for example Taylor coming in at 3 and playing well then getting dropped straight back down to 6. And tredwell being the best English ODI bowler over the last year or so. They need to catch up with the others by going down the franchise route in my opinion as hardly any of our players go to the IPL or big bash and aren’t getting the same experience and practice. I’d rather see hales in there too as we need a maverick type player in the mould of McCullum.
Honda yes I made the comparison yesterday with England at the football world cup, and rangers this season, and man United last season etc. being priced up on reputation
VP I can’t see them wanting it enough or putting in enough effort, based on their past few performances. But both teams are notoriously inconsistent so should be a good match
Still no Huggybear?
hello mate . posted my first post kitchen bet last night , win 4 thunder and posted what i am on tonight hopefully I can find another winner
Hales and Bopara should both be in and having a part time bowler as your spinner and basically a main line bowler who’ll bowl 10 doesn’t work. Couldn’t believe they bought Ballance in in the first match as Bopara offers so much more and Taylor at three would definitely have been the way forward
Both full of mavericks and I do think West Indies want it you just have to look at Sammy. Imagine how good Pakistans bowling would be if they had Amir and Asif but they got corrupted. I rate Afridis bowling quite highly as well
Taylor should definitely have stayed in at 3, for some reason it feels like ballance is their golden boy of English cricket and immune from criticism
Lol so true
Very poor drop there hope it’s not too costly
Bye bye Gayle
magic 19/10
phi 13/4
pis21/10
treble3 7/1
Well he didn’t last long. Smith can be dangerous though
Maybe I should stop mentioning things
gonna have a smallish bet on celtic kings ova 204 , both heavy scorers on their day , gonna try Minnesota Timberwolves ht -1 lead.
good luck guys , well done all backing against shoddy england
bauru -7.5 inplay now , might have a funbet here , good side
no they r crap. £2 gone
there u go . bauru are good again
Thats how quick it changes in bb . bauru win by 21
Bonkers bet anyone?
New Orleans Pelicans
Indiana Pacers
Chicago Bulls
Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat
Minnesota Timberwolves
Washington Wizards
Houston Rockets
Milwaukee Bucks
Portland Trail Blazers
Boston Celtics
Los Angeles Lakers
Golden State Warriors
608/1 @ WillHill all on the Money Line. £1 on.
Jordan, I watch the draft, but the combine is difficult some guys don’t participate in certain drills or sit out. March 10th is a day you want to circle in your calendar, that’s the opening day of free agency, it is like the last day of Transfer deadline day, with Rich Eisen the Jim White of total access :)
I had the NFL Network on when I got home so caught some of the Tight End drills, wasn’t that impressed but they did say that the highest draft prediction is round 2 for Tight Ends. Free agency will be exciting. Which begs the question, who is your NFL team chief? Or do you not like to give that information out haha
Jordan, haha I don’t give my teams out just because I very rarely back on them, the excitement of the game whatever sport is enough for me, especially if they win :) to be honest I always look for reasons why my teams wont win rather then why they will win, so I try and look at every game whatever sport objectively and try find the best bet.
MVG in the darts is the only one I say I back every tournament because I been to a few darts tournaments and I was on him a few years back at 20/1 when he won the Grand prix (was his 1st pdc major), and have been a big fan of his ever since.
Fair play chief it’s probably better to be that way, I am as open as can be when it comes to United though, especially since Fergie left. I think we’ll do the business tomorrow though, hopefully Falcao is benched and Rooney is further up the pitch, needs to get Mata involved but he doesn’t seem to like him. I think Fellaini would be good playing behind Rooney and Van Persie because Rooney is going to drop back no matter how high he starts up the pitch. Only thing I’m worried about tomorrow is Sigurdsson but he’s not going to beat us on his own.
I’ll keep an eye out for the NFL team you don’t back next season then ;)
Hold on, it’s not the Jaguars is it? Hahahaha
Pacers Huggy ;)
struggling.. u on em
Struggling? 18 up at HT. Yeah mentioned them today when I said about the Sixers trading two of their starting 5.
Atlanta Hawks playing like a bunch of clowns here, its amateur hour.
Atlanta Hawks not being funny but that’s just unacceptable 13 points lol are they joking
Boys, lets face it, Raptors aren’t exactly a crap team. A lot of depth with outside scorers.
Anybody on my Timberwolves bet can cover on the Suns @ 15/4 @ Co-ral. Good enough for an 8/11 bet.
You don’t know either they might have had an injury in play to someone key? Is anyone watching it? 30 points though? Wow.
The 608/1 is down thought which I’m not happy about haha
Huggy/Jordan others?
I had 76ers in acca +11 in acca so very lucky it ended up being pushed.They should of got beat by way more i think.
My question..Fairly new to NBA and loving it so far..so what i would like to know is..Drafts i am unsure on and you were saying 76ers/knicks could take beatings to get better drafts etc? So i need to understand that better when making my picks?
Hawks? What the hell lol
Cheers guys.
Wet Lettuce the trade (transfer) deadline finished yesterday and the 76ers got rid of two of their best players for draft picks next season, same with the Suns. I’m a bit unsure of the NBA but in the NFL, all the best players from the college teams get invited to the combine where they get scouted in drills of their position, then in April they’ll get picked by the teams in the NFL. The worst team gets the first pick, followed by second worst team gets the second, and so on. So teams perhaps like the Sixers who are going to get nothing will try and get the best possible picks early so they can get the best college players and build for the future. It’s a good way of improving teams for the next season. They even do it in the American Football League (MLS).
The Knicks have Carmello Anthony out for the season so will be doomed whatever but it’s known as ‘tanking’. Have a read up on this mate. http://www.sbnation.com/2014/1/10/5266770/nba-draft-lottery-tanking-gm
magic 19/10 won !!!
phi 13/4 lost !!!
pis21/10 won !!!
treble lost !!!
lets hope timber win jordon on them because of you :)
hopefully a strong 4th
need them and Celtics for a nice amount
Not at all Jordan raptors are one of the best and have been up there for quite some time good young squad but wow Atlanta are starting to play like the Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Hawks do not have the quality say Cleveland have and so on but they have been in fine form the 1st half of the season, imo the Hawks were just in-form and I have a feeling the 1st half of the season is going to be a waste. Houston also getting a lesson. Well guys WELCOME BACK TO THE NBA well done Jordan on your pick I covered that
Don the Falcons! I actually laughed out loud there haha
This isn’t us sport but TOMMOROW palace vs arsenal thought I would point this out to the goodfellas of this thread arsenal to beat palace @ 5/6 :s I know they are away and all but with a European game coming up I can’t see palace being to much of a hurdle after how they tore apart Middlesbrough different leagues but they’ve hit some fine form.
Roll on the NFL this NBA has put me on a comedown
Don I second that mate, the chief, DeAndre and Lee got me into the NFL and I actually think I like it more than football. Such a good sport to watch when you know what’s happening, and with my purchase of Madden 15 on the Xbox One I’m now hooked haha
I’m on Arsenal, West Brom and Manchester United to score @ EVS @ WillHill
Smaller bet on Tom Ince Anytime @ 21/10 @ BV
Then a tenner on the three above to score twice @ 23/3 @ WillHill.
Spot on Jordan cheers mate.
Shit is ones getting tight. Hopefully the Wolves can win it.
I covered Mr Fish so won’t be a huge problem but fingers crossed mate.
Jordan you should purchase nba 2k on xbox 1, I had a few madden games when I was kid and I had absolutely no idea what I was doing on the plays but I still loved it I might have to invest in madden as a matter of fact.
I don’t think il ever be able to say I prefer any sport over football, as a lifelong gunner and witnessing Thierry Henry and bergkamp as a kid at Highbury many a times there’s to much passion there although betting wise American sports are heads and shoulders above football in my opinion. So many games on at one time it’s getting the right ones luckily so many good tipsters on this thread if your bet loses someone else’s saves the day. Haha eg. Timberwolves hopefully.
SS Minnesota Timberwolves ML @ 8/11 @ Skybet **WIN**
Who tips a team with 6 wins from 27 home games to win haha, made me sweat again but another winner in the books. Waiting on the Bucks to win on the 5 fold then cover on the Spurs available @ 3/1 @ various if anyone followed.
that was close nice pick
Right I’m hoping the Bucks win and I’m going to cover on the Spurs anyway as it was only a fun bet. the 20% on top pays 56/10 so I’m covering on the Spurs @ 3/1. And there’s that t**t on the football thread booming his BTTS winners, please!
well done jordon hopefully a good day all round ive cashed out on the celtics for my acc hope they lose
hoping for utd che and ars now skybet 5/1 and tonnes of other stuff
Cheers Mr Fish! Imagine picking and odds on favourite to win in a football game with 6 wins from 27 home games haha
Don my mate has 2k but he said it’s stupid because the players slide around everywhere on the court and it’s too small. It’s probably got nothing on NBA Jam from my Sega Megadrive days anyway :D
Well done Jordan lad. Yes nba jam and nba street they don’t make um like that no more, who’s that h**preet ? That dude is attention seeking constantly pretty cringey.
Mr fish 5/1 looks a steal
liking the cavs -3 (WIN BY 38) and hawks -5.5 , also miami -6 with carmello-less knicks.(WIN BY 24)
gonna have a smallish bet on celtic kings ova 204 , both heavy scorers on their day , gonna try Minnesota Timberwolves ht -1 lead (WIN BY 10).
also picked bauru -7 .5 inplay (21 win)
AND WHO DO I PICK AS THE SINGLE , BLOODY HAWKS LOL , THIS KINGS GAME SHOULD FLY OVA 204