MASTERS blaster Ronnie O'Sullivan has been cut from 3-1 to 11-8 at Skybet for the title after surging into the semis with a classy win over world No.1 Mark Selby.
Barry Hawkins is also through after staging a surprise against Mark Allen and today the last-four line-up is finalised.
First up is Neil Robertson against Judd Trump, who's seeking a first Masters crown. Aussie ace Robertson starts as 4-6 favourite (Totesport) while Trump is a 6-4 shot at bet365.
In the second match John Higgins is 8-13 at Betfred to sink world champ Stuart Bingham, the 13-8 underdog at Sportingbet.
Elsewhere today there's cricket – day two of the third Test between South Africa and England – plus tennis and basketball among the sporting highlights.
Let's hear all your tips and chat and good luck with your bets.
In December 2020 we sadly 
Jordan. Outstanding nfl divisional round write up mate. A great help. How do you see the total match points going in these games ?
Cheers mate. Not quite as easy as last week. Can’t call any if I’m honest.
NFL Divisional Round
New England Patriots ML
Arizona Cardinals ML
@ 97/100 – 15 points
Add;
Denver Broncos ML @ 43/25 – 3 points
Add;
Seattle Seahawks ML @ 5/1 – 2 points
At this stage of the season, two weeks off and a home field advantage is huge. It also helps when you have a host of your players healthy and probable, which is now the case for the Patriots. There are a few unwritten rules when it comes to betting in the NFL. One of them is not to back against Brady and Belichick in Foxborough in the playoffs. For me, Bill Belichick is the best coach in the league right now, and could go into the HOF as the best coach in NFL history. For him to have two weeks to prepare against any team is a big advantage. The Chiefs come into Foxborough as the most in form team in the NFL with 11 wins in a row, but last week there star receiver Jeremy Maclin went down in Houston with a knee/ankle injury and hasn’t practised all week. That could be bad for KC as that’ll leave tight end Travis Kelce and the two running back West and Ware with a lot of work to take on. You don’t want to be one dimensional against the Patriots. They also have two starting offensive linemen in the concussion protocol. The Patriots themselves will be glad to have names such as Edelman, Hightower, Freeny, Vollmer and Jones all probable. The Chiefs may be hot here but for me they haven’t beaten too many ‘good’ teams this season. Brian Hoyer gifted them the game last week with his multiple turnovers, a week before that they narrowly slid past the Cleveland Browns 17-14, beat a decimated Ravens team in Baltimore with a QB signed a couple weeks before hand, only managed a 10-3 win against the Chargers at home a week before then. Basically, they’ve had an easy run, much like the Redskins did. Their only real wins against teams to note were in Denver when Peyton threw 4 picks and was benched for Brock Osweiler, and a Steelers team led by Landry Jones when Big Ben was hurt. I will take a healthy Brady at home everyday of the week.
The next game in the double takes us back to Phoenix, Arizona where my Packers were absolutely destroyed a couple of weeks ago 38-8. They did have problems on the offensive line though with three starting linemen out. That won’t be the case this time round, however, they might be without their best corner back once more in Sam Shields who seems to be taking a lifetime to come back from a concussion. Rookie corner back Quinten Rollins is also a doubt after suffering a quad injury after making a good play in Washington. So that’s two starting defensive backs out, not what you’d like coming up against one of if not the best vertical offenses in the league. We’ll also likely be without wide receiver Davante Adams, aka Mr January as Aaron Rodgers dubbed him. Seems to not exist in the regular season then all of a sudden comes alive in the playoffs, exactly like he did last year, and exactly like he did in Washington last week. Obviously if my Packers pull off the unthinkable and get to their second NFC Championship in two seasons I will not mind losing my money, but the fact of the matter is I can’t see it against a team I have to win it all.
I’ll be short and sweet on the next two games, but a lot of bookies aren’t giving many markets for the Steelers/Broncos game as nobody knows if Big Ben or Antonio Brown will play after both suffering injuries last week in Cincinnati. Big Ben has apparently torn tendons in his shoulder, and Antonio Brown took a nasty hit which looked to knock him out cold, and resulted in Vontaze Burfict receiving a suspension for the first few games next season. There was words said that Antonio Brown was fine after the game and supposedly winked towards somebody, but I’d be surprised if he can go with the strict protocol the NFL have on concussions. He or Big Ben are yet to practise this week along with a few other key players. I’ll take Denver who have Peyton Manning back under center and could really expose the Steelers extremely poor secondary. The Steelers did beat the Broncos a few weeks ago, but that was in Pittsburgh with Osweiler under center, who still managed to throw for 3 touchdowns and just under 300 yards.
The final game I’m taking is just a hunch. The team with the best record in the NFL this season is only being given a -2.5 against the Seahawks, which is a tip of the cap towards the team that has appeared in the last two Super Bowls. Some will argue that the Seahawks shouldn’t be here, @lee-cunliffe and Vikings kicker Blair Walsh are two examples. But the fact is they are. This one is really a flip of the coin for me, but I’ve seen enough of the Panthers this season to think that they got lucky on more than one occasion. My Packers could have tied the game in Carolina with a big comeback in the second half, the Saints nearly beat them in New Orleans in a shootout, the Giants came back from big deficit to tie it late on, only to lose out to a field goal, and the horrible, horrible Falcons giving them their only loss of the season, and probably their most significant win in the season was in Seattle on a blown coverage with under a minute to play. The Panthers will be getting Jonathan Stewart back which is good for them, but in the last couple of games they lost two of their starting corners for the season. That leaves Josh Norman on his own, which is ok for cover on Doug Baldwin, but bad for those who are likely to be in cover against Lockett and Kearse, with tight end Luke Willson also now probable. Marshawn Lynch is still a game time decision, and if he plays then that’s even better as it’ll be one more player who the Panthers will be drawn to on offense.
As some of you saw last week, anything can happen in a matter of minutes, so if you follow, bet what you can afford to lose. Good luck.
Forgot to mention. All prices were taken from Marathon Bet. May have changed slightly.
Great write up jordan, i’m liking the chiefs a bit less now lol. When you tipped the Cardinals to win the superbowl i got them at 9/2 and had a bet on Seahawks too at 7/1. Are any of the Pats best players defo out of chiefs game or are they back to the team that did 10/0 earlier in the season?
Pretty much mate. Not 100% but they are looking better than they were when they got their first loss.
Shocker of a day unless the bulls can comeback.
Snooker:
Robertson
Higgins
Double 13/8 – 6points
Already have a lot riding on higgins from the 10 points staked to win his quarter (11/10) and 2.5 points outright (12/1). Obviously will be looking at taking cover if he goes a couple of frames up.
Can’t believe Allen’s form against Hawkins yesterday, dreadful. I’ve played better snooker after 5 pints and a smoke!! With you on Robertson and Higgins. Robertson is the man of the moment and Higgy is back to his former glories.
No chance here. Has had a shocker. 2 points end of the 3rd!
LeMarcus Aldridge (San Antonio Spurs) Over 26.5 Points and Rebounds @ 5/6 @ Paddy Power – 2.4 points **LOSE**
Jordan mate just woke up to see the Bulls result..how the hell they managed to win that after being 25 Pts down lol ??..my treble still alive but the way GSW are playing I can’t see them covering -11.5…?….anywho going bk to sleep .laterz
Baggio agree Sock is great value at 7/4..worth a few of anyone’s toe nails..he wins then Toe Nails turn into Golden Boots..WON..Golden Boots For Baggio..Well done.
One I like is Belinda Bencic
2/1 bet365
She is 4-0 down in 1st of rain stopped game.
I believe this rising star can turn it around…..LOST
She goes 1 set down and retired..if like me your with Coral it’s a loss …Bet365 would void it tho.
Someone asked about Tomic..he retired 1 set down..so loss/void depending on bookie.
Well done all Winners.
Cavs +7 @ 1.90 – 1 Point. – *WON*
Not a bad night.
Quite a few decent matchups tonight, if I get time I’ll post some early thoughts again.
Third time lucky!! Allen was just as useless as the Melbourne stars this morning.
Tennis double
Tsonga ML (LOST)
Tomic ML (VOID)
1.83 @ bet365 8pts staked
Also sticking 8 points on Jack Sock as he is great form at the moment. He’s won me a fair few squids in the last week. ***WINNER***
GL if you follow.
Mr WL it’s golden boots with Jack Sock at the moment, could be worth a few bob in the grande finale. Shame Tsonga lost his nerve as would have still gone through with bet365.
Put 8 points on Kuznetsova to win and win 1st set.
1.90 @ bet 365
Her opponent got a by in the last round due to retirement. Kuznetsova beat Halep in the last round, world no. 2, and likes a strong start.
GL if you follow (tarts in about 5 mins!!)
huggy going for it
£150 from the lettuce , all on cavs plus 6.5 and over 195
2.64/1
wat a gut-rencher 99 – 94 ( 1 from the push and 2 from an outright win ) £396
AND
0:12 93-97 Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
0:12 93-97 Spurs offensive team rebound
0:12 93-97 Tony Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
PARKER MISSES A PAIR WITH 12 SECS ON THE CLOCK , THATS BAD LUCK !!!!
Now that’s some serious bad luck mate!
ONE FOR NOW
Danilo Gallinari Over (20.5) POINTS 5/6 ***NAP***
FOOTY BET B4 BED
CANBERRA UTD WIN 4/7 / MELBOURNE VICTORY OVER 4.5 MG / MELBOURNE UTD -15.5 TREBLE
4.23/1 NIGHT ALL
Ok my treble tonight …
Cavs +12
GSW -11
bulls -3.5
1.67/1 bet 365…
*WINNER* dunno how bulls pulled off a comeback from 25pts down..thank god for butler…?
Tennis bet
Jack sock win set
Tsonga win..
Lose*
Put 8 points on Kuznetsova to win and win 1st set.
1.90 @ bet 365
Her opponent got a by in the last round due to retirement. Kuznetsova beat Halep in the last round, world no. 2, and likes a strong start.
GL if you follow (tarts in about 5 mins!!)
***WINNING***
Must have been one of the most one sided finals of all time. 6-0 6-2.
Normally dont like prop bets as sometimes it can be pure luck but from watching the 76s it was clear that ISH SMITHS points total at 15.5 is too low and as advised i STAKED £100.00.
He scored 24 points overall, 20 in normal time and considering yesterday he decided not to have a shot until the end of the second quarter instead assisting 6 before HT , it shows he could have won more.
Will be punishing PP again should they not move his total in the next game. 3 out 3 now that i taken Ish
Cheers Captain, was with you on that one. I’ll be on next time too.
***POSTED YESTERDAY***
Had the worst day of the Basketball season yesterday…..Apologies to those who followed. Looking to bounce back today with a Fivefold.
EuroHoops Fivefold
Antibes (-5.5) ***PENDING***
Malaga (-3.5) ***WON***
Leiden (-19) ***WON***
Fenerbahce (Money Line) ***WON***
Barcelona (+11.5) ***WON***
Fivefold @ 6/1 Bet365 – 1pt staked. ***PENDING***
Good luck!
@hunter what a way to win Free throw on last play, legend, sound hunter!
Not a bad card today in the EuroHoops. We have quite a few domestic games, albeit more obscure leagues. We also have the Euroleague in action again. The Euroleague has been a thorn in my side this season and I rode my luck a bit with the Barca game yesterday, so I’ve decided to stick with a domestic fivefold…..
EuroHoops Fivefold
Caceres (-5.5)
CB Atapuerca Burgos (Money Line)
BC Lulea (-12.5)
Boncourt Red Team (-16.5)
BC Beroe (-5.5)
Fivefold @ just under 6/1 Skybet – 1pt staked.
Good luck!
Are these games tonight mate? I stuck it on and can see one has won but the rest are pending @hunter
Two have landed, two Spanish games at 20:00GMT and there’s a Swiss match which was supposed to start at 18:30GMT but I can’t seem to get any info about it.
Cheers mate a few results have popped up on my unsettled bet screen, looks like it could all be down to Burgos?
Can resist the temptation to delve into the Euroleague, afterall it’s only a 1pt stake!
EuroHoops Fivefold
Khmiki / Kutxa (Over 161.5)
Borac Cacak (-4)
KTP Basket (-0.5)
Real Madrid (1st Quarter -2.5)
Brose Baskets (+9.5)
Fivefold @ 8/1 Skybet – 1pt staked.
Good luck!
^*Can’t ?
Sock is favourite in the final in Auckland. Might lump on or find something to make it Even Stevens. Any suggestions for a 1/3 ‘dead cert’?
livebet russian ice hockey khl (0-0 6mins)
ufa vs minsk over 4.5 (AH) @1.93
glta
@Flandroy
hunter, 150 seems a bit low for the efes match dont you think?
I actually had the overs on one of my fivefolds but thought it was a bit risky! I think it will go over. The only thing that put me off was the fact they just recently played one another and both will look to focus changing their defensive tactics rather than offensive. Overs sould have a good shout though. Also, I think it will be closer than the spreads suggest so we could see a lot of free-throws near the end.
82 – 74 Would be my guess at a final scoreline!
haha nearly called it EXACTLY!
went down to 139 after that first quarter :)
Khris Middleton (Milwaukee Bucks) Over (28.0) PR&A @ 5/6 @ PP – 3.6 points
Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns) Over (12.5) Points @ 5/6 @ PP – 1.2 points
Tempted by the Alexy Shved (Khmiki) prop on Bet365. The former Knicks player has been on fire recently and the over 17.5 points looks more than reachable for him. It was set at 16.5 this morning but was too busy researching today’s card to place the bet in time. Will await team news.
Does anyone else know of any other bookies that have Euroleague props?
livebet russian ice hockey
togliatti vs yekaterinburg under 4 (AH) @1.88
0-1 after 1st period
defensive teams (especially togliatti), defensive game, 12 shots in 1st period
agg 24 goals in last 7 h2h at togliatti
glta
@Flandroy
well snooker boys look like judd has done Robertson bad day at the office for me
Great game of snooker, shame it wasn’t Robertson who came out on top. For the sake of our pockets at least.
yeah true it was a spectacle and trump played well just a shame the balance went down slightly still it would have cost more to watch it live in the arena than what I lost betting on it. still think Ronnie will do the biz
russian ice hockey
st.petersburg vs khabarovsk
over 5.5 @2.08
st.petersburg are very offensive team, shooting and conceding many. last 6 h2h at petrsburg were overs, agg 44 goals
glta
@Flandroy
Snooker
Robertson
Higgins
Double 13/8 **LOST**
Tonights double:
Higgins
Celtic (football)
1/1
I will be praying
livebet russian ice hockey khl (0-0 6mins)
ufa vs minsk over 4.5 (AH) @1.93
glta
@Flandroy
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4-3, WIN
W 61, L 41, P 6
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livebet russian ice hockey
togliatti vs yekaterinburg under 4 (AH) @1.88
0-1 after 1st period
defensive teams (especially togliatti), defensive game, 12 shots in 1st period
agg 24 goals in last 7 h2h at togliatti
glta
@Flandroy
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0-2, WIN
W 62, L 41, P 6
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Milwaukee Bucks +4 @ 1.90 (Bet 365) – 1.1 Point
Houston Rockets +1 @ 1.90 (PP) – 1.1 Point
Good luck.
Snooker/Tennis Double
Higgins ML
Sock ML
Hopefully Higgins should do the business against Bingham and my boy Sock can add a few more nuggets to my golden nugget collection.
Double is 2.3 @ bet 365
8 pts staked
GL if you follow
russian ice hockey
st.petersburg vs khabarovsk
over 5.5 @2.08
st.petersburg are very offensive team, shooting and conceding many. last 6 h2h at petrsburg were overs, agg 44 goals
glta
@Flandroy
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1-1, LOOSE
W 62, L 42, P 6
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Taylor Fritz has won me some Golden Leaves of late..so it will be rude not to back the 18 year old boy wonder tonight in his final qualifier for the Oz open.
He is up against Mischa Zverev who is not a bad player so sensible stakes advised.
Taylor Fritz to Win 5/6 bet365
Also on the match to go over 22.5 games should be closeish and probably go 3 sets.
Over 22.5 games 5/6 bet365
P.s ..Bet365 is the way to go for Tennis matches because even if your player is down a set or 2 and retired it will void bet..most others would Mark as a loss..example Bencic and Tomic last night both retired 1 set down.
Void with Bet365
Loss with Coral and most others.
Gl
Lettuce Long Shot
Mens Australian Qualifiers
Harrison
Ito
Brands
Trungeletti
Daniel Evans
All to Win
5.5/1 bet365…1 point
Oklahoma City Thunder – 6
Portland Trail Blazers ML
Double @ Evens – 1 Point.
what do you think of The hornets to win tonight m8?
I’m staying away from this one..
But If i had to pick I’d lean Pelicans.. simply because I cannot back Hornets on the road.
Raoul my man!!im on your double mate..
Any good player props out there tonight?
Nah to be honest I haven’t checked any props tonight
Good luck man.
Cool man..think I will just stick to your double tonight and that’s it..cheers mate..
Was on cheers
Miami Heat -2 @ 1.90 (Bet 365) – 1.1 Point.
That is all for me tonight. Good luck.
Big news in the NFL for the weekend games.
Big Ben practised in full today so should play in Denver, but the game changer that is Antonio Brown will not play! That is almost like Messi, Suarez and Neymar being out for Barcelona at the same time.
Does no one fancy the Bulls tonight at home? I know there coming off that overtime win last night but surely that gives them an extra edge tonight coming back from that many points all be it against Philly. With Butler in the form he’s in too I can’t see why there classed as under dogs by the bookies
Grrrrrr Snooker!
Evening lads hope all is well
Prop 1
Middleton over 18.5 points
Lillard over 32.5 P&A
Gallinari over 20.5 points
£20 returns £115
Prop 2
Westbrook over 33.5 P&A
Butler over 33.5 PR&A
Davis over 24.5 points
£20 returns £123
Trying a £10 experimental bet tonight, these are all half time total points
Suns/celtics under 103
Trail blazers/nets under 102
Hawks/bucks under 102.5
Returns £60
All at paddy power
Chandler Parsons has a low total for Dallas at 12.5. They’ll all be well rested and still questions to be answered on Rose and Gasol for Chicago. That’ll be the odds shotty. Its not just about wins or losses. Team news is everything.
Jordan can you see shake and bake harden throwing up 29 points tonight? Unders look a bit too good to be true
Would never do unders on any bet let alone a player prop mate.
Haha just cut my stake in half now then
Skybet have Hawks, Heat and Cavs to win in an enhanced Acca at 4/1.
What are people’s thoughts on this one?
Doubt the heat will win in denver and the hawks are just a roll of the dice, they could win or lose by 20 on any given night. Cavs are the only certs in my humble opinion
Thanks mate, I’ll leave it. Thought it’d be a tricky one with Skybet offering 4/1
No problem mate jus my opinion now watch all 3 go and win lol
Always the way haha
TENNIS Fritz to beat Zverev, 5/6
AUS OPEN QUALI
£100 with bet365,
Fritz matches up well with his opponent who is a serve and volley player, fritz has played dustin brown twice (serve and volleyer) who is around the same ranking and better than zverev and had beaten him both times,
Confident he can do this.