TWO tennis legends battle it out in the Australian Open Final this morning as Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal renew their rivalry.
It's the pair's 35th meeting and eighth in a Grand Slam final, with Nadal having the upper hand with six wins to Federer's two.
Their previous Grand Slam final showdown came at the French Open five years ago and Federer hasn't got the better of the Spaniard for a major title since Wimbledon 2007.
It looks a close one to call, with Nadal slight favourite at 13-16 with Marathonbet while Federer is 6-5 at BetVictor.
Over 3.5 sets, which should land fairly safely, is 4-11 at bet365 and Coral and if you fancy a five-set epic like their last Aussie Open Final meeting it's a 12-5 chance at winner.com.
Elsewhere today there's the likes of darts, cricket and NBA worth a flutter so as usual let's hear all your tips and chat.
In December 2020 we sadly 
NBA singles
Drummond (piston) over 14.5 points 5/6 skybet (NAP) *WON* ✔️ Total 17
Booker (suns) over 23.5 points 5/6 skybet (NB) *LOSE*❌ total 23
Another double double from Andre Drummond as expected, But One basket away on booker as he misses a free throw near the end of the game ?..Split night..
Well done winners
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NBA player prop record
65 wins
55 loss
Same boat as you last night 1 basket away, Wiggins got to 23 with under minute to go then of course he’s replaced but he was 9 of 18 in attempts in the game
Annoying isn’t it mate..??♂️..worse bit is staying up til 4:30am to watch them come close ??♂️ ..all good we try again ?
Bad luck that mate!
*Posted Yesterday*
NBA Bet For Tonight
Treble @ 4.6/1 (£10) LOST
Heat Over 97.5
(Celtics)J Crowder Over 15.5 Points – got 20
(Timberwolves)A Wiggins Over 23.5 Points ✗ got 23
NBA (accumulators)
November Bets 27 Win 3 -£83
December Bets 30 Win 5 +£95.85
January Bets 24 Win 5 +£100.45
** POSTED YESTERDAY **
Euro Basketball Treble
Don’t have much time so just one bet from me today…..
Vytautas @ Neptunas (15:00GMT)
Money Line: Neptunas **WIN**✔
Gran Canaria @ Valencia (17:30GMT)
Points Spread: Canaria (+14.5) **WIN**✔
Ratiopharm Ulm @ Gottingen (19:30GMT)
Money Line: Ulm **WIN**✔
Treble @ 23/20, Bet365 – 5pts staked. ***WIN***✔
Good luck!
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Only had an hour to look at yesterday’s card so happy it landed comfortably.
Neptunas won by 12, Gran Canaria covered by 7 and Ulm won by 31 points.
Well done to the winners!
Busy again today so it could well be the one bet from me again, if I find the time.
Amazing stuff mate ??
Cheers Lucky?
can’t wait for this aussie open final to start, putting my money on the fed express.
Federer 11/10 @coral
Fed to win and both players to win a set PP 7/4.. have my pennies on that haha..good luck mate…
Have £5 on fed to receive a warning for racket abuse 12/1..might get emotional for both players.?
GET IN @the-lucky-filipino, the fed express still rolling at 35 years old, what a start to sunday. Church can’t be this good lol
Lol ??? well done to u too mate…..i missed set 3 do u know if he broke his racket then lol still says unsettled in my PP account ..?
Lol don’t think he did mate but i was switching between channels between set 3 & 4 so could have missed it. What a legend lol need the last 2 legs to come on my treble now. Any leans on the nba for later yet?
Treble posted below*
@humble-tipper sorry mate was driving..yeah the bet was a loser lol looks like fed didn’t get angry haha..how did the treble go in the end?…no Leans at moment for the NBA..will look into it in a bit doh when I get home ..
Came in mate, been a great sunday so far. Will look out for your nba bet later. Liking the look of pelicans/wizards over 219 and philly +10.5 as a 2/1 double, no jojo for philly but bulls are going through internal turmoil.
Rugby Roundup
Ospreys -2
1.90 @ bet365
?WINNER?
Worcester v Harlequins under 56.5 total points ✔
Exeter -7.5 ✔
?WINNER?
Toulon v La Rochelle
Toulon win by 1-12
2.30 @ bet365
?LOSER?
Top 14 Double
Castres -2.5 ✔
Toulouse-2.5 ❌
?LOSER?
Lyon v Racing
Racing ML
2.20 @ bet365
?LOSER?
Wknd 2-5
Won 58
Lost 50
Nice to get some winners at last, Toulon not far off making it a winning day. Hopefully get on the right side of it today.
Top 14
Bayonne v Brive
It’s the early 11.30 am KO which usually means low scoring games. 4/5 of this fixtutre have gone under and with the added early KO i feel unders is the way to go.
Total points under 44.5
1.83 @ bet365
GL if you follow
Flipkens (tennis)
Mertens (tennis)
Celtic win
Just over evens @coral
Indian I league
Minerva Punjab vs East Bengal
East Bengal, the reigning Calcutta Football League (CFL) champions, will take on the I-League newbies Minerva Punjab FC at Ludhiana, Punjab, in a round five I-League clash on 29th January 2017.
The Guru Nanak Stadium will be witness to the efforts of Trevor Morgan’s uplifted Red and Golds as they seek a fourth consecutive win. They vanquished the defending I-League Champions Bengaluru FC in the last game and the British coach will want more of the same resolve and spirit. Mehtab Hossain’s form in midfield will be key after dominating the last game while the participation of Robin Singh, who scored his first goal after returning to Kolkata, will need to be decided upon. Also, Willis Plaza and Wedson Anselme will need to put their best shooting boots on, particularly the former who missed a host of chances in the previous game.
The home side, Minerva Punjab, sit at the bottom of the I-League table and desperately need a revival of some sort to kick-start their season. Three consecutive defeats have followed their opening weekend draw and they have the worst goal difference in the league. But, they are playing their first home game of the season and coach Surinder Singh will hope that might prove to be a catalyst for his side to improve their performances.
Bet To Consider – EAST BENGAL WIN ***
Italian League 1 Basketball
This bet is based on a history of unders between these two teams! The first meeting this season ended with 153 points. In the last 5 H2H, these two teams were under 159.5 points (121, 157, 153, 108 and 153 points). On this basis, the given line is too high for me.
Venezia @ dOrlando (11:00GMT)
Total Points: Under (159.5) @ 10/11, Coral – 1.6pts staked.
Should have something else up later….
Good luck!
LV Cup
Newport v Newcastle
Heavy rain predicted for the next 5 hrs upto ko in Newport which equals quagmire. Total is quite low anway but in a similar circumstance v Ospreys 12 points were scored.
Under 41.5 total points
1.90 @ bet365
GL if you follow
Suns -3 @ 1.90 (PP) – ✖
Grizzlies +7 @ 1.90 (PP) – ✔
Another split night, hopefully finish the week on a high.
Updated record
Week – 8-3
Season – 67-55
Masters Darts
Klaasen win – v Suljovic – 4/5 BetVictor *loser*
Thornton most 180’s – v Wade – 4/5 888 *winner*
1-1 yesterday with an unexpected improvement from Suljovic
3-3 week
Masters Darts QFs
Taylor win – v Wright – Evs BetVictor
Suljovic o2.5 180’s – v MVG – 8/11 365
Don’t think I’ve ever seen a game in any sport priced up so tightly between 2 players. 15 of the 23 bookies on Oddschecker have both players the exact same price. Taylor averaged over 8 points more than Wright in the 1st round and if continues, should only be 1 winner.
Think Suljovic’s 180 line is too low. He seems to have quickened up his throw in the 1st round which helped with his consistency around the T20 bed. He had 5 in 14 legs v Klaasen and a similar performance against MVG should see the bet land with ease.
What a great game to watch..so happy for federer ..wow..?
Fed to win and both players to win a set 7/4 PP..*WON* ✔️
What a match! Federer you beauty!
Fed to win 11/10 Win
Over 40.5 games in the Fed/Rafa final 4/5. Win
UFC tips came in too. Keep an eye out for ‘The Predator’ Ngannou. Futute of the Divison for sure.
Double of Ngannou & Shevchenko both to win at just over evens. Win
Jason Knight to win and Ngannou to win in the 1st round 9/5 Win
Amazing mate! Well done! Super rugby starts soon, will you be sharing any tips?
Thx bro. Yeh can’t wait! I’ll definitely have a few punts. It’s so hard to call with all the travel involved but one thing for sure is a Kiwi team is gonna win it ha ha. Who you fancy for the Six Nations? Scotland a Dark Horse for me but gotta be Ireland or England.
I’ve never really followed it myself. I’m sure your insights will be more than welcome if today is anything to go by. Scotland all the way mate!! Ha ha!! But seriously, some money to be made on them i reckon. England without the injuries would have been a shoe in, but maybe Ireland could sneak it. Tough one to call.
Yeh lots of good rugga coming up. Will need your input on the Six Nations for sure but yeh I agree that we could cash in on the Scots.
Euro Basketball Treble
Reggio Emilia @ Sassari (19:45GMT)
Money Line: Sassari
Dzukija @ Siauliai (14:00GMT)
Money Line: Dzukija
Barcelona @ Baskonia (17:30GMT)
Money Line: Baskonia
Treble @ 27/20, Coral – 3.5pts staked.
Good luck!
The Italian game into OT after 154 points! The joys of going unders! ?
Kemba Walker (Hornets) Over 33.5 PR&A @ 17/20 @ Betway – 2 points **WIN**
Gordon Hayward (Jazz) Over 28.5 PR&A @ 5/6 @ 365 – 2.4 points **LOSE**
Hayward landed on 27 and always seems to have a poor night shooting when I take him. White men can’t jump springs to mind ? Not at home till this evening so may not post. Good luck gents.
Just had a brief browse and will take this for interest.
Pacers Over 106.5
Thunder Over 101.5
10/11 @ Skybet – 2.2 points
Hunter ,I missed the first quarter of the Italian game backed unders at 171,5 thought easy money overtime and total 172 sods law lol
Was watching the match myself and almost went double stakes after that high scoring first quarter. Glad I didn’t. Desperately unlucky!
Top 14
Bordeux v Clermont
Gonna go out with a bang! Put simply Clermont are top of the table, have won 5/6 and are third in the form table. They’ve lost a few internationals due to the six nations but this hasn’t troubled them in the past. Bordeux last 4/5 at home have gone under the total and 4/5 h2h in this fixture.
Clermomt ML
3.20 @ bet365
Total points under 46.5
1.83 @ bet365
GL if you follow
Flipkens (tennis)
Mertens (tennis)
Celtic win
Just over evens @coral
*win* good sunday so far, the lord must be looking down on me
@humble-tipper u are having a very profitable Sunday mate- keep it up…just got in so gonna check out the games now ..missed all the early games man..??♂️ Dohhhhhhh!!
Thanks man, will be looking out for your tips.
Euro Basketball Treble
Attempt to rescue my day after Dzukija’s surprise loss in earlier treble.
Sassari (-6.5)
Baskonia (-3.5)
Manresa (Money Line)
Treble @ 63/10, Coral – 1pt staked.
Masters SF bets:
Taylor/Anderson o11.5 180s – 5/6 Betfair
MVG -1.5 180s – v Lewis – 10/11 Coral
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Pick – Cavaliers -7 @ 1.90 (PP).
I like the Cav’s tonight.
No time for a proper write up, good luck all.
Rugby Roundup
Bayonne v Brive
Total points under 44.5
1.83 @ bet365
?LOSER?
Newport v Newcastle
Under 41.5 total points
1.90 @ bet365
?WINNER?
Clermomt ML
3.20 @ bet365
?LOSER?
Total points under 46.5
1.83 @ bet365
?WINNER?
Wknd: 4-7
Won: 60
Lost 52
Bit of a shite wknd after such a stonker last. Clermont almost eased the pain a little but missed a penalty in the last 5 mins to draw level only to do so a few mins later. Six nations starts next wknd, good times but always difficult to find value. Bon soir!
Evening one and all, it is your main man Max here. Having tipped 4 out of 5 winners last week, I am back with a couple of Pro Bowl tips to share with you all. The big one is a week away but die hard NFL fans can enjoy the Exhibition game that is the pro bowl, and thankfully we have gone back to Conference matchups. The AFC will be coached by Andy Reid and the Kansas coaching team, while the NFC will be coached by Jason Garret and the Dallas coaching team.
I like the NFC -2 here. I think they have the stronger depth in the skill positions which is crucial as the rules are different to a normal NFL game. It impacts the Defences as they cant blitz and have to play 4-3 and occasionally cover 2 giving QB‘s a field day in the pocket. The NFC will be led by the likes of Dak, Zeke, Dez and OBJ. I take them to cover at 1/2 at Winner.
Having spent 3 years re-doing the pro bowl we are back to Conference v Conference and that could mean the return on points, points and more points. I am taking O74.5 at 4/7 Ladbrokes. The last four conference pro bowls have gone over and I can see that trend continuing tonight.
Remember this is an exhibition game so keep stakes small, Keep your money in your pocket for the big one and I will be back next week to fatten your wallets ;-)
Max’s Pro Bowl Tips
NFL -2 to win 1/2
O74.5pts 4/7
GL
NBA Bet For Tonight
Treble @ 3.8/1 (£10)
(Knicks)K Porzingis Over 17.5 Points
(Cavaliers)L James Over 8.5 Assists
Wizards +5.5
*3.85/1 no 3.8/1
Adding one more.
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Pick – Cav’s 1st Half -4 @ 1.83 (Double Stake).
Good luck.
Apologies, odds are 1.86.
Bet 365.
Cav’s will start this one strong, after recent poor results. This is a bit of a statement game.
Will have a piece of that….having a bad day on the hoops so hopefully claw some back tonight.
Best of luck mate?
Good luck tonight mate!
That’ll do nicely! Good shout mate, had a good few ££ on that?
No probs man, glad you got on it! ?
NBA Basketball
Thunder @ Cavs (20:35GMT)
Points Spread: Cavs (-3.5)
Warriors @ Trail Blazers (02:05GMT)
Points Spread: Blazers (+15)
Double @ 1/1, Skybet – 3pts staked.
Good luck!
Cav’s 1st Half -4 @ 1.86 (Double Stake) – ✔✔
13 point lead at half time ?
Updated record
Week – 10-3
Season – 69-55
Excellent stuff man ???…damnnnn missed all the fun bro- just got home..??.
Cheers dude. Hope they cover the full game spread too :)
You got anything in mind tonight?
Not yet bro- gonna do some research in a bit after dinner lol 10pm dinner..?…what’s your other Leans for the later games mate? Oh yeah u still got the -7 running innit..good luck man..
Yeah think that will be me done for the night.
I do quite like Wizards +1.. will probably leave it though.
Masters Darts QFs
Taylor win – v Wright – Evs BetVictor *winner*
Suljovic o2.5 180’s – v MVG – 8/11 365 *winner*
Masters SF bets:
Taylor/Anderson o11.5 180s – 5/6 Betfair *loser* 1 short
MVG -1.5 180s – v Lewis – 10/11 Coral *winner*
3-1 day
6-4 week
Evening lads ..
One player prop for me tonight..
James harden (rockets) over 49.5 PA&R 5/6 bet 365…
Eric Gordon will be playing tonight but he might not be 100% therefore rockets will need another great performance from the beard if they are to win this .pacers will know how hard it is to defend harden but like every team one person can’t win a game so they will be concentrating more in defending the other players and leave harden to it..another triple double from the beard looks likely..
Good luck lads
Gl with this mate, he might get it in points alone. No bet365 account so will check paddy
Good luck tonight ?
Think I might have jinx him tonight ?..if anyone can turn around a poor first half it’s harden..but right now looks like a mario kart banana skin ??♂️
Cavaliers -7 @ 1.90 (PP) – ✔
Finishing the week on a high, definitely the right time to bet on the Cavs as they win by 16 points ?.. 11 winning bets from 14 this week, can’t ask for much better than that! ?
I have lean a for Wizards +1 later on, but think I’ll leave it. Start a fresh week tomorrow.
Good luck if your having a bet.
Updated record
Week – 11-3
Season – 70-55
Nice one @raoul-duke
@raoul-duke take a bow mate- amazing tipping this week..??.
Pacers Over 106.5
Thunder Over 101.5
10/11 @ Skybet – 2.2 points **LOSE**
Westbrook gets a triple-double shooting only 27% and they fall short by 11 in the end. Try and get a better one tomorrow.
Good week @raoul-duke ?
Treble @ 4.25/1 (£10)
76ers +10
(Spurs)K Leonard Over 5.5 Rebounds
Warriors -5.5
Im gonna dip my toe in NBA waters once again and follow the same system as Raoul making 1 or 2 spread bets a day. I’ll try to keep totals as best as I can as well just out of interest.
So bet number 1 is GSW -5.5. They’re coming off a huge win against the Clippers but need to be careful against a good Portland side with the likes of Lillard and McCollum. GSW are currently 7-1 against the spread in the last 8 and I see them covering a reasonably low spread here once again.
Bet: GSW -5.5
Week : 0-0
Season : 0-0
Curry not playing but good luck.