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Posted on: 18 Sep 2014
THE Scottish card starts with Partick v St Mirren on Friday night and I’ve tipped Thistle as my Super Single. Here William Hill’s Owen Scott picks out some interesting facts and figures relating to the matches and remember these are not tips. Partick v St Mirren (Fri) These sides met on a Friday evening in April when they drew 1-1 […]
Posted on: 16 Sep 2014
IT was a super Sunday as my 25-1 tip Paul Casey won the KLM Open at the weekend then hours later Mr Fixit’s 25-1 pick for the Tour Championship, Billy Horschel, also took the honours. That would have been some double and I wish I’d backed it. This week the Tour moves to Celtic Manor, the last European venue to […]
Posted on: 13 Sep 2014
WHEN doing my research for this weekend one stat caught my eye that was hard to believe. Today’s big lunchtime game is Arsenal v Man City and incredibly the champions have won just once in 29 league visits to the Emirates or Highbury. I’ll also be looking at Celtic v Aberdeen which also kicks off at 12.45pm. Man City have […]
Posted on: 10 Sep 2014
THIS is the last weekend of the PGA Tour and the final of the FedEx Cup at the East Lake Golf Club. If the winner comes from one of the top five in the FedEx standings he’ll claim the FedEx Cup as well, with a cool pay day of around $11.44 million. Not bad. First of all we’ll look at […]
Posted on: 05 Sep 2014
EURO 2016 qualifiers are scattered over three days from Sunday while in the UK this weekend there are Petrofac Training Cup clashes and some English League One and Two fixtures. So let’s have a look at what is more commonly known as the Challenge Cup in Scotland – and while Falkirk are today’s most likely winners at Stranraer the best […]
Posted on: 03 Sep 2014
THE penultimate tournament before the FedEx finale is at the Cherry Hills club with Graeme McDowell, Sergio Garcia and Justin Rose all returning to action after their lay-off last week. It’s the last chance the players have to finish in the top five of the points list and put themselves in line to win the FedEx Cup at the Tour […]
Posted on: 28 Aug 2014
OWEN SCOTT of William Hill has been trawling the archives to come up with some stats and special bets for the Scottish weekend card. These are William Hill bets and all prices are theirs. They are not tips but the stats can you help make selections. Aberdeen v Partick Th Two of the last 3 meetings of these sides have […]
Posted on: 26 Aug 2014
HUNTER MAHAN had me biting my nails last week with his last-hole antics but thankfully he held on and we had a winner for the fifth week in a row – and a 50-1 shot at that. Can I make it six Here’s hoping. This week it’s the Deutsche Bank at TPC Boston. It’s not a difficult course and last […]
Posted on: 23 Aug 2014
I TIPPED Chelsea to win the Premier League – and saw nothing on the opening weekend to put me off. My only concern about backing the Blues for the title was a price of 2-1 but that’s well gone now after punters were impressed by their Turf Moor display. Sure, the Blues had an easy game on paper at promoted […]
Posted on: 20 Aug 2014
THIS week we are at The Barclays in New Jersey for the first of four FedEx Cup Playoffs with all the big names in the hat with the exception of Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker, Jason Dufner and Dustin Johnson. Picking a winner is going to be a tough call but hopefully we can make it five in a row after […]
Posted on: 16 Aug 2014
WE know you like to win big but do you like to win colossally! Colossus Bets are known to many punters through the association of Scoop6 jackpot king Bernard Marantelli and this weekend have launched a £1m Football Jackpot aimed at those who love their accumulator markets. The £1m HDA15 is a weekly 15-leg pool bet with a 1X2 format […]
Posted on: 15 Aug 2014
RANGERS managed to grind out a much-needed result against Falkirk on Friday and its now the turn of champions to see if they can produce a performance or at least the scoreline fans want. The champions will raise the league flag and there should be a party atmosphere for the visit of leaders Dundee United. But will the champagne go […]
Posted on: 15 Aug 2014
ANYONE who has been following the site will know Chelsea are my picks to win the Premier League but I expect it to be another close-run race. Last season it was thrilling three-way fight between Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool before the Etihad outlasted their rivals to take the glory. Arsenal set the early pace but Man United were never […]
Posted on: 14 Aug 2014
RANGERS have already lost more league games than last season and in two domestic outings have done nothing to justify their billing as hot favourites to win the Championship. The only price that’s fallen as far as the Ibrox side are concerned is Ally McCoist’s odds to win the sack race – and he is now 4-1 at McBookie. Rangers […]
Posted on: 13 Aug 2014
RORY McILROY made it hard for himself on Sunday but came through in the end, making it three titles in a row and helping us with our third winner in a row. We also picked Rickie Fowler who had another great Major, finishing T3 at 25-1. So not a bad week for our selections. This week I’m focusing on the […]
Posted on: 13 Aug 2014
I TIPPED Aberdeen to win the Scottish Premiership without Celtic but their bid got off to a terrible start with Sunday’s 3-0 defeat at home to Dundee United. Aberdeen were described as “leggy” by boss Derek McInnes after their loss and while that’s difficult to understand for those who work long hours at the coalface they did put a lot […]
Posted on: 12 Aug 2014
OWEN SCOTT of William Hill has gone through Wednesday’s Premiership card and looked at Friday’s Championship match and come up with relevant stats. Remember these are not tips – I’ll put up a review – but they may help you when looking for a bet (all prices William Hill). Dundee Utd v Motherwell Dundee Utd have won the last two […]
Posted on: 09 Aug 2014
THE CHAMPIONSHIP season kicked off in England last night with a fairly tedious draw between Blackburn and Cardiff. Most people fancied goals in the game but both teams to score just came in and on that early showing neither side looked title contenders. That’s good for me as I’m eyeing up Derby to launch a major challenge – if they […]
Posted on: 07 Aug 2014
EVERY weekend William Hill’s Scottish football expert Owen Scott studies the stats to come up with betting specials. These are not tips but of interest to people who love looking at the stats before having a bet. All prices are with William Hill. Dundee v Kilmarnock Ex-Killie player Gary Harkins scored a double against his former club during his previous […]
Posted on: 07 Aug 2014
I’VE just about sorted out my antepost picks and will put them on the site on Friday night or Saturday morning. The Football League kicks off on Friday with a potential Championship cracker between Blackburn and Cardiff and here the thoughts on the English lower league anteposts and top scorers from Paddy Power. They say: Starting with the Championship this […]
Posted on: 05 Aug 2014
TUESDAY was a pretty exciting day – the Racing Post’s antepost pullout hit the shops and I’ve spent hours pouring over the stats, transfer ins and outs and team verdicts. I don’t use it for the tips – just the info – and I already had an idea about who I was picking to win the leagues in England and […]
Posted on: 02 Aug 2014
THE Scottish league season is a week away and today the countdown starts in earnest with the first round of the League Cup. Challenge Cup and League Cup openers have to be treated with caution with teams still warming up for the big kick-off but I fancy the two Premiership sides involved – Dundee and Hamilton – to put down […]
Posted on: 31 Jul 2014
THIS week’s WGC Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club, Ohio has a lot of the top players taking part in a build-up to the USPGA. It’s going to be tough to pick a winner but here goes. My main pick is Rickie Fowler. With T2nd in the US Open and The Open and a T8th at Royal Aberdeen he is […]
Posted on: 26 Jul 2014
MY Daily Record column in Saturday’s paper features a story about Scots firm McBookie losing a fight with IBAS and being forced to pay out more than £2000 on a losing bet. I side with punters in most battles with the bookies but reckon IBAS have got it wrong with this one. Have a read at the story and let’s […]
Posted on: 26 Jul 2014
AFTER the excitement of the World Cup and the European qualifiers we welcome the Petrofac Training Cup. It’s not quite as palatable as the Ramsden’s Cup but the aim is the same as Scotland’s lower-league clubs eye a chance of silverware. Rangers’ inclusion in the last couple of years has raised the profile of the tournament and they’re now joined […]