Category: Bookmakers

Odds and look-ahead for the playoffs It’s all or nothing for eight of the NFL’s dark horses this weekend. With the Wild Card sides including the 2018 Super Bowl winners and a side on a four-game win streak, there’s no guarantee of home comforts for the divisional champs. Ahead of what promises to be an explosive weekend of gridiron, we delve into everything from…

Preview and odds for tonight’s Premier League showdown We’re set for an unmissable encounter tonight as Manchester City host Liverpool at the Etihad. Pep Guardiola’s Citizens are seven points behind Jurgen Klopp’s Reds after a string of losses over the Christmas period. Liverpool remain unbeaten, and have won a remarkable 17 games from 20 this term as they seek a first league title since…

Every season there’s one side that inevitably makes it their quest to screw up my ACCAs. This season that honour goes to West Ham. As my other selections from Gameweek 19 ‘romped home’ (context, one was a stake returned selection), West Ham beat my pick Southampton after they lost the week before to Watford and subsequently last weekend to Burnley. No consistency, but they always…

Is January exit on the cards for Welshman? The January transfer window is open, and the latest odds suggest Aaron Ramsey could soon be whisked away by Juventus. Max Allegri is 4/1 to secure a deal for the midfielder. With his contract expiring this summer, Ramsey is free to speak to other clubs – and it’s the Serie A giants who head the betting.…

The mid-season window is now open With the onset of January and a New Year, comes the opening of the mid-season transfer window. It offers teams the chance to strengthen squad depth, or bring in an extra level of quality. It can also mean a difficult time for sides looking to keep hold of key players. A number of clubs have already made moves.…

First Grade One race of 2019 awaits The first Grade One race of 2019 arrives this Saturday, with a strong field for the Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown. Heading the betting is the JP McManus-owned Rathhill at 6/4. Those odds have tumbled from the 9/4 price the five-year-old occupied when the betting opened on Tuesday. Next up is Elixir De Nutz at 11/4, while another…

Odds and preview for Premier League clash After a shock 3-1 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, Tottenham Hotspur’s title charge has been halted. But can they get it back on track away at Cardiff City? The Bluebirds picked up a surprise result too at the weekend, landing a 1-0 win away at Leicester City. It all serves to highlight the recent unpredictability of…

Photo by Sandro Schuh on Unsplash New Year’s Day sees every single Championship side take to the field at 3pm. That means 12 matches and the opportunity to create an ACCA featuring a dozen sides. Below we’ve picked out the best tip for every match taking place in the second tier. It’s in alphabetical order and that means kicking off at Villa Park. Aston Villa vs. QPR…

Battle of Ideas Update: Battle of Ideas came back from Taunton with a dirty nose. We’ve had a couple of them like it. You look at them in the paddock and they look superb, he travelled beautifully for the first circuit, and then went out like a light. Then by the time we loaded him on the lorry, it had brought it out of…

Betting preview and latest odds for Ally Pally showpiece A tournament which began with 96 tungsten tossing hopefuls has been whittled down to just two. But who will come out on top between Michael van Gerwen and Michael Smith in the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship Final?   MVG is going for his third Alexandra Palace crown, while Smith is hoping to upset the…

I haven't ridden a winner over the Christmas period so it's been a bit frustrating in that respect but quite a few horses have run well including Thistlecrack in the King George so there has been plenty of positives.  I was really pleased with Thistlecrack's run and I probably did the winner Clan Des Obeaux a dis-service beforehand because I didn't expect that he'd…

Betting preview and odds for Premier League clash Manchester City must beat Southampton this afternoon or face the possibility of falling further behind runaway league leaders Liverpool.   The Citizens are currently enduring one of their worst spells under Pep Guardiola, following back-to-back defeats against Crystal Palace and Leicester City over Christmas. Can they stem the tide on the South Coast? Or will Ralph…

Odds and preview for Premier League clash Liverpool have the chance to extend their lead at the top of the table at home to Arsenal this evening. But a patched-up Gunners side will be looking to get back on track after a recent blip. There tends to be goals when these two meet. And with so much at stake, this should be a must-watch.…

Saturday racing odds, tips and preview It’s the final Saturday of 2018, but there’s still time for Ed Chamberlin and the ITV crew to provide another cracking afternoon of racing. Settle in for a quartet of races from both Doncaster and Newbury, kicking off with the 1.30 at the Yorkshire venue. The Challow Novices’ Hurdle is the pick of the day’s contests at 3.00, with Champ…

The latest weekend preview from the Tizzard stables Saturday – Newbury 2.25 – Sandy Beach For whatever reason we couldn’t quite get Sandy Beach right last year, but we had his wind looked at and he did it nicely on his return at Uttoxeter last month. He’s won at Newbury before and hopefully he’s still got a pound or two in hand here, it’s…