English Premiership
Betting - The Premiership Weekend Wager
Sporting predictions by Chris Clegg - Putting your money where
your mouth is!
Trust me...
Trust me, I'm a tipster: there will be three draws in the
Premiership this Saturday. What? You want me to tell you which three
matches will draw? That, my punter-pals, is the difficult part.
Last week I insisted that it would be a blue day for Chelsea at
Villa Park, but as I was reminded by my mate (the VaughanDog) in
the week - I backed the draw, instead of putting my money
where my mouth is. This week will be different.
Go Home, Uncle Sam!
This week in West London, Uncle Sam's in town and he will
bring along his Blackburn to play with Chelsea. Now I would love
to say that they will leave The Bridge with a point or three; alas,
I'm afraid they won't. It will be 'nil-point'
for 'Franc'o Di Santo on his return to his home club.
The weakest link on the day (Blackburn) will leave with nothing...
Get on Chelsea at 1/6. Blackburn are 18/1 (very fair) and you can
get 9/2 about the draw.
Every Little Helps
Resurgent Pompey travel north to visit Hull and this one will be
a bore-draw. Two struggling teams, struggling to play against each
other - a bit of a struggle all round: both sets of fans should
get on the draw to cheer themselves up on what is bound to be horrendous
day in Hull... 11/5 the draw: Value. 13/10 Hull: Tesco Value -
every little helps. 13/8 Portsmouth: Asda price (rubbish).
Another derby up in the North West sees Burnley attempt to bounce
back from their 'hate felt' encounter with Blackburn last week.
Here you can get exactly the same prices as you can at Hull - not
in the supermarkets, though - groceries are much cheaper in Hull
- there has to be some attraction to live there... Again, the draw
is nailed on at 11/5. Every little helps in the survival race.
Close Encounters
In the Midlands, there are another two close encounters. First,
at Molineux where the early kick off involves Wolves and Villa and
I can see in my crystal football that this will be the third draw
of the day...although it kicks off earlier than the rest so I suppose
it will be the first. Get on the wolves (11/5) draw to start your
three draw treble with a howl. Evens about the Villa is also tempting.
Bent Rivalry
At the other side of the west Midlands, it's Bent versus
Bent as Darren travels to visit namesake and not relative, Marcus.
Marcus is rumoured to be sniffing around ex-Hollyoaks' beauty
Gemma Atkinson, but the only boobies on show at St Andrew's
on Saturday will be Brucey's (he wears tight jumpers). That's
Steve, not Forsyth. I bet Darren wishes he could steal Gemma away
from Marcus. Alas, the only consolation he'll get from the
encounter on Saturday is his team's victory. Get on Sunderland
to have a 'good game, good game' this week and head
back up the North East with three points, uttering "it was
niiiice to beat you, to beat you..." (11/8 about the cats:
MEOW! HMMM...Gemma's in the head again).
Power to the Potters?
Last but not least on Saturday it's Spurs/Stoke at the lane
in London and the cockney boys will be 'avin it large at the
expense of the Stokers. Dart player, Phil Taylor is from Stoke,
but unlike their spear-throwing fan, the Potters will be powerless
at the hands of Houdini. No escape for Pulis' men. Get on
Spurs at 4/9.
Super Sunday
Sunday's treats include Liverpool versus Man Utd at Anfield.
If the reds of Merseyside are back to full strength, which is doubtful,
they might win at excellent odds of 15/8. Like I said, though, Torres'
calf is still stinging so he's a Dirk Kuyt ('Doubt'
- honest, it is pronounced like that...) and is likely to
be replaced by the dodgy Dutchman. If Gerrard is missing too it
could be a long day for Liverpool. United are 6/4 to take the points
and they may just hammer the nails in Rafa's coffin. Like
John O'Shea, though, this one could go either way...
A-Z
There's a London derby at Upton Park between Arsene's
Ass-kickers and Zola's zombies. The reds scraped through against
Birmingham last week; they might be a little more comfortable this
time out, which will edge GianFranco towards a similar fate as Benitez.
Toffee eating
Bolton welcome Everton to the Reebok and Megson's men's
miraculous season may just continue against the toffee men. A home
win is deliciously priced at 9/5. Eat up the toffee, Bolton.
The City
Last but not least, up at Eastlands, it's Robinho et al against
Zamora and co. Even Al Fayed himself won't be predicting Fulham
to get anything - he's a shrewd businessman and has
sense, so like all sensible gamblers, and tycoons, he'll be
into the City at 4/9.
Wager of the weekend
Bolton (9/5) to devour toffee; Man Utd to win at Anfield (15/8;
Sunderland to beat Brum (11/8). This treble at Hills pays over 18/1.
One Hundred and EEEEEEEiiiiiighty quid for your tenner. Game, shot
and the match.
Trebles for show, doubles for dough
Two of the three draws I predict for Saturday as a double will
get you around 10/1. Any darts player will readily accept a ton.
So should you... Example, Hull/Pompey and Burnley/Wigan both to
draw wins £102 from your tenner. Sweet.
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