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The Leroy’s Money Talks Invitational Week 6 NFL and College Football Picks and Best Bets From Dave Hochman versus Wayne Peters
Monday, January 3rd, 2011The Leroy’s Money Talks Invitational Week 6 NFL and College Football Picks and Best Bets From Dave Hochman versus Wayne Peters
The Leroy’s Money Talks winner take all contest continued with their first round match up on Friday on week 6. Sixteen professional handicappers posted $5
000 each and will compete in head to head match ups for a grand prize winner take all of $80
000. The contest this week pitted two amateurs competing head to head [...]
Canucks win fifth straight
beat Avs 2-1 (AP)
The Vancouver Canucks didn’t need their offensive stars to keep their streak going. Roberto Luongo made 31 saves
fourth-line forwards Alexandre Bolduc and Mason Raymond scored and the streaking Canucks beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in a penalty-filled game Sunday night. Bolduc’s goal was the first of his career
and he assisted on Raymond’s tally.
Premiership Betting Tips
23rd – 24th October 2010 23rd October 2010 Tottenham (2.1) Draw (3.4) Everton (4) Excellent come back from Spurs midweek in Milan. 4-0 down and with only 10 men
they managed to get it back to 4-3 with Gareth Bale scoring a hat trick. I guess this will probably be detrimental to them though. The last thing you want is coming in to a Saturday game is a gruelling midweek encounter. Everton continued their winning run with a good performance against a woeful Liverpool team. Tim Cahill once again delivered. Who needs strikers when you have him? Looking at the odds
I will have to go with the Everton win. 4.0 is a big price. They’ll be fresher than Spurs who may have some tiredness problems after the midweek game. Its 4.0 at Boylesports Birmingham (1.95) Draw (3.6) Blackpool (4.5) Birmingham managed to take the lead against Arsenal last week before losing 2-1. They didn’t create many chances and scored against the run of play with their first attack of the game. They will probably struggle to score here. Blackpool could have beaten City last week or at least got a draw. They had a goal wrongly disallowed at 0-0. They ended up losing 3-2 but it could have easily been different. Their away form has been surprisingly good
winning 3/5 and the losses being at Arsenal and Chelsea. I’m going for the away win again here. 4.5 is huge against a Birmingham side that has only won 1 game so far. Its 4.5 at Sky bet Chelsea (1.14) Draw (8.5) Wolverhampton (23) Not much to say about this game. Its 1.14 for the home win. I guess the value bet for this game is Chelsea to win to nil. Out of 4 home games
they haven’t conceded any. It’s 1.8 at Ladbrokes. I see that as 5 times the price for practically the same bet. Sunderland (2.5) Draw (3.3) Aston Villa (3.13) Sunderland are competing with Fulham on who can get the most draws. 6/8 draws so far with the last 5 being draws. They should have really beaten Blackburn last Monday because Blackburn played the whole of the second half with 10 men. They had their chances but didn’t put them away. Villa played out a 0-0 last week against Chelsea. Not many teams keep a clean sheet against the league leaders. I am thinking this will be a 1X game. I don’t think Villa have been as dangerous on the road this season as in previous ones. I will opt of the home win. Sunderland have been playing well and they have to be due a win sometime
its 2.5 at Betfred. West Bromwich (2.2) Draw (3.4) Fulham (3.75) West Brom defied all the odds last weekend from 2-0 down to get a draw at Old Trafford. Currently unbeaten in 5
with games including Spurs
Arsenal and City as well. After the opening day hammering at Stamford Bridge you feared for them but now they sit 6th in the table. Fulham lost their unbeaten start to the season last weekend with a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Spurs. It was a controversial goal that won it and really shouldn’t have been given. I do think Fulham have taken a step back under Mark Hughes though so I’m ruling out backing them for this ga
me. I think the home win is the best bet. Its 2.2 at Boylesports Wigan (2.5) Draw (3.3) Bolton (3.1) Wigan looked like they were going to get all the points from Newcastle last weekend. They were 2-0 up inside 23 minutes with 2 goals from ex-Newcastle player
Charles Nzogbia. Last on Newcastle pulled one back and then in injury time managed to pull it back to 2-2. Bolton beat Stoke with a late injury time last weekend. It was a hard fought game and Bolton just about deserved it. They will be without their goalscorer Klasnic this game though after being sent off. I have no strong opinions about this game. The draw looks the best value here at 3.3 at Ladbrokes. West Ham (2.4) Draw (3.4) Newcastle United (3.3) West Ham are still bottom of the table on goal difference despite being unbeaten in 4. After the disastrous start they seems to have got it together now. They finished the stronger last week in their 1-1 draw against Wolves. No win for Newcastle in their last 3. In fact
there were 2 losses and only a very late goal salvaged point for them against Wigan. Problems off the field for Andy Carroll
means that their top goal scorer may be distracted. Its also pretty funny how he was bailed to live with his captain Kevin Nolan. I am going to go for the home win here. West Ham have turned it around and will start climbing the table for sure. Its 2.4 at William Hill. 24th October 2010 Stoke (6) Draw (3.75) Manchester United (1.73) Stoke could have no complaints about the loss last weekend to Bolton. I guess you can’t win them all. Their excellent streak had to come to an end sometime. Big trouble behind the scenes at Manchester United with Rooney now saying publically
he wants to leave. I guess that means he won’t be starting but thats probably a good thing. Manchester United let a 2-0 lead slip against West Brom last week and then only defeated Bursaspor
1-0 midweek in their Champions League game. I can’t be having Manchester United at 1.73 on their current form. I think its too much to ask Stoke to be Manchester United though so I’ll back the draw at 3.75 at bet365. Liverpool (1.67) Draw (3.8) Blackburn (6) Hodgson rested players midweek in their Europa League fixture as he knows this fixture is more important. Last weekend they were awful in the derby and rightfully lost 2-0. They don’t seem to have the players that can turn a game around. They couldn’t beat relegation favourites Blackpool in their last home game. Blackburn aren’t pulling up any trees this season so far but Big Sam will fancy his chances here. They did well to get the 0-0 against Sunderland last weekend having played the second half with just 10 men. Betting wise this is a fixture to skip. I guess in normal times
you’d expect Liverpool to be about 1.4 in this fixture but this isn’t a normal Liverpool side. Manchester City (2.5) Draw (3.4) Arsenal (3.1) The big game of the weekend. City are on a 4 game winning streak which has put them second in the table just above Arsenal. They aren’t playing that well but seems to be doing enough to win and having Tevez on side is a big plus. He’s the type of player that can just pop up and win a game. Arsenal will have Walcott and Bendtner back for this game. Arsenal have been missing some of their attacking players recently. They ended their losing streak with a 2-1 win over Birmingham but it wasn’t a great performance. The 5-1 midweek win against Shaktar was impressive. They can do that against weaker teams but City are far from a weak team. Its a tricky one this. I can’t really pick a winner. Any of the results wouldn’t surprise me. I am going to go for over 2.5 goals. Its 2.0 at bet365. I can see both teams scoring and there being a winner so overs is the logical bet.
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Premiership betting Tips
25th -26th September 201025th September 2010 Manchester City (3.6) Draw (3.4) Chelsea (2.2) First proper game of the season for Chelsea. We’ll see if the are really champions elect or just been lucky with some easy fixtures. Both teams were knocked out of the Carling Cup mideweek. I’ll not read too much in to that as both must have had one eye on this fixture and didn’t play full strength sides. City saw off Wigan last weekend 2-0 in a game. There was little between the two sides until City scored. Chelsea more or less declared last weekend against Blackpool
4-0 up at half time they didn’t push any further. City did the double over Chelsea last season. I don’t think it will happen this time. I will go for Chelsea at 2.2 at Totesport. Even though they have been playing cannon fodder type teams it still takes class to fire on average 4 goals past a team. Arsenal (1.22) Draw (6.5) West Bromwich (18) Arsenal kids beat Spurs midweek. Its pretty much the story of Arsenal. I remember a few years ago thinking that their youth side was just as good as their senior side. Arsenal were probably a little unlucky not go get all 3 points from Sunderland last weekend. They played most of the second half with 10 men and missed a penalty. West Brom’s weakened side managed to see off Manchester City’s weakened side midweek. It’ll be a different team this time. That team came back from 1-0 down to beat Birmingham 3-1 last week. I am still unsure about Arsenal’s strength but am willing to back them this week on the handicap. When they do win against these sort of sides
they usually win big. Arsenal -1.75 is 2.05 on the Asian Handicap at bet365. Basically
1 goal win (lose bet)
2 goal win (win half)
3+ goal win (full win). Birmingham (1.83) Draw (3.6) Wigan (5) Birmingham were one of the sides that did the Premiership proud in the Carling Cup
seeing off MK Dons 3-1. Last weekend they beaten 3-1 in the derby against West Brom. They were leading but some terrible mistakes allowed West Brom to take all 3 points. Wigan also saw off lower league opposition in the Carling Cup but it took 2 very late goals. Last weekend
they match City until they conceded. Sloppy defending let them down. I don’t like the odds on the home win here
1.83 is a little low for me. Birmingham aren’t pulling up any trees and Wigan can turn it up on occasions
just look at Spurs a few weeks ago. I think the best bet is the draw at 3.6 at Betfred. Blackpool (3.25) Draw (3.4) Blackburn (2.4) Blackpool got knocked of the Carling Cup in the second round so didn’t have a midweek game. Last weekend only a slow down on Chelsea’s part stopped them getting totally humiliated at Stamford Bridge. This is Blackpool’s second game at home this season. The first finished in a 2-2 draw against Fulham. Balckburn have had a typical mid-table looking kind of season so far. Their manager
Sam Allardyce has come under a bit of ridicule this week for suggesting he would be better at at Inter Milan or Real Madrid. In terms of betting
I see more value in the home side at 3.25 at Betfred than backing Blackburn. Blackpool have had more time to prepare and home advantage. They did look clueless against Chelsea but I think they can bounce back here with a win. Fulham (2.75) Draw (3.4) Everton (2.8) Fulham have had a good start to the season considering their fixtures. 1 win and 4 draws. It will take time for the new manager to get the most of his team but he’s already improved on Fulham’s abysmal away record in recent seasons. Everton are almost at cr
isis point. With no injuries at the start of the season they started off very poorly. Now with Saha and Anichebe out they only have Yakubu as a striker. They were knocked out of the Carling Cup by Brentford midweek. Looking at the team it looked more or less their full side. Usually I would be jumping all over Fulham here. I think I still may do. The odds just don’t seem right to me. How can an unbeaten side
strong at home only be slight favorites for this game against a team that has only drawn 2 home games and lost the other 3? Maybe the bookies think that this is the week when Everton’s season gets started. Liverpool (1.5) Draw (4.5) Sunderland (8.5) 16th place seems strange for Liverpool. I can’t recall them ever been there. Only 5 points from 5 and their only win being 1-0 at home against West Brom. Getting dumped out of the Carling Cup by Northampton was a major setback too. The full strength side should be back for this game though so we should see a much better performance. Last weekend they were largely outclassed by Manchester United though and so even at full strength they are a shadow of former Liverpool teams. Sunderland hung on in the game against Arsenal last week and were rewarded with a stoppage time penalty which they scored to salvage a point. Away from home they are a different beat though and don’t pull out those types of performances. The was Liverpool are playing it doesn’t make sense for them to be at 1.5. It should be more profitable to oppose them most weeks at those odds unless they get their act together. Sunderland +1 goal on the Asian Handicap is 2.18 at Ladbrokes. West Ham (3.75) Draw (3.4) Tottenham (2.1) Some good news for West Ham at last. They managed to follow up their point at Stoke with a 2-1 away win against Sunderland in the Carling Cup. The turning point in their season maybe? Spurs experimental side got thrashed 4-1 in the Carling Cup but I doubt Harry Redknapp will care. Its the Champions League next week and the Premiership that matter. I am going to go Spurs on this. West Ham have shown improvement but from a dismal start. Spurs need to be winning these types of games if they are going to qualify for the Champions League again. Spurs at 2.1 is generally available. 26th September 2010 Bolton (8) Draw (4.3) Manchester United (1.53) Bolton look likely not to be facing the relegation scrap this year. Still early days but only the single defeat at Arsenal isn’t too bad a start. Last week they got a good point away at Villa. Manchester United have been struggling a bit away from home with late goals. They were winning in normal time at both Fulham and Everton but were pegged back. I guess Ferguson will have learnt his lesson. Against Liverpool last week they were clearly the better side but it took at late goal to get all 3 points. Berbatov is finally playing like the world class player he is which is fortunate as Rooney is going through a massive loss of form period. Odds of 1.53 are a bit short for Manchester United. I can’t see Bolton just rolling over here. I do like the look over over 2.5 goals at bet365. All 5 Permiership games have ended up over 2.5 goals and so have 3/5 games for Bolton. Wolverhampton (2.88) Draw (3.4) Aston Villa (2.6) Wolves were beating Spurs 1-0 up until the 77th minute and then 2 more very late goals put a nice look to the scoreline. Wolves battled hard and maybe deserved something from the game. Gerrard Houllier had a good start in the Carling Cup beating Blackburn 3-1. I can see this being a bit of a sterner test though. I can’t decide what to go for. New managers always give teams a boost first few games but Wolves are under rated to me. I’ll go for the draw then. Its 3.4 at Betfred. Newcastle United (2) Draw (3.5) Stoke (4.2) Stunning performance at Everton and Chelsea by Newcastle. The 2-0 home defeat at home to Blackpool has already been forgiven by most. I’ve changed my opinion of Newcastle. Stoke came out winners too in their Carling Cup game but that was at home to Fulham. In th
e league
they have been a little unlucky and I thought they had turned the corner with the win against Villa but then they go on to draw at home to a poor West Ham side. Its Newcastle all the way for me. Stoke have never been as good away from home and Newcastle would like to banish the Blackpool result with a solid win. Its 2.0 for Newcastle at Skybet.