Volleyball, World League: Look For Bulgaria

After talking about the FIBA World Championship in Japan, I will suggest another possible "outright winner" bet, which we can consider as profitable and not too risky at the same time. This time I have found such a possibility in the volleyball market - FIVB World League, final round. The group phase is still going but we can mark the favorites already and now is the time to catch the big odds for the upcoming final round.
Bulgaria To Win the League At Last
Call it madness but I think that is time for the Bulgarians to leave a mark in FIVB World Cup. They were pretty close for a couple of times in the final rounds showing massive attack and unfortunately simple mistakes in defense. Now this generation is ready for its swang song - last chance, anyone? Bulgaria has qualified earlier for the World Championship and also for the European Championship. They did a massive start in the group phase of this World League and achieved 4 wins of 4 games. Bulgarian players are near the top in all the "best players" tables.
What about the odds? Currently they are around, in decimal, 36.00 which is a great rate. Sure, there is a risk - Cuba (they will face Bulgaria tonight in Havana), Russia, Italy, France also,had an impressive start, but there are not 100 percent sure bets, right?
Go ahead and choose from my Recommended bookies list where to place your bet.

How To Place Early Profitable "Outright Winner" Bets?

There is one question I always think about - how to minimize the risk of placing sports bets and at the same time to increase the profit made by putting your money down? There are surely secure games - domestic wins for about 1.15 odds or closer, big favorites, but...I have very bad experience in placing such bets - put lots of money on a single game, odds around 1.20 and then something goes terribly wrong in the match and if it is soccer, it closes at 0:0 or something!
So, I came up with the answer these days - the key is in placing long term bets on the "outright winner" markets but on short time events. Forget about putting your money down on Soccer League Winners - who can predict how the form of the favorite will change during the long long season? No, too risky. Bet on events such as European and World Championships and bet earlier and catch the big odds. I will start here with few simple steps to the perfect early prediction and will focus my prediction on FIBA Basketball World Championship 2006 in August.
Japan, 2006, WC
1 step - First check out the favorites - if they look stronger than ever, just forget about this event, leave it. But if their form is not the best and there is just a slight chance for breaking their dominance, go ahead and look for a team with a good potential. In that particular case - USA are clearly not the Dream Team any more, most of the stars canceled the tournament - I can smell the problems in the air. Click search for the next basketball world champion.
2 step - Here we go through the pretenders - Argentina? I think No, they beat USA in the last big clash but the team had their pick already, it will be another star in Japan this summer. Will it be Spain? Why not - they look appetite at 9.00 at betandwin and 7.00 (+600) at bet365.
3 step - Arguments? Yes, Spain are in constant form during the last few big championships, they have an young and well turned out team. Most of the players are involved in the Spain League but we all have seen what the Spanish squads did in the European tournaments so far.

Pick from FIBA World Championship, Japan
Spain To Win The World Title
In Decimal - 9.00 at Betandwin

Soccer, UEFA Cup: The Bulgarians To Go Through

Pick From UEFA Cup
1. Lokomotiv Sofia to beat FC Macedonia
Info & Analyses
1. Lokomotiv Sofia to beat FC Macedonia
UEFA Cup Qual, 2nd leg. Starts: 6:30pmUK, 8:30pmBG


Bet365 in Fractional - 11/8, in Decimal - 2.37
Betandwin in Decimal - 2.40
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Prediction
Lokomotiv Sofia took 2:0 the first leg and showed that The Bulgarians have surely more quality than the Macedonian team. All the key players are fit and ready to answer these "strong" words coming from FC Macedonia all week long. Lokomotiv show no mercy when playing on counter attack and often gain impressive away wins. Especially when the domestic side should attack from the first minute and need to score no less than 2 goals.

World Series of Poker: How To Find The Winner?

It is not easy to predict the winner of the World Series of Poker. With an expected 8,000 runners some would argue that it is a lottery dressed up as the world’s richest poker tournament. But the fact is that the winner will have to be a good poker player and that it will take a lot more than pure luck to win the estimated $10 million first prize.
Ten months ago BetUSA.com opened betting on the World Series with a list of 300 of the top players in the world. Since then they had been adding players each week and are now offering odds on more than 600 players.
Phil Ivey is the 150-1 favorite, followed by Daniel Negreanu at 225-1, Phil Hellmuth and Howard ‘The Professor’ Lederer at 250-1 and Gus Hansen, Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson and John Juanda at 300-1.
Last year’s champion, Joe Hachem, is on offer at 1000-1, even though he has two final tables to his name in the course of this year’s World Series. Many bracelet holders are on offer at odds of up to 2000-1, meaning that for a very small outlay you can have a huge payday if you are lucky enough to pick the winner.
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Soccer CL Qual: Choose The Balkan Teams

Picks From UEFA CL
1. Red Star to beat Cork City
2. Levski to beat Sioni
Info & Analyses
1. Red Star to beat Cork City
UEFA CL Qual, first leg. Starts: 7:45pm UK, 9:45pm BG

Bet365 in Fractional - 4/5, in Decimal - 1.80
Betandwin in Decimal - 1.80
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Prediction
Serbia's finest Crvena Zvezda, European champions in 1991, will enter the competition in front of a full house at Cork City FC after all 5,000 tickets sold out in six hours. That means a massive home support for the Ireland side which shows a nice form in front of its own fans. But Red Star are really motivated to go through this round and will look for a comfort win in early in this first leg. They have kept the side from last year and still field in the line up their top scorer, the young striker Nikola Jigic. The Serbian side added more quality in the squad with the Bulgarian national midfielder Blagoy Georgiev who scored a couple of goals in the preparation phase. Tough game, a close win for Red Star.


2. Levski to beat Sioni
UEFA CL Qual, first leg. Starts: 6:30pm UK, 8:30pm BG
Bet365 in Fractional - 1/8, in Decimal - 1.12
Betandwin in Decimal - 1.15
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Prediction
This s a perfect opportunity for those of you who like placing big money on a single sure game. We just can not compare the class of these two teams - Levski will take a win with more than 1 goal for sure. They have kept the same squad from last year which achieved great success in the UEFA Cup tournament playing at the 1/4 final. Levski did not lose a single game in the preparation phase and are hungry to become the first Bulgarian team in the Champions League group phase. All players are fit and ready to start their campaign with a impressive win.
So, you can use this 1.15 odds like this - put 100 dollars or euros on Levski and win 15 for sure.

Soccer UEFA CL: Win For The Zagreb Dream Team

Pick From UEFA CL, Qual
1. Dinamo Zagreb to beat Ekranas
Info & Analyses
1. Dinamo Zagreb to beat Ekranas
UEFA CL, Qual. Starts: 4pmUK, 6pmBG

Bet365 in Fractional - 8/13, in Decimal - 1.61
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Prediction
FK Ekranas are clearly not in their best form even they have won 3:0 at home in the last CL Qual game. The championship of this north country is in a spring-autumn cycle and it is very hard for their teams to find the best rhythm so early in the European tournaments season.
On the other hand we have the dream team of Dinamo Zagreb and highly motivated manager and squad. They have made quality selection and are determined to qualify for the CL Group stage. I will mention just Jens Novotni in their line up and it should be enough for an away win tonight.

Soccer, Friendly: Blackburn To Have A Tough Test

Pick From Friendly Games
1. Hamburger to beat Blackburn
Info & Analyses
1. Hamburger to beat Blackburn
Friendly. Starts: 5pmUK, 7pmBG



Bet365 in Fractional - 10/11, in Decimal - 1.90
Betandwin in Decimal - 1.75
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Prediction
Rovers play their second pre-season friendly this evening when they take on Bundesliga side Hamburger SV at the Kufstein Arena, kick-off 5.00pm UK time. It wil be a tough test they will probably lose due to the early stage of their preparation. Lucas Neill and Brett Emerton are still missing in the squad while all of the German side internationals seem to be field tonight. That means that Dutch stars Rafael van der Vaart and Khalid Boulahrouz, Swiss midfielder Raphael Wicky, Guy Demel of the Ivory Coast, Czech Republic's David Jarolim and Iran's Mehdi Mahdavikia could all be in action.

Soccer, UEFA Intertoto: Villarreal To Leave The Tournament

Pick From UEFA Intertoto
1. Maribor to draw Villarreal
Info & Analyses
1. Maribor to draw Villarreal
UEFA Intertoto Cup, second leg. Starts: 7pmUK, 9pmBG


Bet365 in Fractional - 5/2, in Decimal - 3.50
Betandwin in Decimal - 3.70
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Prediction
Last season's UEFA Champions League semi-finalists Villarreal CF will fight for their lives in European competition after a surprising 2-1 defeat against NK Maribor in the opening leg of their UEFA Intertoto Cup third-round tie. But are they able to do it? I don't think so while a couple of their stars are still in vacation. Maribor will play surely very careful in defence and will use every single chance on counter attack. 0:0 or 1:1 as a result from this leg and Villarreal European dream will stop here.

Soccer, CL: Baku To Take The Win

Pick From CL
1. FK Baku to beat Sioni
Champions League Qual. Starts: 3pmUK, 5pmBG
First Leg Result: 2:0 for Sioni
Bet365 in Fractional - 4/5, in Decimal - 1.80
Betandwin in Decimal - 1.70
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Prediction
We can say that Baku have lost the first leg mainly because of the 2 red cards in the first half. And even playing with 9 players they managed to keep the 0:0 draw more than 60 minutes. The squad has quality added by a couple of foreign players and will not probably face any problems to take the win today. The question is are they able to tovercome these 2 goals difference? I think yes.

Soccer, Norway: Viking To Hold The Draw

Pick From Norway

Info & Analyses
1.Brann to draw Viking
Norwegian Tippeligaen. Starts: 5pmUK, 7pmBG
Bet365 in Fractional - 12/5, in Decimal - 3.40
Betandwin in Decimal - 3.30
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Prediction
Everybody expects Brann to take the win tonight in front of their own fans but I am sure that Viking have the quality to hold the draw. If you also go through the results from Norwegian Tippeligaen this weekend you will see that there is no a single draw in the results. It is time for a surprise and Brann, with their confident domestic form, are the right team to find it difficult to win among the stable Viking defence.

Soccer, Ireland: Derry City To Win Again At Home

Pick From Eircom
1. Derry City to beat Longford Town
Info & Analyses
1. Derry City to beat Longford Town
Ireland Eircom. Starts: 6:30pmUK, 8:30pmBG
Bet365 in Fractional - 1/2, in Decimal - 1.50


Betandwin in Decimal - 1.50
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Prediction
Derry City have a nice home record and they will keep it going after tonight game with Longford. They have beaten Town as a visitor early this season and should not have problems for wining this one too having in mind their current domestic form.

Soccer, UEFA Intertoto: Auxerre To Have A Comfort Win

Pick From Uefa Intertoto Cup
1. Auxerre to beat Farul
Info & Analyses
1. Auxerre to beat Farul
UEFA Intertoto Cup. Starts: 8pmUK, 10pmBG
Bet365 in Fractional - 1/3, in Decimal - 1.33
Betandwin in Decimal - 1.20
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Prediction
Auxerre are strong favourites in this game and will surely win even it is their first official game this season. You can search for bigger odds on handicap with goal advance for the Romanians. Farul were not so confident in their last two visits in this tournament and will have great luck if they manage to lose only with 2 goals difference tonight.

Soccer, MLS: Revolution Time

Pick From MLS, USA
1. New England to beat Real Salt Lake
Info & Analyses
1. New England to beat Real Salt Lake
MLS. Starts: 00:30UK, 2:30amBG

Bet365 in Fractional - 1/2, in Decimal - 1.50
Betandwin in Decimal - 1.55
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Prediction
The New England Revolution return home after a mixed road trip - a loss in Colorado followed by a win in Chicago - but now firmly in control of second place in the Eastern Conference after losing just once in their last seven matches. Real Salt Lake come into their lone visit to Foxborough this season winless in their last six league games, but having won in the U.S. Open Cup for the first time in club history at midweek in an extra-time victory against the Virginia Beach Mariners (USL1)
Real Salt Lake is probably the worst visitor in the league so The New England Revolution, which have lost just once at home, should not have any problems for winning this one.

UEFA Cup: Litex To Take The Lead

Pick from UEFA
1. Litex to beat Koper
Info & Analyses
1. Litex to beat Koper
UEFA, 1st Q round. Starts: 7pmUK, 9pmBG
Betandwin in Decimal - 2.20
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Prediction
It is time for all the European teams to join their tournament battles starting from the first UEFA qualification round today. If you take a look back at the preparation phase you can clearly see the current form of these two - Litex is a strong favourite gaining 4 wins of 4 games. The Bulgarians have met strong teams as Club Brugge and Genk and showed nice football in these friendlies. The team is surely more experienced than Koper and know how to win away games in such tournaments. Coach Ljupko Petrović has made no transfer moves at all at PFC Litex Lovech who are hoping to reach the UEFA Cup group stage for the second season in succession.