Premier League Weekend Picks

Stoke City v Man City
12:45 GMT - LOST
I will bet on Man City to start a bit of a run after they beat Newcastle at home last round and looked like playing with a mood again. This team has so much to prove, specially away from home. Shaun Wright-Phillips and Pablo Zabaleta, despite some problems, should be fit. The manager has no serious worries as all of the major stars are available and ready for action. Players to watch: Robinho and Ireland.
Stoke are very hard to beat at Britannia and will fight till the last whistle for every inch of the pitch. But I just have the feeling they won't find it that easy to stay competitive in the league for the rest of the season. Fuller is probably back and ready to score more but something tells me it won't be the same story for him after his silly ban and discipline problems.

I will take a generous 2.25 offered by bet365 for an away win here and just can't stand to place a small amount of money on Ireland to become a goalscorer anytime - 3.60 is worthy enough!

Aston Villa v Wigan 15:00 GMT - LOST
OK, Aston Villa are huge! They just keep the wins coming and start looking as a heavy favorite for Champions league spot at the end of the season. The team will be surely boosted by the return of John Carew who will be available for selection. Add Agbonlahor, Hesky and Milner to the company and if you are a Wigan defender it is so easy to decide to stay in the bus for this one.
Wigan were lucky enough to pick a point against Pool at home with a late Christmas present by the referee. They just can not convince me they are the same team without Hesky.
Valencia is missing another game but Kirkland has a chance for coming back.

I am going for a home win here and 1.66 by bet365 for that choice seems fair.

Doncaster v Norwich

England, Championship
Betting Pick 1:
Doncaster - Norwich
Keepmoat Stadium
19:45 GMT

Bookmaker: bet365
Bet: HT Draw - LOST
Price: 2.10

Verdict
If you had followed my betting blog for a while you probably have noticed I am in tremendous form in the last week which helped me improve my bankroll in bet365 seriously. Another important step shall be tonight at Keepmoat when Doncaster meets Norwich in a game that might be called as a early six-pointer. When preparing for the game this morning I had no clue to differ these two and that is why I focused my attention on a half time bet.

Doncaster are in superb form and brough home a great result in the midweek when beat Shefield U on the road. The team is performing very solid at the back and it was too much of a task even for Aston Villa to break this defense. The problem is that Doncaster have a poor record against Norwich and you should go back to 30s last century if you look for their win in this clash. It is also true that the total number of games is 6.

Doncaster Rovers have doubts over midfielders Brian Stock and Martin Woods, BBC reports. Midfielder James Coppinger, defender Sam Hird, and striker Lewis Guy all return to the squad after being rested and will add so needed freshness in the line up.

Norwich are improving under the new manager and scored 6 goals in the last two staying unbeaten. In the midweek they missed the win at home when The Saints managed to recover from 0:2 to 2:2. New loan signing David Carney should make the line up stronger.

As both teams need points so badly and being just above the relegation zone I expect a brutal battle that might ends in a full time draw with no goals but I want to choose a safety tactic here - I will take the half time draw - tasty 2.10 price by bet365, thank you!:)

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Cambridge Utd v Oxford Utd

England, Blue Square Premier
Betting Pick 1:
Cambridge v Oxford


Bookmaker: bet365
Bet: draw
Price: 3.30

Verdict - WON
It is an all time derby that my betting blog is welcoming today. And, as I saw when checking the coupons on bet365 and bet-at-home this morning, bookies are very generous when it comes to rewarding your efforts on Cambridge v Oxford game tonight.
I found 3.30 for the draw as more than fair and will take it betting the history will repeat itself again when those two are meeting at Trade Recruitment stadium. Actually the home side has a decent record against Oxford in the last few years here but draw is the result that dominates this derby.
Cambridge have few problems as Wayne Hatswell is suspended so Josh Coulson should replace him in defense partnering Phil Bolland. Oxford will be without defender Shane Killock. Generally I can't see any hint in team news that can lead me to a particular bet.
Both teams are performing very solid lately. What I expect is a real battle on the field with a kind of defensive mind in both squads. No loosing against the rival is a sort of a good result.
I will place a small amount in bet365 to see how Oxford is holding the draw on the road.

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Everton v Arsenal Preview

England, Premier league Betting Pick 1:
Everton - Arsenal, Goodison Park

Bookmaker: bet365
Bet: Under 2.5 Goals
Price: 1.72

Verdict - WON
I am a bit suspicious about the pricing of this game today by the bookies as bet365, for example, offers generous 3.00 for the draw and tasty 1.72 for what should be a safety bet - Under 2.5. Everton is obviously playing for the draw in every game with a team from top 4 hoping to score a single goal, somehow, and defend it to death. We should also admit that the team is pretty well organized and is functioning as a one on the pitch and can punish every mistake made by their opponents. No sense to discuss the lack of attacking options again and again but I can see a serious gap can appear in the midfiled if Arteta miss the game (chances are 50/50 BBC reported).
Arsenal will surely feature a much stronger squad than the one against Cardiff so I expect them to give a battle at Goodison that might ends in a draw but it is likely to see a winner here. Wenger knows perfectly such games can turn the season and if the Gooners can take this one it will be a boost of confidence. Clichy and Gallas are probably back and that should make the defense calm enough.

Draw looks really as a fantastic opportunity to catch the big price but I will be a bit conservative
here and take the Under bet. The reason? I have the feeling Arsenal can pick all the 3 points with 0:1 result as the team is improving confidently.

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Birmingham vs Derby Preview

England, Championship Betting Pick 1:
Birmingham vs Derby
St. Andrew's Stadium, kick off - 7:45pm BST

Bookmaker: bet365
Price: 4/6 (external link to the coupon)

Verdict - WON
I am chasing the Blues lately and it was getting from bad to worst. I was really shocked seeing such awful performances by a squad full of Premier league quality. The same that topped the table just few weeks. Birmingham is in 4 games no win streak which brought two disappointing draws at St. Andrew's against Swansea and Cardiff. The team have lost at home for the cup also and it was humiliating to see such an exit against the Wolves. The Blues are currently on 3 place and the game tonight looks like a crucial step - what they need is a win that will keep the team in contention with the top spots and rebuild some pride back after a bad, bad January.

On the other hand (and end) Derby are fighting for every point as the relegation now seems more than possible. The team showed a kind of improvement in the last cup games despite the crushing 4:2 at Old Trafford but I still believe they miss something when it comes to working together on the pitch. Derby could have Andy Todd and Steve Davies for that one and to be honest, I am a bit scared from another boring draw.

However I will take the risk to see the Blues back in form again. To drop points here can be crucial at that stage and may lead to serious damage of the whole season.


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Ancona vs Treviso Preview

Italy Serie B, Betting Pick 1:
Ancona v Treviso

Bookmaker: bet365
Price: 1.95 (external link to the coupon)

Verdict- WON
A tricky one, that is for sure. My general advice is to back it with the draw and use this 1.14 as a banker to an accumulator bet. As you probably know, Monday can be used well from the bookies to balance the weekend results and few markets.
However I will take the home side with a small sized bet for better price and glory for my betting blog.

AC Ancona have won 3 in a row and seems to be in top form in the best part of the season. They generally perform solid at home and have a decent record against Treviso here - 2 wins and 3 draws. It is obvious that what concerns me most is this crazy drawing competition between these two. Add to that Treviso's recent results and the defensive production they are showing on the road and you can easily decide it will be a close one.
I think one goal should be enough to make the difference here and Ancona are more likely winners as being the team in form recently.
If it's your Monday day for taking risks you can take even the handicapping Tie (Treviso +1) option and bring back home a huge 3.40 reward by bet365.


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Sports Betting System

"Yeah, right, here we go again", you might think when looking at the headline of that post. The truth is that I was thinking the same when they have contacted me and presented me Vestin Sports Betting Systems. As a tipster I was trying a number of those betting systems in the past searching for a kind of improvement of my betting tools and my best achievement was even money - that makes me totally suspicious about such "sure money" promises. Did I change my mind after trying this one? I can not tell from few weeks of trial but things are looking very good as for now.
What is more important than doubling my money for no time is that I saw a brilliant logic in that system and a very well organized betting brain behind these daily updated picks.

What You Have Really Got
Speaking formally, every morning when you log in your account on Vestin Sports Betting System you will find picks and recommendation for the amount of money you should place on each, depends on your starting bankroll. The picks have different priority labels and you should take care of not missing any high priority one. To be true, after I test it, I found that even low priority picks are very well targeted at small amounts to help your bankroll grow enough and face the upcoming serious bets. What is important to be mentioned is that you should follow the picks exactly and not trying to reconsider them in your own way as these are part of a whole mechanism. This is actually the best part - you should not be a betting genius with huge experience to follow the system - it is that easy as logging in, reading the picks and placing your best and patiently see your bankroll growing on a long terms (you can see serious impact even in a month and I think in a year you should have your big reward).


The Cost
Of course, as i did, you should not take their word for it. Go test it and the price for one month trial is only 9.90 USD. What I did was totally ignoring the testimonials and successful case studies and focusing on analysing the betting system itself. I will keep following it and sharing my impressions with you.
Please, leave me a feedback if you test it.

Read their FAQ page first carefully. A good one.

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Wolves To Bite Boro

FA Cup Pick 1: Wolverhampton v Middlesbrough

Bookmaker: bet365
Price: 2.37 (external link to the coupon)

Verdict - LOST
I believe Boro will take a bit easy this one and bring me home a nice reward of my betting instincts. They will need to face a tough relegation battle and a couple of huge upcoming games in the league so I expect Southgate to prepare his boys for that one from a bit different perspective.
It is also true that everyone is awaiting for cup upset here and that could possibly be too much for Wolves to bring on their shoulder. But they play at home and have solid attacking options and despite some inconsistency we have seen lately McCarthy boys are my favorites in this cup tie.
Team news shows Richard Stearman and Stephen Ward will miss the game for Wolves and few more changes are likely to be done by the manager.

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Place A Safety Bet On Benfica

Pick 1: Belenenses v Benfica

Bookmaker: bet-at-home or bet365
Price: 1.65 (external link to the coupon)

Verdict
I should admit a couple of bad predictions lately as I totally missed two games in the midweek from England lower divisions. That is why I am doing a step back to the safety bets in order to improve my bankroll and make it ready for the weekend.
Searching for such game I found it easy to predict an away win on Benfica in Portugal and 1.65 in bet365 is fair enough for the punters. Visitors are top form, merely full squad and showed few fantastic away performances. To be honest we saw and a couple of bad games on the road (including one 0:2 last time) but I believe the giant can strike immediately back to keep the top place in the league. Don't forget Sporting and Porto are so close behind and the fact will force Benfica to produce their best tonight.

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Still Chasing The Tasty Draw Prices

Pick 1: Wrexham v Cambridge, DRAW

Bookmaker: bet-at-home
Price: 3.25


Verdict
Ok, i need that draw to rebuild some pride (and bankroll, actually) and looking from that perspective 3.25 is a huge price.
Both teams are in form in England Conference League with the home side making plenty of draws recently. It is true that the team will be boosted by some fresh blood of new signings but Cambridge can produce quality away football, specially against the top half teams. Actually they have to if they want to keep their place in the playoffs warm.
Mark Beesley and Danny Crow are doing well up front and I fancy them to keep the scoreline level even if the home side manage to take the lead.
Goal/Goal bet is also a strong alternative on the draw.

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Murcia Will Hold The Draw

Pick 1: Murcia v Celta Vigo, DRAW

I will choose bet365 for that one taking their 3.00 or 2/1 for a draw here

Verdict
It is one of those games which are shouting at your face "pick up the draw, pick up the draw". At first look I was a bit wondering why the price is so generous - I was expecting to find it around 2.70 due to the history of this clashes and the similar form both teams are showing lately in Segunda.
It is right that Murcia and Celta are on the opposite sides of the table but the home side is confidently improving in the last 4-5 games and a point in front of the fans here will bring some confidence back for the upcoming battles. Celta is also flying high and if they want to keep in touch with the top teams could not afford to drop points in such games.
Looking at the statistics I will also fancy a FT draw here and 2/1 is surely a fantastic offer in today's coupon.

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Posh To Steal All The 3 Points Tonight

Pick 1: Peterborough v Milton Keynes Dons

I will choose bet365 for that one taking their 2.25 for a home win.
Once the game is on keep it close to the betting and take the live bet365 console.

Verdict
Ok, a big game it is and deserve it well to spot the lights on it tonight. London Road will probably see a crowd record when MK Dons and Posh are clinched in promotion battle in English League One early, early in the season. If the home side manage to steal all the 3 points here they will certainly fill the gap to MK Dons and bring Posh just one point behind them in the table.

I can see the home squad being in better form recently and will put my money down on their enthusiasm in front of the fans and the massive attack power they have demonstrated so far in the league. Speaking of attacking skills MK Dons are also scoring many and one over 2.5 Goals bet should look like value alternative on the home win.

Posh are expected to be without defender Tom Williams (knee) while Shane Blackett (shoulder) and Jamie Day (back) are still out. Craig Mackail-Smith has recovered from a knock to feature.

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Place A Value Bet On Liverpool's Derby

Pick 1: Liverpool And Everton To Draw The Half Time


Venue: Anfield Date: Monday, 19 January Kick-off: 2000 GMT
I will choose bet365 for that one taking their 2.10 for a HT draw as a
Once the game is on keep it close to the betting and take the live audio from bet365 console.

Verdict
I am not tempted by a home win here, really. And it is not only the low price most of the bookies put on Liverpool but mainly because of the highly organized and very tough to beat Everton side. I have watched them a couple of times recently and they were performing amazingly as one whole and despite the injury problems they managed to keep the net clear and score at least one for all the 3 points. Everton will be additionally motivated in this severe local derby and it is likely to remain unbeaten in the last 4 games. What concern me about taking the FT draw here is the miss of Marouane Fellaini (suspended) who established himself as a key midfielder in Everton's squad. Think again about taking the draw, specially if Torres and Alonso are featured in the starting line up of Pool.
Consider also the fact that the whole world will probably take the Under 2.5 bet for the game and bookies would be very happy to see the market being balanced on Monday with 2:1 result here.

I have chosen a safety tactic here taking the half time draw for amazing over 2.00 odds in most of the online sporbooks. Everything in the game should be decided in the second half.

Before the game starts: I often find it too boring to wait for the game starts and my gambling blood is boiling.
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I play some poker at bet365 or FullTilt.
My last finding: cheap and great fun at bingo and games rooms in bet365.
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