The "Other Sports" Thread

Also on Berdych at 2.92 on Betfair.

my preview for cycling worlds today if you'd like a bet

http://www.olbg.com/blogs/post.php?id=403819

this seems to be it i think!!

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056831384&page=5

yeah im doing bit, main bet prob lopez 5/6

I just have an outright bet. Want to watch a few rounds and see form before I jump in.

Been looking for value, and tonight there is maybe some in both Gael Monfils at around 11/8 against Simon and on Julia Goerges who is a massive 3/1 against Li Na, who is favourite in fairness, but maybe not a 1/5 shot in this encounter. Both are odds against and facing stiff opposition, so caution is required for anyone following, especially given my tradition of scudding any bet by tipping it here first.

keysersoze0330 wrote: »

Like Seppi +1.5 against Cilic at 11/10. Seppi playing good stuff recently. My main bet tonight is R. Berankis to win over 8.5 games v Murray at 4/6 with Boyles. Berankis is playing well with two 3-0 victories so far. Granted Mayer and Stakhovsky are far inferior to Murray but i think he could snatch a set or run up 5 or 6 games in one of the sets.

Up until last year, Murray was always a cert to ship a set against almost any oppo. He seems to have tightened that up a lot in the past 12 months. The question is whether that's a permanent improvement in quality or whether, as you seem to be thinking, the old sloppiness is still in there waiting to come out.

Any fancies for tonight? Looking at S Stephens (2/7) in a double with something else but cant see anything i like to take me close to an even money bet.

Chardy/ Seppi very tight game. Same with Tsonga/ Gasquet. Wozniacki is terrible so maybe Kuznetsova +1.5 on the set handicap at 4/9.

Might just back Stephens 2-0 at 8/11.

This morning I quite like the look of over 9.5 aces in the Djokovic - Ferrer games at 5/6. Neither are huge on the ace stats but I'd fancy Ferrer to get a set at least off Djokovic and if he does, you'd have to fancy 10 or more aces at a rate of 3 or less per set.

Any fancies for Wimbledon tomorrow? Tie of the round is probably Hewitt (5/4) v Wawrinka (8/13). Another tight affair will be Verdasco (10/11) v Malisse (5/6).

Picked out 5 short priced games making an even money bet (Paire, Monaco, Gulbis, Stakhovsky and Janowicz) but 5 players to win is iffy gambling. Going to hunt for some value in the over/under games markets.

Also like to have a biggish stake single so any opinions welcome.

I hope my post today won't raise so much discussion.

ATP 1000 Rogers Cup
Grigor Dimitrov-Marcel Granollers
Prediction: 2:0 for Grigor Dimitrov @ 1.60 odds

Grigor Dimitrov lost last week at 1/4 finals against Tommy Haas in two tie breaks - 6:7 6:7. The game was even but the more experienced from both won the game. Anyway Grigor performed well and was solid when he had to be- at break points serving enormously high % aces. Moreover, this year Grigor has yet 2 wins more than whole last years. He is without any doubt progressing and improving his game. Hard court suits his style.

On other side, Marcel Granollers is playing mainly clay tournaments. So far this year he has 27 tourneys played, which is a lot more than Grigor- just 21. Furthermore, we shall mention that Granollers won a tournament in Austria this Sunday and traveled to Canada on Monday. Then he did not have enough time to rest in my opinion.

So it is very logical Grigor to take easily this game - 2:0 as he did last week in the first 2 games at Washington - beating Mallisse and Sam Query in straight sets.

A good bet from the ashes from boylesports

The bet is Cook to make a century, its 4/7 with boyles, even the 4/9 with paddys i felt with paddys was value, he converted 78% of his 50s into centuries and looks in good touch overcoming some back trouble.

keysersoze0330 wrote: »

I'm having a good bet on Ali Carter to beat G Dott at 8/13 in the snooker tonight. Playing great stuff at the minute and should have too much for Dott who struggled with Nigel Bond in the last round, and was lucky to progress

Small bit on 6-2 frame score at 6/1 also.

6-3 loss. Brutal:mad:

grattanspuds wrote: »

Is there a thread for rugby tips lads? I don't see any mentions of it on this thread. Sorry if its slightly off topic.

In here is where they are posted really! Isotonic would be the main tipster!

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055980744&page=443

Think Wigan are decent shouts to beat the handicap against Castleford tonight (-8).

They will be smarting from the cup exit against the same opponents last week and I have to belive that that momentous defensive effort to keep Wigan at bay would have had to have an effect on the Castleford lads.