Reading 1 Newcastle 0

Just the result we needed to get Sports Betting for Fun back to winning ways! Reading have had a tremendous 1st season in the Premier League and now they have boosted my betting bank too.

No bet for Tuesday - Horse Racing looks very trappy, Football matches few and far between, and the Tennis matches offer very little value.

Back again tomorrow, hopefully with another selection.
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Italian Football too risky

Udinese 0 Catania 1 - not the required result! It seems to be a risky business betting on Italian Football these days.

Back home to England for tomorrow and I am tipping Reading -0.25 against Newcastle. Available at 1.80 (4/5) from Bet365 and Expekt, or you can go for the straight win at around evens.

Good luck with the betting - back again tomorrow.
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Great Result!

Yeovil 1 Doncaster 0 was a great result if you followed my recommendation - under 2 or 2.5 goals. A very nice winner.

Today I am going Italian and my fancy is Udinese -0.25 against Catania, available at 1.8 with Bet365 or 2.10 if you go for the outright win. I am taking the Asian Handicap, due to my tendency to reduce risk where possible.

Good luck - back again later.

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Back to Football

It was 3rd time unlucky for me on Friday - the 3rd Tennis bet in 3 days came a cropper.

Back to Football for Saturday's tip. The season is nearly over and promotion and relegation issues are causing strange results, but I am relying on a low scoring encounter between Yeovil and Doncaster. Back under 2/2.5 goals at Pinnacle 1.91 (10/11) or under 2.5 goals at Expekt 1.70 (7/10). Also available with many other books, these were the best odds at the time of writing.

Good luck and back again later.
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Tennis Success!

Jakko Nieminen completed a straight sets victory over Seppi earlier today. A very pleasing result that has encouraged me to have another go at Tennis forecasting.

This time we go to Casablanca, Morocco for the ATP Grand Prix. The selection is Sebastian Grosjean to beat Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo. Best odds I can find are 1.67 (2/3) at Pinnacle Sports.
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More Tennis

Jakko Nieminen won very nicely for us today, so it's another Tennis selection for tomorrow.

In the ATP Open Seat, Barcelona I am tipping David Nalbandian to defeat Carlos Moya. The odds are a bit short again, the best I can find is 1.50 (1/2) at Ladbrokes - pretty good value in my opinion.

Back again tomorrow.
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Anyone for Tennis?

It looks like Shrewsbury are suffering promotion jitters, just like Hartlepool last Friday. Lowly Wrexham did their own position a power of good, ruining my evening in the process!

Never mind, I am only lending the money to the bookie, I plan to recoup some of it tomorrow by backing Nieminen to beat Seppi in the Barcelona ATP tournament. The odds are a bit short, the best I can find is 1.59 at Pinnacle, but it still looks good value to me.

Back again tomorrow.


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Tuesday's Football Tip

Back to England for Tuesday's selection - I will back Shrewsbury to beat Wrexham in League 2. The odds are around 5/6, so good value considering the relative positions of the teams in the league table. The Asian Handicap -0.5 line may offer slightly better value than a home win in the 1X2 market.

Good luck, I should be back again tomorrow.


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Winning ways again!

Back to winning ways again as Real Mallorca managed a 1-0 win against Gimnastic. I decided to take the Asian Handicap -0.75 offer, so it was only a half winner for me, but I am satisfied with that. A winner is a winner. after all.

No tip for today - the racing looks very difficult and there is very little football, certainly nothing that I would risk my money on, anyway. I should be back later with tomorrow's selection.


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Another let down!

The journey north of the border didn't provide the good fortune I was expecting after all. Aberdeen were unable to complete the victory desired, even though Hibs were down to 10 men for much of the second half.

It is obviously the wrong time of year for predicting football in Britain, so I am heading further afield for Sunday's prediction. I fancy Real Mallorca to beat Gimnastic in the Spanish Primera League. The odds vary considerably between the various bookies, but it should be possible to get 3/4 at the very least, take -0.75 on the Asian Handicap and 11/10 is available from Pinnacle and Bet365, at the time of writing.


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Saturday's Football Selection

Hartlepool must be suffering winning the title jitters! Only managing to draw at home to Notts County and probably should have lost - Notts missed a penalty in the second half.

No sense crying over spilt milk, we'll go north of the border for Saturday's selection. Aberdeen -0.5 v Hibs is the recommendation. Available at 4/5 or slightly better with Pinnacle Sports and Victor Chandler, lets hope that Hibs poor away form continues. It's a 12.30am kick off so don't miss out. Good luck, I'll be back again tomorrow. I have yet to study the horses, so if anything stands out I will be posting again in the morning.

Friday's Selection

Back to Football again for Friday's tip. High flying Hartlepool look excellent value to beat Notts County, especially if we take the Asian Handicap line -0.75. Victor Chandler are currently offering 2.0 (evens in English money!) , so that's what I'm going for.

Apologies to any Notts County fans, but I will be looking for a sound victory by Hartlepool - 2-0 or 3-1 will do very nicely thank you.

Back again tomorrow with something for Saturday.

Back to winning form!

Laustra Bad did the business very nicely at 11/8. Better odds than expected, so a good earner, too.

Thursday's racing looks very difficult to predict and there is hardly any football, so I think I will take a rest. I should be back tomorrow night with Friday's advice.

Bye for now.

Too many goals!

Well Arsenal found their shooting boots and ruined our winning run! With the first goal coming early it was virtually impossible to trade too. Time to move on to tomorrow and back to the horses again. Some good fields at both Newmarket and Cheltenham - I think Laustra Bad has a great chance in the 2.20 at Cheltenham. The odds don't look too promising, the Racing Post forecast is 4/5, but that just reflects the fact that the selection is much better than the rest.

Good luck, all being well I'll be back again tomorrow.

Day 3

Well, Mustameet did the job very nicely at 5/4, so that's 2 out of 2!

Didn't have any opportunity to get online earlier today, due to work. Shame really because I would have posted a nice winner. No sense worrying about what could have been - we have to move on.

Racing looks a bit trappy tomorrow, so it's back to Football. I fancy Arsenal v Man. City for under 2.5 goals. It may be worthwhile backing this one on the exchanges - Betfair have this as in "in-running" game, so it may be sensible to trade out if there is no score after 30 or 40 minutes (my natural caution again).

Good luck with the selection and hopefully I will be back tomorrow.

Day 2

Portsmouth did the business for us yesterday, so that was a good start. It paid for my beer last night anyway!

Having scoured the football fixtures of Europe today I cannot find anything that looks good value, so I will have a go on the horses. Over to Ireland, 3:55 at the Curragh, Mustameet is the selection. You can get 5/4 with most bookies at the time of writing, I suspect this price will shorten nearer the race time, so take it on the early offer if you can.

Good luck with the selection, hope to post again tomorrow, but it may not be possible due to work commitments.

My first posting

Welcome to my blog. One of my hobbies is betting - not serious stuff, just a few quid here and there. Hopefully successful enough to pay for a few beers, or a nice meal, treats for the kids, whatever takes your fancy.

This is my first attempt at going public. I have successfully advised friends many times, so from now on my tips will be available to a wider audience. Assuming anyone finds their way to this site, that is!

Anyway, today's recommendation is Portsmouth to beat Newcastle in the Premier League. I would advise taking the Asian handicap -0.25 offer, it reduces the odds, but gives us a bit of protection should a draw result, as we get half the stake back. Last time I checked Ladbrokes and Stan James were still offering this line, Victor Chandler and many other bookies have moved it to -0.5, which is the same as going for the win on the 1X2 market.

That's it for now, good luck with the tip, I will try and post tomorrow's selection a bit earlier!