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News that World Sports Network, China’s leading sports website, has recruited internet gaming pioneer Mark Blandford has raised a few eyebrows among Britain’s premier online bookmakers. Blandford, formerly the driving force behind Sportingbet, now runs Valhalla Investments, an offshore investment company committed to funding of the…
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Cardiff v Sheffield Wednesday English Championship Saturday 20^th December 15.00 Cardiff go into Saturday’s clash with Wednesday at Ninian park having taken 4 points from two difficult away games so they should be in great heart. The visitors will be disappointed not to have defeated Bristol City at home last weekend but they themselves have gained…
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I wonder whether anyone is using stats in an attempt to conquer the various goal scoring (correct scores or over/under) betting markets. With the glut of stats available I’m sure there can be some hope of finding some very helpful pointers. The first thing to consider MUST be recent form. Teams who have got their shooting boots on, usually stand out a mi…
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It was my grandad that first got me interested in darts. With numbers painted on with an old can of white gloss, he fashioned a dartboard out of a slice of tree trunk and hung it on a nail outside his back door. Grandad was no mean player but wasn’t a tall man which was why, he explained, he concentrated on the 19 and 17 instead of the 20 which was above his eye-le…
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Sports-week 15-21 December Date Sport Org. Venue Event 17-18 Dec UEFA Europe UEFA-Cup Group stage 20-22 Dec FA England Premier League 20-21 Dec FFF France Ligue 1 20-21 Dec RFEF Spain Primera Division 20-21 Dec FIGC Italy Serie A

What’s the most predictable thing about Christmas? No, it’s not the annual family argument or even the appearance of Noel Edmonds. It’s the fact that some TV news researcher will only half do their job and produce a report on betting odds for a White Christmas which doesn’t explain the complex criteria bookmakers lay down before p…
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  English Championship Ipswich Town v Cardiff City Saturday 13^th December 15.00 I’m venturing into the dreaded Championship for my first pick this weekend. Both sides had play-off aspirations this season and they should be there or thereabouts come May. The home side currently sit 11^th, 5 places off Saturday’s visitors, but only find t…
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Bet on this Weekend’s Sport The race for the Premiership continues this weekend as Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea look to close the gap on current leaders Liverpool. Arsenal are the first in action this weekend when they travel to the Riverside to take on Middlesbrough, while Manchester United must wait till Saturday tea time to face Spurs at…
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Undoubtedly the most intriguing match of the weekend and it takes place live on Setanta Sports 1 on Saturday at 17:30. With both sides in very good form we should have an end-to-end football match with both sides looking to attack at every opportunity. Tottenham go into the game with a terrible head-to-head record with Manchester United. They haven’t…
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Matched Betting with Free Bets – this practise is a device by Bookmakers to entice more customers. And why not? The more customers they get, the better it is for all concerned. Bookies and punters. Always read the conditions of each free bet offer. You’ll nearly always be restricted to one free bet per household. The same restriction will apply t…
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