Monday, May 30, 2011

Betting Tutorial

Seeing as some of my readers are not very familiar with betting, I'll try to explain some of the basics.

BACK
This is the most commom type of bet. Here you simply bet for a certain result/score/outcome. Typically, its in the form of:1 X 2 (1 being usually the player/team that has the home field advantage, X being a draw/tie, 2 the other player/team)

1 X 2 type bet

Other sports, such as tennis have only 2 possible outcomes: 1 (or) 2 (there is no tie/draw).

1 (or) 2 type bet

Yet another very popular type of bet is the so called Asian Handicap, which removes the possiblity of draws/ties by giving one of the teams/players a certain advantage. In the first example, a bookie might give Peñarol a 1.5 goals advantage, thus making a tie impossible.

LAY
Everytime you lay a bet, you are essentially betting against a certain result/score/outcome.

Back and Lay odds

For example, if we lay Peñarol to win, we'll get payed if Velez wins or if the match ends in a draw.
There are several other special types of bets, such as betting half-time scores, number of goals, number of sets in the match, etc. It's impossible to cover all, but most are fairly intuitive.

Thats enough for this post, next I'll explain the different types of odds, stakes and bankroll.
Be sure to check out my current betting balance @ google docs

Sunday, May 29, 2011

French Open

Falla v Chela
Over 37.5 Games
1.96 @ Betfair
Stake 7/10

Simon - Soderling 
Simon +5.5 games
1.83 @ Betfair
Stake 7/10

Saturday, May 28, 2011

French Open

Montañes v Fognini
Montañes to win
1.6 @ Betfair
Stake 8/10


Ferrer v Monfils
Monfils +5.5 Games
2.4 @ Betfair
Stake 6/10


Gasquet v Djokovic
Dojokovic to win 3-0
1.54 @ Betfair
Stake 8/10


Wawrinka v Federer
Federer to win 3-0
1.7 @ Betfair
Stake 7/10

Champions League Final: Barça Wins!

Goals from Pedro, Lionel Messi and David Villa - after Wayne Rooney had equalised for United - gave the Catalans their fourth Champions League cup today at Wembley.
Barcelona controlled the majority of the match, and United failed to produce a real threat over the last 20 minutes as the Spanish champions sealed their win over the English champions with a 3-1 final tally.

Congratulations Barça!


This week has seen some very narrow upsets in my picks (namely Del Potro and Soderling), but I'm confident it will turn around soon. Keep following for more great picks!

Thursday, May 26, 2011

French Open

A lot of action today. Here are my picks: 

Juan Martin Del Potro v Novak Djokovic
Over 35.5 games 
2.02 @ Betfair
Stake 8/10

Darcis v Monfils
Darcis to win 
5.0 @ Betfair
Stake 2/10

Fognini v Garcia Lopez 
Fognini -3.5 games
2.02 @ Betfair
Stake 8/10

Zvonareva v Rodionova
Rodionova +5.5 games
1.79 @ Betfair
Stake 8/10 

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

French Open

Albert Ramos v Robin Soderling at the French Open tomorrow.

Soderling -9.5 games
2.0 @ Betfair
Stake 7/10

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

First Bet: Champions League Final

 The Champions League Final is scheduled 28/05/2011 20:45 CET at Wembley Stadium (England). Much anticipation is building up for what looks to be one of the truly historic finals.
Barça are currently regarded as one of the best, if not THE best, teams in the world; but Manchester will give plenty to chew on. Both teams have already secured their league titles, and this is the last title at stake of the season.

Both teams have great strikers, and I don't expect Barça to speculate with the ball. They will push forward as customary, which might create holes in their defence. Manchester will try to punish them in turn. I expect an open match, so here's today's bet:


FC Barcelona - Manchester Utd
 Over 2.5 goals 2.4 @ Betfair.com
Stake 6/10

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This is my attempt at a betting blog. My aim is to provide 3 or 4 solid bets per week, and maintain a betting diary. My initial bankroll consists of 1000 units, and a full stake is 10 units.

Hope you enjoy it and come back!