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Beat the Bookies: Week 29
By: Rob Sedgwick
Date: 17/02/2006
RECENT results mean the favourites to win League Two have changed hands several times, with the Mariners briefly being in poll position for the first time this season. Currently Wycombe are most favoured, with my bet, Carlisle, now slightly down to 5/1 from 11/2. Town are third favourites at 9/2.
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Top of the League Two form table are Lincoln, who have picked up 16 points from the last 18. Consequently I have cashed in my bet for the Imps to do poorly, made at the start of the season, which netted a profit of £12. Had I done so earlier I could have collected £20 or more, but hadn't anticipated the Imps' revival.
There are some interesting games this weekend, which means Town are unlikely to get let off so slightly if they lose at Rochdale. Northampton and Carlisle face the bottom two clubs Torquay and Rushden respectively and are both around 1/2 to win with bet365.com.
Wycombe, who like Town are not firing on all cylinders at late, are 6/4 to win at Boston with bet365.com. Grimsby are 13/10 to win at Rochdale, whose form has slipped of late. However, the Mariners will be without Michael Reddy, and in truth have struggled for most of 2006. Therefore 7/4 with bet365.com for a Rochdale win looks attractive.
Elsewhere Swansea are a good price to 6/4 with bet365.com to win at struggling Scunthorpe. The high-flying Swans should overcome the Iron.
In the FA Cup I think Brentford at worth backing to win away at Charlton. bet365.com are currently offering 6/1 for a Bees' win.
RECOMMENDED BET OF THE WEEK: Rochdale to beat Grimsby |
Previous Bets (around £10 per week)
Date | Bet | Odds | Profit/Loss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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27/07 | Rushden to get relegated | 5/2 | +£12.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/08 | Sell Lincoln in League Two 60 Index | bought at 13 | In progress | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/08 | Rob Jones to score v Chester | 12/1 | £0.00
17/08 | Buy Scunthorpe in the Mini Performance Index vs Forest | bought@16 | actual 35 +£11.97 | 24/08 | Rob Jones to score v Derby | 33/1 | -£10.00 | 31/08 | Northampton to beat Wycombe | 2/1 | -£10.00 | 13/09 | Carlisle to beat Cheltenham | 2/1 | +£20.00 | 19/09 | Grimsby to beat Spurs | 5/1 | +£50.00 | 26/09 | Hull to beat Norwich | 16/5 | -£10.00 | 05/10 | Grimsby v Wycombe total goals | bought at 2.8 | actual 1 -£9.00 | 11/10 | England v Poland total goals | bought at 2.6 | actual 3 +£4.00 | 17/10 | Woking to beat Forest | 11/4 | +£27.50 | 24/10 | Grimsby to beat Newcastle | 6/1 | -£10.00 | 02/11 | Bristol Rovers to beat Grimsby | 10/3 | +£33.33 | 08/11 | Macclesfield to beat Grimsby | 7/2 | -£10.00 | 16/11 | Tommy Mooney to score against Grimsby | 5/4 | -£10.00 | 23/11 | Carlisle v Wycombe: buy total goals | bought at 2.9 | actual 1 -£9.50 | 29/11 | Grays to beat Mansfield | 9/5 | -£10.00 | 06/12 | Bristol Rovers to beat Grimsby | 7/2 | +£35.00 | 14/12 | Wycombe to beat Bury | 6/5 | -£10.00 | 20/12 | Various Xmas Upsets | various | -£11.50 | 29/12 | Hull to beat Leeds | 4/1 | -£10.00 | 04/01 | Arsenal not to beat Cardiff | 9/2 | -£10.00 | 11/01 | Carlisle to beat Shrewsbury | 7/5 | -£10.00 | 18/01 | Grimsby to beat Torquay | Evs | -£10.00 | 24/01 | Cheltenham to beat Newcastle | 5/1 | -£10.00 | 31/01 | West Ham to beat Sunderland | 8/15 | +£5.33 | 09/02 | Carlisle to win League Two | 11/2 | In progress | Total | | +£39.13 | |
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