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Beat the Bookies: Week 33

By: Rob Sedgwick
Date: 16/03/2007

LAST week was unfortunate as Bury's late equaliser in injury time at the Racecourse denied the Welshmen a much-needed win, but more importantly another winner for Beat the Bookies!

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This weekend Grimsby host Swindon and the bookies are unable to separate the sides, who are both ranked at 6/4 to win. Town are on a roll at the moment but Swindon are tougher opposition than the Mariners have faced recently and it would seem the bookies have got their odds about right and that the game will be close.

Town's match is one of many in League Two this week which look too close to call on paper. These matches are generally the ones to shy away from as they are the most difficult to predict and the odds for all three outcomes are low.

However, one match stands out which is not in this category - the basement battle of Accrington v Torquay. The Gulls raised a few eyebrows last week when they trounced Wycombe 3-0 at Plainmoor, and this week they head to Accrington who are having a miserable time of late. Torquay must win to avoid oblivion, and I think they will against a Stanley side who have got 2 points from the last 6 games. The bookies however don't think Torquay will win, and offer a tempting 12/5 for the Devon side to triumph. Last week's 3 points could well signal the beginning of a late charge from Torquay, who needed snookers last year to avoid relegation and got them!

Recommended Bets

  • 1. Accrington to beat Torquay (12/5).

Previous Bets (1 or 2 bets, around £10 per week each of Rob's own money)

DateBetOddsProfit/Loss
30/07Hartlepool to be promoted7/2Ongoing
30/07Barnet to be relegated10/3Ongoing
04/08Boston to beat Grimsby13/5-£10.00
04/08Grimsby to be relegated14/1Ongoing
10/08Bristol R to beat Grimsby13/8£16.25
10/08Darlington to beat Boston6/4-£10.00
16/08Mansfield to beat Grimsby13/5-£10.00
16/08Aston Villa to beat Arsenal12/1-£10.00
23/08Bury to beat Grimsby8/5£16.00
23/08West Ham to beat Liverpool11/2-£10.00
29/08Wales to beat Czech Republic8/1-£10.00
05/09Grimsby to draw with Walsall11/5-£10.00
05/09Aston Villa to beat West Ham5/2-£10.00
13/09Grimsby to beat Chester19/10£19.00
19/09Lincoln to beat Wycombe11/4£22.75
19/09Tottenham to beat Liverpool7/2-£10.00
23/09Hartlepool to beat Grimsby13/5£26.00
23/09Benfica to beat Man Utd5/2-£10.00
03/10Hartlepool beat Lincoln15/8-£10.00
11/10Reading to beat Chelsea13/2-£10.00
16/10Bury to beat Tranmere9/4-£10.00
16/10Peterborough to beat Wycombe11/4-£10.00
24/10Whitley Bay to beat Gainsborough6/1-£10.00
24/10Aston Villa to beat Liverpool11/2-£10.00
02/11Bury to beat Rochdale17/10£17.00
09/11Grimsby to beat Northampton9/2-£10.00
14/11Grimsby to beat Wycombe4/1-£10.00
14/11Northampton to beat Scunthorpe11/4-£10.00
24/11Town to beat Accrington by 2 goals11/4£27.50
28/11Wrexham to beat Scunthorpe13/2£65.00
08/12Grimsby to beat Shrewsbury11/10£11.00
08/12Macclesfield to beat Notts County9/2£45.00
12/12Grimsby to beat Lincoln3/1-£10.00
12/12Macclesfield to beat Accrington Stanley11/10-£10.00
12/12Whittle to score first/last goal against Lincoln80/1-£2.00
19/12Lincoln to beat Peterborough2/1£20.00
19/12Hull to beat Leeds11/5-£10.00
24/12Wrexham to beat Rochdale19/10-£10.00
24/12Macclesfield to beat Chester13/5£26.00
28/12Macclesfield to beat Torquay6/4£15.00
28/12Boston to beat Rochdale15/8-£10.00
31/12Rochdale to beat Grimsby11/4£27.50
31/12Charlton to beat Arsenal12/1-£10.00
04/01Brighton to beat West Ham7/1-£10.00
04/01Rochdale to beat Wycombe4/1-£10.00
10/01Walsall to win both halves3/1£30.00
10/01Macclesfield to beat Barnet9/4-£10.00
17/01Stockport to win at Peterborough11/5£22.00
17/01Torquay to beat Notts Co7/2-£10.00
26/01Millwall to beat Scunthorpe7/2-£10.00
26/01Grimsby to beat Torquay9/5-£10.00
31/01Hartlepool to beat Swindon2/1£20.00
31/01Rochdale to beat Walsall5/1-£10.00
07/02Bristol R to beat Grimsby9/5-£10.00
07/02Notts County to beat Wycombe3/1-£10.00
14/02Hartlepool to beat TorquayEvens£10.00
14/02Chester to beat Wrexham2/1-£10.00
22/02Grimsby to beat Macclesfield15/8-£10.00
22/02Darlington to beat Torquay11/8£13.75
28/02Wrexham to beat Barnet10/3£33.33
28/02Bristol Rovers to beat Shrewsbury11/4-£10.00
06/03Stockport to beat Barnet23/20-£10.00
06/03Wrexham to beat BuryEvens-£10.00
Total £91.08

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