Putting up my bets for this weekend early as some such as in the Man Utd – West Ham game have seen the odds drop. A full write-up will follow… Main Bets 1 pt over 2.5 goals. West Ham V Man Utd 1.92 Ladbrokes 1 pt Birmingham +0 Asian Handicap V Bolton. 1.83 Pinnacle 1 [...]

You can find some background on this test here. Fink Tank provide predictions on football games based on their model which is roughly based around shot on target. The Fink Tank team found that shots on target was the best predictor of the outcome of a football game and when you rate this for various attributes [...]

Very close to a good weekend for the Main bets last Saturday and Sunday with the late Dimitar Berbatov goal, adjusting our profit in that game from a full 0.95 pts to just 0.475. We just needed one further goal in the Sunderland – Liverpool game to pick up a further 1.42 pts profit, which [...]

I’ve recently been thumbing my way through a brilliant book called ‘Why England Lose & Other Curious Football Phenomena Explained’, which has inspired me to think differently about my betting on the beautiful game. Now you would think a book entitled ‘Why England Lose’ might just contains 2 words… “Emile and Heskey”… but actually it [...]

You can find some background on this test here. Fink Tank provide predictions on football games based on their model which is roughly based around shot on target. The Fink Tank team found that shots on target was the best predictor of the outcome of a football game and when you rate this for various attributes [...]

I believe that one of the secrets to profitable football betting is knowing when a certain team is suffering from a major over-reaction, normally leapt upon by much of the media and tv/radio pundits as something to discuss. This is either too much praise or too harsh criticism and with this in mind there are [...]

Checking the Cheltenham Pre-Race Markets This article was taken from the latest newsletter developed by our sister service over at www.racingproofing.com. One of the services that proofs to this site – The Market Examiner, helped perform some very interesting research into market movers at Cheltenham Festival. Should you take notice of a horse that drifts [...]

You can find some background on this test here. Fink Tank provide predictions on football games based on their model which is roughly based around shot on target. The Fink Tank team found that shots on target was the best predictor of the outcome of a football game and when you rate this for various attributes [...]

There is only the one midweek game featuring Everton at home to Birmingham tonight but I can’t back the inconsistent Toffee’s as short as 1.55 to win. They have been a real Jekyll and Hyde team this season and with 3 key players in Cahill, Fellaini and Neville out, its anyone’s guess as to which [...]

It’s officially entering ‘squeaky bum time’ as Alex Fergusson likes to call the run into the end of the season. There is lots of talk about relegation 6-pointers, title-deciders and whether or not Fernando Torres could even finish his tea, let alone any of the myriad of chances missed since he joined Chelsea. So with [...]