Bowl Handle Fails to Flush Standard
...Close but no cigar could be the post-theme of Super Bowl XL as far as a record Las vegas Super Bowl handle is concerned.
Pittsburgh defeated Seattle 21-10 sunday -- easily covering the spread --- the total went way under 47, Bill Cowper finally won a Lombardi and the Bus finally rolled a stop, while on top.
The $6,064,000 question in the Land of Odds -- besides "did you win or lose?" was "Will the handle surpass last year's standard of more than $90 million?"
"I won't know until sometime Monday when I see all the numbers and things come together, but it's going to be close," said Tony Paonessa, race and sports book manager at Sam's Town.
"Last year was close."
Rich Baccellieri, race and sports director at the Palms, used the C word too.
"It was amazing how close everything was," Bacellieri said, pointing to a differential of 50 in the number of tickets written on the two Super Bowl combatants among thousands sold.more
Premiership Transfer Window Review - Part One
...s and sitting in eighth position is marked improvement from last seasons flirt with relegation.
arsenal striker David Bentley made his loan move a permanent transfer and scored a hat-trick in the 4-3 win against Manchester United on February 1. Rovers also boosted their bid for a UEFA Cup place with the loan signing of Liverpool striker Florent Sinama Pongolle and Martin Olsson from Hogaborgs for a nominal fee.
Bolton Wanderers
There wasnt much evidence of the usual wheeling and dealing at the Reebok Stadium with only Matt Jansens free transfer arrival from Blackburn. Despite losing five players to African Cup duty, manager Sam Allardyce has kept faith with his current squad.
January has seen more interest in Big Sams future at the club following Sven Goran Erikssons decision to quit as England manager after the world Cup. He is one of the favourites to take over the role and can be backed at 5/1.
Charlton Athletic
After a slump in form which saw the Addicks lose seven out of 10 Premiership matches from the end of October to New Years Day results are beginning to improve and they are unbeaten ...more
Simple Theory for Soccer betting
...alysis or follow the bet of your lucky friends but finally lose too. Why? The only answer is natural concept and trend. We must agree and follow the trend.
How betting trend works in soccer betting?
The rule of thumb is do not be stubborn to confidently place bets on teams that continuously lost and have the thinking that they would make a come back. This is totally wrong. Maybe you will win at the end by follow this type of betting strategy but how much capital you need to have and how much you need to lose before you can win the bet. Based on the trend concept, if a team is keep losing, the graph for them is dropping, we should bet against them until the graph reach a pit stop. In contrast, if a team turnover from lose to win, we should start chase the team to win until stop stage. How s...more
League One betting Review
...inute lead through Billy Sharp but an Andy Robinson penalty and Leon Knight goal put the Swans in front. With a 6/4 away victory on the cards, former Swansea striker Steve Torpey headed in a last gasp equaliser.
Nottingham Forest started life without Gary Megson positively by recording their first away win since August at Port Vale. Kris Kommons after 40 minutes and Nathan Tyson with moments remaining secured a morale boosting 21/10 victory.
Walsall s...more
