Fancy Tyrone 8/15 home to Derry, Fermanagh 4/9 at home to Clare and Kildare 4/9 away to Monagahan.
Anyone else any 'Bankers'??
Galway at 1/4 to beat Louth at home is quite scimpy but they should do it - double it with France 1/5 to beat Ireland in the rugby, nailed on certainty of the weekend.
Mayo 6/5 with Ladbrokes at home to Dublin is the bet of the week.
Kildare were 4/6 when i checked PP on monday nite, think its 8/13 now
Quote from: mouview on February 08, 2012, 12:48:05 AM
Galway at 1/4 to beat Louth at home is quite scimpy but they should do it - double it with France 1/5 to beat Ireland in the rugby, nailed on certainty of the weekend.
Terrible bet! £40 bet to get £60 back waiting on two outcomes. You need to go for handicap on that double to get any value.
Quote from: HiMucker on February 08, 2012, 11:17:14 AM
Quote from: mouview on February 08, 2012, 12:48:05 AM
Galway at 1/4 to beat Louth at home is quite scimpy but they should do it - double it with France 1/5 to beat Ireland in the rugby, nailed on certainty of the weekend.
Terrible bet! £40 bet to get £60 back waiting on two outcomes. You need to go for handicap on that double to get any value.
Not great odds, no, but in terms of recouping investment it's a good shot.
8/15 looks pretty short on the Tyrone win, would be tempted to oppose at that price on initial analysis.
Any price on Derrytresk?.
Quote from: Onlooker on February 08, 2012, 12:27:06 PM
Any price on Derrytresk?.
One female punter has put the price of a new handbag on them to win.
Derryresk 6-5 Draw 15-2 Clonbur 8-13
What about Clonbur then worth a punt??
Regarding the intermediate semis, Castlemaine who beat Craigbane were not overally impressive as Craigbane did not perform at all and only got beat by a point. Mind ye they have some midfielder! What are the Davitts from Mayo like?
Davitts are a good strong side. They won Connacht fairly comfortably and walked their AI semi.
There's 2 of their team currently on the Mayo panel and both will probably be near enough to the starting Mayo team this summer.
I haven't seen them in the flesh this year but have seen them a few times over the past few seasons and they seem to be a good bit better again this year.
Michael Conroy in the full forward line has been their star for most of the campaign. Has been racking up the scores all year.
I'd fancy them to win their game.
My own club were beaten in the Galway county final by Clonbur. They are also a decent side. They have no real individual stars but are a good solid all round team.
It's a tough one to call. Derrytresk obviously missing a few lads through suspension but they must be a decent enough side to have beaten Dromid Pearses.
Odds from PP
Kildare -2 6/5
Galway -4 1/1
Tyrone -2 1/1
Meath -4 1/1
About 17/1 or so
Quote from: nothingbettertobeat on February 08, 2012, 01:42:13 PM
Derryresk 6-5 Draw 15-2 Clonbur 8-13
Derryresk with all those suspended players will have there work cut out to win this final.
Quote from: galwayman on February 08, 2012, 03:24:38 PM
Davitts are a good strong side. They won Connacht fairly comfortably and walked their AI semi.
There's 2 of their team currently on the Mayo panel and both will probably be near enough to the starting Mayo team this summer.
I haven't seen them in the flesh this year but have seen them a few times over the past few seasons and they seem to be a good bit better again this year.
Michael Conroy in the full forward line has been their star for most of the campaign. Has been racking up the scores all year.
I'd fancy them to win their game.
My own club were beaten in the Galway county final by Clonbur. They are also a decent side. They have no real individual stars but are a good solid all round team.
It's a tough one to call. Derrytresk obviously missing a few lads through suspension but they must be a decent enough side to have beaten Dromid Pearses.
Na lad was down at the game the Dromaird Pearses team were terrible, looked like they only started playing football a few weeks back. Their handling skills were woeful and they looked 'oldish'. Even though they went to 13 men they wouldnt have won if they had the 15.
Castlemaine were a phsyically small side also but their players were good on the ball and their midfielder, I think called Burke (who was not big at all) rulled supreme at midfield. If i was Jack O'Connor i think he could definetly do a job in at wing half forward for the Kerry team.
So looks like a Clonbur and Davitts double for the weeknd!!!!
Dublin -1
Armagh +6
Longford -1
Na Piarsaigh -3
Kildare -2
Roscommon -1
Wexford -1
126/1
The handicap on the Tyrone Derry game should be 4/5 points not 2. The 1/1 on offer from PP should be taken.
Armagh +7
Galway - 4
Fermanagh - 3
Longford
Middletown
I have a feeling Galway might be overpriced at a 5 point spread (it's gone out from 4). While talented, they're a young team and with Keenan at MF, Louth won't be far away.
Will be staying away from the Armagh game, Kerry should def win but I think it could be anything from 2 to 10 points.
Donegal v Laois spread is 2 point, -1 is a banker in my book.
Longford and Roscommon look like value
Mayo to beat dublin in Mayo... Dublin poor without the Brogans 11/10
Armagh +7 against Kerry. Armagh wont get beat by 7points will they? 5/6
Donegal -2 against Laois.. Laois are rank 11/10
Meath -4 against Westmeath. Westmeath without their Garrycastle player's and an injured Glennon 1/1
Tyrone -2 Draw against Derry. Bold call 8/1
145/1 Christmas money
Mayo to beat Dublin 11/10
Fermanagh to beat Clare 2/5
Tipp to beat Antrim 8/13
Cork -4 v Down 1/1
Roscommon -1 v Offaly
Potential €175 for a €10
Out of the 38 predictions we made here, I make it 17 correct, 16 incorrect (including my own "banker" on Donegal) and 5 void due to matches cancelled. Not great :(
Good weekend for the Bookies then folks :-\
I did rightly over the weekend for a change. Won £127 on various gaa bets. Was doing teams to score over so many points or under in one case. Some good bets this weekend. Can Cross win and win by two or more?
Just saw some of ye predicted a win for Davitts in the inter-final...surprised none of my county men corrected ye there. Miltown are a seriously strong team. Were senior themselves for a few years over the last 10. Would have had about 7 of the Mid Kerry team that lost the county final to Crokes last year.
Anyway, in the spirit of forward thinking instead of backwards...I think Sligo IT +3 @evens isn;t a bad bet today in the Sigerson..they were impressive in the last round (albeit against a weakish Tralee IT team) and scored 1-18..have a few I/C players in key positions and could run UCC very close.
Quote from: Ciarrai_thuaidh on February 14, 2012, 10:09:08 AM
Just saw some of ye predicted a win for Davitts in the inter-final...surprised none of my county men corrected ye there. Miltown are a seriously strong team. Were senior themselves for a few years over the last 10. Would have had about 7 of the Mid Kerry team that lost the county final to Crokes last year.
Anyway, in the spirit of forward thinking instead of backwards...I think Sligo IT +3 @evens isn;t a bad bet today in the Sigerson..they were impressive in the last round (albeit against a weakish Tralee IT team) and scored 1-18..have a few I/C players in key positions and could run UCC very close.
Anybody take this on apart from me? Came through, just about.
I was tempted by it just from stuff I had read in various places (here included) but decided to stay away in the end just due to not knowing enough about Sligo.
Nice picking.
I think 2/1 Crokes to beat Crossmaglen is one of the bests of the year so far. Lump on a good single and double with Kilkenny 8/11 to beat tipp hurlers.
Crossmaglen @ 4/7. Get the house on them.
I'm waiting for the bet to expand, they usually have prices for how much they score, say over 12.5 points at 5/6. Weather conditions usually determine the amount teams score.
£5 on 2 or more to be sent off @ 9/1.
That's not bad, it couil be one of those games
Dr Crokes @ 5/1 to lead at half time and win has got to be the bet of the week.
Cross wont be beat :P :P
Cross to win the game at 8-13 bet of year. no team in Ireland will beat them never mind Crokes. Class Act
1st goal in the crokes Versus Cross Game Gotta be Johnny Hanratty. Box to Box midfielder...
What are the views on next weekend fixtures? i fancy Dublin away to laois 2/5, tyrone away to louth,Longford 10/11 to beat ross, wexford at home 8/15 to beat tipp and Antrim also in div 3 4/9 to beat offaly.. few others like kerry away at down and cork at donegal are tempting
Kildare @6/5 with Boyles looks massive.
Quote from: rodney trotter on February 27, 2012, 05:20:45 PM
What are the views on next weekend fixtures? i fancy Dublin away to laois 2/5, tyrone away to louth,Longford 10/11 to beat ross, wexford at home 8/15 to beat tipp and Antrim also in div 3 4/9 to beat offaly.. few others like kerry away at down and cork at donegal are tempting
Wouldn't touch the Longford-Roscommon game with a radiation suit on.
We've got Ian and Senan Kilbride, Mannion, Domincan and Cregg back and the injuries incurred in the Offaly game were minor so all those players are fit as well. Not to mention that the Sigerson cup is over now which means the Roscommon u-21 team DCU could field at their whim is fully available to cover if needed. The game'll be way to close to call and those odds are way too tight to risk money on it.
Quote from: Syferus on February 27, 2012, 11:59:02 PMWouldn't touch the Longford-Roscommon game with a radiation suit on.
We've got Ian and Senan Kilbride, Mannion, Domincan and Cregg back and the injuries incurred in the Offaly game were minor so all those players are fit as well. Not to mention that the Sigerson cup is over now which means the Roscommon u-21 team DCU could field at their whim is fully available to cover if needed. The game'll be way to close to call and those odds are way too tight to risk money on it.
How bad were Offaly against Roscommon? The 11/5 about them away to Antrim looks big enough considering the result in that game looked at least superficially respectable.
Leinster under21 championship on tomorrow night, PP is taking bets, couple of games look very close, what's the inside info on the teams lads?
Wexford v Dublin
Offaly v Meath
Wicklow V Carlow
Down to beat Kerry. Remember you heard it here 1st
Kilkenny 80/1 to beat Fermanagh - Perhaps Fermanagh's financial backers will try to recoupe some of their ongoing financial outlay
Mayo look good value at 6/5 to beat armagh as do monaghan at 6/5 to beat derry.
Quote from: Keane on February 28, 2012, 12:37:09 PM
Quote from: Syferus on February 27, 2012, 11:59:02 PMWouldn't touch the Longford-Roscommon game with a radiation suit on.
We've got Ian and Senan Kilbride, Mannion, Domincan and Cregg back and the injuries incurred in the Offaly game were minor so all those players are fit as well. Not to mention that the Sigerson cup is over now which means the Roscommon u-21 team DCU could field at their whim is fully available to cover if needed. The game'll be way to close to call and those odds are way too tight to risk money on it.
How bad were Offaly against Roscommon? The 11/5 about them away to Antrim looks big enough considering the result in that game looked at least superficially respectable.
They were woeful, honestly. Too many men back and alot of aimless kicking because they had no outlets up front. We lost four of our top seven
available forwards and were still hardly troubled, Offaly were three behind when they got a soft enough penalty and didn't score a single point in the remaining 10-15 minutes. They're short on confidence now and I'd question them being able to put up much resistance to an Antrim team that's going well.
Yeah I did a bit of digging around since I posted that and it seems they were worse than I had imagined. The scoreline obviously flattered them in the game against Roscommon. Thanks for the summary.
Saturday Bet:
Dublin -4
Antrim -3
Meath
Derry
20/1
Dublin -4 is a big ask, 11 players missing from the AI final team and Laois going ok.
Word of warning on Offaly........They have played two challenges since the roscommon game and won both of them. Defeated a strong laois 15 last weekend(11 starters from team that beat donegal) by 6 points and beat wicklow the week prior to that 18 points to 13. Expect a better showing from them atleast but whether that is enough to beat Antrim is another question. Im guessing Niall Mc Namee is back judging on those results
Where do you all do you bets? bookies or online? my local bookies odds are pretty pish so what site would be the best option?
Quote from: GAA_Talk on March 03, 2012, 01:48:45 PM
Where do you all do you bets? bookies or online? my local bookies odds are pretty pish so what site would be the best option?
www.oddschecker.com
Quote from: shark on March 03, 2012, 02:09:14 PM
Quote from: GAA_Talk on March 03, 2012, 01:48:45 PM
Where do you all do you bets? bookies or online? my local bookies odds are pretty pish so what site would be the best option?
www.oddschecker.com
cheers Shark. already have a William Hill acc but been told it's not the greatest. bet fair looks decent. any one in particular you would recommend to set up and use as my primary site?
I do it online usually, with boyles they have have decent odds.
Quote from: GAA_Talk on March 03, 2012, 02:18:57 PM
Quote from: shark on March 03, 2012, 02:09:14 PM
Quote from: GAA_Talk on March 03, 2012, 01:48:45 PM
Where do you all do you bets? bookies or online? my local bookies odds are pretty pish so what site would be the best option?
www.oddschecker.com
cheers Shark. already have a William Hill acc but been told it's not the greatest. bet fair looks decent. any one in particular you would recommend to set up and use as my primary site?
I have accounts with about 10 different websites. When I have a bet I want to make I check to see who is offering the best odds for that particular bet. Simple as. I don't gamble often but when I do it tends to be a sizeable bet so small difference in odds can lead to very different returns.
Have went for
Cork
Derry
Rossie
Sligo
Should all be tight games and the odds are fine Banana skins out there for the handicapper.
Quote from: Gaabellting on March 02, 2012, 02:31:33 PM
Word of warning on Offaly........They have played two challenges since the roscommon game and won both of them. Defeated a strong laois 15 last weekend(11 starters from team that beat donegal) by 6 points and beat wicklow the week prior to that 18 points to 13. Expect a better showing from them atleast but whether that is enough to beat Antrim is another question. Im guessing Niall Mc Namee is back judging on those results
Offaly ebbed even lower tonight.
This is why challenge matches should never even enter into the equation. They are glorified training sessions against other teams, not full intensity matches. It's completely unpredictable as to what a win or a lose in challenge matches does to a team, or if it does anything at all.
Quote from: shark on March 03, 2012, 05:35:15 PM
Quote from: GAA_Talk on March 03, 2012, 02:18:57 PM
Quote from: shark on March 03, 2012, 02:09:14 PM
Quote from: GAA_Talk on March 03, 2012, 01:48:45 PM
Where do you all do you bets? bookies or online? my local bookies odds are pretty pish so what site would be the best option?
www.oddschecker.com
cheers Shark. already have a William Hill acc but been told it's not the greatest. bet fair looks decent. any one in particular you would recommend to set up and use as my primary site?
I have accounts with about 10 different websites. When I have a bet I want to make I check to see who is offering the best odds for that particular bet. Simple as. I don't gamble often but when I do it tends to be a sizeable bet so small difference in odds can lead to very different returns.
it's the only way to do it. small differences in odds add up in the long term.
one thing I would advise is to set up a moneybookers account. it only takes a minute and it means you won't have any transactions with bookies coming up on your bank statement.
they can be pissy enough about that sort of thing apparently.
If you're not shopping around for best prices keep your money in your pocket. It's hard enough to be profitable without giving up whatever edge you might have by backing at the wrong price.
Quote from: Radda bout yeee on March 02, 2012, 11:40:44 AM
Saturday Bet:
Dublin -4
Antrim -3
Meath
Derry
20/1
Close but no cigar :-\ - Those pesky Meathers - don't know why I backed them - I still can't get over 1996!
Did anyone get a bet up....... Only banker of last week was Leinster -3 in the hurling which then went out to -5 before the off with WH.sportsireland.com. Said it was only 5 points in it, however in checking the paper the next morn to my surprise they won by 7!!! Sweet. Think WH must of got hammered in that match at weekend!
However very hard to pick winners in the NFL! My advice is get all yer money on whoever is playing Kilkenny and win small!!
Aye Leinster was the best bet, in hindsight. >:(
Tipp in the football against Cavan, Tipp at home 10/11
Offaly in the hurling away to Wexford 8/13
If you want to put in Kerry v Donegal at 4/11 and Fermanagh V Wicklow at 4/11 to bump it up, then they seem safe enough bankers
Relegation odds for Div 1,2 but not Div 3 are the leagues getting reshaped next year or what?
Quote from: Blowitupref on March 08, 2012, 12:13:10 AM
Relegation odds for Div 1,2 but not Div 3 are the leagues getting reshaped next year or what?
the only change like that that'd make sense would be 1 and 2 becoming 1A and 1b again, which was the recommendation late last year before they came to a retarded compromise of semi-finals in a seven team top division. I hope they follow through this off-season though, it'd really liven up the league.
well lads.................whats the bankers this weekend???????
Weford (-2) 11/10 away to Offaly. Wexford racking up some big scores so far, Offaly not going too well and might not play their under 21 starters with a Leinster semi-final coming up Wednesday week.
Smaller bets on Armagh (+6), Laois (+4), Fermanagh (-3).
two certain results for the weekend are Tyrone and Kildare. Tyrone are the form team in ireland at the minute. Derry have an appalling injury list coupled with the fact kildare had a fantastic victory last weekend. These two should be part of any accumulator
Kilkenny -6, id put the house on it.
Mayo done me out of 300 quid today by getting bate by the Downmen... sneaky. Still, made 25 (sterling) on Tyrone, Cork and Kerry to beat their respective spreads. Teams are coming into championship shape now and I fancy the big teams to win well these days; in retrospect should have put Dublin on that as well.
Quote from: randomtask on March 10, 2012, 03:01:57 PM
two certain results for the weekend are Tyrone and Kildare. Tyrone are the form team in ireland at the minute. Derry have an appalling injury list coupled with the fact kildare had a fantastic victory last weekend. These two should be part of any accumulator
Hope everyone took my advice. Both teams beat the spread
Meath let me down for 240 for a tenner accum
With them I had Cork -3, Dublin -5, Roscommon and Antrim who were all comfortable..
No luck again today! Damn ye the Offaly hurlers!! Waiting on them for 5/1 acc and were coasting according to RTE Aertel until closing stages. Mind ye Aertel is terrible at updating scores so maybe it was closer than throughout the game than ye think!!
The four league finals this weekend.. Who will come out on top?
I fancy Cork to pip Mayo, Tyrone to beat kildare, Lonford as underdogs to beat Wexford and Fermanagh to edge past Wicklow. Nothing really in it between all of the teams so i'd expect them all to be close games.
Here's my thoughts on this week's football betting if anyone's interested:
http://www.livegaelic.com/the-proper-punter/28th-29th-july-gaa-betting/ (http://www.livegaelic.com/the-proper-punter/28th-29th-july-gaa-betting/)