Back the favourites to reach the Europa League final

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Fairly dull first legs have left both Europa League semi-finals finely poised, so there is an opportunity to make money just by picking the finalists. Fulham and Atletico Madrid are the two favourites to go through after favourable first-leg results, yet can be backed at 9/4 with Bet365 to meet in Germany.

Fulham have won seven of their eight European home games this season, whereas Hamburg have escaped without a beating in only two of their last

Posted: April 29th, 2010 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Patriotic punting isn’t always a disastrous strategy

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You might not be inclined to agree, after Manchester United flopped in Munich last night to end our Millwall, Steve Bruce and Carlos Tevez inspired winning streak, but we’re still confident that there’s money to be made backing British, and are doing so again in the Champions League.

Arsenal might not be as easy on the eye as the trio we named above (or have we got that the wrong way round?) but their home record this season is the stuff stat anoraks like ourselves dream about: they’ve played 23, won 20 of

Posted: March 31st, 2010 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Back Ibrahimovic and Carroll to be heroes tonight

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Tonight’s tip is to stick money on both a Swedish superstar doing the business in the Champions League, and a Geordie Messiah continuing his fine form in the Championship this evening.

Bet365 are offering double odds of 17.75/1 on both Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Andy Carroll scoring the opening goal in their respective games tonight, a bet

Posted: March 17th, 2010 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Pick out a treble of draws in Europe this week

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With a midweek schedule brimming with betting opportunities, it’s easy to waste a fiver on Tuesday, then a tenner on Wednesday and finally a score on Thursday as you try to win it all back.

It’s a trap we’ve fallen hooter-first into before, forcing us to produce a shrewder plan, where we can stake a tenner and the bet will still be alive on Wednesday even if our Tuesday punt leaves us looking silly.

By picking out three draws – one for Tuesday, one for Wednesday and one

Posted: March 8th, 2010 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Tonight’s three most tastily priced Europa League visitors

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Picking out just one away winner in Europe is a tough task, attempting to find three – all at odds of evens or greater – is just asking to be humiliated, but we’re willing go for glory and live with the shame if it all ends miserably.

Our first pick is Roma, who having won their last nine matches in all competitions, look ominously like the kind of team we can rely on. They’re off to Greece to face Panathinaikos, who were beaten at home by Kavala at the weekend, and look great value at 6/4 on Bet365.

Then there’s Benfica, another team who are flying. They did the double over

Posted: February 18th, 2010 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment

Back Sanchez Watt to score on his Southend debut

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League One trivia fans, it’s your lucky day. Here’s your teaser: what have Akpo Sodje, John Bostock, Kevin Lisbie, Shaun Batt and Nathan Eccleston got in common?

The answer is that all of them are attack-minded players who went on loan to League One sides this season and scored on their debut.

We think there will be a new name to add to that already lengthy list tonight – Sanchez Watt. The Arsenal youngster has joined Southend on loan and looks

Posted: February 8th, 2010 by Michael Lintorn | 1 Comment