Sporting goodness!!
What a great potential weekend of sport we have ahead of us! England football team aiming to qualify for Euro 2008, the Rugby team starting the World Cup compaign, a winner takes all game of cricket against India, our boy Lewis driving his big kart around, no-one representing us in the US Open but still some good games... and I have to miss it all!!!!
However, I confidently predict:
So now I'm off down the bookies (not literally, I'll just log on here and use BetFair) to put my money where my mouth is... wait a sec - I keep my money in my wallet, in my back pocket - that would mean I was talking out of my...
*** Update ***
Just got back from the bookies and I have to say the odds on offer with BetFair are so much better than somewhere like Ladbrokes. The clues in the name but in essense it's a much fairer way to bet, believe it or not...
For instance, the odds on Henin (vs Williams) are roughly equal but on Williams you get an extra 450 pound profit on a 1000 pound bet. And if you were to bet on Davydenko you would win an extra 2 grand!! Much fairer!! By the way, I juiced up the size of the bet to dramatise the situation but the percentages still ring true if you are betting 10 pounds or a million pounds...
*** Update 2 ***
So how did I get on?
And putting my money where my mouth is resulted on a return on investment of 54%. Extrapolating my two day returns over the course of a year and based on an investment of £10,000 I would be able to draw an income just shy of a million pounds a year - tax free!!
However, I confidently predict:
- England to edge past Israel - unconvincingly
- A convincing win against the US - but it's Rugby, the US probably haven't got a clue how to play it...
- India to win the cricket - but another close game - good effort chaps
- Lewis to finish in the points but off the podium again - Ferrari win
- Henin / Federer wins in the US Open
So now I'm off down the bookies (not literally, I'll just log on here and use BetFair) to put my money where my mouth is... wait a sec - I keep my money in my wallet, in my back pocket - that would mean I was talking out of my...
*** Update ***
Just got back from the bookies and I have to say the odds on offer with BetFair are so much better than somewhere like Ladbrokes. The clues in the name but in essense it's a much fairer way to bet, believe it or not...
For instance, the odds on Henin (vs Williams) are roughly equal but on Williams you get an extra 450 pound profit on a 1000 pound bet. And if you were to bet on Davydenko you would win an extra 2 grand!! Much fairer!! By the way, I juiced up the size of the bet to dramatise the situation but the percentages still ring true if you are betting 10 pounds or a million pounds...
*** Update 2 ***
So how did I get on?
- Football - they won but relatively convincingly (75%)
- Rugby - they also won but relatively unconvincingly (75%)
- Cricket - England won convincingly - didn't call that at all (0%)
- Lewis - in the points, on the podium and no Ferrari win (33%)
- US Open - good call!!! (100%)
And putting my money where my mouth is resulted on a return on investment of 54%. Extrapolating my two day returns over the course of a year and based on an investment of £10,000 I would be able to draw an income just shy of a million pounds a year - tax free!!
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