Posted:
#1
Being the degenerate that I am, I always enjoy researching the stats and figures prior to Friday night footy as well as after Sunday night footy. Just seeing how everyone faired is very intruiging to me; Hopefully some of you find this kind of stuff interesting too! We're talking AFL here - Australian Rules Football
The books raked in the dough, as the Tigers pumped the pathetic Eagles. West Coast opened at $2.07 and were backed down to $1.72, which is a pretty dramatic move if you follow the books closely! Sportsbet took a bet of 100k at $1.80, and Flemington took a couple of 20 grand bets on the Eagles. Needless to say all three of the above got nailed by the wingless Eagles. However, there was a lucky punter who saw the opportunity and jumped on the Tigers drifting from $1.80 to $2.25 and plonked 30 grand at $2.25. He was a very happy bloke by the end of the Eagles-Tigers match.
Next week we've got a sold out blockbuster b/w the Cats and the Doggies. The books are taking a gamble themselves on the depleted Cats and they have 'em as fat as $1.49 favourites, with the Doggies being only $2.50 dogs!! Obviously the bookies are playing on Cameron Ling and G. Ablett's injuries. But not all the sportbooks view this match up the same way. with Flemington and TAB still favouring the Cats at a $1.33, and the Dogs going down to $1.95. Furthermore, the game being at Skilled Stadium gives Geelong quite an edge in this amazing match up, which should be a ripsnorter to watch
Perhaps, we should just pass on the Cats n Dogs quarrel and find some value on the Tigers-Bombers match which all of a sudden has been overshadowed by the sold out clash at Skilled Stadium. If the Tigers beat Essendon, they're on the verge of making the top eight. Essendon too, is another contender, as are the Crows, the Lions and the Blues too.
Obviously some great matches coming up next week and plenty of opportunities for the punters too ...
Cheers and good luck everyone 
Hot Forum Topics
