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Friday night's fight between Jason Booth and Michael Hunter could provide some value as far as betting is concerned. Both fighters aren't ko merchants by any means. Booth's five losses have all come on points, while five of his last eight wins have come via the scorecard or verdict. Michael Hunter's only loss came in a world title fight and his last three wins have all come by points wins. Booth, we think, is the stron… Continue

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NFL week 5 has rolled around and I have unearthed an amazing bet.

Brett Favre in his last two weeks has thrown for an average of 285 yards against decent teams.... enter St Louis, one of the worst teams in football. Ladbrokes offer 5/6 on him throwing for over 210.5 yards! GET ON!!

Another decent bet is on Pittsburgh to overcome the spread at Detroit and Atlanta to end San… Continue

Throw the formbook out of the window, this is the time of year when the price of a horse should never put you off.

Flat races are now full of runners who have gone past their peak. Their main targets of the summer long gone they now start falsely short. Lurking somewhere in the race are a few horses that have gone under the radar for most of the season and who are 'peaking' at the right time.

NH races, on the otherhand, are full of runners from top stables whose targets are later down the line… Continue

Anyone any fancies for today's horse racing? Reckon there's plenty of value to be had today, especially with some bookies offering 1/4 odds first five in both Gold and Silver Cups at Ayr.

Here's my three fancies for today (which judging by my record on here are ones to avoid like the plague!).

SIGNOR PELTRO must have a huge chance in the Ayr Gold Cup (3.10) despite being available at 20-1 in places. Everyone and his dog knows that for some reason horses who are 7f performers at heart do really… Continue

This used to be the weekend of the St Leger and Irish Champion Stakes, but a few years back someone decided to complain that all the top-class jockeys were at Leopardstown and not at Doncaster. My opinion at the time was 'who can blame them?' If you have the choice to ride in a genuine Group 1 or washed-up Classic, which one are you going to choose? For me there was nothing wrong with Dettori, Murtagh and Kinane all being at Leopardstown, as the likes of the underrated McEvoy were filling their… Continue