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October 2009 Blog Posts (5)

www.betcatalyst.com: Value in Friday night's big fight

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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,… Continue

Added by Richard Stoddart on October 15, 2009 at 22:34 — No Comments

The Fox @ www.betcatalyst.com: NFL week 5

The Fox writes exclusively at www.betcatalyst.com.

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… Continue

Added by Richard Stoddart on October 11, 2009 at 14:00 — 2 Comments

FootballMad, the gibbering Tipster

I bring you a sad bulletin from the stable of Matchbet's Premiership Tipster, FootballMad: barely able to conceal his emotion, our hero faced the cameras at 'Bonkers', his crazy HQ amongst the glades of academe in leafy north Oxford, and issued the following statement:

8th October 2009

Matchbet asked Footballmad about his recent run of results:

"I am afraid last week was a disaster. Beyond that, it is now pretty clear that this season's football patterns… Continue

Added by Gordon McIvor Wilson on October 9, 2009 at 22:55 — 2 Comments

You are now entering the horse racing Twilight Zone!

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… Continue

Added by Richard Stoddart on October 9, 2009 at 0:47 — 1 Comment

John Tuohy

We've all missed John's contributions to the Sports Exchange over the past few weeks.
I'm afraid John is unwell and is resting up in hospital. There have been complications so his stay is proving longer and more critical than originally hoped. I dont have any more info but I will pass on anything I hear from Louise.
I know we all wish him a speedy and successful recovery and that he will be back amongst us pretty soon.

Added by Gordon McIvor Wilson on October 7, 2009 at 14:42 — 5 Comments