Sunday, 12 August 2018

It's Over, For Overs

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Some of you may recall the T-Bone System, and I'm aware that at least one astute reader is following me on it, but there was some excite...
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Saturday, 11 August 2018

August Ramblings

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Perhaps I shouldn't have had the words 'disaster' and 'trip' so close together in my last post... ...because while th...
Sunday, 29 July 2018

Favourites, Football and Fantasy

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There was a subsequent 'clarification' Tweet from RJ Bell this morning on the subject of 'big' favourites in the MLB and ...
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Bell Sounds Off

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The biggest upset in MLB in 14 years last night, as the Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees who were a -410 favourite in US odd...
Wednesday, 25 July 2018

Finn Pickings

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By special request, here's a look at the Draw in Finland's Veikkausliiga. I can't say Finland's ever been a league that has ...
Sunday, 22 July 2018

Really Close, Close And The Difference

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I almost got a speeding ticket today. After seeing the below Tweet from A Lucky A Day , I spun my car around and raced home to open an accou...
Saturday, 21 July 2018

Reds See Red, Officially

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At least one reader has proved me wrong this week on my assertion that 99% of readers simply do not have the discipline to follow some of ...
Thursday, 19 July 2018

William Hill

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My recent post Draws On The International Stage caught the attention of at least one reader, specifically this sentence here: William Hi...
Tuesday, 17 July 2018

After The Break

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With the brief, but glamorous, World Cup now over and the more mundane MLB season enjoying its annual All-Star break, it's the perfect t...
Monday, 16 July 2018

England, Erskine And Southgate

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My old friend Ian Erskine is on his soap box again , offering his views on the World Cup in general and on England's World Cup. Despit...

Draws On The International Stage

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A low-scoring third-place play-off and a high scoring final match were not what was expected based on history, but for those who understand ...
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Saturday, 14 July 2018

England Rare Underdogs

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Today's match is England's 69th in a World Cup Finals, the outcomes of the previous 68 being as follows: For the first time in mo...
Friday, 13 July 2018

Collovati Calamity

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Just like that, it's not coming home after all, and England have a second match against Belgium in which neither country really cares wh...
Tuesday, 10 July 2018

Adding In The Euros

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As you were told in the last post , at least one quarter-final in every World Cup from 1986 has had at least one match go to penalties. I ho...
Friday, 6 July 2018

There's Always One (Penalty Shootout)

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The Round of 16 ended up just about perfectly, although I would have happily lost my Draw bet on the final tie of the round to spare myself ...
Tuesday, 3 July 2018

World Cup Half-Time

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21 goals in the six Round of 16 matches played so far, an average of 3.5 goals per game, means that 2018 is on track to beat the modern day ...
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Monday, 2 July 2018

Slicing The World Cup Draw

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Halfway through the Round of 16, and we got the Draws we were hoping for yesterday, From 1986, the Round of 16's 68 matched have now see...
Sunday, 1 July 2018

VAR In Perspective

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Since the World Cup started, there's been a lot of talk about VAR increasing the number of penalties awarded .   Betting Tools Brian p...
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Saturday, 30 June 2018

La Liga Draw

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Another top league, and as you might have guessed, another league where backing the Draw blindly isn't a good idea. A loss of 144.84 ov...
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