Sports Betting Index - Betting Tips

21.6.07

12.15

Golf

Open Championship

Andres Romero

Just a quick antepost play on the young Argentinian who seems to be recapturing the form of last summer which led to an 8th place finish at Royal Liverpool.

1/4 pt ew 200/1 Paddy Power 1/4 6

3rd

+58.00

30.6.05

15.26

Golf

Open Qualify Sunningdale

Robert Rock

Former club pro will be happy to play this course again to try and qualify as he has managed to do so in each of the last 2 years - clearly has an affinity for the place and again is worth a bet in what will be an open contest.

1/5 pt ew 150/1 Victor Chandler 1/4 5

Lost

+45.75

30.6.05

15.26

Golf

Open Qualify Sunningdale

Ross McGowan

A couple of small bets on the 36 hole Open Qualifier at Sunningdale on Monday.Already a winner on the Challenge Tour winner this year and vying for a second this week the local Surrey lad should not be such a big price.

1/5 pt ew 200/1 Victor Chandler 1/4 5

Lost

+46.15

27.6.07

18.54

Golf

Buick Open

Olin Browne

Browne has been on our mind all week but we couldn't quite bring ourselves to push the button until this price became available.He has made a steady return since injury forced him out for some time He managed a 9th at Sugarloaf,shot an excellent 1st round at the US Open and was playing really well for 2 rounds last week.Add that to a very solid bank of course form and we have a small bet

1/5 pt ew 125/1 Portlandbet 1/4 5

Lost

+46.55

27.6.07

09.29

Golf

Commerce Bank Championhip

Mark James

A play based mainly on statistics - the Englishman has a winning strike rate of 5% and top 5 of 20% in the Chapions Tour.He was 4th in his last start and has some decent course form of 19/11

1/2 pt ew 40/1 Tote, Coral 1/4 5

Lost

+46.95

27.6.07

09.29

Golf

US Womens Open

Amanda Blumenherst

Amateurs have played really well in recent LPGA Majors and Blumenherst certainly played well in this event last season when managing a 10th place finish.She is just about the best amateur in the world and deserves a small bet on a course which should suit her good GIR game

1/5 pt ew 150/1 Victor Chandler,Stan James 1/4 5

Lost

+47.95

26.6.07

17.12

Golf

Peek'n Peak Classic

Chris Anderson

The veteran has been around for some time and only has the one win on this tour 3 years ago and he certainly has good course form with 2 top 10 finishes from 2 starts.Whilst he has been consistently average this season he has shown some glimpses of form in the last 2 starts.

1/5 pt ew 80/1 Skybet 1/4 5

Lost

+48.35

26.6.07

14.03

Golf

Open de France

Fancois Calmels

We will add another Frenchman to our portfolio in the guise of the man who won the Alps Tour order of merit last season.He has really struggled on the main tour this year but shot a 1st round 66 at Fontana and then followed that with a 2nd place finish at St Omer.
Interestingly the last 2 winners here have finished 1st in both GIR and Scrambling for the week and Calmels was 1st and 3rd in those categories last time out.

1/5 pt ew 250/1 Generally Available 1/4 5 1/4 pt top 10 Skybet 20/1

Lost

+48.75

25.6.07

16.37

Golf

Buick Open

Richard S Johnson

We are really struggling to find much to go for in this weeks PGA event but will have a small play on the Swede who has got a bit of form going now with 4 straight cuts made and he was 8th on his only appearance here 2 years ago.

1/4 pt ew 125/1 Sporting Odds 1/4 5

Lost

+49.4

25.6.07

15.39

Golf

Open de France

Peter O'Malley

Really stunned at this price - POM has had 6 top 7 finishes in his last 7 starts here - that is remarkably impressive.
We are not too worried about his most recent performances and whilst he doesn't really win very often the place part of this bet is huge.

1/2 pt ew 80/1 Generally Available 1/4 5

Lost

+49.9

25.6.07

12.38

Golf

Open de France

Jean Francois Remesy

Just cannot resist the price for the Frenchman who won back to back here in 04/05.He has a habit of losing his form totally but coming from nowhere with a really low round.He certainly did that on his penultimate start in Austria when he finished 2nd.Ok so he missed the cut last time out but it wouldn't surprise us if he bounced back here.

1/4 pt ew 100/1 Sporting Odds 1/4 5

Lost

+50.9

18.6.07

09.31

Golf

Travelers Championship

Hunter Mahan

Mahan was having a pretty poor year until he caught fire in the 2nd round of US Open Qual where he fired a stunning course record - he then followed that with a top 20 in the St Jude and a very good performance in the US Open. He comes to a course where he tied with Moore in 2nd last year and a course where he has fond memories as he was invited to play as an amateur.

1/2 pt win 100/1
1 pt place 16/1 Sportstab

Won

+51.4

18.6.07

16.03

Golf

Travelers Championship

Ryan Moore

A play purely on what seems a price rick to us - forget the US Open - before that he was 2nd and was 2nd here last year - a huge talent who really should be half this price

1/2 pt ew 66/1 Ladbrokes 1/4 5

Lost

-14.6

18.6.07

15.14

Golf

Travelers Championship

Heath Slocum

This seems like a huge price for a player who has played Jack Nicklaus courses so well in the past.He has been a bit quiet since his 3 top 6 finishes early in the season but seems to be coming back to the boil and he has played some really good rounds of golf at River Highlands.

1/4 pt ew 100/1 Blue Square 1/4 5

Lost

-13.6

19.6.07

20.23

Golf

Knoxville Open

Tim Wilkinson

We really wanted to back Gary Christipan but his price is quite simply way too short so instead we go for the Kiwi.He has gradually been coming to hand of late and comes to a course where has performed with great credit in the past.

1/5 pt ew 100/1 Skybet 1/4 5

Lost

-13.1

23.6.07

10.05

Golf

Travelers Championship

Shigeki Maruyama

1/5 pt ew 66/1 Betdirect 1/4 4

Lost

-12.7

19.6.07

19.02

Golf

Credit Suisse Challenge

Martin Rominger

Just a small play on the local Swiss player who managed a 15th place finish last season on a course which he says suits his accurate game.
Whilst he normally plies his trade on the Asian tour (badly some might say!) he did get a sponsors invite to the New Orleans Open on the PGA tour where he actually made the cut.

1/10 pt ew 150/1 Bet365/Skybet 1/4 5

Lost

-12.3

19.6.07

12.56

Golf

Bank of America Championship

DAVID Edwards

Blue Square seem to have missed the fact that Edwards finished 4th in his last tour start.This form seems to have followed from 2 really good rounds in the Senior PGA and a fine 1st round in the Boeing.As a player who won last year on the Champions tour this price is double what it should be.

1/4 pt ew 100/1 Blue Square 1/4 5

Lost

-12.1

19.6.07

10.53

Golf

BMW International

Thomas Levet

Simply got to have a top up at these prices and add the top 10 - madness in our eyes!

1/10 pt win 200/1 1/5 pt top 5 40/1 1/4 pt top 10 16/1 Sportstab

9th

-11.6

18.6.07

09.46

Golf

BMW International

Martin Erlandsson

The one word that sums up Erlandsson this week is - progressive. His current form has gone 63/41/20/9 and his course form 45/16/4.Lets hope he can keep the progression going - he certainly has the talent to win on the main tour.

1/5 pt win 100/1 Sportstab 1/4 pt ew 80/1 Boylesports 1/4 6

Lost

-15.3

18.6.07

14.56

Golf

BMW International

Thomas Levet

The Frenchman has made a fairly positive return to the European tour making 4 cuts in a row - the only thing stopping him from having higher finishes has been his putting but we feel that might be revitalised on a course where he played superbly before and has a 2nd and 3rd place finish to his name.

1/4 pt ew 125/1 Victor Chandler 1/4 5

Lost

-14.6

18.6.07

13.50

Golf

BMW International

Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano

We are surprised how quickly the Spaniard has lost favour with the compilers after a couple of average results on courses which didn't really suit his game.To get 100/1 about a 3 time winner on the European tour on an idle course set up seems like good value to us.

1/2 pt ew 100/1 Sporting Odds 1/4 5

Lost

-14.1

16.6.07

08.55

Golf

St Omer Open

Sebastian Delagrange

A small play on the Frenchman in his homeland at the half way stage.Conditions are supposed to be tough over the next few days - in fact very similar to when he won this tilte back in 2001 and he is certainly close enough in 10th place at the moment.

1/4 pt ew 50/1 Generally Available 1/4 4

Lost

-13.1

15.6.07

09.38

Golf

US Open

Ben Curtis

Curtis just seems a big price to us having won a Major in difficult condtions and a winner twice last year on the PGA tour.

1/5 pt ew 125/1 Bet365 1/4 5

Lost

-12.6

15.6.07

09.38

Golf

US Open

Olin Browne

Browne has been out injured for some time but returned a month ago and qualified for this.He has met with some success in Majors before especially when his accurate tee shots are rewarded.

1/5 pt ew 150/1 Bet365 1/4 5

Lost

-12.2

15.6.07

09.38

Golf

US Open

Brandt Sneddeker

As Bet365 are still offering 5 places we will have a few plays on players currently in the log jam at +1 in tied 5th after round 1.
The young American is a very talented player who will win tournaments on the PGA tour and is a very good player of tough courses.

1/5 pt ew 150/1 Bet365 1/4 5

Lost

-11.8

5.6.07

11.27

Golf

US Open

Sean O'Hair

Oakmont is going to be a real eye opener and a superb all round performance will be needed to win.Whilst O'Hair might still be young he has got a brilliant all round game and this price will not last long - he will probably go off at 80/1 the most and he will certainly have a lot of support in his home state

1/2 pt ew 125/1 Eurobet 1/4 5

Lost

-11.4

6.6.07

11.22

Golf

St Jude Championship

John Cook

One last small bet for the week - we will take a small chance on previous winner - veteran John Cook who also came out last year and finished 3rd. Although he does not seem to be in the best of form this season he is topping the lists for Total Accuracy

1/10 pt ew 250/1 Bet365 1/4 5

Lost

-10.4

6.6.07

10.04

Golf

Rex Hospital Open

Neal Lancaster

We are hoping PGA tour veteran Lancaster can follow Williamson into the winners enclosure on the lower tour.His last 2 results have been really solid and he was 5th here last season when he made a surprising appearance

1/5 pt ew 80/1 Bet365 1/4 5

Lost

-10.2

5.6.07

23.22

Golf

Vodaphone Challenge

Tobias Dier

We will take a risk on the German in his homeland.He disappeared off the face of the earth last August but has just played 3 events on the Challenge Tour and making the cut in all 3 culminating in a 4th place finish last week.We have to remember he was a two time winner on the main tour and if back to form these odds could seem big

1/5 pt ew 80/1 Bet365 1/4 5

Lost

-9.8

5.6.07

23.22

Golf

St Jude Championship

Troy Matteson

We will take a chance on Matteson who sprang back to life with a 3rd place finish in his last outing - the important thing with him is that when he has hit form before he often holds it and produces a string of top results

1/5 pt ew 125/1 Sporting Odds, William Hill, Coral 1/4 5

Lost

-9.4

5.6.07

19.03

Golf

Rex Hospital Open

Dustin Bray

Not sure why the local player is such a big price this week after he finally got it together on the Nationwide Tour last week by finishing 9th.He was brilliant on the local Tarheel tour last season - heading the money list and winning 3 times.He will feel right at home in North Carolina

1/10 pt ew 250/1 Bet365 1/4 5

Lost

-9.0

5.6.07

17.39

Golf

Bangkok Airways

Wen-Teh Lu

Year in year out the veteran player plays the same courses well - as he did when winning in Macau last time out.
When you add in the fact that he has been 1st and 4th in the only 2 outings here then this price is probably double what it should be.

1 pt ew 25/1 Bet365 1/4 5

Lost

-8.8

5.6.07

09.46

Golf

St Jude Championship

Tim Herron

"Lumpy" is another player who really likes it round Southwind with a 2nd and 3rd place finish and 2 other times he has been in with a good chance heading into the final round.He has finally shown in the last few weeks a bit of decent form for the first time this year.

1/4 pt win 80/1 1/2 pt top 5 16/1 Centrebet,Sportstab

Lost

-6.8

4.6.07

21.42

Golf

St Jude Championship

Bubba Watson

We will have to take a risk on big hitting Bubba as he has not played here before but he shown he can play on fiddly par 70 courses before and the place part looks good.He has also shown himself to be in good form by winning his sectional qualifier on Monday.

1/4 pt ew 100/1 Ladbrokes 1/4 5

Lost

-5.8

4.6.07

18.27

Golf

St Jude Championship - 1st rd leader

Darron Stiles

Stiles is a streaky player and we have to take this price now before the tee times are announced as it won't last.Quite simply he has shot a 64 in rd 2 here last year to tie for the lead and in rd 1 the year before he shot 64 to take the lead. To add to our reasonings he has just won his sectional qualifier for the US Open by shooting a 62!

1/5 pt ew 200/1 Betfred 1/4 5

Lost

-5.3

4.6.07

17.46

Golf

St Jude Championship

Bob Estes

OK - Estes was a top priced 40/1 last season for this and although it is a slightly better field this year he is arguably in better form with 3 top 10 finishes in his last 7 starts.He simply loves it here iwth 4 top 4 finishes in 8 years including a win.

1/2 pt ew 80/1 Betfred 1/5 6

Lost

-4.9

4.6.07

16.41

Golf

BA-CA Open

Ross McGowan

Bet365 seem to have strangely forgotten that McGowan won on the Challenge Tour at the weekend.He really is a talented young player and led in Portugal going into the weekend earlier this year.Lima has done it before - winning on both tours in consecutive weeks and this man certainly has a lot more potential

1/5 pt ew 250/1 Bet365 1/4 5

Lost

-3.9

4.6.07

15.43

Golf

BA-CA Open

Martin Erlandsson

Erlandsson has slowly been coming to hand over the last few weeks culminating in a 20th place finish in Wales
He is another on who had a top 10 on the Challenge Tour here and was also let down by a poor 3rd round last year - a repeat of his 4th and 7th on tour in September would see him go close.

1/5 pt ew 125/1 Paddy Power 1/4 5

Lost

-3.5

4.6.07

14.57

Golf

BA-CA Open

Steven Jeppesen

Not the most reliable of players on the European tour but he is a youngster with a certain amount of talent who really likes it round here.He was 2nd in the Challenge Tour event here and last year was 8th and would have been a lot higher were it not for a really poor 3rd round.The course always seems a bit linksy to us and he was Junior British Open champion at Crail

1/4 pt ew 100/1 Sporting Odds 1/4 5

Lost

-3.1

4.6.07

10.07

Golf

US Open Qualifier - Columbus

Stephen Gangluff

We are surprised at such a big price for the local guy who is playing well on the Canadian tour - he comes from the area and would have played the courses a lot when at University so is worth a small investment

1/5 pt ew 200/1 Paddy Power 1/4 5

Lost

-2.6

3.6.07

21.48

Golf

US Open Qualifier - Walton Heath

Alejandro Canizares

We will have a top up on Canizares who has just finished top 10 in Wales and of note he was top for DA and 5th for GIR

Adding Another 1/4 pt ew 40/1 Paddy Power 1/4 4

Lost

-2.2

2.6.07

20.22

Golf

US Open Qualifier - Walton Heath

Thomas Levet

The Frenchman has been recovering from a difficult injury problem and is now getting back the form which saw him as one of the top GIR players in Europe.

1/5 pt ew 66/1 Paddy Power Bet365 1/4 4

Lost

-1.7

2.6.07

20.22

Golf

US Open Qualifier - Walton Heath

Alejandro Canizares

Another young Spaniard who should perform with credit on the course that demands accuracy.

1/4 pt ew 40/1 Paddy Power 1/4 4

Lost

-1.3

2.6.07

17.29

Golf

US Open Qualifier - Walton Heath

Rafael Cabrera Bello

A few picks for the 36 hole shootout for the US Open qualifier at Walton Heath on Monday.The key over the last few years here seems to be players who are in fairly good form with very good GIR stats and the young Spaniard fits the bill.

1/5 pt ew 100/1 Bet365,Skybet 1/4 4

Lost

-0.8

2.6.07

11.55

Golf

Boeing Championship

Bruce Vaughan

Just a small in-running play on Vaughan who fired a solid 1st round -4 to lie just off the places.He certainly has the talent to compete on this tour if he can get his weak putting together.

1/5 pt ew 100/1 Sporting Odds 1/5 4

Lost

-0.4