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Clippers burst into NBA title favouritism as sportsbooks slash odds
THE Los Angeles Clippers’ recruiting blitz has seem them shoot to 2019-20 NBA title favouritism, in a crazy few days of the off-season. The Clippers have been installed at +300, after being as long as +1600 earlier in the preseason, before they swooped on Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. Leonard, fresh off winning the NBA […]
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Cricket World Cup: India v New Zealand rain-delayed semi-final
India are red-hot $1.17 favourites with leading cricket bookmaker William Hill to defeat New Zealand ($5) in their rain-interrupted semi-final at Old Trafford. The match will resume, weather permitting, on Wednesday at 10.30am local time, with New Zealand on 5-211 after 46.1 overs, with Ross Taylor on 67 and Tom Latham on three. They have […]
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Women’s World Cup 2019 odds and super fixture for quarter-finals
The FIFA Women’s World Cup quarter-final draw has been completed, and leading betting sites have released the odds for the knockout fixtures. The USA remain favourite to win the tournament, but the ultra-impressive Germany are also heavily in contention. We examine the four Women’s World Cup quarter-final fixtures and odds and give quick predictions for […]
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Nick Nurse appointed coach of Canada ahead of FIBA World Cup
CANADA has appointed Nick Nurse to lead the team into the FIBA Basketball World Cup, which is due to start on August 31. Nurse is already a hero in Canada, having just guided the Toronto Raptors to their only NBA title, with the veteran mentor set to now lead the National team to China and […]
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Pakistan v South Africa preview, player tips & predictions
MATCH INFO Pakistan v South Africa Venue: Lord’s, London, Sunday, June 23, 10.30am (British time) Head to head odds: Pakistan $2.20; South Africa $1.67 Last time they met: South Africa 3-241 (40 overs) d Pakistan 8-240 (50 overs) in Cape Town, January 30, 2019. The clash is between arguably the two most disappointing teams in […]
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Australia v Pakistan preview, player tips & predictions
MATCH INFO Australia v Pakistan Venue: County Ground Taunton, Wednesday, June 12, 10.30am (British time) Head to head odds: Australia $1.40; Pakistan $2.90 Last time they met: Australia 7-327 (50 overs) d Pakistan 7-307 (50 overs) in Dubai, March 31, 2019. Pakistan have already caused the biggest upset of the 2019 ICC World Cup so […]
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Shaq in the NBA’s headlights after BetOnline link exposed
FORMER basketball star turned NBA-pundit Shaquille O’Neal has been forced to sever ties with offshore betting company BetOnline.ag. The four-time NBA championship winner has produced a podcast — The BIG Podcast with Shaq — since 2015. Distributed by PodcastOne, one of The BIG’s major sponsors is the Antigua-based BetOnline.ag, a deal the NBA only clued […]
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Afghanistan v New Zealand preview, player tips & predictions
MATCH INFO Afghanistan v New Zealand Venue: County Ground Taunton, Saturday, June 8, 1.30pm (British time) Head to head odds: Afghanistan $5.75; New Zealand $1.14 Last time they met: New Zealand 4-188 (36.1 overs) d Afghanistan 186 (47.4 overs) in Napier, NZ, March 8, 2015. New Zealand head into this match as one of three […]
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Aussies firm in ICC World Cup betting as England drifts
AUSTRALIA has firmed in betting to win the 2019 ICC World Cup, after their impressive lead-up form and opening victory over Afghanistan on Saturday. Pre-tournament the Aussies were as long as $5 with some online betting sites, however, most have trimmed the Aussies into as short as $3.70. Hot favourite England has drifted slightly in […]
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England v South Africa predictions & player tips, ICC World Cup 2019
MATCH INFO England v South Africa preview Venue: The Oval Odds: England (4/9); South Africa (19/10) WE are predicting World Cup host and tournament favourite England will open its account on Thursday with a win against South Africa at The Oval in London. Despite English fans worrying that injury problems to skipper Eoin Morgan and […]
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