(expired)Sporting Index: Spread Betting Preview 29-31 Aug
The Premier League season is well underway and Chelsea still top the Sporting Index season points tally with a spread of 84-85.5. Man United sit just below at 81.5-83, but it is worth remembering that they only picked up two points in their first three games last season, before going on to lift the title with 87 points.
Chelsea face Tottenham at Stamford Bridge on Sunday and Luiz Felipe Scolari will be delighted that his side has won two games in a row. Buyers of their supremacy on the spreads will be encouraged that Spurs haven’t won at the Bridge since 1990, whilst Chelsea supremacy sellers will also be concerned that Spurs have lost nine of their last 12 away games against the Big Four. However, spread betting provides the perfect option for in-running punting and those punters should take note that the North Londoners have gone into the break level in 11 of their past 16 away games against the Big Four. Sellers of the time of the first Blues’ goal will be pleased to hear that Chelsea have scored the first goal in 14 of their last 20 games at Stamford Bridge, whilst buyers of the time of the first Spurs goal will be delighted that they have conceded the first goal in 11 of their last 12 against the Big Four.The last fixture these two played was one of those games which had the Sporting Index traders screaming in disgust. The game ebbed and flowed until Robbie Keane’s 88th minute equaliser brought the curtain down on an extraordinary 4-4 draw. Six of the last eight contests between these two have seen more than three goals scored, so the total goals buyers will undoubtedly be out in force once again. However, sellers at 2.6 will take heart from three of the last four Premier League games between these two at the Bridge seeing two or fewer goals.
The other big tie on Sunday sees Liverpool travel down the M6 to Villa Park. Buyers of Villa supremacy will be concerned that they haven’t beaten the Reds for 15 games (losing nine and drawing five since). They also haven’t managed to win against them at Villa Park since 1998, whilst they lost to three of the Big Four at home last season. Both of these sides have made a habit of scoring late goals so far this season which will be of interest to those buying the time of the last match goal. All six Villa have scored this season have come in the second half, whilst four of the five they have conceded have all come after the interval. The Reds on the other hand have scored three times in the league this season – in the 83rd, 86th and 90th minutes. However, those spread bettors interested in selling the time of the first Liverpool goal will take more encouragement from 75% of the side’s last 24 away wins, coming with them winning both at half-time and full-time.
England face South Africa at the Oval on Friday and Lord’s on Sunday, as they try to build on Tuesday’s incredible performance at Trent Bridge. Cricket is the perfect sport for spread betting, as it so ‘number-focused’, and those spread punters who sided with England would have been watching with huge grins on their faces. Matthew Prior, England’s wicketkeeper and opening batsman, had been available to buy in the Sporting Index player performance market at 40 prior to the game (where you are awarded 1 point per run, 10 points per catch, 20 points per wicket and 25 points per stumping), but this was soon moved up, as he took six catches in the South Africa innings. He then went on to score 45 runs, making a final total of 105 – cue cheers of delight from the buyers at 40.
Buyers of England supremacy in Friday’s game will be encouraged to learn that they have now won all of the last four ODI’s they’ve played against the Proteas on home soil, which has included a 7-wicket win at Lord’s and a 6-wicket win at the Oval. The English player performance spreads will be watched with interest, seeing as England have been so accomplished with the bat in this series. Captain Kevin Pietersen is undoubtedly the star man and buyers of his performance will be hoping he can continue his fine record against the country of his birth. He has already top scored in this series with 90 not out at Headingley, whilst he has four of the highest 12 scores in one-day history between the two countries.
Sandown Park plays host to the most prestigious race of the weekend, the Group Three Solario Stakes on Saturday. The ground is currently good for this seven furlong contest for two year-olds which, in the past has thrown up some decent horses. The last two winners of this race have gone off as short-priced favourites, but these are the only two from the last ten years to have done so which will please buyers of SP’s. Those spread bettors looking to buy Sandown winning distances will take great heart from Ravens Pass’ demolition of a quality field last year when he romped away to win by seven lengths. Sellers, however, will be more encouraged that prior to 2007, none of the previous nine winners had won by more than two and a half lengths.
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