Suckout King
04-15-2006, 12:34 PM
The televised stages of the world championship start this weekend. Whilst this is one of the few sports I actually enjoy watching on TV i have been not watching as much of late so would be interested in hearing any tips anyone has.
Nigel from bet 365 recommends the following
After the Masters and the Grand National, another great betting event cues
off this Saturday 15th April, as the Snooker World Championships gets under
way in Sheffield. For the next 17 days, bet365?s snooker punters, who are
now deprived for all but 9 weeks of the year, will get to feast on a
massive range of pre-match markets and drool over our live In-Play service,
which sees prices changing in real-time and (thanks to the BBC?s
interactive service) covers every game in progress. But after last year?s
shock winner Shaun Murphy at 150/1, who?s going to have the nerves to win
in the City of Steel?
The draw has been kind to the defending champion Shaun Murphy, who has a
couple of straightforward-looking opening games, and he looks assured of at
least getting through to the quarter finals. However, at this stage, he
could well surrender his crown to 2001 champion Peter Ebdon. Like Murphy,
Ebdon has hardly been setting the green baize alight this year, but he
always comes into his own in these longer pressure cooker matches and, as
clearly the second-best player in his quarter. He looks great each-way
value at bet365?s 28/1 (over four times the price of Murphy at 13/2),
especially considering the indifferent form of some of the world?s top
players going into this event.
If Ebdon gets to the semi?s he?ll face the winner of a very tough quarter
to call, with either Ken Doherty or Crucible specialist Matthew Stevens his
most likely opponents. However, the best strategy is to avoid these players
until we know who?s emerged, and the second selection is a player from the
top-half of the draw. Steven Maguire came into this event last year as
world No.3 and left with his reputation intact after losing a classic
opener 10-9 to O?Sullivan. His form this year has not been great (hence his
generous bet365 odds of 14/1), but he?s likely to come here well-prepared,
and has a couple of easy matches to play himself into form.
World Championship Picks: Peter Ebdon @ 28/1 & Steven Maguire @ 14/1"
Personally I like the odds on his picks - and these represent good value. Still I wouldn't expect a payday on these. I cannot see Shaun Murphy winning it again this year - even with a favourable draw.
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Nigel from bet 365 recommends the following
After the Masters and the Grand National, another great betting event cues
off this Saturday 15th April, as the Snooker World Championships gets under
way in Sheffield. For the next 17 days, bet365?s snooker punters, who are
now deprived for all but 9 weeks of the year, will get to feast on a
massive range of pre-match markets and drool over our live In-Play service,
which sees prices changing in real-time and (thanks to the BBC?s
interactive service) covers every game in progress. But after last year?s
shock winner Shaun Murphy at 150/1, who?s going to have the nerves to win
in the City of Steel?
The draw has been kind to the defending champion Shaun Murphy, who has a
couple of straightforward-looking opening games, and he looks assured of at
least getting through to the quarter finals. However, at this stage, he
could well surrender his crown to 2001 champion Peter Ebdon. Like Murphy,
Ebdon has hardly been setting the green baize alight this year, but he
always comes into his own in these longer pressure cooker matches and, as
clearly the second-best player in his quarter. He looks great each-way
value at bet365?s 28/1 (over four times the price of Murphy at 13/2),
especially considering the indifferent form of some of the world?s top
players going into this event.
If Ebdon gets to the semi?s he?ll face the winner of a very tough quarter
to call, with either Ken Doherty or Crucible specialist Matthew Stevens his
most likely opponents. However, the best strategy is to avoid these players
until we know who?s emerged, and the second selection is a player from the
top-half of the draw. Steven Maguire came into this event last year as
world No.3 and left with his reputation intact after losing a classic
opener 10-9 to O?Sullivan. His form this year has not been great (hence his
generous bet365 odds of 14/1), but he?s likely to come here well-prepared,
and has a couple of easy matches to play himself into form.
World Championship Picks: Peter Ebdon @ 28/1 & Steven Maguire @ 14/1"
Personally I like the odds on his picks - and these represent good value. Still I wouldn't expect a payday on these. I cannot see Shaun Murphy winning it again this year - even with a favourable draw.
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