First set of bets tomorrow, there will be others on the way later on.
Recommended bets:
5pts Andrew Johnson – Top scorer in The Championship
@ 6.50
Coral,
William Hill
6.00
Betdirect,
Bet365,
Ladbrokes,
Skybet,
Stan James
2.5pts each-way Boston + 14 points – League Two handicap
@ 19.00
Totesport
5pts Hearts – Scottish Premier without the Old Firm
@ 3.00
William Hill
2.88
Blue Square,
Coral
2.5pts Nottingham Forest – League One outright
@ 6.50
Canbet
6.0
Betdirect,
Betinternet,
Blue Square,
Centrebet, Premierbet,
Skybet
2.5pts Nottingham Forest – League One promotion
@ 2.50
Blue Square, Premierbet,
William Hill
As usual, the best 3 prices at the time of writing are quoted (unless otherwise stated). Links to all of these bookmakers can be found at the
www.help2bet.net homepage. Any further questions or comments you may have regarding these bets can be e-mailed to
support@help2bet.net . We will try our best to answer any queries before kick-off. For any new members, the staking plan uses a scale of 0-20 points, with 20 being a (rarely advised) maximum bet. We recommend a starting bank of around 200 points.
The Championship 2005/06
Andrew Johnson recently signed a new contract at Crystal Palace, which should ensure he remains with them for the whole of this season. There is a scenario where he could be sold if Crystal Palace are doing badly in January, but that looks unlikely as they look as if they will challenge for promotion. Their team is based around Johnson scoring. He takes all of the penalties, of which there were a lot in the Premier League last season, and quite simply he is the best striker in this division. Obviously a bet like this relies on Johnson not picking up a serious injury, but that is beyond our control. At the available odds, Johnson is a great bet in this market.
League One 2005/06
Nottingham Forest are favourites for this division and rightly so. Favourites in this division rarely succeed, but this season can be the exception. Nottingham Forest have signed some superb defenders, who should make them very hard to beat. They also have more money to spend following the sale of Reid and Dawson last season, so more signings could possibly be made. Nottingham Forest have the strongest squad on paper by far, but their problem last season was a bad attitude at times. Manager Gary Megson should have been able to sort that out, so Forest must be taken to do well.
League Two 2005/06
Boston have made several shrewd signings for this season, which gives them every chance of finishing near the top of the league this season. The good outright odds have dropped a little over the summer, but the handicap market offered by
Totesport looks a superb way to support Boston. They get a 14 point start over Northampton, and several points over all of the other leading contenders. The each-way terms also pay one quarter of the odds for the first 4 places, not the first 3 as is often the case. This bet is very good, as Boston could even finish in the top three, regardless of any handicap.
William Hill also offer Boston +14 on their handicap, but do not bet on it as some of the other teams also receive bigger handicaps than with
Totesport.
Scottish Premier League 2005/06
Hearts have signed some good players in the past few weeks, and started the season very impressively last weekend. With doubts over most of the other teams in the SPL, the 3.00 on offer for Hearts to finish top of the non-Old Firm teams, is a very good bet. They look like possibly signing more very good players, and look like getting stronger as the season goes on.
Summary: Most of these odds will not drop overnight, so this was probably a good time to send this email, to allow everyone who wants to take these bets to hopefully get on at the prices quoted. Another email will follow early tomorrow with any more football bets for the weekend.
The cricket bet placed the other day looks good, with Kent having already won and Essex in a strong position. For anyone wanting to take the guaranteed profit now,
Stan James are offering Durham (against Essex) at odds of 3.50 . Essex look very likely to win anyway, so covering the bet in this way will probably just end up reducing the profits, but there is always a chance that Essex could lose.
Best of luck with any bets you decide to place,
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