Napoleon Conquers The World (hopefully)

[Napoleon Solo]

Tonights MLS game takes place at the Home Depot Centre where LA and Chivas meet in the third Super Clasíco meeting of the season. The teams come into the game with contrasting fortunes, LA on a three game league losing streak despite the addition of David Beckham to the squad, while Chivas have won three of their last four games.

A 5-4 defeat to RBNY in the previous game did more to highlights the defensive frailties of the New York side than the attacking potency of LA. Two of LA's greatest assets will also have to overcome the effects of playing yesterday evening on a different continent. Both David Beckham and Landon Donovan played for their countries in Europe yesterday before having to fly back to the USA, Beckham still suffering from an ankle injury despite playing the full 90 minutes for England. Both will have to try and overcome the serious effects of jet-lag associated with long-haul flights.

Chivas come into this game with a decent record of late, three wins in the last four games including winning two of their three game road trip. Technically this is their final match of the road trip, but as they're also based at the Home Depot Centre it's virtually a home game. The only player Chivas had playing in Europe yesterday was defender Jonathan Bornstein, who should play but may easily be replaced should it be required.

On a poor run of form and with their two star players more than likely jet-lagged, LA are easily opposed in this game, especially when you consider this is a "home vs home" game and that Chivas are on such a good run of form.

LA Galaxy v Chivas USA - 1 point @ 3.00 ( Betsson/Gamebookers)

[Grga]

Just stay away from Russia and you'll be fine.

BTW good luck with this.

[Napoleon Solo]

Australia Hyundai A-League

Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners

Sydney start the season after an absolutely dour build-up. Their pre-season cup was nothing short of a disaster, being outplayed by a misfiring Queensland, walloped by new boys Wellington, stuffed at home by the Mariners, beaten by Newcastle Jets before finally registering a win away to Melbourne victory. Their friendly results have been nothing to write home about either. Injury and illness have also taken their toll, midfielders Robbie Middleby and Adam Casey are both nursing knocks while Mark Milligan is bed ridden with a virus.

Central Coast began pre-season with far more promising results, wins over Wellington and Sydney, plus a draw against Queensland., before an unusually average performance against Perth and their annual loss to bogey team Queensland Roar. Former Sydney forward Sasho Petrovski has been striking up a great working relationship with Nik Mrdja during pre-season with both in great form. The only injury concern the Mariners have is central defender Paul O'Grady who will definitely miss out, everyone else has overcome various niggling injuries to be ready for this game.

A Sydney team in poor form and with a spate of injuries may not be able to cope with a Mariners team who are full of confidence after a largely successful pre-season campaign.

Sydney FC v CC Mariners - 1 point @ 3.40 ( Centrebet/Canbet)

[Napoleon Solo]

Thanks Grga!

[GaNgStA kEeKs]

Whats your old username Napoleon?

Im lost

[Napoleon Solo]

That makes a change Kiko!

Rockin_cherub. Just felt I'd outgrown it a bit, it wasn't me anymore. I needed something different, something cool and dangerous. I really wish I'd gone for Illya Kuryakin now, but what ya gonna do!

[Napoleon Solo]

LA Galaxy 0 - 3 Chivas USA
Sydney 0 - 1 CC Mariners

Bets Placed: 2
W/L/P:2/0/0
Staked: 2 points
Returns: 6.40 points
Profit: 4.40 points

[Napoleon Solo]

World Championships Mens 200m

A lot of what I bet on is taken from other people's write-ups. This bet is one such instance! Beanie has made a very convincing argument regarding Usain Bolt in the Mens 200m (see below):

Taking Usain Bolt @ 3.50 for the 200m.

The obvious favourite is Tyson Gay, the new 100m champ, but he has already said a couple of times that he is a little fatigued from that event, and running 2x 200m today and having the semi and final tomorrow(in which he will have to run near 100% in both) then come the final we might not see Gay at his best.

2nd American is Wallace Spearmon...but he doesn't look in the shape he needs to be and could even come under pressure for the bronze medal.

That leaves Bolt as the only real threat to Gay. In the 2nd round today, Bolt clocked 20.13 when cruising from about 80m to go - had he run through it could well have been a 19.70 or so. At his best, considering Gay's already tired from the 100m, I think Bolt is easily the main man here.

The only problem is a mental one...Bolt is still young(21) and unproven in the big champs. Whatever happens Gay will put him under pressure down the straight, and Bolt could easily tie up and blow it.

Whatever happens, I expect another dominant semi final display from Bolt, and quite possibly a dodgy one from Gay, so come the start of the final I can't imagine the 3.50 will be about, which will then allow the possibility of a lay depending on how Gay looks.

http://www.thedailypunt.com/forum/ot...tml#post444537

I was only able to get 3.25 for this bet, but from Beanie's write-up I still fell this is well worth taking.

Usain Bolt (Mens 200m) - 2 points @ 3.25 (Boylesports)

[Kop66]

Nice couple of opening picks there Napoleon Solo

[Napoleon Solo]

Cheers Kop, may well end up nicking some of your League Two and Conf picks in time! Keep up the good work mate!



North American Super Liga - LA Galaxy v CF Pachuca

It's the final of the inaugural Super Liga tonight and it's being contested by two teams who couldn't be in more different form.

The Los Angeles Galaxy come into the game sitting second bottom of the western conference in the USA, on a woefully poor run of form and having to contend with a spate of injuries. Chris Albright, David Beckham, Landon Donovan, Kelly Gray, Ty Harden, Ante Jazic and Abel Xavier all missed out in their previous match away to Colorado. David Beckham is likely to take some part in tonights game, but the injury list remains precariously long.

Pachuca are only four games into their league season and sit second behind Santos Laguna. They do come into this game having lost their first home game for over a year, however a number of first team regulars were rested for that match in preparation for the Super Liga game. These included Fausto Pinto, Gerardo Rodríguez and Argentinians Damián Alvarez, Christian Giménez and Juan Carlos Cacho.

The two teams have already played each other in this competition, LA emerging victorious after a 2-1 victory in the first group game. This was before the Mexican League season began and Pachuca hadn't played a competitive game for almost two months. Pachuca are now in full flow in the league while LA are in poor form and have to contend with a spate of injuries. LA have done well in this competiton so far, but I can see Pachuca taking this final as they've become increasingly competitive game by game.

LA Galaxy v CF Pachuca - 3 points @ 2.50 (Interwetten)