http://blog.bookies.com Talking about Odds Comparison and Sporting News Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:19:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The new Hockenheim course should prove an interesting challenge for the drivers this weekend. It’s the first Grand Prix to be held there since 2006 and although many have driven F3 on it, they found it a new experience on this revamped course for last week’s test trials Hamilton looked strong ... http://blog.bookies.com/formula-one/42/german-gp-the-betting-markets.html The Open due to start on Thursday looks to have a pretty high chance of rain, the weather report says it should only last 24hrs after such we may well be blessed with some sunshine. Still, its enough to throw some confusion among the ranks of golfers lining up for ... http://blog.bookies.com/golf/41/the-open-betting-preview.html Mark Cavendish manages to get his stage win just before the sprinters take the back seat and the racers head for the hills. Yesterday saw a cracking finish to stage five as Cavendish was forced into an early move by Thor Hushovd and subsequently went on to win the stage. But ... http://blog.bookies.com/cycling/39/a-quick-look-at-the-tour-de-france-betting.html So Manchester United are favourites so far, with a spectacular season this year and a win at the Champions League. I suspect it has left them brimming with confidence and anticipation for next season, despite the uncertainty of Ronaldo’s position in the team. Man Utd are 5/4 to win the ... http://blog.bookies.com/football/38/premier-league-betting-preview-2009.html Anticipation is mounting as we approach next weekend’s Grand Prix at Silvestone and the possibility of a home grown champion. The three Brits attending (Hamilton, Button and Coulthard) will be heavily supported by a record crowd of 240,000 over the race weekend. Hamilton is looking comfortable with the incredible turnout ... http://blog.bookies.com/formula-one/37/british-grand-prix-betting-preview.html The love square, Stuart looks to have diminished any chance of a Jennifer/Dale relationship. The general public opinion was to approve of such a pairing but Jennifer made her stance clear when she said “Dale obviously has a bit of an infatuation going on, which is very sweet, but it's ... http://blog.bookies.com/big-brother/36/big-brother-9-betting-update.html   Yet again, the bookies payout as 20 wins for the favourites out of 30 matches results in Spain meeting Germany in the final on Sunday. Graham Sharpe from William Hill is quoted saying “It was the worst possible final we could imagine”. Spain finished off Russia last night with a ... http://blog.bookies.com/football/35/euro-2008-final-betting-preview-germany-vs-spain.html Russia stopped the Dutch in their tracks with a 3-1 victory which brings them to face Spain. It’ll be a closely contested match after the Russians played so well against the Netherlands. The bookies have Spain at 11/10 general with best value at Skybet 6/5 so it seems the underdogs ... http://blog.bookies.com/football/34/russia-vs-spain-euro-2008-betting-preview.html Germany – Turkey Now we’re down to the last four and surprisingly Turkey are still in it. Despite numerous injuries to key players, Turkey have battled their way to the semi-finals where they now face a strong German team, if Turkey’s numbers dwindle even further the Uefa have stated ... http://blog.bookies.com/football/33/euro-2008-semi-final-betting-preview.html We take a look at the current situation of Euro2008. It’s safe to say that this year British bookmakers have taken a beating at the hands of Euro2008’s tempestuous Group Stages. It’s estimated they suffered a £5 million loss due to the start of this summer’s tournament. The bookies have ... http://blog.bookies.com/football/32/euro-2008-update.html