Monday, January 7, 2008

Darts and Football

Slightly disappointing weekend but we'll look to put that right today with some darts and non-league football.

On a different point, a few people have been asking about which bookies to use. The one with the best odds is the obvious answer, but it is difficult to manage several accounts. I use Bet365 most as they are regularly best price or near enough, offer markets on just about everything going, and have a very good website and mobile phone version. They also do 'guaranteed best price' on horse racing - you take the price before the off and if the SP is higher you get the SP. They do the usual free bet offers that most bookies do these days when you join as well. Would be interesting to know your thoughts on various bookies good and bad. Please comment down below.

5.45 Co Stompe to beat Carl Mercer 3-0 3/1 (WON +18.03 - Co did exactly as per the script!)
Always liked the way Stompe plays and he's always a good bet to score heavily and make it through the early rounds, and today he plays a guy who is yet to register a world ranking point this season, so a 3-0 drubbing looks god value.

7.45 Torquay to draw with Burton Albion 12/5 (LOST +17.03 - Burton won 2-1, Burton withstood a lot of Torquay pressure in the second half and Torquay hit the bar twice, but that's why they're 13 away games unbeaten)
Torquay have an excellent home record winning 9 of their 11 at Plainmoor but the one loss was against 5th place Cambridge. They scraped a 1-0 win last time out against local rivals Exeter, but Burton are a better side. Nigel Clough has followed his dad's strategy that you win games from the back, and his Burton side are yet to lose in 12 games away from the Pirelli Stadium. They also beat Torquay 3-1 in September, and Daryl Clare's recent return from injury and suspension is another boost. However, they have only drawn 7 of the 12 away games, so that seems the most likely result tonight.

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