Football and Cricket

So what did we learn this weekend? Kauto Star is a good thing for the Gold Cup? Oops. Liverpool must have a great chance in the FA Cup. Oops. Alistair Darling knows what he's doing? Well, ok maybe noone ever thought that last one! Its a quiet Monday all round today, but there is an important match in the Championship tonight.

7.45 Bristol City to beat Crystal Palace 6/5 (LOST +4.73 - 1-1 was the final result as Bristol City grabbed a late equaliser, but it could have been a winner had they converted their penalty earlier in the half)
Tonight sees Bristol City play their game in hand on the top two sides in the Championship and a win will send them to the top and give them a 13 point cushion for the playoff spots - surely too many with the same number of games to play. Palace however could move within 3 points of Ipswich who currently occupy 6th spot. After a 15 game unbeaten run, the Warnock promotion train has hit the buffers in recent times with just 1 point and 1 goal in their last 4, and lost their first home game since October last Tuesday to an Ipswich side who had only previously won one game on the road. Bristol City as we saw on Tuesday night, have got their campaign well and truly back on track after a wobble and have won 6 out of their last 7 at home. Therefore odds against looks very appealing.

3.15am Sri Lanka to beat India 11/10 (LOST +3.73 - Another low scoring affair with India knocking off the 238 for 8 in the last over. Close again, but still no cigars)
Its been a strange Commonwealth Bank Series so far with the first two games rained out and with some of the world's best and most explosive batsmen on show a highest score after 7 games of just 267. As a result of the weather tonight's opponents have only played each other once - India posting 195/ in 29 overs in a rain-affected game, but Sri Lanka blew them away 154 for just two wickets, with 2 overs of their 21 to spare. And since then Sri Lanka lost to Australia by 63 runs and India by 50 runs. So it seems a fairly even game and I'd agree with most bookies who have it 5/6 both teams. However, some are offering Evens Sri Lanka, while a couple are 11/10 and that seems too good to miss.

With a few more points in the bag, I would be tempted to double these two up at a tast 18/5, and while I wouldn't persuade anyone not to back it, I'll be prudent here and not tip it up.