World Cup Betting

GIMH · 24-03-2006, 05:04 AM

Found this very interesting, obviously the odds avry from site to site, bookies to bookies, but nonetheless, everywhere I have turned England are second favourites for the World Cup behind Australia, don't know what our One Day team has done to deserve such optimism!

Australia 2/1
England 5/1
Pakistan 5/1
India 6/1
South Africa 6/1
West Indies 10/1
New Zealand 10/1
Sri Lanka 12/1
Zimbabwe 250/1
Bangladesh 400/1
Kenya 500/1
Canada 1000/1
Ireland 1000/1
Scotland 1000/1
Holland 1000/1
Bermuda 1500/1

Richard · 24-03-2006, 01:21 PM

England should be 7th out of 8 at best!
Bookies seem as bad as selectors at this mixing-up of the game-forms!

Natman20 · 24-03-2006, 01:24 PM

Go Bermuda!

Neil Pickup · 24-03-2006, 01:25 PM

The bookmakers are merely covering their backsides due to the amount of money obviously being placed on England by English fans seeing their side through unrealistically tinted glasses. Nowt to do with owt else.

Best Odds available...

Australia 3.50 (Totesport)
England 7.00 (Betfred)
Pakistan 7.90 (Pinnacle)
South Africa 8.00 (Blue Square)
India 9.00 (BetDirect)
New Zealand 10.00 (Bet365)
West Indies 13.00 (Skybet)
Sri Lanka 17.00 (Skybet)
Zimbabwe 251.00 (Total Bet)
Kenya 501.00 (Betfred)
Bangladesh 501.00 (Coral)
Holland 1001.00 (Victor Chandler)
Scotland 1501.00 (Total Bet)
Ireland 1501.00 (Stan James)
Canada 1501.00 (Stan James)
Bermuda 2001.00 (Paddy Power)

Jamee999 · 24-03-2006, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil Pickup

The bookmakers are merely covering their backsides due to the amount of money obviously being placed on England by English fans seeing their side through unrealistically tinted glasses. Nowt to do with owt else.

Best Odds available...

Australia 3.50 (Totesport)
England 7.00 (Betfred)
Pakistan 7.90 (Pinnacle)
South Africa 8.00 (Blue Square)
India 9.00 (BetDirect)
New Zealand 10.00 (Bet365)
West Indies 13.00 (Skybet)
Sri Lanka 17.00 (Skybet)
Zimbabwe 251.00 (Total Bet)
Kenya 501.00 (Betfred)
Bangladesh 501.00 (Coral)
Holland 1001.00 (Victor Chandler)
Scotland 1501.00 (Total Bet)
Ireland 1501.00 (Stan James)
Canada 1501.00 (Stan James)
Bermuda 2001.00 (Paddy Power)

I know where my money'll be

steds · 24-03-2006, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil Pickup

Best Odds available...

Australia 3.50 (Totesport)
England 7.00 (Betfred)
Pakistan 7.90 (Pinnacle)
South Africa 8.00 (Blue Square)
India 9.00 (BetDirect)
New Zealand 10.00 (Bet365)
West Indies 13.00 (Skybet)
Sri Lanka 17.00 (Skybet)
Zimbabwe 251.00 (Total Bet)
Kenya 501.00 (Betfred)
Bangladesh 501.00 (Coral)
Holland 1001.00 (Victor Chandler)
Scotland 1501.00 (Total Bet)
Ireland 1501.00 (Stan James)
Canada 1501.00 (Stan James)
Bermuda 2001.00 (Paddy Power)

Any chance of that in real odds?

superkingdave · 24-03-2006, 03:36 PM

Australia 5/2 (totesport)
England 6.8/1 (betfair)
Pakistan 7/1 (betfair)
India 8/1 (betdirect)
South Africa 8/1 (centrebet)
New Zealand 10/1 (bluesq.com)
West Indies 13.5/1 (betfair)
Sri Lanka 16/1 (skybet)
Zimbabwe 250/1 (bluesq.com)
Bangladesh 500/1 (vc bet)
Kenya 500/1 (bluesq.com)
Holland 1000/1 (bet365)
Bermuda 2500/1 (centrebet)
Canada 2500/1 (centrebet)
Ireland 2500/1 (centrebet)
Scotland 2500/1 (centrebet)

cameeel · 24-03-2006, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steds

Any chance of that in real odds?

Nah, it's way easier the way Neil laid it out. Aus = $2.10 is easier than 2.1/1

Neil Pickup · 24-03-2006, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cameeel

Nah, it's way easier the way Neil laid it out. Aus = $2.10 is easier than 2.1/1

$2.10 = 1.1/1

Richard · 24-03-2006, 04:50 PM

Betting is a fool's game.

GIMH · 29-03-2006, 01:12 AM

It's a genius's game when you win and a fool's game when you lose. Still, England aren't even worth an optimistic flutter at that price.

Richard · 29-03-2006, 02:53 AM

It's a fool's game when you win because then you just stick your winnings onto something else until you lose.

Matteh · 29-03-2006, 04:04 AM

Scotland beat Warwickshire this season....surely they have more of a chance than Ireland etc.?

GIMH · 29-03-2006, 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard

It's a fool's game when you win because then you just stick your winnings onto something else until you lose.

I don't gamble often, when I do and win I don't regamble the money, I get very, very, very, very drunk

marc71178 · 29-03-2006, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard

It's a fool's game when you win because then you just stick your winnings onto something else until you lose.

More generalising I see

24-03-2006, 05:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
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Neil Pickup Cricket Web Staff Member / Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 26,361	The bookmakers are merely covering their backsides due to the amount of money obviously being placed on England by English fans seeing their side through unrealistically tinted glasses. Nowt to do with owt else. Best Odds available... Australia 3.50 (Totesport) England 7.00 (Betfred) Pakistan 7.90 (Pinnacle) South Africa 8.00 (Blue Square) India 9.00 (BetDirect) New Zealand 10.00 (Bet365) West Indies 13.00 (Skybet) Sri Lanka 17.00 (Skybet) Zimbabwe 251.00 (Total Bet) Kenya 501.00 (Betfred) Bangladesh 501.00 (Coral) Holland 1001.00 (Victor Chandler) Scotland 1501.00 (Total Bet) Ireland 1501.00 (Stan James) Canada 1501.00 (Stan James) Bermuda 2001.00 (Paddy Power) __________________ MSN Messenger: minardineil2000 at hotmail dot com \| AAAS Chairman CricketWeb Black \| CricketWeb XI Captain ClarkeWatch: We're Watching Rikki - Are You? Up The Grecians - Exeter City FC Completing the Square: My Cricket Web Blog Last edited by Neil Pickup; 24-03-2006 at 01:28 PM.

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Richard Cricket Web Staff Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 2005 Posts: 80,407	It's a fool's game when you win because then you just stick your winnings onto something else until you lose.

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