1. The Perfect Punter - Week 31: Scouts honour

   

   Dave Farrar takes lessons in analysis from a top football scout and explains why putting yourself on the touchline isn't enough; now you have to get inside the heads of sport's protagonists. Next he'll be telling us to "be the...
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2. Europa League Betting: Benfica v Marseille

   

   Both teams are in very good form domestically but the Portuguese are defending an especially fine home record and Richard Aikman doesn't see that coming to an end on Thursday night...
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3. World Cup Betting: German young guns will be a force in South Africa

   

   Controversy and derision surrounds the German team at present but, with their tournament pedigree in tact, Ben Lyttleton knows better than to write off Jogi Loew's men....
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4. Champions League Betting: Fiorentina v Bayern Munich

   

   Tobias Gourlay saw enough in Bavaria a fortnight ago to think there might be a Florentine renaissance on Tuesday evening....
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5. Ligue 1 Betting: More steely than vintage but Bordeaux march on

   

   Ben Lyttleton talks us through the events of an extraordinary match in which Bordeaux drew with Montpellier on Sunday, two dropped points that the pursuing pack couldn't capitalise on.......
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Recent Posts

1. La Liga Preview: See the stars? Ignore them

   Tobias Gourlay / 11 March 2010 / Leave a comment

   Tobias Gourlay suspects that the stars are not a good form guide and looks beyond the Big Two to find the value in this weekend's Spanish-football markets....
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2. Ligue 1 Betting: Back Les Verts to bring Lyon back down to earth

   James Eastham / 11 March 2010 / Leave a comment

   Just because Claude Puel's Lyon knocked Real Madrid out of the Champions League in midweek doesn't mean they'll have things all their own way in the derby against St Etienne on Saturday night, writes James Eastham. Best bet: Monaco v...
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3. Bundesliga Betting: Schalke can win this weekend but can they go all the way?

   Kevin Hatchard / 11 March 2010 / Leave a comment

   Wolfsburg won the Bundesliga last season when everyone wrote them off but can Schalke emulate them this year, asks Kevin Hatchard. Plus the best of this weekend's betting....
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4. The Joker's Bet of the Day: Thursday March 11

   The Joker / 11 March 2010 / Leave a comment

   A tip from the Joker to get your betting day under way......
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5. Europa League Betting: Lille v Liverpool

   Richard Aikman / 10 March 2010 / Leave a comment

   Rudi Garcia's side boast one of the strongest home records in European football and Rafa's Reds may encounter the second tricky away match of the week, says Richard Aikman...
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