Author Archive for Mark
Mark is a punter who's from the UK but has spent time living in Melbourne following Carlton in the AFL. Specialist sports betting subjects are Tennis, Golf and Premier League Soccer. Avid supporter of his home side Morecambe in League Two, and Manchester United in the Premier League.
Pakistan defiant in huge run chase
Pakistan are going to need to set a new World Record if they are going to beat Australia at Lord’s tomorrow. The Aussies set Pakistan a mammoth 440 runs to win after Katich top scored with 83 and was ably backed up by a lower order rally including Ben Hilfenhaus’s first half century. The highest [...]
Open Golf betting preview and picks
This year marks the 28th time the Old Course at St Andrews will host the prestigious Open Championship in the United Kingdom. This is the 150th Open Championship, and what better a place to celebrate a century and a half of the championships. Links golf is tough. There’s no two ways about it. Thing is, [...]
Will the Tigers finish ninth again?
Online bookmaker Sportsbet says the Tigers are a $10 chance to finish in the dreaded ninth position this season. “North Melbourne is two games clear of Richmond but if the Tigers’ last six weeks is the measure then anything can happen.” said Sportsbet’s Haydn Lane. “They’ve been beating up on interstate sides but will have [...]
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We’ve got a treat for all BettingBlog visitors. For those that are not aware, we also have a sports betting forum at PunterZone.com.au. Be sure to check out our forum today because thanks to our major sponsor Sportsbet, the first 20 registrations on the forum who make 20 posts or more will receive a $20 [...]
Phantom Brownlow Round 15 Votes
Round 15 votes are now in and we have seen a big change! We finally have a new leader with Dane Swan now top of the table, thanks largely the season ending injury of former leader Michael Barlow. Swan had yet another blistering game which has seen him move on to 21 votes, two ahead [...]
Honduras v Chile Preview
Nelspruit at 9.30pm AEST Match Preview Honduras grace the World Cup with their presence for the first time in 28 years after qualifying from the CONCACAF section along with USA and Mexico. They only won half of their ten games but were a decent force at home, scoring 14 goals in 5 games. Chile had [...]
Spain v Switzerland Preview
Durban at Midnight AEST Match Preview At last, it’s time for the favorites for World Cup 2010 to enter the competition. And they will start with a win. Looking at the Spanish side on paper, it’s a ridiculous embarrassment of riches, in every position on the field. They even have arguably three of the best goalkeepers on the planet. [...]
South Africa v Uruguay Preview
Pretoria at 4.30am AEST Match Preview The hosts lit up the tournament on opening day with a great draw against quality opposition in Mexico, and now it’s time for them to build on that with a good performance against Uruguay, where a win will almost certainly secure them an unlikely berth in the second round. [...]
AFL Round 13 betting previews, odds and tips
Round 13 of the AFL season and it’s split round time. It begins this Friday night with a tense Melbourne clash between the Hawks and the Bombers at the G. Both clubs sit in and around the eight, so a win for either would do them the world of good at this point in the [...]
Brazil v North Korea Preview
Johannesburg (Ellis Park) at 4.30am AEST Five-time World Cup winners Brazil kick off their campaign in the early hours of Wednesday morning against minnows North Korea, in what should be a massively one-sided affair. The Samba Boys topped the South American qualifying table with a record of 9 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses, and [...]
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