A Rocky Few Days!!!

Hello Blogosphere!

Sorry not been able to update the blog as I've been busy with other things while having a punt! Perhaps I have learned a lesson there! Terrible few days punting as you will see below!

I am posting in chronological order starting with the oldest working down to the latest so kind of the other way up from the normal blog layout...

Tennis: Tsonga v Garcia Lopez = LOST £335.52

Football: Inter v Napoli Over 3.5 Goals = WON £26.82

Tennis: Stepanek v F Mayer = WON £25.47

Tennis: Kvitova v Pavlyuchenkova = WON £16.02

Tennis: Tipsarevic v Nishikori = WON £31.55

Tennis: Wawrinka v Haase = LOST £200.35

Darts: Dekker v Thompson = LOST £30.93

Football: IAPE Sao Luis (Y) v Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte (Y) Under 2.5 Goals = LOST £69.00

Football: Man Utd v Liverpool Over 1.5 Goals = LOST £100.01

Football: Leicester v Man City = LOST £100.08

Football: Guimaraes v Naval = WON £29.80

Football: Levante v Valencia Under 3.5 Goals = WON £3.46

American Football: Green Bay @ Philadelphia = WON £19.77

Basketball: Minnesota @ San Antonio = WON £6.62

Football: Crawley Town v Derby Over 1.5 Goals = WON £42.39

So I have ended up over £600 down over these bets and as the picture demonstrates... Punting while busy with other  things makes me a RIGHT TIT!!!

Oh well onwards and upwards. Happy Punting!

San Antonio Spurs @ Washington Wizards

SPursDecided that Spurs were a lay... Yes that's right You read correctly I made a lay!!! 6 pts up at the end of the 1st I thought I'd have a go laying between 1.23 and 1.25. when the got within 1 pt I greened up quick smart for £51.28 on both. Should have held position perhaps as they are now leading by 1 but green is good!

Spurs Win 97-86
Profit: £51.28

New York Knicks @ Atlanta Hawks

Last bet of the day though technically it's tomorrow!! If you know what I mean!! Back home on my trusty laptop now though!

Anyway this match should be relatively straight forward for Atlanta Hawks tonight. They have been so strong at home and should win this comfortably though 1.15 is very short for any match up I guess.

Good Luck if you're on and happy punting!

Well Hawks opened up a nice early lead and traded as low as 1.06. I really should know better and have greened up when so low so early. But I didn't!!!

Half time sees the Knicks leading 55-54 with the odds at 1.25 for Hawks. Still confident they will win but I think i will look to green out if they get sub 1.10 again. Small guaranteed profit is the way forward!!

Well I got out as Hawks started to get a lead mid way through the 3rd quarter. Perhaps I was a bit quick to get out after my earlier experience but green is green.

Hawks lead 80-67 at the end of the 3rd and are trading at 1.03 now.

Well that was something of a turnaround! Regular time finished 99-99 with Hawks not trading above 1.30 the whole match!

A sense of the inevitable came about in Over Time as NY Knicks went on to victory.

Knicks Win 112-108 after OT

Profit: £7.98

Milwaukee Bucks @ Orlando Magic

Obviously I really fancy Orlando here. As, it would seem, does every other punter in the world!
1.16 is far too low even for me from the off. I feel that I could get 1.26 on Magic in play with a reasonable start from Buck so I'll put up a back and hope I get matched. If not then I'll just move on.

All matched mid way through the 1st quarter as Bucks have now opened up a 10 point lead!! Magic briefly went up to 1.33ish.

First Quarter has ended with Magic coming back but still trail 25-21. Need a strong quarter now so they can have the lead at half time. That shoul bring the odds nicely down as people will expect them to turn it on in the 2nd half.

Hmmm Magic trail by 8 at half time. 49-41. Really had the opportunity to make it level or even nick the lead but just not converting their chances as well as the Bucks. Still fancy them to win but it may be closer than the 8+ points I was expecting. They simply have to score when they have the opportunities and this game should turn around quickly. Odds of 1.65 are disturbing when you thought you were being clever getting 1.26!!

Finally they have started to show some Magic!! They lead 79-74 at the end of the 3rd. Gotta hold my position now they should ease this one home... I hope!!

With the score 91-76 and 8 mins to go I've greened out at 1.01. £39.46 on both.

Well that was some finish from Orlando!!

Orlando Win 117-92

Profit: £39.46

December is finally in the green and I only need to keep it that way for one more day!!

Golden State Warriors @ LA Lakers

Here we go again with the basketball and another back of the home town short priced favourite. I missed the start where LA were 1.12ish but get on in the 1st Quarter @ 1.20/1.21 with Lakers trailing 23-15.

As the game got towards the end of the quarter I took a little more at 1.28 with the winnings from the last match now having been paid out.

Warriors lead 35-27 at the end of the 1st, odds now 1.26. Let's hope Lakers come storming back in the second then!!

Warriors opened up a 15 point lead in the 2nd quarter! Lakers pulled it back somewhat but Warriors still lead 60-53 at halftime. Odds 1.52. Very juicy I still fancy Lakers to turn this around and win in the end.

End of the 3rd and Lakers have the lead 88-86. Could and probably should have been a wider margin which means it may become squeaky bum time in the 4th!! Odds of 1.24 is perhaps a tad skinny at this point in the game. However I still strongly fancy Lakers to finish this. Hopefully they'll stretch their lead and pull away but Warriors will probably get their noses in front early this quarter.

Lakers Win 124-118
Profit: £15.34

Minnesota Timberwolves @ San Antonio Spurs

For this NBA match I've followed my usual stance for North American sports which is to find a nice short priced home town favourite and lump on!!

Spurs were 1.13 to back but I squeezed a few more pence out of the market by laying Timberwolves @ 8.6.

So far so good. Spurs are up 66-52 at halftime.

Spurs lead 89-73 at end of 3rd so I'm out and moving on or going to bed!!

 Profit: £7.83

Utah Jazz @ New Jersey Nets

Took Jazz from the off here @ 1.27

Jazz leading 52-41 at Half time.

As for the Christmas link well we have 2 here!

1. New Jersey is the home town of Funkadelic, an African American music band. They had an album called TOYS.

2. New Jersey was also the birthplace of author Francis Paul Wilson. He wrote a novel called MIDNIGHT MASS.

Utah Jazz Win
Profit £25.73

Golden State Warriors @ Philadelphia 76ers

Fancied 76ers from the off in this one and got on at 1.6.

Despite a good start from Golden State it wasn't long before 76ers started to take control.

Went even green towards the end of the 1st period for £2.11 on Both

The film, The SNOWs of Kilimanjaro starred Gregory Peck.
Gregory Peck attended The University of California, Berkeley.
The campus is partially within the city of Oakland
Oakland is home to The Golden State Warriors.

Profit: £2.11

Washington Wizards @ Toronto Raptors

Following my love of backing home team favourites I lumped on Raptors at 1.4 before the start.

They were behind for most of the 1stperiod and gained the lead in the 2nd so I decided to green up when given the chance at 1.29.

£63.44 on both.

This is proving rather tricky to find a Christmas link on at the moment but bear with me I'm sure I'll find one by the end!!

Yes I have one!!

Andrea Bargnani plays for the Toronto Raptors. He was born in Rome. Rome is the region of Lazio. Lazio is twinned with Bethlehem!!
There easy really ;-)

Indiana Pacers @ Toronto Raptors

Gone for the home town Favourite in this one.

Yet again I have no idea what their form is just hoping for a strong start and then green out :-) Hopefully try and make 10% on the market then I'll be happy. I do like a well researched bet!!

Stream available here 

And I'm out after less than 3 mins as Toronto open up a 12-4 lead.

£38.17 on both
Well over the 10% I was looking for! :-)

New Orleans Hornets @ Miami Heat

Heat are at home and are favourites. That is a clear indicator for the professional Betfair Trader that you should lump on them! I know as I bought the ebook "Lump on short priced favourites for guaranteed locked in profits!!" ;-)

I guess it may be born from the frustration of waiting for a week with no tennis then not really getting much when it is finally on! Nevermind this is a cert!! :o

Good luck if you're on :-) And Happy Punting

Sorry I forgot... If you want to watch it's here. 

All green and out at 1.14  with the score 57-48 to Heat with seconds remaining in the half. £16.24 on both.

Heat Win (Never in doubt LOL)
Profit: £16.24