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Darts Betting: Players Championship Tips and Draw

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The Circus Tavern is the venue for the Players Championship beginning on the 28th of January, 2010. The prize fund for the event this year is a mouth watering £250,000… Darts has certainly come a long way under the expert guidance of Barry Hearn through Matchroom and PDC.

Before we get down to the darts betting tips let us first look at the draw. Any darts bettor with designs on making money needs to view the draw for 1 simple reason: to see who is on the opposite side to Phil Taylor because that is where the each way value lies.

The Tournament Draw Bracket

Phil Taylor (1) vs Peter Manley (32)
Terry Jenkins (16) vs Vincent van der Voort (17)
Colin Lloyd (8) vs Dennis Ovens (25)
Robert Thornton (9) vs Kevin Painter (24)
Steve Beaton (5) vs Tony Eccles (28)
Dennis Priestley (12) vs Paul Nicholson (21)
Adrian Lewis (4) vs Brendan Dolan (29)
Alan Tabern (13) vs Andy Hamilton (20)
Mark Walsh (2) vs Steve Hine (31)
Wayne Jones (15) v Andy Smith (18)
Gary Anderson (7) vs Jelle Klaasen (26)
James Wade (10) vs Mervyn King (23)
Wes Newton (6) vs Peter Wright (27)
Ronnie Baxter (11) vs Mark Dudbridge (22)
Colin Osborne (3) vs Co Stompe (30)
Jamie Caven (14) vs Michael van Gerwen (19)

Phil Taylor to win again?

Yep. you read it here first. Phil Taylor is going to win this darts tournament. The man is a phenomenon and you might do worse than to put the mortgage on him at 1/3… but where’s the fun in that? He might break a finger the night before… that’s the only way he can lose.

Value Betting

If you are looking for a good value bet in this darts tournamnet then I recommend that you look no further than Co Stompe at odds of 80/1 with Paddy Power. They pay 1/2 the odds for the top 2 finishers so if he makes the final (inevitably to face Taylor) you are quids in. He is of

Co is an underrated performer at this level. He has shown in successive years at the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship that he can perform on the big stage. The crowd love him too which can be a big help at the rambunctious Circus Tavern. He does have a pretty tough first round draw against the accomplished Colin Osborne. If he can come through that tricky encounter then expect Co to go from strength to strength.

Co has been in excellent form at times this season and will take heart from strong performances at the Ally Pally. Co is one of the few players in the bottome half of the draw who I expect to have a 3 dart average close to 100 and that should be enough to beat most players any day of the week.

NFL Tips and Picks

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It’s conference semi-final weekend and that means more nailniting action in the NFL. After the rollercoaster ride that was the Green Bay @ Arizona match I for one am hungry for more.

If you followed Genie’s picks from last weekend you’d have come up trumps on Lavernues Coles at 12/1 and the Ravens won too so Genie had a pretty good weekend, all considered. Apologies to those of you who followed the advice to back the Bengals. They really performed poorly and nobody moreso than Carson Palmer who looked like a bag of nerves for the whole first half.

Anyway, just like Padraig Harrington, we always endevour to look forward, not backward. This weekend throws up alot of tight games and i’m dodging most of them.

Arizona Cardinals @ New Orleans Saints

The Saints start as the obvious favourites but at 1/3 with William Hill
I will certainly be giving them a miss. Arizona are a hit and miss team and this one is set to be a shootout. These are 2 of the best passing offences around and Kurt Warner Machine will carry no nerves into the game so expect big plays from him. It should come down to who can manage to get 100 yards on the ground. If Beanie Wells can run the ball 20 times for 100 yards then Arizona will win this one because keeping New orleans off the field is half the battle.

All said I can’t pick it but i’ll be sitting back and enjoying a great game. It should be a high scoring game but the total points spread is 57 which is about right for this matchup.

Recommendation: No Bet


Baltimore Ravens @ Indianapolis Colts

I’m going to disappoint the backers again on this one and sit on the fence. The most underrated team in the NFL plays against the best team in the NFL. The phenom that is Peyton Manning takes hit playoff jitters to the field with a group of wide receivers that is his weakest in years but Archie’s Boy will put up points. The Indy defence is capable of playing a big game.

Indy should win this one but at 2/5 with Ladbrokes I am not going to have any piece of this one either.

Recommendation: No Bet


Dallas Cowboys @ Minnesota Vikings

The Cowboys have found form in recent weeks and have shed both their December jitters and their playoff hoodoo. Their first win since 1996 was a very impressive all round performance and Brad Childress will have his coaching team working around the clock watching the tapes.

That said I believe that Minnesota are the best team in the NFC and should make their home advantage count. The noise that they can generate in the dome is reknowned and will certainly upset the Dallas defence. Let’s do the match ups. Minnesota have a better passing game and a better running game. They have a better defesive line. The safety department and special teams are pretty even and Dallas probably have the edge in their offensive line. This time last year Minnesota were just 2 things short of being the best team in the country; a quarterback and some special teams. Percy Harvin has been a revelation and the evergreen Brett Favre is still a joy to watch.

Watch out for the superstars Sidney Rice, Percy Harvin and Jared Allen to shine. The story makers will be looking to Favre but I think that offensive Adrian Peterson holds the key in this game. Dallas haven’t been tested against the run in recent weeks but that is about to chnage drastically as they come up against the bets in the business. With his ‘Best RB in the NFL’ tag highly debated these days (and desrvingly so with Chris Johnson) Adrian will be keen to lay down a marker and remind the Vikings fans what they can do better than any other team; run the football.

Take the Vikings to win this one. This is my nap of the week.

Recommendations:

Vikings -3 points with Ladbrokes @ 11/10.

Vikings to win the NFC at 3/1 with Blue Square


New York Jets @ San Diego Chargers

I’m chickening out on this one too. In short I think that the Jets have been playing with house money for the last 2 weeks. Philip Rivers has soe offensive weapons at his disposal but if the Jets can get into a grinding groove he might find that his time on the field is limited.

Recommendation: No Bet

Cheltenham Free Bets Guide

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Free Bets For Cheltenham

With the 2010 Cheltenham Festival Racecard getting underway on the 16th of March 2010 and running until the 19th of March 2010, now is the time to get your Cheltenham free bets for the horse racing festival. Home to the National hunt, Cheltenham is the racing festival every bookie loves.

Geniebet.com will be  presenting you with all the latest free bets for the Cheltenham festival. We’ll also be keeping an eye on the race form to make sure you get top tips for the festival, so keep an eye on this page for all the top tips and Cheltenham free bets.
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Opportunity Lost: Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather

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Pacman and Money Mayweather will not be getting it on in March and my first thoughts as a boxing fan are, what a shame. My second thought quickly swithces to the opportunity that has been missed.

I never seem to be surprised any more by the pricing of Pacquiao when it comes to his matches. He continues to be underrated and it is quite baffling how bookmakers are making him the underdog for this one.

Floyd Mayweather is a great fighter, but a cowardly champion. He continues to hand pick every one of his foes and it is clear as day that he orchestrated the whole drug testing farce in order to avoid the inevitable Pacquiao bout. Looking at his recent opponents Marquez, Hatton, De La Hoya, Baldomir, Judah, Mitchell. Missing from this list are those that he should have been fighting – aka Cotto, Margarito and PACQUIAO. Hatton is the only one that could be considered to have been world class and not past his prime. He laboured to a win over De La Hoya; a man since dismantled by Pacquaio in such clinical fashion (in another fight wher Pacquiao was underdog remember).

Pacquiao, on the other hand, is the best and bravest fighter in the world at the moment and has been for the past 5 years. His record in that time is like a who’s who list of the world’s best. After finishing off half of Mexico (Morales, Barrera and Marquez) Manny decided to keep going up in the weight in search of tough opponents… he destroyed Diaz, Hatton, De La Hoya and Cotto with little fuss.

In his corner he has the brilliant Freddie Roach who is proving to be the wiliest coach in boxing right now.

Pacquaio is the perfect ambassador for boxing; a man who is more interested in taking scalps than taking belts, who doesn’t become obsessed with protecting his record and who is more that willing to keep defying the odds by shifting through the weights, never asking his opponents to do the same. In short, he is the best fighter that i have seen in my lifetime and Genie would have been placing his biggest ever bet at an expected 6/4.

He should be 4/9 and yet he is available at 6/4 if the fight goes ahead.. if only Mayweather wasn’t running scared then Genie would be filling his boots.

Greyhound Racing Betting

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Greyhound racing is one of the most popular sports in Ireland and is a fundamental part of the gambling business, despite being less profitable than horse racing. In Ireland the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) is the legislative body that is responsible for the development and control of the Greyhound industry.

Irish Greyhound Board (IGB)/ Bord na gcon

The Irish Greyhound Board, or ‘Bord na gcon‘ is responsible for the seventeen licensed tracks in the Republic of Ireland. Not all tracks are owned by the board however as some are operated by private enterprise.

Greyhound Race Results

For information relating to Irish greyhound betting and race results, race nights or different tracks, it’s best to have a look at the Irish Greyhound Board website as they run a comprehensive website covering all aspects of the greyhound racing setup in Ireland.

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