World Cup betting

[RP]

Let's have a separate thread - easier to keep track of people's bets and betting thoughts and ideas. Also keeps it out of the way for those who aren't interested in betting conversations clogging up other threads.

 

 

 

... and it's in this forum as lots of bets will no doubt reference Liverpool players and this forum is visited more frequently.

Edited June 8, 2014 by RP

[Bailo]

Always have a dibble on top goalscorer - probably going to look at Sturridge, Martinez, Klose, RvP, Muller/Podolski.

[Cunny]

Sturridge Top Scorer £10ew @ 66/1 Paddy Power

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Argentina to win it 10 @ 9/2

 

Group D lowest scoring group 10 @ 9/2

 

Jackson Martinez top scorer 3 @ 50/1

 

Kerzakhov top scorer 1 @ 100/1

 

Ronaldo top scorer 6 @ 16/1

[McBain]

Have had a £10 bet 7 folds and the 8 on all group winners. If for once it's a predictable tourno I'm in business. But there's a bit of a safety net as well. The hardest part was picking between Uruguay and Italy. I went Italy

[Dan]

Higuain & Argentina £20 @ 50/1

 

Spain outright £20 @ 13/2 (refunded if Brazil or Argentina win it)

 

Martinez £2.50 @ 80/1

 

Podolski £2.50 @ 80/1

Edited June 8, 2014 by Dan

[Philby]

Spain outright £20 @ 13/2 (refunded if Brazil or Argentina win it)

 

Where did you get that offer Dan?

[Dan]

Where did you get that offer Dan?

 

Coral, mate. Need to open a new account. You also get a free £20 bet - but this can't be refunded if used for the said bet.

 

Edit: sorry you don't need to open a new account for that Spain bet - but you do for the free bet.

 

 

Edited June 8, 2014 by Dan

[John am Rhein]

Messi to score 8 goals and ascend to heaven on a winged horse 5/2

[Sion]

Messi to score 8 goals and ascend to heaven on a winged horse 5/2

value, that

 

I have slowly come round to thinking that Spain are going to win it.

Its going to be one of them, Germany, Argentina or Brazil though isn't it. Nobody else has a chance.

[Philby]

Brazil/Fred (winner/top scorer double) @ 43/1

Higuain (top scorer) @ 19/1

A CONMEBOL nation to win @ 10/11

Spain to reach the final @ 100/30

Urugual to beat Costa Rica @ 4/9

Edited June 8, 2014 by Philby

[doug_mac]

10 on argentina at 9/2

 

5 on dzeko 80/1

 

5 on torres 50/1

 

5 on alexis sanchez 66/1

 

5 on higuain 28/1

 

5 on jackson martinez 50/1

 

for me its a two horse race spain and argentina, if they both win their groups they will meet in the semis if they both stay in

 

i dont see brazil staying in too long and in the round of 16 knockout they will face spain holland or chile and that will be the end of them

[matlfc]

10 on argentina at 9/2

 

5 on dzeko 80/1

 

5 on torres 50/1

 

5 on alexis sanchez 66/1

 

5 on higuain 28/1

 

5 on jackson martinez 50/1

 

for me its a two horse race spain and argentina, if they both win their groups they will meet in the semis if they both stay in

 

i dont see brazil staying in too long and in the round of 16 knockout they will face spain holland or chile and that will be the end of them

 

I think they will win it.

Edited June 9, 2014 by matlfc

[D.Boon]

£10 on Sturridge at 50/1

[Philby]

5 on torres 50/1

for me its a two horse race spain and argentina, if they both win their groups they will meet in the semis if they both stay in

 

While I think Spain may well make the final if I was going to back a Spanish player for top scorer it would be Costa or Villa (...likely to be a bit tastier odds-wise).

 

I can't see Torres playing that many minutes and in the form he's been in for the last 2 years he could play 14 games and not trouble the top scorers...

[RP]

Here's a stat to inform your betting strategy: Argentina have only ever won the World Cup when the mascot wears a hat.

[Hassony]

i dont see brazil staying in too long and in the round of 16 knockout they will face spain holland or chile and that will be the end of them

 

Chile never ever beat brazil, and holland are rubbish (have you seen their squad?)

[Maldini]

Winner:

Colombia €30 at 40/1 (now at 47/1)

 

Top scorer:

Ronaldo €10 at 18.5/1 (now available at 20/1)

Jackson Martinez €10 at 74/1 (now at 89/1)

Diego Costa €10 at 28/1 (now at 29/1)

 

Might stick a bet on winner/top scorer as well as individual bets on games.

 

Sterling at 10/1 for best young player is tempting - http://www.betfair.com/exchange/football/market?id=1.113675698

[Hassony]

Winner:

Colombia €30 at 40/1 (now at 47/1)

 

 

 

Do you really think Colombia might win it? or are you planning to lay this off if they make it to the quarters?

[Cobs]

presuming the 'expected' teams top their groups and win Rd2 v the runners up in each group - what does the QF/SF line up look like

 

 

 

 

or does anyone have a link where you can plumb the results in and see what it looks like?

 

 

 

[Stevie H]

Sterling at 10/1 for best young player is tempting - http://www.betfair.com/exchange/football/market?id=1.113675698

 

pogba shorter odds than that?

[Maldini]

Do you really think Colombia might win it? or are you planning to lay this off if they make it to the quarters?

 

The plan is to lay it but I might stick with it if they click.

 

pogba shorter odds than that?

 

3.25 on Betfair, incredibly short IMO.

[Stevie H]

3.25 on Betfair, incredibly short IMO.

 

oof. bugger that.

[Earl Hafler]

presuming the 'expected' teams top their groups and win Rd2 v the runners up in each group - what does the QF/SF line up look like

 

 

 

 

or does anyone have a link where you can plumb the results in and see what it looks like?

 

This is fairly easy to use

 

http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/world-cup/tournament-predictor

[Gunga Din]

only bet ive done so far s £20 on Messi to be top scorer with Paddy Power, but only to get a free £5 bet every time he scores