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Bookies make McIroy favourite for Frys.com Open

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Rory McIlroy will not only be the headline act when the Frys.com Open starts at Napa, California, later today but he is the bookies favourite with odds of 4/1. Those odds could well have been shorter but the Ulsterman suffered an ankle ligament injury ahead of this summer’s British Open and it remains to be seen if he is back on top form.

Second favourite to claim the $1 million dollar winner’s cheque is Justin Rose at 8/1.

For fans of the sport interested in wagering cash on Golf betting, there is no shortage of advice from the tipsters. Boylesports.com are pushing the merits of Hideki Matsuyama.

Matsuyama enjoyed a strong finish to the season winning two of four matches in last week’s Presidents Cup and before that he made it into the top 10 of the BMW Championship and into the leading 15 of the Barclays and The Tour Championship. He has also finished T13, T25, T7 and T12 in his last four stroke play events and is expected to do well at Napa.

Hailing the Japanese star’s talents, Boylesports are claiming: “He should be able to carry that form into a tournament where he finished third at his first attempt last year, and is worth backing at 16/1 this week.”

For those wanting to chance their money on longer odds the event throws up several interesting choices. Charl Schwartzel and Chris Kirk, both at 40/1, are worthy of consideration. Schwartzel plays well under pressure and proved that at the Wyndham Championship. Kirk is also expected to do well as this year’s tournament, which is missing some big names from across the Atlantic.

For an outside bet, choose Johnson Wagner at 125/1. Recently he has enjoyed high finishes, but was beaten in a Shell Houston Open play off six months ago.

Could a change of manager boost Arsenal’s title hopes?

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It has been 12 seasons of hurt as far as Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes are concerned. Under manager Arsene Wenger, the Gunners have won the title three times, but the last time is now more than ten years in the past.

Arsenal might be perennial Champions League entrants, but even that pales into insignificance when compared with winning the world’s richest league. The football betting fraternity does not appear to have total confidence in the Gunners winning this season’s title.

Ladbrokes are currently offering odds of 12/5 to fans willing to bet on Arsenal ending the 2015-16 campaign as champions. That is the second best in the league; Manchester City are being offered at 4/5.

Following their below par start, current champions Chelsea are being given odds of 18/1 to retain their title, and their manager, Jose Mourinho, is undoubtedly already under pressure.

There are occasional rumblings about Wenger’s continued presence at the Emirates Stadium, but that is nothing compared to the pressure endured by Mourinho or that which led to Brendan Rodgers’ departure from Liverpool.

However, the Frenchman does have his detractors, especially among his peers, the latest being new Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce. Nevertheless, Wenger’s players remain loyal to him. Striker Danny Welbeck told The National: “Obviously, Arsene’s done a great job at Arsenal, and you can’t really fault what he’s done. When I’ve been there he’s been great with me and great with the other lads as well from what I’ve seen.”

If Wenger finally departs, who is his successor likely to be? The bookies were left wrong-footed when their favourite, Jurgen Klopp, moved to Liverpool instead. Another likely new Gunners manager being mooted is former two-time Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti.

Could Arsenal’s hopes of ending their Premier League title drought be boosted if the likes of Ancelotti take over? That remains to be seen. In the meantime, however, Wenger remains in charge.

Irish Rugby Union World Championship odds slashed

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The bookies are smiling kindly on Ireland as they slashed the odds for them winning the Rugby Union World Cup to 9/1. The men from the Emerald Isle topped their qualifying pool with a 24-9 mauling of France on Sunday.

The result saw the Irish come through the group with a 100% record, picking up two bonus points on the way.

The only thing separating Ireland from a place in the last 4 is Argentina and the two sides go head-to-head in a semi-final clash at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium this coming Sunday. The Puma’s own odds to win the World Cup have also been slashed, to 20/1 from 40/1. New Zealand remain the favourites at 5/4.

Irish coach Joe Schmidt is already facing selection headaches; Peter O’Mahony is ruled out of the rest of the tournament after picking up a knee injury and Sean O’Brien could be banned after being cited for throwing a punch during the encounter with France.

Skipper O’Connell could also be set to miss the rest of the tournament after sustaining a hamstring injury and full back Rob Kearney admitted his absence would be a blow. Speaking on the IRFU website on Monday, Kearney said: “You never like to lose players through injury, especially ones of the calibre that we have lost. And the captain as well. But when you are in tournaments like this and the physicality is so great, you can see other teams suffering from it too.”

“You don’t have a huge amount of time to sit around and think about it. We have got another massive Test match (against Argentina) in six days’ time. We’ve got to keep looking forward and get on with it, as cruel as it might sound.”

Rhys Ruddock has been drafted into the squad and is already being tipped as replacement for O’Mahony in the last 8 encounter.

Fancy some tips for the rugby world cup?  You can check out The Sports Guru here, who specialises in a range of sports in addition to rugby, including football, tennis and American football. 

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What is a Trixie bet?

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In our quest to inform the public about betting systems and strategies, we like to take a look at the some of the key betting terms and what they mean. 

You may have heard in different sports circles the concept of a ‘trixie bet.’ Allow us to ask, what is a trixie bet and how does it work?

Trixie Bet

  • 3 doubles
  • 1 treble

A trixie bet is a multiple bet consisting of 4 bets (3 doubles and 1 treble) with 3 selections in different races or events. This can be considered a treble to which three doubles have been added. Let’s clarify, what is a treble exactly? A pretty high stakes bet in that the bet consists of three selections, all of which must win for the bet to be successful.

Therefore the advantage of the trixie bet is that should one selection not win, the punter still gets a return. If two of the bets win then a good profit is normally produced. 

Therefore, in the trixie bet there are three possible outcomes available and on that basis is very similar to the patent bet. The main difference between a trixie and patent bet is that the trixie does not cover any singles so to get a return you will need to have at least two winners out of the three selections, as opposed to the patent’s single selection winner, out of seven, which does yield a return.

Here’s an example: 

Again, a trixie requires three bets, the odds can be different for each event, but for the sake of keeping this simple we will say each event has a 10/1 odds; and let’s also use horse racing as the event to gamble on. Our stake is a modest £2.50 per line, equaling a total stake of £10. If two of your horses win then you are a winner. If only one horse wins, it’s a wash; no return. That’s what a trixie can offer, a return despite one loss, unlike the patent bet.

Now a return on two winning horses at 10/1 would be £292.50 (£302.50 win minus your £10 stake). If luck should have it that all 3 horses win, then all three of the doubles would win along with the treble. Returns would equal £4,235 with a total profit of £4,225 (returns without stake). Picking three winners at 10/1 would be quite the impressive payday, but our aim is to illustrate how a trixie bet can yield a decent return if you get two out of three winners; not such an impossible feat. 

Using a calculator

We recommend applying some numbers to a trixie calculator to get a better idea of what your odds are at making sure you cover your stake, to avoid losses. 

Calculators help determine what could be won, but diligent research before placing your bets is what can bring you closer to a winning outcome. Since your stakes are placed on three horses (or football teams, for instance) this means you have to think about your selections carefully. The one horse you chose to make your returns at long odds to get your money back is no longer an option, should the other two horses fail. You need at least two winners to gain any sort of profit in a trixie bet, therefore pick your horses wisely, and you will reap the benefits. 

Initially these types of bets were most often associated with horse racing selections but since the advent of fixed-odds betting on football matches and other sports, a trixie bet has become a possibility for multiple selection bets in a number of sports. 

Contact us to learn where the best trixie betting systems on the internet can yield sure fire returns. Our reviews and applied practice have vetted numerous sites and we rate them for you to make your bets worth your while.

Racing Gold – Results Update

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There is more positive news to announce for Racing Gold. Not only have they improved their overall totals since our last update, but they hit a second amazing accumulator a couple of weeks ago.

Yes, quite incredibly they managed a 1406-1 accumulator on 16th September with all four advised selections winning. That is in addition to the 498-1 accumulator they landed on 26th July.

Now they don’t officially recommend backing the selections in accumulators, so we won’t be recording those in our results.

However, we know some members do back the daily selections in multiples so they have had much to celebrate recently!

The recent successes bring the totals for the trial so far to:

Overall profit/loss (advised prices): +156 points

Overall profit/loss (Betfair SP): +102 points

You can view full results here.

Quite brilliant stuff.

One small thing to note is the difference between the advised prices and Betfair SP results. There is a 35% difference so far, which is quite high. It is comparable to other top services we have reviewed here, such as Master Racing Tipster and Big Race Bookie Busters, which had 32% and 31% differences respectively.

Even so, the results have been excellent and with over 100 points so far at Betfair SP you can’t fault this service at all.

We have just over a week to go in the trial so will be back with the final review soon.

In the meantime you can check out Racing Gold here.

 

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Results Update

10th  September 2015

Racing Gold has suffered something of a “correction” – as they like to say in financial markets – since our last update. 

They have shed 24 points at advised prices and 25 points at Betfair SP in the last week. 

They are still well ahead for the trial though and had been on an amazing run, so we suppose it was inevitable they would hit a slowdown at some point.

Here are the totals for the trial to date:

Overall profit/loss (advised prices): +128 points

Overall profit/loss (Betfair SP): +85 points

You can view full results here.

Still another month to go in the trial so it will be interesting to see how this one finishes up.

 

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Results Update – Racing Gold

1st September 2015

It has been a quiet time for Racing Gold since our last update. Whilst they have added a few more points profit at advised prices they have lost a couple of points at Betfair SP. 

Here are the results since last time:

Profit/loss (advised prices): +5.94 points

Profit/loss (Betfair SP): -3.09 points

You can view full results here.

Overall however it has still been an outstanding trial, with the totals at advised prices and Betfair SP being significantly up. 

Here are the totals for the trial:

Overall profit/loss (advised prices): +152 points

Overall profit/loss (Betfair SP): +110 points

With a little over a month to go it will be interesting to see how this one finishes up. We will be back with more updates soon. 

 

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Results Update – Racing Gold

19th August 2015

It is two weeks since our last results update for Racing Gold, so time for another update.

We are pleased to report that this one continues to go from strength to strength and is now 146 points in profit at advised prices and 114 points in profit at Betfair SP. 

You can view full results here.

If this one continues in the same vein, it will certainly be heading into our recommended systems list and may even go to the top of the pile!

Still plenty of time to go in the trial though, so let’s see if they can keep things up for the next seven weeks or so.

In the meantime you can check out Racing Gold here.

 

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Results Update – Racing Gold

5th August 2015

Time for a quick results update for Racing Gold. We are nearly a month in so how have things gone so far?

Well we think it’s time for a little…

BOOOOMM!!

Yes you heard us right, that was a BOOOMM!!

What can we say? An unbelievable month with over 109 points profit at advised prices and 81 points profit at Betfair SP.

You can view full results here.

Sensational stuff, it really has been extraordinary. 

The highlight so far was when they landed an incredible 498-1 accumulator. They advised five bets on the day and they all won!

Now they didn’t advise backing them in an accumulator, so we won’t be including it in our official results. 

But we understand a few members did back the accumulator as it is not the first time they have had all of their advised bets win on the same day. Well done if you were one of those lucky ones.

So far we have hit a strike rate of 33% winners and 20% placed, meaning we have had an overall strike rate of 53% on our bets during the trial.

The return on investment during the trial has been superb at 52%, which for a high strike-rate service like this is outstanding.

Needless to say we hope things continue in the same vein. What a start!

You can check out Racing Gold here.

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Results Update – Racing Gold

25th July 2015

We are a couple of weeks into our review of Racing Gold so time for a quick update.

There is good news to report – they are 13 points up so far at both advised prices and Betfair SP.

You can view full results here.

Interestingly, they advise prices at the currently available Betfair price, which is unusual, but perhaps explains the similarity in the results at advised prices and Betfair SP.

The service overall has made a shade under 500 points profit since it started in February 2013 according to their published results. 

Ten of the last twelve months have been winning ones, so we are quite hopeful that we have found a good consistent tipster here with prices that are achievable.

Anyway, it is very early days so we musn’t get carried away. But a good start nonetheless and there is promise here we think.

We will continue with regular updates for Racing Gold and fingers crossed the good form continues. 

In the meantime you can check out Racing Gold here.

£100 Free Bet!

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We have come across a very good offer that we would like to share with you and it is for a £100 free bet.

Basically it’s with Matchbook, who are a betting exchange like Betfair. It is for new accounts only.

Matchbook have decent liquidity on big markets like Premiership football but not quite as good as Betfair on niche markets and lower leagues.

Anyway, you basically just have to put £50 on who you think will win the Premiership and they will match your bet for £50, as long as you place five other bets (equal to your original bet) within a certain timeframe.

Then if you place another five bets (equal to your original bet), you will get another £50 matched.

You could make this all risk-free of course by laying off your bets on Betfair, but either way its a free £100 – a very good offer in our view.

You can get your £100 free bet here.

The Premiership outright market is very interesting this year and is a tough one to call. 

We would have to say if Chelsea do go and get Stones and Pogba, in addition to having just got Pedro, they could represent some value at the current price of 3/1. 

Whoever you fancy, it seems like a good offer to capitalise on and enjoy what should be a great title race even more!

The offer is available here 

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Cricket Advisor – Results Update

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Although we have now had three months trialing Cricket Advisor, which is normally when we would conclude our review, there has been a very low quantity of bets with this one so we will run the trial a little longer.

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Magic from the Master

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It is just over a month since we completed our review of Master Racing Tipster and he went to the top of our tipster table.

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Banker Bets – Six Month Update

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Here at Honest Betting Reviews we don’t just review a product and then forget about it – we like to continue following our approved services to make sure that they continue to produce profit.

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Open Betting Tips

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The Open returns to its five-yearly retreat of St Andrews and the big factor this week is going to be the wind.

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