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Shumpty’s Punt: Horseracing and Sports Multi

September 20, 2013 By in Shumpty Speaks, Shumpty's Punt Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

It is the social club race day at my firm on the weekend and whilst I am not going (I prefer to punt alone) I have run my eye over the form for each race at Eagle Farm. I also have a sports multi that I am feeling very confident about.

Horse Racing (all Eagle Farm this weekend):

Race 1 Number 3 Playitstraight (e/w) (fixed price seems a bit short at the moment so go with the tote)

Race 2 Number 3 Write Cheek (win) ($4.00 fixed)

Race 3 Number 4 Borehole (e/w) ($7.00 / $2.40 fixed)

Race 4 Number 2 Essington (e/w) ($7.00 / $2.30 fixed)

Race 5 Number 8 Shazzle Pazzle (win) ($3.80 fixed)

Race 6 Number 3 Theft (win) ($5.00 fixed)

Race 7 Number 4 Prussian Heart (e/w) ($6.50 / $2.40 fixed)

Race 8 Number 7 Just A Perla (e/w) ($12.00 / $3.70 fixed)

Sports Multi:

Leg 1: Otago to cover the line (-7.5 points) against Manawatu in the ITM Cup ($1.90)

Leg 2: Melbourne Storm to cover the line (-8.0 points) against the Newcastle Knights in the NRL ($1.94)

Leg 3: In the Freemantle Dockers v Sydney Swans AFL semi final the total match score to be less than 157.5 points ($1.88)

Leg 4: San Francisco 49ers to cover the line (-10.0 points) against against the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL ($2.01)

This multi will pay $13.92 and I am investing $40.

As always:

· All care and no responsibility is taken with these tips.

· Please gamble responsibly.

· Prices are current as at 7am this morning via sportsbet.com.au

Have a great weekend!

Shumpty’s Punt: Horse Racing and the Weekend Multi

September 13, 2013 By in Shumpty Speaks Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

It is another ripping weekend of sport this weekend and I have come up with a few racing bets and a multi that I think will lead to good results for followers out there.

Weekend Multi

Leg 1: Washington Nations to cover the line (-1.5 points) against Philadelphia Phillies in the MLB ($1.85)

Leg 2: New Zealand to cover the line (-8.5 points) against South Africa in the Rugby Championship. ($1.92)

Leg 3: Sydney Roosters to cover the line (-1.5 points) against the Manly Sea Eagles in the NRL. ($1.92)

Leg 4: Green Bay Packers to cover the line (-9.5 points) against the Washington Redskins in the NFL. ($2.02)

This multi will pay $13.77 for every dollar invested.

Horse Racing

Mooney Valley:

Race 1 Number 3 Za Moulin Rouge (win) ($5.00 FP)

Race 6 Number 2 Happy Trails (win) ($5.50 FP)

Rosehill:

Race 6 Number 5 Driefontein (each way) ($10 / $3.40 FP)

Race 7 Number 13 Prince Harada (win) ($5.00 FP)

Doomben:

Race 1 Number 4 Raeburn (each way) ($6.50 / $2.30 FP)

Race 6 Number 2 Bribie (win) ($5.00 FP)

Good luck and good punting.

Shumpty’s Punt: The Weekend Multi

September 6, 2013 By in Shumpty's Punt Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

Don’t really fancy anything going around at the races this weekend enough to tip anything. That said, here is a 5 leg multi that I am very keen on:

Leg 1: South Sydney Rabbitohs to cover the line (-6.0 points) against the Sydney Roosters in the NRL ($1.92)

Leg 2: Baltimore Orioles to cover the line (-1.5 runs) against the Chicago White Sox in the MLB

Leg 3: New Zealand to cover the line (-26.5 points) in the Rugby Championship against Argentina ($1.92)

Leg 4: Total points scored in the Australia v South Africa Rugby Championship test match to be less than 44.5 points ($1.87)

Leg 5: Pittsburgh Steelers to cover the line (-7.5 points) against the Tennessee Titans in the NFL ($1.92)

This multi will pay $29.64 (on Sportsbet) for every dollar invested.

Good luck and good punting all!

And now for something different: NFL and Fantasy Football

September 5, 2013 By in Shumpty Speaks Tags: , , Leave a comment

I have long been a fan of many American sports and when it comes to the NFL have been a fan for many years of the New York Jets. I have never really gotten on board with the fad of “fantasy” management of sports teams online save for a brief flirtation with the such a competition for the NRL some years ago.

This NFL season I have been convinced by a good mate currently working in the US to join the fantasy NFL league he is involved in with a bunch of other expat mates. I was originally worried that I would be played off the break by a bunch of yanks enamoured with the game but the promise that we are all expats with limited knowledge of the game swayed me to join in.

One of the other things that my friend who invited me to join in suggested as an advantage of having a go at managing a fantasy team in a sport one knows only a limited amount about is that, in all likelihood, we would gain a better appreciation for the finer points of the game by being involved in this than we would by merely having a randomly selected team to follow.

On that score he has already, before the season started, been proven right because I find myself more drawn to read NFL news having now participated in the draft to select players for my fantasy team. Whilst I set the order of selection of a style of player for my team I did not select the actual players but since then I have been spending some of my down time reading up on the players in my team and checking who they are playing and their injury status.

So as the season starts in the early hours of tomorrow morning (Australian time) it is time to declare that, in addition to my ongoing allegiance to the Jets, here are the players I will be following (until they get injured or don't garner enough points in any particular round) as part of my fantasy team:

D Brees, T Brady, J Cutler, S Jackson, B Powell, M Bush, D Moore, L Fitzgerald, M Wallace, J Cook, M Wallace, P Garçon, M Prater, S Gostkowski plus the defensive lines and special teams crews of the Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers.

I have no clue, aside from knowing my QBs are pretty good, as to whether the players drafted are good bad or indifferent but I look forward to following them during the season. The ESPN Fantasy Football App is projecting that I will lose this week against my opponent in the aptly titled “Real Footballers don't wear pads” league but I am hoping Team Shumpty77 can prove them wrong!

I am looking forward to having some fun with this and learning more about a sport that I do not know much about. I will keep you posted on how Team Shumpty77 is going during the season of, of course, any advice or direction from the hardcore NFL fams out there would be greatly appreciated!

Shumpty’s Punt: some weekend fancies and a sports multi

February 1, 2013 By in Shumpty's Punt Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

I have not been punting much of late but have done a fairly close examination of the form this weekend and have a couple of fancies at Doomben and sports multi that I am keen on.

Horse Racing

Doomben

Race 6 Number 2 Doubtful Jack

Race 10 Number 3 Dolly Dolly

Sports Multi

Leg 1: On Saturday in the NBA the Miami Heat to cover the line against the Indiana Pacers (-2.5 points) at $1.92

Leg 2: Also on Saturday in the NBA the New York Knicks to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks at $1.48

Leg 3: In the early hours of Sunday morning in the EPL QPR to defeat Norwich at $1.95

Leg 4: Also in the early hours of Sunday morning in the EPL Arsenal to defeat Stoke at $1.44

Leg 5: Finally it is Super Bowl weekend and it would not be a weekend multi without a Super Bowl bet for Monday morning and in that came I like the San Francisco 49ers to cover the line against the Baltimore Ravens (+3.5 points) at $1.89.

All up this multi will return $15.10 (all odds from sportsbet.com.au).

Good luck and good punting.

Shumpty’s Punt: it’s back!

January 11, 2013 By in Shumpty's Punt Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

Well I am sure some of you will say “I told you so” and I concede that I threw the toys out of the cot last year when I stated that I would not be publishing a tipping blog again after a run of terrible form. A new year means a new start and after a couple of nights of study I think I have come up with a couple of bets on the weekend as well as a sports multi-bet that I am confident about.

Racing:

It is Magic Millions Day on the Gold Coast on Saturday and whilst I will not be down there I will have an interest in a couple of races:

Race 5:

Really like the Waterhouse horse Driefontein in this. Not sure the other fancies have much chance from the gates they have drawn and Driefontein has the plum gate of number 3. I expect Tommy Berry to salute here.

Race 6:

In the 2 year old classic no matter how much I look at this race I keep coming back to the mount of L Birchley: Missy Longstocking. Four starts for four wins is the best form you can get and from the 5 gate will get a plumb ride. The money has been for it on Sportsbet.com.au having shortened from $7.50 into $6.50 in early betting.

Race 7:

The Magic Millions Cup is a much tougher race for mine than the 2 year old classic. In this one I have always looked for form at the track as a guide more so than in the 2 year old classic. Combining good form at the track and a good gate is the Hawkes horse Stratford. I think it will win and at $6.50 at the moment is pretty good value.

Race 8:

A shorty in the last for the “get out stakes” I’m Cool. Just can not see anything beating it in this field but if you like this horse I would lock in the $2.60 about it you can get on sports bet right now as I expect it will shorten on the day.

Sports multi-bet

I have a four leg multi for the weekend that I reckon is right on the money and will reap a good return for punters without being spectular.

Leg 1: This evening kicking off at 4pm Brisbane time India at home to defeat England in their ODI fixture at $1.67.

Leg 2: On Saturday morning, in the NBA the Atlanta Hawks to cover the line (-4.0 points) against the Utah Jazz at home at $1.92.

Leg 3: On Sunday morning, in the NFL finals the San Francisco 49ers to cover the line (-3.0 points) against the Green Bay Packers at home at $2.05.

Leg 4: On Monday morning, also in the NFL finals the Atlanta Falcons to cover the line (-3.0 points) against the Seattle Seahawks at home at $2.02.

All up this multi will return $13.28 if it gets up.

Good luck and good punting to all.