World Cup "Investments"

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. . . again at the risk of sounding boring most of the GAA Football playoffs went as expected over the weekend. Small odds per game but when backed in permutation some decent payouts occurred. I made a good profit over the two weekends of playoffs, but I had Offaly to beat Clare. Clare won by two points spoiling better payouts. But, my gambling is in profit for the 2nd week of the playoffs. But, my horses were a bit slow though.

But, that is where it ends this year; GAA football gets somewhat to be a bit of a lottery forthwith for the lesser teams.
 
Typically sports like rugby, american football and GAA with more scores per game tend to be more predictable than soccer, as the small number of goals in soccer means that luck \ decisions play a bigger part.
 
Leper said:
Nearly a week since we had some predicting - have you all lost enough yet?
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Well my starting predictions of Griezmann for top scorer looks shot, as for Spain to win it, well my optimism after the Portugal game is fading fast!
 
Leper said:
Nearly a week since we had some predicting - have you all lost enough yet?
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Well, last Fri was my last post +6.5 goals - didnt come good.
Back in the saddle today and I am predicting the Brazilians to prevail with a win and Switzerland also.
Actually been very impressed by the performances of the Swiss, I never figured they were ranked 6th in the world.

The other group is all to play for, going for Mexico and Germany to win.
 
Leper said:
Small odds per game but when backed in permutation some decent payouts occurred.
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odyssey06 said:
Typically sports like rugby, american football and GAA with more scores per game tend to be more predictable than soccer, as the small number of goals in soccer means that luck \ decisions play a bigger part.
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I would have similar betting strategy ordinarily, but for the WC I let loose a little.
 
Not to worry TBS - if the beautiful game doesn't deliver, you can always indulge in the gyrations of cryptos!

Actually, I've had lots of luck during the WC - problem being that it's been pretty much all bad!! I have this, what can only be described as a fetish, for backing 0-0 draws and have taken a right battering. You can take it that I had no "interest" in the French game yesterday!! OUCH!!
 
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Ouch!

Id generally stay away from 0-0's, although come the knockout round the tendency for a draw increases.
A lot of goals are scored after 70 mins + with one side or other pushing for the win. But if with 10 mins to go and all equal, the risk taking is reduced as teams keep one eye on the extra-time option.
 
Plus these last round of group games have a unpredictable dynamic, teams resting players, some not pushed for a win as they've already qualified or a draw seems them through. It'd need to be a straight must win game for both teams like Nigeria - Argentina. Avoid the likes of England - Belgium!
 
Purple said:
So who put money on South Korea to beat Germany 2 nil?
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A lot of world cup predictions brackets are out of the window now!

If anyone picked Sweden to top that group and Germany to finish last I take my hat off to them! At least I got Mexico coming 2nd right.
 
Didnt see that coming at all! After a very bright start it will take some work now just to break even.
Nevermind, I like the Germans, great footballing nation, but watching them being toppled in such fashion was worth it for the entertainment value.
I've backed the Brazilians to prevail this evening, but I would not rule out another a seismic shift in world football order.
 
Senegal, Poland, England, Tunisia all to win today (and I know nuffin' about Association Football). I'll shove a tenner on the accumulator with my foul mouthed bookies clerk on the Douglas Road and if there are winnings they go to St Vincent de Paul.
 
Leper said:
Senegal, Poland, England, Tunisia all to win today (and I know nuffin' about Association Football). I'll shove a tenner on the accumulator with my foul mouthed bookies clerk on the Douglas Road and if there are winnings they go to St Vincent de Paul.
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Think of it this way. You have decided to part with a tenner. So in effect you are gambling with SVP funds. I am not sure they would approve;)
 
Leper said:
Senegal, Poland, England, Tunisia all to win toda
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Im going to Lay those outcomes (as an accumulator if I can). If im wrong, I will be paying out more than a pretty penny.
If im right, I will have justified my Thursday evening pints of Bulmers! :)
Not that any justification should be required in this weather:D

*Cant see a facility to accumulate the lay bet, but I will do them individually.

Any profits will be diverted to my bar fund!
 
Duke of Marmalade said:
A conspiracy theory. England vs Belgium in the final group matches looks like being a dead rubber except the winner of that group plays the runner up in Group H in the last 16. With Japan and Senegal heading that Group it might be best to play the winner of Group H.
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Au contraire. Big incentive to win tonight. Japan a much preferred R16 opponent to Columbia. Columbia are a bit unlucky to have a man red carded plus penalty very early doors in first match, likewise Japan were lucky. Columbia could be a dark horse. Japan surely a pushover for tonight’s winner into QFs.
 
But if you play it forward to QF, then runners up in England group and on same side as Serbia\Switzerland, whereas winners are on same side as Brazil\Mexico. So evens out probably.
 
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