Betting Blades v Pigs

[Cappy]

When I first moved to Oz I got a shock when I found out that the odds include your returned wager. So 2/1 when you put $1 down, you get $2 back in total.

Gutted

 

[Snowflake]

Well, they should be bothered or they’ll lose a lot of money in the long run.

If someone with a dice said to you that they’re going to roll it and they’ll offer you odds of 4/1 on you nominating the number it lands on would you take them up on it? Would you just think “I’ll have a tenner on number three at that price and if it wins I’ll get paid £40 plus my tenner back”? Or would you analyse those odds, work out that it landing on three is a one in six chance (i.e. 5/1) and say to yourself “I’m being offered under the odds here and I’m not having a bet”?

All too complicated for a simple challenge. Go with your gut on little things but otherwise don’t bet.

 

[knowsnowt]

I've put a tenner on them being 1 up at half time. And the final score being 5-0 to us.
Bookie gave what I think is very generous odds of 13'000'000/1.
Don't really do gamble so not sure.

 

[North Shields Blade]

All too complicated for a simple challenge. Go with your gut on little things but otherwise don’t bet.

It’s not complicated at all. As for “don’t bet”, betting is one of my great pleasures in life, so I’ll carry on if it’s all the same with you.

 

[AnotherBlade]

1 In 33 acording to bookies

Do you not know how they make Money??

 

[Cassius Kray]

No one back the worst outcome?

Lose, but money in my pocket.

Seems to me that the only thing worse than losing would be losing and knowing that you've bet against you're team.

 

[Super Furry Blades]

Do you not know how they make Money??

No I haven't got a clue

 

[Zipwire]

Just got a feeling that Hamer is due, and is the player most likely to score in a big game.

 

[Cappy]

Not bad

 

[WorkingtonBlade]

Not sure odds would be that great would they?
32 games since it was last 4-0 to them, 27 games before that it was 7-3 to us.
Only 4 games ago we won 4-2 at their place.

Edit:
Just checked. Only 33-1 on BET365!

I exaggerated, of course. But across all Championship games over the last 3 seasons 1 in 59 games ended 4-0. Knowing how tight and low-scoring the derby games have been in recent years (and when you watch them, you can see that hasn't happened by chance - it's the nature of the occasion) I reckon the likelihood of a 4-0 is well below the average across all Championship games. In addition, while we're doing well this season, we've shown no great propensity to score hatfulls of goals. Our success is based on a solid defence.

Putting on a bet for a bit of fun is a different matter of course, but if betting with the aim of making money, I would have wanted odds of at least 90-1 on this particular game ending 4-0, to be tempted.