Soccer Parlay – Manchester United and West Ham in Weekend Action

January 9, 2010 by admin
Filed under: Soccer Betting 

Manchester United are scheduled to take on Birmingham on Saturday while West Ham United are set to play host to Wolverhampton Wolves; that is, so long as the deep freeze that has hit Britain this week doesn’t claim their fixtures as well. With so many cancellations across the board, soccer bettors are going to have to enjoy a watered down soccer-betting menu. Needs must but at least we have something to look forward to – not all is lost. So here goes. A quick rundown of these two matches for ye soccer-betting faithful.

Soccer Betting Line:

Birmingham +1 -125 +500 2½ O +110 U -130 ½ O -130 U +110 Draw +260
Manchester United -1 +105 -165 2½ O +110 U -130 1½ O -115 U -105 Draw +260

Match Time: 12:45 P.M. Eastern Time Saturday January 9, 2010

Soccer Betting Pick and Verdict: The bookies naturally favour Man U in this matchup at -165 and for all intended purposes they are trading where they should be. That Birmingham were going to head into this clash as underdogs was to be expected; that they should be so disadvantaged was not expected – at least not by yours truly. I mean Birmingham have shown they can hang with the best of them recently. Did they not climb the table and are they not second on form heading into the 2010 year. Methinks they should not be discounted, especially on home patch considering they are undefeated there for some time now.

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I would almost go as far as recommending the outright win at +500 – it would be a fantastic bet to come through. Of course, rational minds would stop at the draw at +260 because of the quality of their opposites. That said, the bulk of the betting public will most likely side with Man U and they would be well justified to do so.

Therefore, risk-averse bettors stick with the trend. Those high rollers that like the thrill of risks should really consider a shocker occurring in this one and buck the trend by taking Birmingham.

Soccer Betting Line:

West Ham -½ -110 -110 2½ O +125 U -145 1½ O +110 U -130 Draw +230
Wolverhampton +½ -110 +310 2½ O +125 U -145 1 O +115 U -135 Draw +230

Match Time: 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time Sunday January 10, 2010

Soccer Betting Pick and Verdict: Relegation rivals West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wolves will be looking for three big points in this match, and given the market on this match, the bookies are favouring West Ham to take all three at -110. Wolves edge West Ham in the table by two points and losing to a relegation rival is not an option they want to entertain.

However, West Ham United by all accounts is the better side – they really shouldn’t be so low in the table but for whatever reason the have struggled to punch at their weight class. Seems everyone is hoping for the turnaround though. I would agree with the market cast and recommend West Ham for the win. They are also well priced, which makes it all the better. I like this match to be a high scoring affair so I would also recommend taking the Over 2 ½ +125.

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