[themanwiththeknow]

right guys this is the thread for the euro 2008 betting challenge

please no timewasters here please, if you want to spraff on about something else do it in another thread.

this is a serious thread aimed at working together to beat the bookies over the next 3 weeks!

the aim of the challenge is to end euro 2008 in profit from placing one "bet of the day" a day, all bets will be £5 singles, and if we double our bank we can maybe up our stakes to £10 singles, the aim is to make as much profit as possible

what i want from you guys is discussion and you're reasoning as to what u think is the best value "bet of the day"

the way it will work is simple i will put up prices for different kinds of markets for that days football, and you have to give you're best bet in that market and once you have done that you have to pick which you think is the best selection from all those you have said and once everyone has posted we will take the 3 highest selections and all vote on which one to back

the markets will be...............

normal match betting, i.e 1X2, asain handicap, goal markets, halftime/fulltime and specials (corners, bookings, 1st goalscorer, anytime goalscorer etc etc......)

once you have given you're views on the available markets what i would like you to do, is put you're best selection at the bottom of the page in CAPITAL BOLD LETTERS, this lets us all see clearly which you think is the best "bet of the day" also i would like you to place you're NEXT BEST also

just take a look at the way i have done mine and if you can do it similar that would be great


so i will kick us off...........

SAT 7TH JUNE

switzerland vs czech republic

1 x 2........switzerland @ 2.75, draw @ 3.20, czech rep @ 2.62

for me the best bet here is czech rep, they are a solid national team and tend to do quite well in these tourneys, switzerland do have home advantage but i watched them the other night against leicstenstein who are one of the worst football nations in the world, and although they won 3-0 they were very unconvincing, i mean malta beat leichstenstein 7-1 and malta are a part time team czech rep win @ 2.62

asian handicap..........i am really struggling to make a decision here, u can get czech rep draw no bet @ 2.00 or you can get a massive 5.10 on czech rep -1 goal, now as much i think czech rep will win, i dont really want to be giving goals away, especially with it being the first game of the tourny and switzerland being at home, but 5.10 is a massive price imo considering if czech rep win by 1 goal stakes are returned, if they win by 2 or more we are getting a nice payout czech rep DNB @ 2.00 (only because we get our stake back if the game is a draw)


goal market.........over 2.5 goals @ 2.35, under 2.5 goals @ 1.57

for me i am siding with under 2.5 goals, can see the first game of the tourny being a cagey affair with no team wanting to lose, i can see a 1-0 or 2-0 victory for czech rep, if czech dont win i think it will be a 1-1 draw, so for me its unders but at 1.57 there isnt much value, so i wouldnt bet on this unders @ 1.57 if i had to choose

halftime/fulltime........bet for me here is half time draw fulltime czech rep @ 6.00, with it being the opening game like i said i can see it being a tight cagey affair, prob 0-0 at ht with czech geting the win in the 2nd half and at 6.00 could be a goodbet to get us underway with. halftime draw, fulltime czech rep @ 6.00

specials..........these mazrkets have not been priced up yet, they wont get priced up until friday probably so i will edit my post and give my best bet on the specials i.e, corners, bookings, goalscorers etc, etc

SWITZERLAND VS CZECH REP MY BEST BET IS........CZECH REP DNB @ 2.00, MY 2ND CHOICE IS........HT DRAW, FT CZECH @ 6.00

PORTUGAL VS TURKEY

1 X 2......portugal @ 1.75, draw @ 3.50, turkey @ 5.00

best bet for me here is portugal @ 1.75, decent squad of players and ronaldos on fire, i can see portugal topping the group and should be too strong for turkey i feel portugal @ 1.75

asian handicap..........the bet for me is portugal -1 goal @ 2.43, i think they will be too srong for turkey and should win this comfortably, if they only win by 1 stakes are returned portugal -1 goal @ 2.43

goal market.........over 2.5 goals @ 2.25, under 2.5 goals @ 1.61

bet for me here is over 2.5 goals @ 2.25, i watched portugal tonight vs georgia and they could have been 5-0 up at ht if they stepped it up an extra gear, not my 1st choice from this game but if i had to choose i would choose overs over 2.5 goals @ 2.25

halftime/fulltime..........i can see portugal going at turkey from the off and will be wanting nothing less than 3pts, the bet for me is portugal ht, portugal ft @ 2.62

specials.........again thespecials wont be priced up until friday probably, i will edit the post with best specials bet

PORTUGAL VS TURKEY MY BEST BET IS PORTUGAL -1 GOAL @ 2.43, MY NEXT 2ND CHOICE IS PORTUGAL HT, PORTUGAL FT @ 2.62


please add you're selections below, please give reasons behind you're selctions so we have the best chance of picking out the best value bet

please have all selections in by thursday, and we can put the most popular selctions to vote on friday, then we can get the bet on!!