Aston Villa caused a shock last weekend by beating Arsenal and they have an opportunity to cause a similar shock here. They can be backed at 4/1 with Bet365 and VC Bet whilst Manchester United are 5/6 with SkyBet and Coral.
Timmy Mallett and David Van Day have finally been added to the I’m A Celebrity Betting Odds and Timmy Mallett has been thrown in as third favourite whilst David Van Day hasn’t fared so well, he is the complete outsider.
The betting for this year’s X Factor has changed shape many times over the last few weeks with surprise eliminations and gambles on certain contestants but one thing has remained constant – Diana Vickers has been the favourite.
Ricky Hatton is looking to get his career back on track in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The Manchester Hitman is due to face Paulie Malignaggi and will be looking to try and erase the memory of his defeat last year to Floyd Mayweather Jr and his recent unsatisfactory points win over Juan Lazcarno.
Irish bookmakers Paddy Power have priced up a number of betting opportunities revolving around Monday’s pre budget speech which will be given by Alistair Darling.
Income Tax Reduction Odds On To Be Confirmed
Paddy Power go 4/5 that the standard rate of income tax is reduced and they offer 6/4 that the old rate of 10% makes a comeback.
Totesport are taking bets on the amount of money that will be available to be won this weekend in the record Scoop 6 pot and they are also taking bets on whether or not the massive prize pool will be won.
England are still fourth favourites to win World Cup 2010 in South Africa after beating Germany 2-1 at the Olympic Stadium. Goals from John Terry and Matthew Upson secured the win although not all fans will take the result literally with both teams fielding weakened sides due to injury problems.
Rachel Hylton, the favourite to be voted off X Factor this week, has caused yet more controversy on the show by apparently making a gun gesture with her hand on last week’s show.
Presenter of kids TV show Wacaday Timmy Mallett and former member of 80s band Dollar David Van Day have entered the jungle but they have not yet joined up with the rest of the I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here gang.
John Sergeant has sensationally quit Strictly Come Dancing today because of fears that he could win the show! He has been criticised by the judges each week but had built up a massive following, escaping the dance off in recent weeks.
With Mark Hughes the favourite to be the next Premiership manager to leave his job (3/1 with Paddy Power) one bookmaker has already started betting on who will replace the Welshman in charge at Eastlands.
England take on Germany in a ‘friendly’ match and Germany are the favourites to gain a home win at 6/5 with SkyBet and Paddy Power whilst England are 13/5 with Bet365 and Stan James.
Blackburn Rovers boss Mark Hughes and Sunderland boss Roy Keane seem to be the managers most likely to leave their post next according to several bookmakers. They are both under pressure but for very different reasons.
The UBS Hong Kong Open is the second event on the 08/09 European Tour and the field has a more familiar feel to it this week with Graeme McDowell and Miguel Angel Jimenez vying for favouritism.
Arsenal’s loss to Aston Villa on Saturday seems to have ended any hopes Arsene Wenger’s side had of winning the Premiership this season whilst Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool all won well.
I’m A Celebrity odds have been shaken up over the weekend but the favourite is still the same. Joe Swash is now the red hot favourite to win the show ahead of George Takei and Martina Navratilova.
Bernd Schuster, the current Real Madrid boss, has received the dreaded vote of confidence from Sporting Director Pregrag Mijatovic and SkyBet are already betting on who will replace him in charge at the Bernabeu.
David Morrisey is the bookies favourite to replace David Tennant as the Next Dr Who. The odds have changed several times for many of the contenders but it seems those backing Morrisey have a strong reason for risking their hard earned cash on this betting market.
League leaders Chelsea travel to West Brom on Saturday evening and they are just 1/3 with SkyBet and Paddy Power to pick up all three points. West Brom are 11/1 with Bet365 and Ladbrokes to gain a shock win and the draw is 9/2 with VC Bet.
