Month: August 2018

The All Ireland football final takes place this Sunday between Dublin and Tyrone and if you’re not from either county or an avid football fan it’s hard to get excited,but like all games there’s a double your money bet sticking out!! Both teams to score a goal @ Evens.

The football treble bet has not clicked yet but we’re hitting the crossbar… West Ham v Wolves @ 9/4 is a draw, Birmingham @ Evens to beat QPR and Bristol City @ 5/4 to get the better of Blackburn gives us odds of around 14/1.

The golf season is heading towards the Ryder Cup in a few weeks time and it’s last chance saloon for the European golfers, as the Made In Denmark is the last counting event with captain Bjorn making his picks on Wednesday afternoon (please don’t pick Casey, that’s Paul not Mike or Peter!!) Going to be a very nervous week for Olesen @ 8/1 fav in front of his home fans along with Pieters, Pepperell and Wallace who can all make the team with a win. Robert Rock (nothing to Dickie) @ 40/1 is our selection this week, playing well of late and with a good putting week will be amongst the leaders.

The PGA tour is in the second week of the play offs and a super win last week from Bryson DeChambeau must now make him a certainty to make the US Ryder Cup team. Dustin heads the betting again this week followed by Justin Thomas last year’s winner of this. Tiger hitting the ball great and is getting closer to the winning line along with Matsuyama and Day. Adam Scott @ 28/1 is a solid EW bet in this, getting putts to drop again and that is the key to this fellow’s game. Also seems to be in a good place mentally which is huge in this game.

There will be no blog for the next few weeks as im off on holidays, so keep an eye out on the Twitter and Facebook for tips over the next few weeks. Still looking for members for the Racing Club so check out details on the website.

Bets:

Football Treble @ 14/1. ( As Above)

Robert Rock @ 40/1 ew (Made in Denmark)

Adam Scott @ 28/1 ew ( Dell Championship)

P/L Sports: + €204. Horses -€66 both to €10 level stake.

 

Now that a small bit of normality is beginning to set back into the county after last Sunday’s triumph, we have to start to pay for the celebrations………Just a quick word on the whole experience, being in Croke Park last Sunday was the pinnacle for Limerick supporters. Lucky to have been at lots of sporting events all over the world but the feeling you got at the final whistle the other day…….  that’s the ultimate moment a feeling every genuine supporter deserves to have, but for many it will never happen, so Limerick hurling supporters savour all these moments, as they are precious.

We had no blog last week for obvious reasons. The brain was green and only one thing happening!! Let’s see can we back up our 25/1 winner of the USPGA Brooks Koepka.

The play offs start this week on the PGA tour which starts off with the top 125 players making it in. A mention for Waterford’s Seamus Power who got in, just………Big achievement for Power who was on the bubble for the last few weeks and by getting in sees him get a full tour card for next season. The tournament itself is back at Ridgewood country club in New Jersey. Jason Day @ 14/1 has best tournament form along with form on this course T2 in 2014 and T5 in 2010. DJ @ 9/1 won this last year on a different course and his form at the moment is in and out. Koepka @ 14/1 is a winner of big tournaments, Rahm @ 20/1 is treating to blow the field away some week but getting the week right is the problem. Justin Thomas @ 12/1 is second favourite this week and at the moment is the most consistent of the top golfers. Patrick Cantlay @ 40/1 is a golfer I really like but my god is he slow on the course. Hideki Matsuyama @ 40/1 has had a poor year so far but trending in the right way now. Going to hold fire with an outright bet on the blog so keep eyes on the Facebook and Twitter for updates. Matsuyama is off first on Thursday so 1^st round leader @ 40/1 looks juicy.

The European tour is in Prague this week for the Czech masters, with only two counting events left for Ryder cup points Thomas Pieters @ 13/2 needs to win at least one to have any chance of making Thomas Bjorn’s team for France. This is huge pressure for Pieters but I have no doubt he’s going to give it a good shot. Mikko Korhonen @ 55/1 is our selection, the Fin winner of the shot clock masters in Austria earlier in the seson is a very steady operator and I can see him in the mix this week.

The football season is back up in running all over Europe with all the big guns starting well. Our football treble this week is a Draw @ 9/4 between Middleboro and West Brom on Friday night followed by Huddersfield @ 5/4 home to Cardiff and Swansea @ 5/4 home to Bristol City. The treble works out around 16/1.

Mikko Korhonen @ 55/1 (Czech Masters)

Hideki Matsuyama @ 40/1 (1st Round Leader Northern Trust)

Football Treble @ 16/1 (As Above)

P/L. Horses -€66.  Sport + €234. Both to a €10 level stake.

Where can we watch the USPGA Championship this week? Not Sky Sports not BT Sports not even the BBC. Were all going to have to watch it via streaming on Eleven Sports. What you need to do is download the Eleven Sports App and register. Once your register the first seven days are free on a trial basis. Eleven Sports will be showing the first two days live via their Facebook page also. This is the way that the major sports are going but lets not tell the heads of the GAA!! Eleven Sports is owned by Andrea Radrizzani the man that also owns Leeds United!!! Boooo!!!!..

Also, this is the only platform you will be able to watch La Liga and Serie A matches going forward.

Onto the golf tournament itself, it’s being  hosted by Bellerive Country Club. First used as a major event back in 65’ when Gary Player won the US Open. The 2018 edition is going to be battled out by the big guns and 3 stick out for me. World number 1 Dustin Johnson @ 10/1, last weeks winner Justin Thomas @ 16/1 and our tip Brooks Koepka @ 20/1 ( advised on our Facebook page last Sunday night @ 25/1. Bellerive is a premium for hitting the fairways and you need to be a good lag putter as the greens are massive around here.

The Premier league kicks back into action this weekend, so I will run through my predictions and best bets and each week will be putting up a football treble. Man City @ 4/6 are a fair price to lift the PL again with only Liverpool @ 4/1 being their only realistic competition. As I type, City only have brought in Mahrez to a strong looking squad and Liverpool have boosted in goals and in midfield but will still leak too many goals. Arsenal under Emre will be interesting as this fellow is a super coach. Arsenal will push the pool or second stop. Mo Salah is 11/2 to top the scoring charts and if hes stays with Liverpool this is a huge price as Kane is a false favourite for me. Bournemouth @ 5/1 to get relegated looks big.

So this weeks treble is Watford @ 13/10 home to Brighton, Barnsley @ 13/10 away to Bradford and Derby and Leeds to play out a draw @ 11/4. A €10 treble pays €198.

All Ireland tickets are the only thing being talked about in Limerick so if you have a spare one J. My application to be a guest with the Artane Boys Band to play the triangle is gone in, so fingers crossed there!!!

Bets:

Brooks Koepka @ 20/1ew (USPGA)

Mo Salah @ 11/2 (Premiership top scorer)

Bournemouth @ 5/1 ( Relegated)

Watford, Barnsley and Derby v Leeds Draw @ 18/1 ( Football Treble)

P/L Horses – €66.  Sports – €6 both to a €10 level stake.

Looking for a Horse Tipster after my performance in Galway last week the nearest i got was tipping a non runner!!

With Galway filling up the sports calendar this week we can’t forget the other sports that are going to keep us going over the weekend.

Only one place to start and that’s the second clash of close neighbours Galway and Clare. Galway are having a problem putting teams away in recent times as we have seen with both Kilkenny and Clare. Saying that Clare were outstanding last week and deserve another go at the all-Ireland champions. Let’s hope for another titanic clash and may the best team win.

It’s hard trying to pick winners in the golf especially when you are only tipping one in each tournament, but this week I have at least two crackers in the Barracuda Championship and the Ladies British Open.

Going to start with the WGC Bridgestone Invitational, stuck between two for this. Brooks Koepka @ 30/1 and Jon Rahm @ 25/1. Rahm who I tipped in the British Open recently had a very good start but the wheels fell off half way through the second round. DJ who won in a canter last week in Canada is 7/1 favourite and could possibly go back to back.

This part of the blog you need to take seriously!! Going to keep it very simple Robert Streb @ 100/1 in the Barracuda Championship and Sung Hun Park @ 28/1 Ladies British Open.

Bets:

Robert Streb 100/1 ew (Barracuda Championship)

Sung Hun Park 28/1 ew (Ladies British Open)

P/L Sports + €14 to a €10 level Stake.