What do they say? Gambling is a mugs game? This may be the case but you can have a bit of fun especially if you don’t stake more than you can afford to lose. I’ve always enjoyed it but I’m only a small stakes gambler, and if I do lose then it doesn’t really matter. I love horse racing and from two visits to Chelmsford City this year I’ve been extraordinarily lucky and come away with a fair bit more in my pocket than I went with. But I’ve also had bad runs including a 27 race losing streak.
It’s the same with football bets. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. I don’t normally bet on football matches at the start of the season, as I prefer to see how the form is panning out. However, I am going to start tentatively today and see how I get on. I’ll begin with a mythical 100 points and keep a running total as the season progresses.
So for today, I’ll bet on nine teams to win, and add a nine-game accumulator just in case by sheer fluke all nine are correct.
1 point on Palace to beat WBA – Evens (2.0)
1 point on Leicester to beat Hull – 10/11 (1.9)
1 point on Southampton to beat Watford – 4/5 (1.8)
1 point on Norwich to beat Sheffield Wednesday – Evens (2.0)
1 point on Wigan to beat Blackburn – 11/10 (2.1)
1 point on Charlton to beat Northampton – 6/5 (2.2)
1 point on Port Vale to beat Southend – 6/5 (2.2)
1 point on Orient to beat Newport – 4/6 (1.7)
1 point on Luton to beat Yeovil – 3/4 (1.8)
1 point on a Nine wins accumulator – 407.5-1 (407.5)
The figures in brackets are the potential returns from a 1 point stake. So today I have spent 10 points leaving a balance of 90.
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