Weekly Articles "Road to Riches" by Rich 'Tighty' Prew
The Road to Riches Weekend of 30th August to 1st September
Coming up this weekend
- Football, Premier League fixtures include Arsenal v Tottenham
- Racing, Flat racing at Beverley, Chelmsford City, Chester, Lingfield, Sandown and Wolverhampton and over the jumps at Newton Abbot
- NFL The new season begins next Thursday
- Cricket, the fourth Ashes Test Match between England and Australia at Old Trafford begins next Wednesday
- F1, The Belgian Grand Prix at Spa
- Golf, On the USPGA the Shaw Charity Classic and on the European Tour Omega European Masters in Switzerland
- Tennis, the middle weekend of the US Open
- Rugby Union, World Cup Warm Up Internationals continue with Wales v Ireland
NFL 2019 What to expect and FREE Ante-Post reports
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The week by week season package costs £50, starts next week and is available here
Rugby World Cup - (20th Sep - 2nd Nov 2019)
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Free tip
League One Oxford United v Coventry (Saturday 3pm)
Oxford United finished 12th in League One last year, a respectable result given a turbulent off the field situation at the club (accounts released this week showed an £11m excess of liabilities over assets), having been the subject of three winding up attempts by the Kassam Stadium landlord and a steady departure of the better players to head off financial concerns the latest being Gavin Whyte to Cardiff in the summer.
Oxford have an absentee owner, have been paying staff late and loanees from last season who had the chance to re-join this declined to do so.
This off season there was no new squad investment apart from young free transfers and loans, such as Ben Woodburn from Liverpool.
So far this season Oxford have won 1 of five games and have four points conceding ten goals, and might be fortunate that Bury and Bolton’s problems mean effectively there are only two relegation spots left to fill.
Coventry were promoted in 2017-18 via the play offs and finished eighth last season in their first season back in League one. So far this season it is shaping up promisingly with three wins and two draws in five games in which they have only conceded three goals. England U19 international Jordy Hiwula is the top scorer with 3 goals so far.
Looking at the prices for this game Oxford are 6/4 favourites, the Draw 12/5 and Coventry available at 2/1. That 2/1 feels very interesting indeed given the form of the two sides
10 points Coventry City to win at Oxford United 2/1 Betfred and BetVictork
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The Road to Riches Weekend of 24th-25th August
Coming up this weekend
- Football, Premier League fixtures include Liverpool v Arsenal
- Racing, Flat racing at Chelmsford, Goodwood, Newmarket, Redcar, Windsor and York and over the jumps at Cartmel
- Cricket, the third Ashes Test Match continues at Headingley
- Golf, On the USPGA the Tour Championship at East Lake GC and on the European Tour the Scandinavian Invitational in Sweden
- Tennis, ATP Winstom-Salem in North Carolina ahead of the US Open
- Rugby Union, World Cup Warm Up Internationals continue with England v Ireland and Scotland v France
NFL 2019 What to expect and FREE Ante-Post reports
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US Open Tennis (26th August -8th Sept 2019) by Nigel Seeley
The Mens and Womens draws take place today The package for Flushing Meadow costs £50. Sign up here
Rugby World Cup - (20th Sep - 2nd Nov 2019)
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Free Tip
T20 Blast cricket Somerset v Glamorgan Saturday 7pm Taunton (SkySports)
A couple of weeks ago we tried Somerset. Babar hit a hundred on the Friday night and failed when recommended for the Saturday. His opening partner Banton failed on the Friday and top scored on the Saturday.
Writing ahead of Somerset’s trip to Gloucestershire to play on Friday. Somerset have a 5-4-1 record with four games to go, fifth in the South group table with four to qualify. Glamorgan meanwhile have won 1 game lost six and had a whopping four no results.
Against bottom of the table opponents this is an ideal opportunity for the openers Babar and Banton to make hay again.
So far this season in nine T20 matches Babar has 434 runs off 284 balls with a hundred and three fifties. Banton has 396 runs off 245 balls also with a hundred and three fifties. The next highest Somerset run scorer is Abell with 217 runs. Glamorgan have only one bowler, Salter who has taken more than five wickets in their seven games.
Career-wise Babar has scored 1247 runs in 30 T20 internationals and has scored 50+ in a third of his innings. Banton is a huge talent, likely to be fast tracked into the England one day set up for starters though to date he has only played 12 career T20 games. In those 12 games he has scored 438 runs and hit 18 sixes.
Outright prices unsurprisingly are in the region of Somerset 1/2 and Glamorgan 6/4. Babar is now, since we last looked at the pair in this column, into 6/4 Top Somerset batsman and Banton 100/30. Babar is the lower variance choice, but Banton looks better value for this one.
8 points Tom Banton Top Somerset batsman (Sartuday v Glamorgan) 100/30 Bet365 and William Hill
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The Road to Riches Weekend of 17th-18th August
Coming up this weekend
- Football, Premier League fixtures include Manchester City v Tottenham
- Racing, Flat racing at Bath, Doncaster, Newbury, Newmarket and Ripon and over the jumps at Market Rasen and Perth.
- Cricket, the second Ashes Test Match continues at Lords
- Golf, On the USPGA the BMW Championship at Medinah and on the European Tour the D+D Real Masters in the Czech Republic.
- Tennis, ATP +WTA Cincinnati
- Rugby Union, England play Wales and New Zealand play Australia in 2019 Rugby World Cup warm up Internationals
York Ebor Festival - Full Package (21st - 24th August 2019) By Neil Channing
Results for the last three packages are as follows. At Goodwood we won £1630 (to £10 a point bets) with an ROI +17.80% Royal Ascot +£790 +8.22% ROI and at Aintree +£2317 +39.8% ROI, The package for York costs £99 Sign up here
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US Open Tennis (26th August -8th Sept 2019) by Nigel Seeley
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Free tip
New Zealand v Australia (Second Bledisloe Cup Match) Auckland 8.35am Saturday SkySports
2019, being a Rugby World Cup year, sees the Bledisloe Cup cut to two matches and the first game last Saturday saw a big upset with the Australians winning 47-26 against a New Zealand side reduced to 14 men for more than half the match after Scott Barrett’s sending off.
Australia, irrespective of their numerical advantage, were good value for the win whilst New Zealand’s preparation for the upcoming World Cup has seen them with only one win in their last four games against Tier one countries, only winning 33% of matches overall in 2019 and now suffering their equal biggest ever defeat. As a result they are close to losing their number one world ranking for the first time in ten years
In part New Zealand have been experimenting (playmaking pair of Beauden Barrett now being played at fullback and Richie Mo’unga introduced at flyhalf in particular) but in part it is fair to question whether they might not be the force of old, with the current squad lacking some experience and the significant loss of Brodie Retallick through injury.
For Australia the six-try showing was a vindication of Michael Cheika’s experimental team selection. The recalled James O’Connor, whose vision and ball playing ability saw him combine with Reece Hodge to set up the winger for two tries. O’Connor never looked out of place in his first test start at 13, showing Australia what the Wallabies’ back-line could look like with a natural ball player in wide channels within a strategy of keeping ball in hand rather than kicking for territory.
The second Bledisloe Cup Match takes place at Eden Park Auckland on Saturday morning our time. It’s been 18 games dating back to 1986 since Australia last won at Eden Park, while the All Blacks’ last loss at the ground came against France in 1994. Expect the All Blacks to be at full strength and go full pelt to try to arrest a mini-slump ahead of the World Cup.
New Zealand have been installed as 14 point favourites for the game on the handicap, which seems on the aggressive side not withstanding the venue and the home team’s motivation. I think it will be closer than that though it would be a(nother) huge surprise if the Wallabies won it. New Zealand to win by 13+ is odds on and I will take that on.
8 points New Zealand to win by 1-12 points 12/5 Betfair Sportsbook, 9/4 PaddyPower, 7/4 Betfred
Nearly time for the Rugby World Cup
In September I will be covering the 2019 Rugby World Cup, with outright and sub-market previews then game-by-game hoping to repeat or better 2015’s results when the Betting Emporium RWC Package returned £1124 profit to a £10 stake and a ROI of 28.3%
As a taste of what is to come here is a look at the 2019 Grand Slam winners Wales who looked to have peaked in terms of forma nd squad depth in a world cup year. He has developed depth while tweaking a few tactics building on the style that makes Wales so difficult to beat, primarily via a disciplined defensive structure.
Before the 2019 Grand Slam Wales had a clean-sweep in the Autumn Internationals, featuring victories over South Africa and Australia significant because of Wales’ poor record against New Zealand, the Springboks and the Wallabies over the past 12 years.
Since Gatland’s appointment in December 2007, they have won seven of 41 Test meetings with those three teams, five from 15 against South Africa, two from 15 against Australia and none from 11 against the All Blacks. Excluding those fixtures Wales have 72 victories and two draws from 99 matches.
There are a few potential reasons for such a marked discrepancy. Gatland has admitted that Wales build momentum and cohesion during tournaments as they spend more time with one another. That bodes well for a World Cup campaign.
Another possible factor is that Wales thrive off the emotion that close rivalries generate. You could suggest that the dynamism and skills of southern hemisphere opposition pose a more difficult challenge that exposes Wales’ limitations as well.
Their group comprises Australia, Georgia, Fiji and Uruguay. Top it (them or Australia the realistic candidates) and they will face the runner-up of Pool C (England, France, Argentina, USA and Tonga) in a quarter-final, with one of either Ireland or South Africa probably at the semi-final stage.
If Wales and New Zealand both win their respective groups, they go onto opposite sides of the draw so the group match against Australia is key.
Wales scored 10 tries in the 2019 Six Nations, which put them level with Italy at the bottom of that count. England (24 tries), Ireland, Scotland (14 tries each) and France (12 tries) all managed more. Wales did though concede only 13 points per match in the Six Nations but will not keep every opponent below that figure in Japan. So, they need to keep honing their attack.
Compromising for a lack of explosiveness in their pack in the Six Nations, Wales opted for efficiency. Wales’ contact skills enable them to have long periods of ball retention. Josh Adams and George North came in from their wings to help out, while fellow backs Hadleigh Parkes and Liam Williams cut angles off scrum-half Gareth Davies close to rucks. Fly-halves Gareth Anscombe (injured in the recent warm-up match at Twickenham) and Dan Biggar stood back and scanned.
Gatland’s rotation over the past year or so, plus the clarity of Wales’ tactical approach, means that individuals can slot in and out of most positions without impacting the collective. That said Alun Wyn Jones and Jonathan Davies are as close to irreplaceable as it gets for the side.
Wales are currently 8-1 fifth favourites for the World Cup. Not the worst price you will ever see.
Rugby World Cup - (20th Sep - 2nd Nov 2019)
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The Road to Riches Weekend of 11th-12th August
Coming up this weekend
- Football, the start of the Premier League Season
- Racing, Flat racing at Ascot, Ayr, Chelmsford, Haydock, Lingfield, Newmarket and Redcar
- Golf, On the USPGA The Northern Trust Open at Liberty National and on the European Tour the Shot Clock Challenge
- Tennis, ATP Rogers Cup in Montreal
- Rugby Union, The final round of the 2019 Rugby Championship and England play Wales in a 2019 Rugby World Cup warm up International
York Ebor Festival - Full Package (21st - 24th August 2019) By Neil Channing
Results for the last three packages are as follows. At Goodwood we won £1630 (to £10 a point bets) with an ROI +17.80% Royal Ascot +£790 +8.22% ROI and at Aintree +£2317 +39.8% ROI, The package for York costs £99 Sign up here
NFL 2019 What to expect and FREE Ante-Post reports
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The week by week season package costs £50 and is available here
Rugby World Cup - (20th Sep - 2nd Nov 2019)
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Free tip
Vitality T20 Blast Somerset v Kent (Taunton Saturday 7pm Sky Sports)
Halfway through the group stages in the T20 Blast and Somerset and Kent meet in Taunton on Saturday evening.
Kent so far have a 6-2 record, Somerset 3-4 and outright prices here are Somerset 4/7 Kent 11/8. As it’s a televised game a wider range of markets are available compared to a usual game. So with that in mind:
Taunton is one of the smaller grounds on the circuit. So far this season in the three T20 games played there scores have been 207-2, 184 and 174. Somerset are a high powered batting team too, they scored 225 at Chelmsford in beating Essex on Wednesday night. I am writing before Somerset play away at Hampshire on Friday night
In Taunton’s benign batting conditions Somerset’s opening pair have led the way, albeit the bowling line up has struggled to contain opposing sides. The opening pair is Pakistan’s Babar Azam and 20 year old Tom Banton.
In the seven games so far Babar has scored 323 runs off 219 balls with three fifties. Banton 295 runs off 198 balls with three fifties also. A measure of their contribution is that the next highest scorer, Hildreth batting at three, has 117 runs
Babar is a class player. He has 10 International fifties in 30 T20 appearances and 30 in 130 career T20 games. Banton came through the Warwickshire Academy and was the England U19 Captain. He is only 10 games into his Somerset T20 career but is definitely a name to watch, a very talented ball striker who plays the modern way, going from the off and not dying wondering. As such he would be a higher variance play than the classy Babar, but of course we get a bigger price to compensate
In the Somerset top batsman market for Saturday Babar is 5/2 favourite and Banton 16/5 in a place 3/1generally. It’s 9/2 bar the front 2. My preference is Babar at 5/2, it just looks a rock solid price, unfortunately only available at the time of writing with William Hill but please check other firms on Saturday if that’s no good for you
10 points Babar Azam Top Somerset batsman v Kent Saturday 5/2 William Hill
Capped
With the 32 NFL teams now in training camp and beginning pre-season matches, four weeks away from the start of a regular season the season which will be played out against the background of negotiations for a new Player-League Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), last agreed in 2011, that has already caused ructions with players due contract extensions (Bell last season, Gordon and Elliott this) in some cases unwilling to commit to long term deals in anticipation of a much larger salary cap when the CBA is completed
In part that is because of the way the NFL contract landscape has developed. In the NBA, MLB or the NHL, a contract that says it is worth $80 million is worth that. In contrast NFL player contracts with secure money beyond the early, low-risk years of the deal are rare. Virtually every NFL free agent contract signed in this past off-season subjects the player to being released in 2020 or 2021 with the team owing no money.
What will it take for players to achieve more secure contracts? Firstly Individual agents need to push on guarantees when they are negotiating contracts for players playing at their peak, pushing past certainly two, and hopefully three years of security. Agents need to create a precedent that currently doesn’t exist and shift the advantage in those years toward the players and away from the teams.
As for the the NFLPA, it needs to prioritise augmenting minimum spending requirements of the CBA. The current CBA requirement of spending minimums of 89% of the salary cap over a four-year period allows teams a lot of latitude to under-spend. Were the union to achieve a 95% of cap minimum spending threshold over a two-year period (instead of four currently), player spending would rise significantly, as would leverage toward guaranteed contract years.
As it is the NFL and NFLPA face a big task ahead to avoid a lockout ahead of the expiry of the current deal at the end of 2020, with the players agitating for a far greater share of revenue that for the league now exceeds $15bn and with each team receiving league payments of $270m per annum, The NFL’s current salary cap is $188m and in 2011 the players received 48% of all revenue in the CBA.
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The Road to Riches Weekend of 3rd-4th May
Coming up this weekend
- Football, the start of the Football League seasons
- Racing, Flat racing at Chelmsford, Doncaster, Goodwood, Hamilton, Lingfield, Newmarket and Thirsk
- Cricket, The first Ashes Test continues at Edgbaston
- Formula One, The Hungarian Grand Prix
- Golf, On the USPGA The Wyndham Championships
- Tennis, ATP Opens in Washington, Mexico and Austria
Free tip
English League One 2019-20 Season Ante-Post Top Goal-scorer
In the run up to the new season an English Championship preview has been published in the Brodders section with a Premier League Preview imminent For this week’s free tip I am going outside the top two divisions and into League One.
The top goal-scorer market at the time of writing is as follows:
Norwood (Ipswich) 8-1
Marquis (Portsmouth) 11-1
Eisa (Peterborough) 11-1
Grigg (Sunderland) 12-1
Toney (Peterborough) 16-1
Wyke (Sunderland) 16-1
20-1 bar
Portsmouth and Sunderland are favourites the division with Peterborough and Ipswich also amongst the shorter teams in the betting
My idea of the each-way value here is Freddie Ladopo now of newly relegated Rotherham United, available at 25-1 with each way terms 1/4 1,2,3,4. Rotherham are currently 10-1 joint third favourites for promotion.
Ladopo, who came through the youth system at Crystal Palace and then onto Southend scored 19 goals for relegated Plymouth Argyle in this division last season. He joined Rotherham ahead of opportunities to go to both Portsmouth and Sunderland.
At Rotherham he will play with target man Michael Smith for the very progressive manager Paul Warne. Ladopo is quick, obviously has an eye for goal and Rotherham should be right up there, a side that tends to yo-yo between the Championship and League one without the resources to be too competitive in the former but ahead of most League One sides.
10 points each way Freddie Ladopo League One top goalscorer 25-1 Bet265 20-1 RedZoneSports and Ladbrokes/Coral 1/4 1,2,3,4
Canaries
This season Norwich City enter the Premier League after their surprise Championship win last season. Stuart Webber, the sporting director who joined from Huddersfield shortly before their promotion in 2017, has now repeated the trick of getting an unfancied club into the top flight thanks to smart scouting and a coach from the Borussia Dortmund system Daniel Farke now about to start his third season at the club.
The season before last Norwich were in the top three in possession, passing accuracy, creating chances, but othe problem was shot accuracy, and missing big chances. In 2017-18 they scored 49 goals, a total they managed by mid-January in 2018-19 and they finished with 93 by the end of the season. 30 goals came after the 75-minute mark, 33% of their total: the average for the league is 23%. Those goals have been worth 19 points, the difference between first and sixth place.
Before the start of last season the sales of Maddison and Murphy for over £30m combined lifted some financial pressure on the club as parachute payments from their last spell in the Premier League ended. They were replaced by players who were cheaper but also well scouted as they suited Farke’s style. Emi Buendía, Onel Hernández, Tom Trybull and the top scorer Teemu Pukki, identified through a combination of data, traditional scouting and Farke’s recommendation,s all paid off.
One indispensable player was Buendía signed for £1.5m from Getafe. Norwich did not won a game without him on the pitch, as one the three attacking midfielders behind the striker The Finnish forward Pukki signed on a free transfer. The initial plan was for him to be a No 10 behind Jordan Rhodes but he he played as a lone striker in September, got goals and that continued all season.
Of course whether this approach will work in the Premier League is unknown. Webber has said they won’t make big signings so they will, at least in theory, avoid a Fulham-like mess. In theory though they look to have more in common with Wolves, albeit without the ready-made links to Portuguese players, with a settled system, progressive manager and an attractive style of play and could belie their current odds-on price to go down albeit in a division that in the bottom half looks tougher than last season’s league minus budget spenders Huddersfield and Cardiff and with Aston Villa in their place.
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