Thursday 25 August 2011

Best bet Thursday!

The best bet for today is the Oakland Athletics($2.78) against the New York Yankees($1.48) in Major League Baseball. Starting 1 am WST.

I've gone even rougher again for today's best bet, it may look like a long shot but there is definately value in the Athletics to take the win.

Firstly, these two teams played yesterday in New York and Oakland came out with a 6-4 win. Also, Oaklands named pitcher is Rich Harden(Rank 16) who's game record is 4 wins 2 losses, against the Yankee's Phil Hughes(Rank 20) with a 4-4 record. A better form pitcher can make all the difference no matter where the game is played.

Sportingbet.com.au have odds on that the Yankees will win by 1 run, which is only a hit difference, which is strange to see when they've valued the underdog at $2.78. I think the Yankees are constantly under-valued because of the franchise's popularity worldwide, not because the actual skill of the team. Yes they should win this game, but at $2.78 the Athletics are great value.

Lastly this game is one of the odd games that are played at mid-day rather than in the evening, teams dont usually play at this time, which may not mean all that much but in my opinion should definitely shorten the margins of the two teams.

Rough choice but great value.
This one will come down to who the better morning persons are.

Thursday best bet: Oakland Athletics                 




Another game I dont mind the look of is in the Europa League. The BSC Young Boys have been one of Switzerland's best football teams for years and they face Braga(portugese). Young boys are @2.15 for the win. Have a look. Starts 1.30am WST

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