I have been looking at the odds with various bookies for our game this weekend and have been flabbergasted by some of the prices. The bookies are absolutely sure we are picking up nothing this weekend. Most bookies have us at 4/1 to win at Bournemouth, BET365 have us at 9/2! Bournemouth though! A newly promoted team who have been beaten off Villa and Norwich so far this season. We are playing better every week and I see no reason why we shouldn't fancy our chances down there, to me, it's downright disrespectful by the bookies. I have took them on and placed a £40 bet with BET365 for us to win, which will return £220. Is it just me that can't understand this price for us?
4/1 is about going rate for an away side in a tight game, but I agree and I am also all over it. I fancy us.
4/1 is not the going rate at all for an away game that is tight. 4/1 is closer to a bottom v top game..
I agree, I would expect 9/2 if we were at Liverpool or Tottenham. This weekends odds. West Brom to win at Villa 11/5 Watford to win at Newcastle 19/10 Leicester to win at Stoke 2/1 Everton to win at Swansea 11/5 We should be about 2/1 or 9/4 for this game...
Yeah I'm on it as well mate. Can see us winning down there as no doubt they will come at us and with the pace we now have up front I can see us exploiting them beautifully.
Watford are less than 2/1 to win at your place. If that doesn't put it into perspective, I don't know what does.
I think it's got more to do with Bournemouth being overrated. Not a great side and will go down IMO so though I don't rate Sunderland I agree that's great value.
The bookies will account for the fact you haven't won a game yet. We're 6/4 to win AT HOME to a newly promoted team on the same basis. In your OP you list Bournemouth's worst results, so by the same token you should consider yours aswell?
I consider the last game to be the most relevant and Sunderland should really have got something against Spurs while, with respect, you looked utter ****e against West Ham.
As things stand, you're 2nd bottom (goal difference) away from home (miles away) and for the most part (Spurs match aside), not been playing that well. As a result, I suspect a lot of "betting people" have put money on a Bournemouth win and that has also lengthened your odds to try and make you seem a more attractive bet. Betting companies are more influenced by betting patterns as opposed to form. The rest of us, go off form. As for us, well 2/1 is probably a bit long too for Watford. I'd have placed them at 3/2 but again, that isn't really an attractive bet. 2/1 might get people thinking.
The one where you narrowly lost to Spurs? I was referring to NUFC's recent defeat at West Ham, assuming 'John Cardew' is a NUFC fan.
If you think the bookies put massive weight behind one game then you're crazy. We are long odds because you have looked solid all season whilst we have looked like we can't create chances, never mind goals.
