Prediction Roundup 1/11

Sale v Gloucester
Maxamatic said: Sale by 9
Guscott said: Sale by 6-9
Dom said: Sale by 7.
Result = Sale by 5
Bath v Saracens
Maxamatic said: Saracens by 2
Guscott said: Bath by 7
Dom said: Saracens by more than 10.
Result = Saracens by 1
Harlequins v London Irish
Maxamatic said: London Irish by 8
Guscott said: London Irish by 3-5
Dom said: London Irish [...]

Weekend Predictions, Challenge Guscott!

Some really hard games to call this weekend, complicated further by International call ups. How will the teams who lose their star Internationals fair? Will the other clubs benefit? I don’t have a clue. Will Dom add his predictions? Will our predictions be better than Jerry Guscott’s?

Sale v Gloucester
Gloucester look a team in bits. If [...]

Putting the Boot in

One of the most disappointing aspects of England’s defeat to Scotland was the over reliance, correction, total reliance, on kicking as a game “plan”. Although Jonny Wilkinson has been roundly criticised (and I shall return to him in a minute), the one instance that for me encapsulated England’s hapless afternoon occurred quite near the end [...]

The value bet: weekend 08/03/2008 – update

Previously, I had a quick look at the markets in search of the value bet and came to the conclusion that there was nothing compelling.
In the light of Cipriani, is it time to reevaluate the Scottish bet?