Firstly, I'd like to wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas.
Apologies for no predictions last weekend but the weather forecast suggested that not much sport was going to happen and this was borne out. The previous week resulted in a 50% success ratio and a small profit of 50p on the week and an overall profit of £17.
This week's predictions encompass Barclays Premier League football, Aviva Premiership Rugby, NFL football and of course the 4th Test of the Ashes cricket which starts on Boxing Day in Melbourne.
All the premier league matches involve at least one team from the higher echelons of the league. High-flying Bolton host West Brom and I'm predicting a home win, Manchester City who eschewed the chance to be top of the league at Christmas for 80 years on Monday travel to Newcastle where I'm forecasting a draw. Spurs in their first game since learning their last 16 opponents in the Champions League travel to Aston Villa and I'm predicting an away win and finally the big game sees Arsenal host Chelsea who have been on a poor run which I see continuing with them losing in North London.
There won't be a full fixture list in the Aviva premiership rugby but I've chosen three games that should be played. At Wembley Saracens host Wasps which should see Gavin Henson's return to rugby for almost 2 years and I'm predicting a win for the Sarries. Newcastle host rock-bottom of the table Leeds and I can't see beyond a home win nor can I at Twickenham where Harlequins host the out of form London Irish team.
The play-off spots in the NFL are starting to fill-up now and my predictions this week are for teams who could go all the way to the Superbowl as I forecast the Colts to beat the Raiders and the Packers to defeat the Giants in what should both be close matches.
The final prediction is for the 4th Ashes test. Australia suddenly have the momentum after their big win in Perth last week but I'm staying patriotic and going for an England triumph in Melbourne in a match that could see the biggest ever audience for a Test match.
In summary the predictions are as follows:
Barclays Premier League
Bolton to beat West Brom at 11/10
Newcastle to draw with Manchester City at 12/5
Spurs to win at Aston Villa at 11/8
Arsenal to defeat Chelsea at 13/8
Aviva Premiership
Saracens to beat Wasps at 3/4
Newcastle to defeat Leeds at 1/3
Harlequins to beat London Irish at 13/10
NFL Football
Colts to beat the Raiders at 13/18
Packers to beat the Giants at 4/6
4th Ashes Test
England to beat Australia and retain the Ashes at 21/10
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