A good result last weekend with seven correct predictions resulting in a £5 profit for the week and taking total profits to £33. The only slight disappointment was not predicting the spate of draws in the Premier League with all four games on Sunday ending in stalemate.
This week the predictions include the AFC and NFC Championship games which will identify the Superbowl participants, the last round of Heineken Cup games where a number of pools have already been decided, Barclays Premier League football and the third ODI cricket match between England and Australia.
My NFL predictions are for the Packers to defeat the Bears in Chicago and win the NFC Championship and for the Steelers to defeat the Jets in Pittsburgh for the AFC Championship.
In the Heineken Cup this year has again shown the benefit of home advantage and as such two of my three predictions are following that rule. I am therefore predicting Saracens to triumph over Clermont Auvergne, thereby denying the French team a best runner-up slot and for Ospreys to defeat Toulon who have already won the group and will probably not send out their A team. Northampton have also won their group and to ensure a home draw for the quarter finals I'm predicting that they will defeat Castres who cannot progress any further in this season's competition.
The Barclays Premier League continues this weekend and is still close at the top though it is probably a bit fanciful for Spurs to think they are in contention for top spot this season which I think will be fought out between the two Manchester sides as well as Arsenal. It is also tight at the bottom with West Ham still propping up the league but close enough to the clubs above them to be able to fashion an escape by May. I thought Liverpool would get their first win for Kenny Dalglish last week but that didn't happen so I'm chasing that result again when Liverpool visit Wolves. Arsenal should cruise to a comfortable win over Wigan at the Emirates and my other predictions are for draws at Everton who host West Ham and at Aston Villa who cannot play as badly against Manchester City as they did a few weeks ago and should be able to hold the Eastlands club.
Finally, England have started poorly in their ODI series against Australia but with the casualty list that is building up for the hosts I'm predicting England to gain their first win of the series in Sydney on Sunday.
In summary the predictions are as follows:
NFL
Packers to win the NFC Championship at 8/15
Steelers to win the AFC Championship at 8/15
Heineken Cup Rugby
Saracens to beat Clermont Auvergne at 1/2
Ospreys to defeat Toulon at 1/2
Northampton to win in Castres at 11/17
Barclays Premier League Football
Liverpool to win at Wolves at 25/19
Arsenal to defeat Wigan at 2/9
Everton to draw with West Ham at 10/3
Aston Villa to draw with Manchester City at 12/5
ODI Cricket
England to beat Australia in third match of series at 19/17
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