A small profit of £1 last week due to the draws I predicted in the Premier League, which was a common feature of the league last week! This resulted in overall losses on the blog reducing to £8.50.
Like last week there is a mixture of sports from around the world and a total of 12 predictions. I'll start with cricket where I'm going for the new world number one team to complete a series whitewash against India.
The friendly rugby matches in advance of the world cup continue this weekend and my forecasts are for Wales to beat Argentina at the Millennium stadium, France to triumph against Ireland and Scotland to beat the Italians.
Cycling's last grand tour of the year the Vuelta a Espana kicks off today with the team trial and I'm going for the soon to be defunct team of HTC-Highroad led my Cavendish to win this stage. Novak Djokovic has been this year's leading tennis player if not across all sports having lost only once and I'm predicting this run to continue in Cincinnati.
In the Engage Superleague as they play-offs draw ever closer it looks like being a successful weekend for the away teams and as such I'm forecasting Warrington to win at the Catalans and Hull FC to triumph at the Crusaders.
The final set of predictions are in the Premier League where after many draws last weekend I see the same being true again this weekend as I predict Arsenal and Liverpool to end in stalemate at the Emirates, last weekend's two big winners Bolton and Manchester City to draw in the North West and Manchester United to be held by Tottenham in the latter team's first league game of the season. Where I differ is in my forecast of Stoke to win at Norwich as the team from the Potteries have been quietly building a team that should be challenging for Europe again this season.
There may not be a blog for the next couple of weeks due to weddings and some holiday but watch this space anyway!
In summary this week's predictions are:
Test Cricket
England to beat India at the Oval at 15/8
Rugby Union
Wales to defeat Argentina at 2/7
France to win in Ireland at 5/3
Scotland to beat Italy at 1/3
Tour of Spain Stage 1
HTC Highroad to win team time trial at 5/4
Cincinnati Tennis
Djokovic to win tournament at 13/20
Engage Superleague
Warrington to win at the Catalans at 2/5
Hull FC to beat the Crusaders at 2/7
Barclays Premier League Football
Arsenal to draw with Liverpool at 9/4
Stoke to win at Norwich at 19/10
Bolton to draw with Manchester City at 13/5
Manchester United to draw with Tottenham at 3/1
Saturday, 20 August 2011
Saturday, 13 August 2011
Football's Back
As England's cricket team look to confirm themselves as the Number One team in Tests the domestic football season starts in earnest again today as the Premier League kicks off. To me it almost feels that the season starts to early, lets not forget they have been playing in Scotland and European matches for a month or more now!
What of course this does do is provide plenty of options for me when it comes to making predictions so won't complain at that. There were no predictions last week but from the previous week I had a 60% success rate leading to a profit of £1 for the week and taking losses down to £9.50. This week with so much sport on around the world I will be making 12 predictions.
My first prediction this week is for the cricket where I expect the England bowlers to wrap up a win by the close of play today and become the World Number 1.
The final Golf major of the year will complete in Atlanta tomorrow and is highly likely to produce another first time major winner. To win the USPGA Championship I'm predicting Aussie Adam Scott to continue hs form from last week and England's Lee Westwood to finish in the Top 3.
The final Tennis major of the year will start in New York in a couple of weeks but in the meantime the best male players have been in Montreal with only one of them looking to have retained their form from the early part of the season - Novak Djokovic who I'm predicting to win the Rogers Cup.
In less than a month the Rugby World Cup will kick-off in New Zealand and today sees more warm-up games for the Northern Hemisphere sides and I'm predicting England to beat Wales in Cardiff and France to defeat Ireland.
The other form of Rugby (League) has continued through the summer and today's Superleague prediction is for Bradford to beat Hull KR.
In Brno in the Czech Republic the Moto GP season continues and whilst it would be great to see a competitive Ducati bike and Valentino with a chance of challenging for a win, realistically this isn't going to happen so I'm predicting his former team-mate Lorenzo to win and Dani Pedrosa to make the podium.
Finally, on to the football and the Premier League kick-off this weekend. Over the course of the season I can't see past Manchester United retaining their title but the race for Champions League places should be fascinating. For this week though I'm predicting draws between Liverpool & Sunderland and Fulham & Aston Villa as well as a win for Manchester United at West Brom.
In summary the predictions are:
Test Cricket
England to defeat India in Edgbaston Test at 1/20
USPGA Golf
Scott to win at 9/1
Westwood to make Top 3 at 5/2
Montreal Master's Tennis
Djokovic to win at 2/5
Rugby Union Internationals
England to defeat Wales at 4/7
France to beat Ireland at 2/9
Engage Superleague
Bradford to defeat Hull KR at 5/8
Moto GP in Brno
Lorenzo to win at 3/1
Pedrosa to podium at 1/5
Premier League Football
Liverpool to draw with Sunderland at 10/3
Fulham to draw with Aston Villa at 5/2
Manchester United to win at West Brom at 4/7
What of course this does do is provide plenty of options for me when it comes to making predictions so won't complain at that. There were no predictions last week but from the previous week I had a 60% success rate leading to a profit of £1 for the week and taking losses down to £9.50. This week with so much sport on around the world I will be making 12 predictions.
My first prediction this week is for the cricket where I expect the England bowlers to wrap up a win by the close of play today and become the World Number 1.
The final Golf major of the year will complete in Atlanta tomorrow and is highly likely to produce another first time major winner. To win the USPGA Championship I'm predicting Aussie Adam Scott to continue hs form from last week and England's Lee Westwood to finish in the Top 3.
The final Tennis major of the year will start in New York in a couple of weeks but in the meantime the best male players have been in Montreal with only one of them looking to have retained their form from the early part of the season - Novak Djokovic who I'm predicting to win the Rogers Cup.
In less than a month the Rugby World Cup will kick-off in New Zealand and today sees more warm-up games for the Northern Hemisphere sides and I'm predicting England to beat Wales in Cardiff and France to defeat Ireland.
The other form of Rugby (League) has continued through the summer and today's Superleague prediction is for Bradford to beat Hull KR.
In Brno in the Czech Republic the Moto GP season continues and whilst it would be great to see a competitive Ducati bike and Valentino with a chance of challenging for a win, realistically this isn't going to happen so I'm predicting his former team-mate Lorenzo to win and Dani Pedrosa to make the podium.
Finally, on to the football and the Premier League kick-off this weekend. Over the course of the season I can't see past Manchester United retaining their title but the race for Champions League places should be fascinating. For this week though I'm predicting draws between Liverpool & Sunderland and Fulham & Aston Villa as well as a win for Manchester United at West Brom.
In summary the predictions are:
Test Cricket
England to defeat India in Edgbaston Test at 1/20
USPGA Golf
Scott to win at 9/1
Westwood to make Top 3 at 5/2
Montreal Master's Tennis
Djokovic to win at 2/5
Rugby Union Internationals
England to defeat Wales at 4/7
France to beat Ireland at 2/9
Engage Superleague
Bradford to defeat Hull KR at 5/8
Moto GP in Brno
Lorenzo to win at 3/1
Pedrosa to podium at 1/5
Premier League Football
Liverpool to draw with Sunderland at 10/3
Fulham to draw with Aston Villa at 5/2
Manchester United to win at West Brom at 4/7
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