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THE MISSILE MAGNUSSEN THE MAN WITH AUSSIE PUNTERS

Aussie punters are once again backing James Magnussen to take gold in the men’s 100m freestyle at the London Olympics, with the Missile firming from $1.62 into $1.50 with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au.

Frenchmen Yannick Agnel quickly became the punters pick after the men’s 100m freestyle relay, but after clocking the fastest semi-final time, Magnussen has now attracted 62 percent of all bets wagered on the market.

Agnel is on the second line of betting, firming from $5.50 into $3.50, with American Nathan Adrian next at $8.00.

“Magnussen was opened at $1.33 to win the event, and got out to as much as $2.00 after the relay, but after qualifying fastest for the 100m final, punters have renewed faith in the Missile,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

Market courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
Men’s 100m Freestyle
(prices in brackets from 30 July)

$1.50 James Magnussen (in from $1.62)

$3.50 Yannick Agnel (in from $5.00)

$8.00 Nathan Adrian (in from $17)

$21 Cesar Cielo (out from $8.00)

$26 Sebastiaan Verschuren (in from $51)

$34 Brent Hayden (out from $17)
$67 Hanser Garcia (in from $101)
$101 Nikita Lobinstev (out from $51)

MORE WINS ON THE WAY FOR THE EELS SAY PUNTERS

After registering an emphatic win in his first game as coach of the Parramatta Eels, punters with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au are tipping more of the same for Brad Arthur.

Winning two of the six games he’ll coach prior to Ricky Stuart’s arrival has firmed from $2.40 into the $2.00 favourite, while three wins has been the big mover in betting, shortening from $6.50 into $3.00.

“He’s had the perfect start and punters don’t think it will be a one off, with Arthur winning just one of the six games he will be in charge of drifting from $2.10 to $4.50,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

The Eels have been opened as the $2.35 outsider for their round 22 clash with the Wests Tigers ($1.60).

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How many wins will interim Eels coach Brad Arthur tally for the rest of the year?
(prices in brackets from 26 July)
$2.00 2 wins (in from $2.40)
$3.00 3 wins (in from $6.50)
$4.50 1 win (out from $2.10)
$15 4 wins (in from $26)
$51 5 wins (in from $101)
$101 6 wins (in from $251)

Parramatta Eels v Wests Tigers
$1.60 Wests Tigers
$2.35 Parramatta Eels

Margin
$3.00 Wests Tigers 1-12
$3.20 Wests Tigers 13+
$3.75 Parramatta Eels 1-12
$5.75 Parramatta Eels 13+

Ten Gold Medals Best Aussie Can Hope For

Any hope Australia had of eclipsing the 14 gold medals it won at the Beijing Olympic Games looks over after a sluggish start in London, and now punters with online bookmaker Sportsbet are tipping that we may struggle to even win ten.

A haul of 10 or 11 gold medals heads the market at $3.25, however, Australia finishing with either 8 or 9 gold medals has firmed from $6.50 into $3.50, with 6 or 7 gold medals tightening from $11 into $5.00.

“In the last 24 hours, punters have really started backing Australia to come home with less than ten gold medals. So much so, that Australia finishing with five or less gold medals has firmed from $26 into $14,” Sportsbet’s Ben Hawes said.

In the overall medals tally, Australia claiming between 31 and 40 medals heads the betting at $2.50, with between 41 and 50 medals next at $2.75.

Markets courtesy of Sportsbet
(prices in brackets from 16 July)

How many gold medals will Australia win at the London Olympics?
$3.25 10 or 11 (in from $3.50)

$3.50 12 or 13 (out from $3.25)
$3.50 8 or 9 (in from $6.50)

$5.00 6 or 7 (in from $11)

$7.00 14 or 15 (out from $4.00)
$14 5 or less (in from $26)
$14 16 or 17 (out from $9.00)
$26 18 or 19 (out from $17)
$81 20 or more (out from $26)

How many overall medals will Australia win at the London Olympics?
$2.50 31-40 (out from $2.00)
$2.75 41-50 (in from $3.75)
$4.00 21-30 (out from $3.50)
$4.50 51-60 (in from $13)
$10 11-20 (in from $13)
$31 61 or more (in from $51)
$51 10 or less (steady)

RACE FOR THE EIGHT TIGHTENS, BUNNIES INTO $4.50, EELS EASE FOR SPOON

The Newcastle Knights have been the big movers in betting to make the NRL top eight, firming from $5.00 into $2.75 with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au.

The Knights opened the season at $1.45 to make finals, and had ballooned out to $17 by the end of June, but five wins from their last six games sees them join the Wests Tigers and New Zealand Warriors at $2.75.

The Gold Coast Titans, who remain the best backed side to make the eight, firmed from $3.50 into $2.10 after beating the Roosters, while the Raiders have drifted from $4.00 out to $17, and the Sharks from $1.33 out to $2.10.

“One punter placed $10,000 on the Knights at $1.45 to make the finals the minute we opened the market, and after seeing them priced at $13 only a fortnight ago, will be buoyed by their hot run of form,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

In premiership betting, the Bulldogs are now into $4.00, while the Rabbitohs have moved onto the second line betting for the first time this season, firming from $6.00 into $4.50, with the Storm next at $5.50.

After their emphatic win last night, the Eels have eased from $1.30 out to $1.67 to collect the wooden spoon, while the Roosters have firmed sharply, into $5.50 from $21.

Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au

To finish in NRL top 8
$1.03 North Queensland Cowboys (steady)

$1.04 Manly Sea Eagles (in from $1.07)
$1.08 Brisbane Broncos (out from $1.03)

$2.10 Cronulla Sharks (out from $1.33)
$2.30 Gold Coast Titans (in from $3.50)

$2.75 Newcastle Knights (in from $5.00)

$2.75 Wests Tigers (out from $2.10)
$2.75 New Zealand Warriors (out from $2.50)
$5.50 St. George Illawarra Dragons (in from $13)
$17 Canberra Raiders (out from $4.00)
$51 Sydney Roosters (steady)
$67 Penrith Panthers (in from $101)

2012 NRL Grand Final winner
$4.00 Canterbury Bulldogs (in from $4.25)

$4.50 South Sydney Rabbitohs (in from $6.00)

$5.50 Melbourne Storm (out from $4.50)
$7.50 Manly Sea Eagles (steady)

$9.00 North Queensland Cowboys (in from $10)

$9.00 Brisbane Broncos (out from $8.00)
$23 Cronulla Sharks (out from $21)

$26 Gold Coast Titans (in from $61)

$34 New Zealand Warriors (out from $23)
$34 Wests Tigers (out from $21)
$41 St. George Illawarra Dragons (in from $101)
$41 Newcastle Knights (in from $67)
$151 Canberra Raiders (in from $81)
$1001 Sydney Roosters (out from $501)

2012 NRL wooden spoon
$1.67 Parramatta Eels (out from $1.30)
$3.05 Penrith Panthers (in from $3.15)
$5.50 Sydney Roosters (in from $21)

Has Black Caviar Run Her Last Race?

On the back of reports that Black Caviar will miss the Spring Carnival, the champion mare has firmed from $3.00 into $1.80 with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au to have run her last race.

“Hopefully we haven’t seen the last of the great mare, but reports that she’ll miss the spring doesn’t bode well for those hoping to see her go around again,” sportsbet.com.au’s Haydn Lane said.

Market courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
Will Black Caviar race again?

$1.80 No (in from $3.00)

$1.95 Yes (out from $1.35)

Aussie Boxer Damien Hooper Well Backed For Olympic Gold

He may have caused a stir overnight, but punters with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au like the look of Aussie boxer Damien Hooper, backing him to bring home gold.

On the third line of betting in the men’s 81kg division at $9.00, Hooper has attracted 87 percent of bets so far wagered on the market.

Hooper was priced at $11 before his opening bout victory.

“He’s attracting just as much attention for his exploits outside the ring as he is for his fighting, but one thing is for certain, he’s got the support of Aussie punters,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

Hooper next faces Russian Egor Mekhontsev, a $4.33 chance to take out the gold medal.

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Men’s 81kg winner
$2.20 JC la Cruz Peraza
$4.33 Egor Mekhontsev
$9.00 Damien Hooper
$9.00 Adilbek Niyazymbetov
$9.00 Oleksandr Gvozdyk
$13 Elshod Rasulov
$13 Fanlong Meng
$15 Abdelhafid Benchabla
$26 Ehsan Rouzbahani
$41 Yamaguchi Falcao
$67 Bahram Muzaffer
$67 Yahia El Mekachari
$67 Carlos Gongora
$67 Enrico Kolling
$151 Ihab Al Matbouli
$201 Osmar Bravo

Poms Destined To Blouse Aussie Medal Tally

POMS WIN OLYMPIC ASHES TOO

We’ve lost the Ashes to England and now it looks like the mother country will get another one over us, after Great Britain firmed from $1.14 into $1.10 with online bookmaker Sportsbet to win more gold medals at the London Olympics than Australia.

Australia have eased from $5.25 to $6.25.

“Both countries have had a rather shaky start, missing gold medals they expected to win, but the betting suggests that Great Britain will have our measure and claim the Olympic version of the Ashes,” Sportsbet’s Ben Hawes said.

“Although, the Aussies won’t blame anyone else for their failures, unlike Mark Cavendish!”

Market courtesy of Sportsbet

Most Gold Medals – Australia v Great Britain

$1.10 Great Britain (in from $1.14)

$6.25 Australia (out from $5.25)

Magnussen Drifts As Yannick Agnel Frims

James Magnussen has drifted from $1.33 out to $1.62 with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au for the men’s 100m freestyle at the London Olympics, as punters jump on Frenchman Yannick Agnel.

Agnel was opened as a $15 chance before the games commenced, but following France’s win in the men’s 100m freestyle relay, has firmed sharply, now into $5.00.

“We had only seen a handful of bets on Agnel to win the men’s 100m freestyle prior to the relay, but since then he has firmed from $15 into $5.00 and has now attracted 20 percent of bets wagered on the event,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

“The Missile does remain the best backed swimmer by a fair margin, but the gap between him and Agnel is closing fast.”

Fellow Australian James Roberts has also eased in betting, drifting from $7.00 out $8.00 to win gold.

Market courtesy of sportsbet.com.au

Men’s 100m Freestyle
(prices in brackets from 10 July)

$1.62 James Magnussen (out from $1.33)

$5.00 Yannick Agnel (in from $15)

$8.00 James Roberts (out from $7.00)
$8.00 Cesar Cielo (out from $7.00)

$17 Brent Hayden (out from $15)
$17 Nathan Adrian (out from $15)
$34 Cullen Jones (steady)
Others quoted

Nick D’Arcy Well Backed For 200m Butterly Gold

It seems Australia is right behind Nick D’Arcy, with the swimmer having attracted 74 percent of bets so far wagered on the men’s 200m butterfly with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au.

Despite Michael Phelps being the red-hot favourite at $1.20 for gold, only nine percent of bets have been for the American.

Japan’s Takeshi Matsuda ($5.50) follows Phelps in the betting, with D’Arcy next in the market at $15.

“Despite what has gone on in the past, one thing is certain here and that’s Nick D’Arcy having the support of Australian punters,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

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Men’s 200m Butterfly
$1.20 Michael Phelps
$5.50 Takeshi Matsuda
$15 Nick D’Arcy
$26 Wu Peng, Laszlo Cseh, Tyler Clary
$34 Chad Le Clos
$51 Kazuya Kaneda, Chen Yi
$67 Leonardo de Deus
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Others quoted

2012 London Olympics Betting Preview & Odds Markets

Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has over 330 markets open on the 2012 London Olympic Games, including a variety based on how the Australian team performs.

The line for how medals Australia will collect is set at 39.5, while in total gold medals won, twelve or more is the $1.68 favourite, with under 11 or less priced at $2.12.

Bronze has been opened as the $2.62 favourite to be the medal most won by Australia, ahead of gold and silver, both at $2.70.

James Magnussen ($1.33) in the men’s 100m freestyle, Sally Pearson ($1.53) in the women’s hurdles, Mitchell Watt ($4.00) in the men’s long jump, Anna Meares ($2.35) in the women’s sprint and the men’s hockey team ($2.30) are just a handful of Australian athletes or teams priced as gold medal favourites by sportsbet.com.au.

“The market suggests we’re in for a battle to eclipse the 14 gold medals Australia won in Beijing, but given our fighting qualities, it wouldn’t be a surprise if we did,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

In the overall medal count, the USA is the $1.57 favourite to win the most gold medals, ahead of China ($2.15) and Great Britain ($51).

Michael Phelps winning four gold medals has been priced at $2.75, ahead of him winning five golds at $3.75, while Magnussen has been priced at $2.25 to collect two gold medals.

Sportsbet.com.au also has a number of athlete specials, including Usain Bolt winning each of the men’s 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m events, which is paying $2.80.

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Australian Team Specials

Australia Total Gold Medals

$1.68 Over 11.5

$2.12 Under 11.5

Australia Total Medals

$1.88 Over 39.5

$1.88 Under 39.5

What colour medal will Australia win most of?

$2.62 Bronze

$2.70 Gold

$2.70 Silver

Australia’s best hopes

Men’s 100M Freestyle

$1.33 James Magnussen

$7.00 James Roberts, Cesar Cielo

$15 Brent Hayden, Yannick Agnel, Nathan Adrian
$34 Cullen Jones
$41 Sebastian Verschuren, Fabien Gilot, Nikita Lobintsev

Others quoted

Men’s 4 x 100M Freestyle

$1.65 Australia
$3.00 USA
$5.00 France
$15 Russia

Women’s 200m Individual Medley
$3.75 Ye Shiwen
$3.90 Stephanie Rice
$4.50 Alicia Coutts
$4.50 Ariana Kukors

Women’s 400m Individual Medley
$2.00 Elizabeth Beisel
$4.50 Stephanie Rice
$4.50 Hannah Miley
$8.00 Katinka Hosszu

Women’s 110m hurdles
$1.53 Sally Pearson
$4.00 Kellie Wells
$8.00 Dawn Harper
$11 Briitte Foster-Hylton

Men’s Long Jump
$4.00 Mitchell Watt
$6.00 Greg Rutherford
$8.00 Sebastian Bayer
$8.50 Irving Saladino

Men’s Pole Vault
$1.83 Renaud Lavillenie
$7.00 Bjorn Otto
$8.50 Malte Mohr
$12 Steve Hooker

Men’s Omnium
$2.88 Glenn O’Shea
$5.00 Ed Clancy
$6.50 Zach Bell
$7.00 Elia Viviani

Women’s Sprint
$2.25 Anna Meares
$2.88 Victoria Pendleton
$9.00 Shuang Guo
$9.00 Simona Krupeckaite

Women’s Team Sprint
$2.37 Australia

$2.88 Germany
$3.25 Great Britain
$10 China

Men’s Team Pursuit
$1.72 Great Britain
$2.00 Australia
$13 New Zealand
$23 Russia

Men’s BMX
$3.75 Marius Strombergs
$4.33 Joris Daudet
$4.50 Sam Willoughby
$6.50 Connor Fields

Men’s 10m platform
$1.33 Qui Bo
$4.80 Tom Bailey
$11.50 David Boudia
$11.25 Matthew Mitcham

Men’s Hockey
$2.30 Australia
$4.33 Germany
$6.50 Netherlands
$7.00 Great Britain

Men’s Coxless Four
$1.57 Great Britain
$3.10 Australia
$10 Greece
$13 Germany

Men’s Laser
$1.72 Tom Slingsbury
$4.33 Paul Goodison
$11 Bruno Fontes
$11 Julio Alsogaray

James Magnussen Specials

Will James Magnussen break the 100m Freestyle World Record?

$1.50 No

$2.50 Yes

How many gold medals will James Magnussen win?

$2.25 2 Gold Medals

$2.75 1 Gold Medal

$5.50 3 Gold Medals

$10 0 Gold Medals

Major events

Men’s basketball

$1.10 USA
$9.00 Spain
$26 France
$26 Russia

Men’s 100m

$1.72 Usain Bolt
$2.50 Yohan Blake
$15 Tyson Gay
$19 Justin Gatlin

Other Specials

Most Gold Medals

$1.57 USA

$2.25 China

$51 Great Britain

$67 Russia

$151 Australia, Germany

$501 Italy, France

How many gold medals will Michael Phelps win?

$2.75 4 Gold Medals

$3.75 5 Gold Medals

$4.00 3 Gold Medals

$6.00 6 Gold Medals

Usain Bolt specials
$2.25 Bolt to win both 100m and 200m
$2.80 Bolt to win 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay
$3.75 Bolt to break 200m world record
$3.75 Bolt to break 100m world record
$8.50 Bolt to break 100m and 200m world record