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Champions League - 2017/18

fletch82

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Not really. The general betting public is honestly pretty shit whatever market you're talking about. You're much better off going for something you know about, which is less popular and therefore the bookies offer better odds on to try and entice people in.

You can look at it mathematically. Take Chelsea vs Roma tonight - Paddy Power have 8/15 Chelsea, 10/3 Roma, and 9/2 for the draw. That equates to probabilities of 65.2%, 18.2% and 23.1% respectively. That adds up to an implied 106.5% chance of there being a result, when obviously the real chance is 100%. That means in the long run you have to do far better than the bookmakers just to make your money back, let alone turn a profit. As has been mentioned above, the "To Progress" market looks very silly. But Sky Bet give Madrid a 100% chance, and then Tottenham 1/100 (99%), Dortmund 13/2 (13.3%), and APOEL 150/1 (0.7%) - a total of 213% when the real chances are 200% and therefore a profit margin of 6.5%, exactly the same as the Chelsea match. We can all see that they're taking the piss there by saying two teams are almost guaranteed but a third still has a decent chance, but they're actually taking the piss just as much with Chelsea vs Roma, it's just that it's nowhere near as obvious as the numbers aren't intuitive.

(Apologies for the statistics nerd rant!)

Eric Bristow should have read this :p
 

aliyid

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No such thing as a nailed on bet. Just ask Eric Bristow :LOL:

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coys200

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May 22, 2017
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What a shit bet that was haha.Was always every chance with iur defence we could get a result ,what a mug.
 

coys200

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May 22, 2017
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Jose trying to convince everyone Benfica are best team in group when they lost 5-1 to Basel lol.
 

Pellshek

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Was just thinking, a 2-leg knockout format actually really suits our team and its mentality. We make the occasional screw-up, but over 2 legs, with fine away form and home form stabilising, and the hungry attitude of our players, it seems a 2-game aggregate situation plays to our strengths whatever way the draw lays it out.
 

guy

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May 31, 2007
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Who do we want in the next round? Porto or Basel look the best draws at this stage.

As long as we avoid Bayern we can progress
 

LexingtonSpurs

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Aug 27, 2013
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Bayern is almost certainly a given.

Juve would be the other team that would be a bad match-up, but a great draw from an excitement standpoint.
 

@Bobby__Lucky

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I'm confident whoever we play now. We did the champs over two legs in the group, and I don't care what anyone says about it was just the group. I think our boys are more confident in this competition than the league. I think they beleive they can win this.
 
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Bayern is almost certainly a given.

Juve would be the other team that would be a bad match-up, but a great draw from an excitement standpoint.
Assuming the draws are rigged (of course they are) there is no way we’re drawing Bayern. We could easily beat them and UEFA don’t want risk losing the entire German TV market in the round of 16. Juve and their massive fan base much the same. Expect us to draw the toughest opponent that’s not a “big club.” I’d bet on Roma or Napoli.
 
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