November 26th – Omega World Cup
This weekend sees some of the best players in the world represent their country in the Omega World Cup held in China this year.
Defending champions SWEDEN – $9.60 (Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stensen) return and will be competitive although not in great form this season and i think a great LAY bet. I expect the asian nations to feature strongly playing in China and expect big things from THAILAND – $42 (Prayad Markseang and Thongchai Jaidee), KOREA -$29 (Charlie Wi and Yong-eun Yang) and host nation CHINA – $60 (Zhang Lian-wei and Liang Wen-chong). Of the other teams i think AUSTRALIA – $16.50 (Robert Allenby and Stuart Appleby) should be very competitive with both players in good form in the past couple of weeks. I am a little put off by the short price though and may look to back them later in the tournament if in contention. IRELAND – $6.40 (Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell) are 2nd favourites for the title most likely on the back of McIlroy’s recent form. However, if anyone has watched McIlroy play he can be very erratic and only saves himself (Similar to the way Tiger plays) through sheer brilliance. This format often doesn’t suit that type of play as one of the round will require the players to take alternate shots and i don’t think McDowell is capable of riding McIlroy’s head games. Another solid LAY Bet. ENGLAND – $6.40 (Ian Poulter and Ross Fisher) are the favourites for the week and its easy to see why. Poulter returned to form last weekend while Fisher has had the best season of his career. Again the price is a little skinny for me in this format but they should be very strong. I of course like INDIA - $36 (Jeev Milkha Singh and Jyoti Randhawa) with 2 of my favourite players invloved but there price is not anything that i would be attacking with any confidence. SPAIN - $11 (Sergio Garcia and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano) is an interesting prospect with both players very capable on their day. Gonzalo has had a solid year without fantastic results while Garcia can produce anything on the day. My last great LAY bet is ITALY – $18.50 (Francesco Molinari and Edoardo Molinari) who are2 very inconsistant players and a ridiculously short price. On their day both golfers can compete with the finest in Europe but to get 4 days of solid golf from both of them would be a miracle to say the least.
Our Bets are:
I’m not going to touch the winner market yet as i’d like to watch the first couple of rounds before commiting my money. Instead I’m looking at some of the Head to Head’s offered by SportsBet and Betfair.
$100 on CHINA to beat Japan at $2.30 on Betfair (Sports Managed Fund 5% Bet)
$100 on ENGLAND to beat Ireland at $1.90 on Betfair (Sports Managed Fund 5% Bet)
$100 on SPAIN to beat Sweden at $2.05 on SportsBet (Sports Managed Fund 5% Bet)
$100 on AUSTRALIA to beat Italy at $1.85 on SportsBet (Sports Managed Fund 5% Bet)
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