: Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:00 pm  

25 1/2 hrs to go...... cant wait!!!!! COME ON FAX...... Lets put a marker down for the rest of the season. I like what Dwayne Barker had to say about this in today's courier. The players are up for this, lets make sure we all are!! For Widnes, Cullen has named a squad of 19 for the game. Fletcher is back but sadly for us TKL will be missing http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/view_news.php?ID=470

25 1/2 hrs to go...... cant wait!!!!! COME ON FAX...... Lets put a marker down for the rest of the season. I like what Dwayne Barker had to say about this in today's courier. The players are up for this, lets make sure we all are!! For Widnes, Cullen has named a squad of 19 for the game. Fletcher is back but sadly for us TKL will be missing http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/view_news.php?ID=470

Friday : Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:55 pm  

It's the challenge cup, neither side are likely to progress much further after this round anyway. I hope we win but it wont be the end of the world if we lose.)

it will be a close game but i think fax have a better pack.

Fax by 6

: Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:06 am  

Fax 28-18 Widnes

Watched the live game on sky a few weeks ago and Fax looked pretty awesome. Beswick must be the buy of the league for you guys.

: Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:32 am  

Skybet have given Widnes an 8pt Start on the Handicap betting.

: Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:01 am  

Brew wrote:

Skybet have given Widnes an 8pt Start on the Handicap betting.

I am not a betting man, don't understand it at all.

Does this mean that the bookies think that they will beat us by 8 points?

: Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:14 am  

spanishbob wrote:

I am not a betting man, don't understand it at all.

Does this mean that the bookies think that they will beat us by 8 points?

I'm not a bettin man either...but think it's the other way round,we'll beat them by 8!! Please correct me if i'm wrong!!

: Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:20 am  

Mr Pippin wrote:

I'm not a bettin man either...but think it's the other way round,we'll beat them by 8!! Please correct me if i'm wrong!!

Correct, Skybet think we will beat them by 8 points, so if you place a handicap bet on Widnes to win, and they lose by 7 points you still win the bet, basically add 8 to Widnes score.
Always remember to take the option of the draw, they happen a lot because they think we will win by 8, if we do then the game is a draw on the handicap. Thats how the bookies make their money, people forget to take the draw so nobody wins (except the bookies)

: Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:37 am  

Standidge wrote:

Correct, Skybet think we will beat them by 8 points, so if you place a handicap bet on Widnes to win, and they lose by 7 points you still win the bet, basically add 8 to Widnes score.
Always remember to take the option of the draw, they happen a lot because they think we will win by 8, if we do then the game is a draw on the handicap. Thats how the bookies make their money, people forget to take the draw so nobody wins (except the bookies)

Does that mean:

20 - 20 is not a draw in their eyes
28 - 20 is a draw

: Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:40 am  

spanishbob wrote:

Does that mean:

20 - 20 is not a draw in their eyes
28 - 20 is a draw

That is correct, but only if you take the handicap bet, which gives better odds so better pay out.
You can still take a straight win/lose bet with no handicap so the final result is exactly what is on the scoreboard but the odds are pretty poor so won't win much money.

: Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:56 am  

I think Widnes will win tonight, as they have the added advantage of Toa Kohe-Love not playing.