Re: Bookies Predictions 2011 : Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:08 pm  

Old Feller wrote:

Saints backs? Wellens, Meli/Gardner, Shenton, Soliola, Lomax/Foster, Pryce & Eastmond looks pretty strong to me.
I think Wigan's pack looks strong as is Warrington's.
Bookies aren't in the business of getting it too wrong.

Is that why they had England as odds on today for the 2018 World Cup?

Re: Bookies Predictions 2011 : Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:46 pm  

Leeds were big favs for everything last year....so can I assume they got it wrong?

Re: Bookies Predictions 2011 : Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:03 pm  

BillyRhino wrote:

http://sports.williamhill.com/bet/en-gb/betting/g/16236/Regular-Season-Winner.html

Looks like a bit of a gap developing between the rest of SL and the top 4....with us pretty much outsiders at 6/1.

I think the bookies have it pretty spot on. Wigan are the team to beat and saints and wolves look most likely the two main threats with leeds and hudds the outsiders.

Leeds IMO won't make the grand final but it wouldn't be a huge shock if leeds went onto win it.

I think hudds will make a huge push for grand final this year.

Re: Bookies Predictions 2011 : Fri Dec 03, 2010 5:32 pm  

batleyrhino wrote:

Is that why they had England as odds on today for the 2018 World Cup?

When all anyone wanted to back was England, why would you offer bigger odds than necessary?

Re: Bookies Predictions 2011 : Fri Dec 03, 2010 10:01 pm  

nantwichexile wrote:

Such optimism.

Only the most blinkered would state we have the best backs...without McGuire ( who might yet suffer losing the edge to his pace ) we have an offensive liability centre playing alongside a defensive liability counterpart, a stand-in-stand-off, a gutsy but questionable scrum half and two wing-it-wingers with retarded speed.

Such optimism!!! I feel this is a tad harsh. I believe our retarded speed winger you refer to in smith will be a completely different player

Re: Bookies Predictions 2011 : Fri Dec 03, 2010 10:09 pm  

St pete wrote:

I think the bookies have it pretty spot on. Wigan are the team to beat and saints and wolves look most likely the two main threats with leeds and hudds the outsiders.

Leeds IMO won't make the grand final but it wouldn't be a huge shock if leeds went onto win it.

I think hudds will make a huge push for grand final this year.

Why is there this huge optimism for hudds to do well? If I am honest I haven't paid any attention to there recruitment, but if they haven't recruited much I think people are over egging them. I am personally happy people think we are in declne and not fav to win, think injuries pending we will go well. I would have been tempted to put a quid on bulls with them
odds but they don't have any decent half backs at the moment which puts me off them.

Re: Bookies Predictions 2011 : Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:44 pm  

Hudds have been predicted to do well for 2years now...