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Martin King's Sports Betting: Baggies to go straight back down?



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Published Date: 09 May 2008
Newly-promoted West Bromwich Albion are rated as 4/6 shots by bet365 to avoid an instant return to the Championship next season.
The Baggies finished the season as champions after a 2-0 win at QPR on Sunday.

Stoke clinched the second automatic promotion spot but bet365 go 2/5 that they'll fail to survive (7/4 to stay up).

Title chasers will both win
FOOTBALL: The top prices about Manchester United and Chelsea in the Premier League title race were both attacked by punters this week.

Chelsea ensured the race would go right to the wire on Monday when they won 2-0 at Newcastle to join United on 84 points.

The Blues now head into Sunday's final game, at home to Bolton, knowing they must better United's result at Wigan to regain the title.

Should both sides win, United will take the glory due to their superior goal difference.

I'm expecting both sides to notch comfortable victories when it matters, which would of course hand 1/5 shots United the title.

William Hill also clearly expect both sides to win as their 'how will the title be won?' market is headed up by the goal difference option at 4/11.

Once the destination of the Premier League title is settled, the clubs turn their attentions to the Champions League final.

United are 11/10 with some firms to win both the league and Champions League, while the Blues are as big as 8/1 for a dream double.

Gloucester favourites
RUGBY UNION: Gloucester ended Wasps' eight-match unbeaten run on Sunday and with just one round of matches to go, they're now 4/9 with Sky Bet to finish top of the Guinness Premiership regular season standings.

Looking ahead to the Premiership grand final betting and Sky Bet make Gloucester narrow 2/1 favourites ahead of Wasps and Bath at 9/4.

Sale are favourites to occupy the other semi-final slot and are 8/1 with most firms.

Pompey are massive price
FOOTBALL: Fulham might be fighting for their Premier League lives, but Portsmouth still look cracking value at 23/10 (bet365) to beat them at home on Sunday.

It's a must-win game for Fulham and they've been priced up at 11/10 favourites for the game, but I can see Roy Hodgson's side running out of steam at the final hurdle.

Despite their recent stutterings, Pompey have enjoyed a good season and there's no reason at all why they can't dispose of Fulham at home.

They might have one eye on next weekend's FA Cup final against Cardiff, but Harry Redknapp will want to go into the big one on a high and I think you'd be mad to ignore any price in the region of 2/1 for a Pompey win.

Honda on a roll
FORMULA ONE: Jenson Button can continue Honda's recent revival by netting a points finish in this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix.

The luckless Englishman looks way overpriced on current form at 5/2 to repeat his Spanish Grand Prix effort and collect some more points.

Honda's poor form looks to be a thing of the past, with Button driving well in Barcelona, fully deserving his sixth-place finish for the Brackley team.

Bet of the week£10 treble on Manchester United, Chelsea and Portsmouth returns just short of £50 with bet365

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  • Last Updated: 09 May 2008 10:08 AM
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  • Location: Northampton
 
 

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