Avatar blew the competition away at the Golden Globes but the Hurt Locker hit back at the BAFTAs, leaving things perfectly poised going into the big one. The Betfair Contrarian explains why one of the greatest war movies ever made won’t be victorious at Sunday’s 82nd Academy Awards.
Timeform’s Billy Nash gives you three recommendations for racing in Ireland on Saturday… “It is fair to say that Muirhead hasn’t won as many races as one with his talent should have” Gowran 2:05 – Win Back – Oscar Time Oscar Time is reverting to hurdles having captured the valuable Paddy Power Chase (Handicap) at Leopardstown on his most recent outing and is likely to take plenty of beating. He ran his best race to date over hurdles when third to Chicago Grey and Smoking Aces in a 2m conditions hurdle at Thurles on his penultimate outing and has plenty of form at around this trip.
Impressed by the play of Kevin Durant, Nick Shiambouros puts together a betting plan for Oklahoma for the rest of the month “Kevin Durant worked very hard on his defensive skills during the summer and he is reaping the rewards now. The Thunder are giving up around nine points less per game than they were last year and all the credit must go to Durant. This player was born with huge amount of natural talent and now he is making the most of it.” The Oklahoma City Thunder crept in to eighth place in the Western Conference after beating the Atlanta Hawks 94-91 on Monday night.
The Gilbert Arenas scandal has rocked a side which Nick Shiambouros had high hopes for at the beginning of the season. Now they could be heading for a major slump. “Arenas’ behaviour is inexcusable but it would be a great shame if this incident ended his career.” Before the start of the season I thought the Washington Wizards had an outside chance of making the play-offs
Chicago took the Celtics to the limit in the play-offs last year but there are fears they won’t repeat in 2010 if Derrick Rose’s team-mates don’t pull their weight “The Bulls have been rebuilding for over 10 years since the break up of one of the greatest teams in NBA history led my Michael Jordan.
Sunday 20 December IRELAND’S EYE New week we will run the rule over some of the more competitive handicaps over the Christmas period on the DAQ – including the Welsh grand National and Paddy Power chase and in addition we will have a look at our trading for year 2009 on a monthly basis (this could prove revealing and embarrasing) as we are now on the eve of our services first year.
Sunday 20 December DAQMAN? THREE WINS IN A ROW: Daqman had a winning bet in three consecutive races out of the four that survived yesterday but needs the equivalent of a winning yankee today to equal his record century of 24 days. THE SEARCH FOR THE YANKEE: Follow Daqman, race by race, as he goes in search of the 11 winning bets he needs: there’s a yankee and some side bets along the way at big Betdaq value: 18.0, 15.0 and 12.0. ? 12.30 Thurles: You need an experienced horse to win this: only one winner in the event’s history has had fewer than seven races (under all rules), which applies only to Effortless, Mazara and Princess Misty.
When the Celtics visit the Bulls on Saturday, Nick Shiambouros can only see one outcome. But what is it? And where does our man see the best betting opportunities in this weekend’s NBA action?
“Denver v Phoenix is certainly one game worth staying up for. I favour Denver as they will be tough to beat [...]
