We’re not super-keen on Champions League betting any more because it’s too unpredictable.
Teams that don’t have to win don’t try and teams that absolutely must win can sometimes out-perform, making a mockery of the odds.
But one that we reckon is a banker is Chelsea to beat Cluj in their final group game.
The Blues have to [...]

OK, we’ve gone back over our Football Betting Guidelines and have made this evening’s selections.
We’ve plumped for Villareal away and Real Madrid at home, both on the basis that they’re strong favourites (as usual).
Unlike Barcelona, we reckon Villareal will be trying to win so that they’ll have qualified and can cruise through their last couple [...]

On a night when Basle made Barcelona look like flowery twats, our £5.00 disappeared quicker than Andrew Sachs and his Satanic Slut. Barcelona were 1/10, after thrashing Basle away last month but that was a Barcelona with Messi in the team. Messi was on the bench last night but promptly scored within 2 minutes of [...]

LOLOLOLOLOL at the bookings… “Ay Paella! Il no penalty senor!”
Liverpool 1-1 (HT 0-1) Atletico Madrid
Gerrard (pen) 90+5 Maxi 37
Bookings:
Maniche 67
Pernia 90+4
Perea 90+5
Heitinga 90+6
Aguero 90+6

Woe is me! We had Liverpool to bank a win this evening against their lowly Spanish opponents.
Atletico are the second-best team in Madrid. And on this score Liverpool aren’t even the second-best team in Liverpool.
I don’t care that Gerrard conjurneered a penalty out of some super-lame-o body charge in the ninety-umpteenth minute. Liverpoolshite never looked [...]

After our utterly misplaced faith in Birmingam City (shock loss at home to Coventry), we’re back on what we think is firmer territory in the Champions League.
Mymatedave, who as you know by now is a Liverpool fan, insists that they’re good for the win against Atletic Madrid at home. I have faith in his faith, [...]

I never thought I’d be grateful to John Terry for scoring a goal.
While Barcelona made easy meat of Basle in the first half of our inaugural Million Quid Gamble Bet, trouncing them 5 nothing, Chelsea made heavy going of what should have been a straight forward win over Roma at The Bridge.
But lo, it came [...]

Surveying this week’s Champions League fixtures, there seem to be two obvious bankers.
BlueSq.com is giving odds of 2/5 on both Chelsea to beat Roma at Stamford Bridge, and Barcelona to do for Basle in Switzerland. (At least, I think they’re from Switzerland.)
Since these are such strong odds - and our faith in Scolari and Barca [...]