England Premier League
-Portsmouth vs Everton-
These are two teams that have been really in form lately. Earlier in the season Portsmouth took out Reading in a exciting 7-4 victory, but Everton topped that off with a 7-1 victory last weekend against Sunderland. Personally, I'm sticking with Everton here. I get the feeling that they are going to grab a point out of this game, and the fact that Everton have won 3 out of the last 4 games in Fratton Park makes me feel a little bit more comfortable.
2 units
Everton Pk, +1/2 ... -107
-Reading vs Middlesbrough-
Middlesbrough is has been doing horrible this season, and Schwarzer and Mido missing I don't really see that changing. Reading for me is the pick here, but their defense has been atrocious conceding a lot of goals, same with Middlesbrough. I'm going with Reading here and the over as well.
3 units
Reading -1/2 ... +101
1 unit
Over 2.5 ... -107
-Wigan vs Manchester City-
Wigan have been doing terrible this season, as always. They need a result, and they almost got one last week at Arsenal, holding them to a 0-0 draw for a little over 80 minutes. If there is anytime that Wigan can finally get a win, its against Manchester City. Manchester City do not play well at all against Wigan. There are certain match ups with good teams against bad teams that just always go in the worse team's favor, and this is one of them. Wigan at home here is the pick.
3 units
Wigan Pk ... +114 (Line from The Greek)
Spain La Liga
-Espanyol vs Barcelona-
From me, this is the most interesting game of the day. Espanyol Barcelona vs FC Barcelona, what more could you want. Espanyol was the very reason that Barcelona didn't win the title last season, with Tamudo scoring the equalizing goal at the Camp Nou at the death of the game to pretty much kill off their hopes of a third consecutive title. There is revenge on their minds for sure. One downfall for Barca is the fact that they are missing Henry. He's been key in setting up players and making smooth passes that have led to goals this season. They are going to settle with youngster Bojan to take his place, and this isn't really that bad. Bojan is reaaaally good, especially at the age of 17. Barcelona remind me of Arsenal, their squad is deep, so you can never right them off. Another downfall is the fact that they have been horrible away from home, with only 1 win this season. Ronaldinho comes back into the game but he hasn't done much this season, and I feel Messi is going to put up one hell of a show against the side he scored Maradona's "Hand of God" goal against. Espanyol have done great against big teams Real, Sevilla, and Valencia, so you can't write them off completely. I'm putting a small 1 unit bet on Barca in hopes that their "revenge" goes their way.
1 unit
Barcelona -1/2 ... +118
46-35-4
56.8% (+27.57 units)
-Portsmouth vs Everton-
These are two teams that have been really in form lately. Earlier in the season Portsmouth took out Reading in a exciting 7-4 victory, but Everton topped that off with a 7-1 victory last weekend against Sunderland. Personally, I'm sticking with Everton here. I get the feeling that they are going to grab a point out of this game, and the fact that Everton have won 3 out of the last 4 games in Fratton Park makes me feel a little bit more comfortable.
2 units
Everton Pk, +1/2 ... -107
-Reading vs Middlesbrough-
Middlesbrough is has been doing horrible this season, and Schwarzer and Mido missing I don't really see that changing. Reading for me is the pick here, but their defense has been atrocious conceding a lot of goals, same with Middlesbrough. I'm going with Reading here and the over as well.
3 units
Reading -1/2 ... +101
1 unit
Over 2.5 ... -107
-Wigan vs Manchester City-
Wigan have been doing terrible this season, as always. They need a result, and they almost got one last week at Arsenal, holding them to a 0-0 draw for a little over 80 minutes. If there is anytime that Wigan can finally get a win, its against Manchester City. Manchester City do not play well at all against Wigan. There are certain match ups with good teams against bad teams that just always go in the worse team's favor, and this is one of them. Wigan at home here is the pick.
3 units
Wigan Pk ... +114 (Line from The Greek)
Spain La Liga
-Espanyol vs Barcelona-
From me, this is the most interesting game of the day. Espanyol Barcelona vs FC Barcelona, what more could you want. Espanyol was the very reason that Barcelona didn't win the title last season, with Tamudo scoring the equalizing goal at the Camp Nou at the death of the game to pretty much kill off their hopes of a third consecutive title. There is revenge on their minds for sure. One downfall for Barca is the fact that they are missing Henry. He's been key in setting up players and making smooth passes that have led to goals this season. They are going to settle with youngster Bojan to take his place, and this isn't really that bad. Bojan is reaaaally good, especially at the age of 17. Barcelona remind me of Arsenal, their squad is deep, so you can never right them off. Another downfall is the fact that they have been horrible away from home, with only 1 win this season. Ronaldinho comes back into the game but he hasn't done much this season, and I feel Messi is going to put up one hell of a show against the side he scored Maradona's "Hand of God" goal against. Espanyol have done great against big teams Real, Sevilla, and Valencia, so you can't write them off completely. I'm putting a small 1 unit bet on Barca in hopes that their "revenge" goes their way.
1 unit
Barcelona -1/2 ... +118
46-35-4
56.8% (+27.57 units)
