Bankers suitable for bailing out punters
March 31st, 2010 by Kevin EganNobody likes bankers very much these days and visions of Seanie Fitzpatrick and the like living it up on the taxpayers’ shilling is hard to stomach for a lot of people, but in a betting shop, bankers are still very welcome. Everybody loves a short odds favourite that looks like it can’t lose and “bankers” thus get inserted to make up the odds on every multiple bet going.
This column has never been a huge fan of multiple bets since mathematically, there is much more margin built in than is the case with single bets. As any bookie worth his salt will tell you, a punter who regularly bets 7/1 single bets will almost always beat the punter who places the same stake on a treble on three even money shots, simply because the margin built into the treble is usually so much more.
So for the purposes of this column, this weekend we are going to recommend two single bets – however it’s reasonable to assume that most punters would prefer to go out and place a double, or possibly even add those two with another selection and in this instance, it’s probably not the worst course of action.
First up is Wexford against Laois at 2/5. Nobody could fail to be impressed with what Niall Rigney has achieved in a relatively short space of time with the O’Moore county hurlers, but he is still working with a young and unproven panel and his team failed to cash in on a wonderful opportunity to secure a big win against Clare. Much like their game against the Banner boys, Laois could push Wexford all the way to the wire here, but Wexford know that they have to win this game or else they will be facing a third consecutive year of division two hurling.
If Wexford lose this match, nothing that they do for the rest of the year will redeem their season – short of beating Kilkenny and that’s simply not going to happen. Wexford need to deliver a championship standard performance in Portlaoise and they should do that. When they concentrated their minds against Clare they secured a good draw in Ennis and with no safety net underneath them, they should repeat that performance here. At 2/5, they are worth a 4pt bet.
Another match in division two with implications for the promotion race is Carlow’s trip north to Kildare. Carlow’s rock solid defence has been extremely impressive this year and right now they are a much better team than Andy Comerford’s Kildare men. The O’Loughlin Gaels man has done a lot of good work in Kildare but his team are at least two years behind Carlow in their development and they simply will not score fifteen times this weekend, as they will need to do. A 6pt bet on Carlow hurlers at 1/4 is advised.
For those looking to make up the odds on these two, keep a close eye on Cavan under 21′s against Monaghan. This team came into the year with little or no attention but they have some very powerful footballers and their demolition of a good Down team cannot be ignored. Monaghan have some good results on the record books this year too but Cavan have a little bit more class about them and can win this rescheduled match in Enniskillen this weekend.
Tags: Carlow, Cavan, NHL, under 21, Wexford
Categories: Hurling
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