After landing our bet last week (honestly, you can check), we look to add yet more moolah to our wallets by punting on the Premier League and the NFL.
Thanks to the combined excellence of the Green Bay Packers, Manchester United and Zarkandar our treble last week, priced at just over 8/1, came in, adding a very welcome boost to our coffers pre-Christmas.
Can we repeat the trick this week? We certainly think so and this week’s bet should be available at about 10/1.
Four or more goals, Manchester City v Reading, 8/11
Reading are leakier than a pre-Budget cabinet meeting. They have conceded an astounding 36 goals in 17 Premier League games this season and they head to the Etihad to face the champions on Saturday.
City are not the machine they were at times last year but they are still a high-scoring team. Whatever side Roberto Mancini puts out should stroll to a win here, and by a comfortable margin too. We reckon it might be more than four.
Washington Redskins (-6) to beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 20/23
Teams playing divisional games away from home are not normally the best ones to back but this game brings together two sides going in opposite directions. The Eagles want to put a dreadful year behind them and can’t wait for the season to be over.
The Redskins are flying and sit on top of the NFC East. To stay there they need to keep winning and that task will be helped by the likely return of star QB, Robert Griffin III. The Redskins are much, much better than the Eagles. Hopefully the scoreboard will reflect that on Sunday.
Everton/West Ham to draw, 9/4
Over half of Everton’s Premier League games this season have ended in a draw. With Marouane Fellaini suspended, the Toffees will be without their chief scoring threat. West Ham under Big Sam are not nearly as dour as many thought they would be but they are likely to try and play for the draw in a tough away game.
There’s not much between these sides so a draw looks like a good punt to us.
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