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Quote Originally Posted by HatOnBed:

TY Van, great information.  The Kardashian/ J-Lo references helped me visualize the winner...
(Fyi- your predicted group A totals are impossible)

Yep - France should have 7....

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Quote Originally Posted by ClubDirt:

Thanks for the post.  I got Argentina to win at +760 a little while ago.  I put in a small bet on the Netherlands at +1200 on MB but no one took it and I took it down but I see it's at +1150 now so I can probably still get it.

You definitely turned me on to some good ideas and I'm going to play them such as- Uruguay to advance, Nigeria not to advance and others.  I may do something with Slovakia.  Where will N. Korea get their points from?  I may play that one too.  USA not to advance looks like it has some good value.  

I guess I need to get moving here.

Good luck, looks like you're poised to make some good money this WC..  

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Vanzack, Do you ever bet on club fotball?
 
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I'm not liking the France love to be honest. I see them flaming out of this tourney. Uruguay with 2 world class strikers and Mexico is playing fantastic, I like them to advance from this group. Other than that, I liked mostly everything else. I have my eye on Argentina maybe winning the whole thing too.

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Posted: #30

Great read but you really think the host South Africa will end up with 3 losses and 0 points?

 
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so is your favorite netherlands or holland vanzack??

Just kidding pal

i'm glad to see you on same side since i have netherlands-argentina final and i have both teams to win outright as well,might hedge at some point too

 
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Posted: #32
wow...what a great read!....thanks for the your efforts here
 
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Posted: #33
great write up vanzack, 

completely agree with you on a woeful showing for african teams on their continent with the possible exception of the ivory coast.

Cant touch argentina with maradona in charge though, he is without doubt a fruitcake and you have to have someone of rational mind at the helm to win when the going gets rough. How he lost the plot at the end of qualifying and abused other journos with that infamous tirade showed me he cant handle the pressure.
And take away the forwards they have and its an ordinary team.
 
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Posted: #34

Quote Originally Posted by jakk:

Vanzack, Do you ever bet on club fotball?

All season, every season.

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Quote Originally Posted by mr_bollox:

great write up vanzack, 

completely agree with you on a woeful showing for african teams on their continent with the possible exception of the ivory coast.

Cant touch argentina with maradona in charge though, he is without doubt a fruitcake and you have to have someone of rational mind at the helm to win when the going gets rough. How he lost the plot at the end of qualifying and abused other journos with that infamous tirade showed me he cant handle the pressure.
And take away the forwards they have and its an ordinary team.

I am also very worried about Maradonna.  I hope talent on the field can overcome his leadership (or lack of).

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Posted: #36
Quote Originally Posted by vanzack:

All season, every season.

Do you post your plays anywhere?  Haven't seen your soccer picks here, have seen your baseball over there but you probably don't post soccer in MLB

 
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Broken elbow for Drogba - any alterations to your predictions??
 
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Do you post your plays anywhere?  Haven't seen your soccer picks here, have seen your baseball over there but you probably don't post soccer in MLB

I dont post plays.  But I do bet them....

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Quote Originally Posted by happycap:

Broken elbow for Drogba - any alterations to your predictions??

Nope.

Had them losing to Brazil and Portugal - and they still will - and beat NK - and they still will.

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Well, the soccer forum is a pretty solid place, it would be nice to hear your views in here...  Then again, I only post plays in hockey despite betting baseball just as heavily, so, I hear ya lol...
 
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Quote Originally Posted by happycap:

Well, the soccer forum is a pretty solid place, it would be nice to hear your views in here...  Then again, I only post plays in hockey despite betting baseball just as heavily, so, I hear ya lol...

I learned long ago that posting soccer plays is a tricky business - because line options can be so different and most people dont understand or cant manipulate the lines to get what they really want.  So I post side A +1, and I push - but get slammed by people who bet them on the ML - and examples similar to that.....

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RIO FERDINAND OUT OF WORLD CUP.

England is still going to sail through the group.....  But the first good side they play its lights out....

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please "define" 1st "Good side"

Ghana/Serbia? If Rio was the reason they beat either of them, then I over valued the side. A France/Greece/Nigeria or Uruguay, I think they still get by. Unless you really put France in that group, which I for one do not.

He could be out 4 weeks, that's  the semi's, and when they play their 1st "real team" IMO. Brazil or Holland.
 
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Nice work man,good read.
 
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Posted: #46
Vanzack, question as I delve into this a little more.  I know you like the US not to advance.  Looks like those ods are around even, maybe +110.  Did you consider betting Slovenia to advance at +190 or so instead or maybe split those bets?  Or do you think Algeria has a decent chance?
 
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Wow.. Great stuff. I just bookmarked this too for future reference.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by ClubDirt:

Vanzack, question as I delve into this a little more.  I know you like the US not to advance.  Looks like those ods are around even, maybe +110.  Did you consider betting Slovenia to advance at +190 or so instead or maybe split those bets?  Or do you think Algeria has a decent chance?

I do think Algeria has a chance - and I think the 3 games between the US, ALgeria, and Slovenia are all about a toss up.   Slovenia at +190 is not a bad bet - I just chose to take them both instead of trying to decide between them  - although I would say Slovenia has a slightly better chance than Algeria to get through.

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Also, Slovenia will be getting England on the last game - in a position where England might have already advanced and maybe even locked up the group.

So your Slovenia at +190 might be a play based on that alone.....

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Posted: #50
USA/Australia should be a good game in the friendly.pretty similar teams IMO.don't have the talent of some of these other nations but they are gutsy and hang in there which is why these two teams score big upset wins every now and then over there more favoured rivals.


Sometimes teams like Australia/USA cannot string more then 3 passes together,rely more so on never giving up then pure skill.







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