Leicester v Stoke: Back a fifth straight win for Shakespeare's Foxes

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Leicester v Stoke</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Saturday, 15:00</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Leicester</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span>Last season's Premier League champions have four straight wins since they sacked Claudio Ranieri and replaced him with the Italian's assistant manager <span style="font-weight: 600;">Craig Shakespeare</span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">While Leicester's reassurance can be partly put down to the brief psychological boost that can come with a change in manager, Shakespeare has to be given some credit too.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">By far the most effective decision Shakespeare's made since taking charge is starting <span style="font-weight: 600;">Shinji Okazaki</span> in every game, after the Japanese international was bizarrely marginalised under Ranieri this season. Okazaki's contribution to Leicester's title triumph has been somewhat overlooked, but his hard work is vital to the team and it's no coincidence that his strike partner Jamie Vardy is now back among the goals.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Shakespeare has three players likely to miss the match through injury, with Nampalys Mendy, <span style="font-weight: 600;">Wes Morgan</span> and Molla Wague all set to be on the sidelines.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Stoke</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span>Stoke have only won two of their last eight league games, but that statistic doesn't tell the true story of their <span style="font-weight: 600;">current form</span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mark Hughes' side have had the misfortune of playing six sides currently in the top eight of the Premier League during this run and managed to pick up credible draws with Manchester United, Everton and <span style="font-weight: 600;">Manchester City</span>. Their defeats to WBA and Chelsea were narrow ones, with only Spurs really outclassing them.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Still, the fact remains that Stoke have only won nine points from a possible 24. The bad news for them is that their fixtures aren't getting any easier in the foreseeable future, with in-form Leicester followed by a trip to home specialists Burnley, before Stoke host a <span style="font-weight: 600;">Liverpool</span> side competing for a Champions League place.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hughes must do with the suspended Phil Bardsley for the tricky trip to Leicester, while <span style="font-weight: 600;">Jack Butland</span>, Stephen Ireland and Glen Johnson are all injured.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Ref Watch</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br />Lee Mason</span> will officiate. He's only showed two red cards so far this season.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Match Odds</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span>Leicester are the <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="11/10"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">2.10</span></span> favourites, with the draw at <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="5/2"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">3.55</span></span> and Stoke at <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="3/1"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">4.00</span></span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's a tempting price for a home win, as Leicester aim for a fifth successive victory. This is especially true when you consider that Stoke have lost five of their last seven away games.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the double result market, Leicester are <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="12/5"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">3.35</span></span> to win <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Half-time/Full-time</span></span>, as they've managed in three of their last four matches.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Over/Under 2.5 Goals</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Under 2.5 goals is <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="10/11"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.90</span></span>, with overs out at <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="11/10"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">2.08</span></span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Leicester's last three Premier League games have all seen over 2.5 goals, with the Foxes conceding on each occasion. In contrast, six of Stoke's previous eight matches have seen less than three goals.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">With the statistics rather clouding the overs/unders market, <span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Both Teams To Score</span></span> at <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="5/6"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.85</span></span> looks like a safer proposition, as Leicester have so far failed to plug their leaky defence under Shakespeare.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">To Score</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br />Vardy</span> has scored three times from his last three league outings and found the net for England in the 2-0 win over Lithuania. If the striker can recapture the levels of consistency that he found last season, then the <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="13/8"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">2.62</span></span> on offer for him to score is generous.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bets</span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Leicester to win at</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="11/10">2.10</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Back both teams to score at </span><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="5/6">1.85</span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="5/6"><br /></span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ofHQj1gJkcXO6hngsQfLcLXa681t5PU64DI5RHTVyovoFZlRTal7TkmOcby1-TT7Q6F-vCYPrvMz12By0seRrnCBIL-USLxacsCnX1Gp4PYoO_3NUlUrdkGe_62xAbkmxLiXQJEAsRg/s1600/15934722-large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ofHQj1gJkcXO6hngsQfLcLXa681t5PU64DI5RHTVyovoFZlRTal7TkmOcby1-TT7Q6F-vCYPrvMz12By0seRrnCBIL-USLxacsCnX1Gp4PYoO_3NUlUrdkGe_62xAbkmxLiXQJEAsRg/s640/15934722-large.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline: none; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative; transition: color 0.2s;" title="5/6"><br /></span></span></span></div>

Leicester v Stoke: Back a fifth straight win for Shakespeare's Foxes

Leicester v Stoke Saturday, 15:00 Leicester Last season's Premier League champions have four straight wins since they sacked Claudi...

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Southampton v Bournemouth: Take on the under-priced hosts

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Southampton v Bournemouth </span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Saturday April 1 17:30</span><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Live on BT Sport</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Southampton</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Southampton have been <span style="font-weight: 600;">remarkably inconsistent</span> of late. And that's not something you'd normally say about this club.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But since the turn of the year results have included: an excellent defeat of <span style="font-weight: 600;">Liverpool</span> at Anfield to make the EFL Cup final, a 4-0 victory at Sunderland and a topsy-turvy 4-3 win at Watford. Less positive results have included a 3-1 home defeat to West Ham, a 5-0 loss at St Mary's to Arsenal in the FA Cup and a 3-2 defeat to Man Utd in the final of the ECL Cup when they probably should have won.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Remarkably it's now 12 games across all competitions where they haven't been involved in a draw.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Centre-back rock and skipper Virgil van Dyjk is still out and Claude Puel will be sweating on the fitness of star striker <span style="font-weight: 600;">Manolo Gabbiadini</span>, who limped off after just 31 minutes at White Hart Lane a couple of weeks ago.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Bournemouth</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After a poor February, Bournemouth have hit back in March taking seven points from a possible nine. And those two 'dropped' points at Old Trafford were certainly no disgrace: that was the infamous 1-1 at Old Trafford that saw them play the whole of the second half with 10 men after Harry Arter saw red and resulted in a further subsequent suspension for <span style="font-weight: 600;">Tyrone Mings</span>. The left-back is still suspended but Arter is now back.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Their in-form man is <span style="font-weight: 600;">Josh King</span>. The Norway international has scored eight of their last 12 goals with two of those being penalties.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Meanwhile, Jack Wilshere's troubles continue on the South Coast. Having arrived as a big star loan signing, he was finally dropped for the West Ham game. Given the cherries won both that one and the next one at Swansea without him, he may find a return to the starting XI hard work before the end of the season.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Match Odds</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Southampton are <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="4/6"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.67</span></span> to win this match. If you do want to back them, you'll have recent head-to-head records on your side because the <span style="font-weight: 600;">Saints</span> have won each of the last three matches between the two by 2-0.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But that's probably the only reason to take that price. Bournemouth are playing well at the moment, are on exactly the same number of points as Southampton and an <span style="font-weight: 600;">odds-on quote</span> in the Premier League should in my opinion be reserved for the Chelseas and Tottenhams of this world when at home; I'm not sure Southampton are in that category.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's also worth remembering that the hosts will either be without Gabbiadini or will have him half-fit so that's yet another reason to oppose them. A lay of Southampton at <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="4/6"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.67</span></span> it is.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Half Time Over/Under 1.5 Goals</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A couple of weeks ago a <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">bet on over 1.5 first-half goals paid out</span> nicely at 17/10 and it may just be worth going to the well again. That bet would have paid out in four out of Bournemouth's last six matches and in all of Southampton's last five matches.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Neither side is at their best <span style="font-weight: 600;">defensively</span> right now and with very little value on the more high-profile goals markets like over/under 2.5 goals and both teams to score, this may be the way to go again, this time at a slightly shorter 6/4.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">To Score</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If he was fit and definitely starting, Gabbiadini would be the obvious place to start but the fact he's not even listed on the Sportsbook market suggests we might not see him at all.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;">Nathan Redmond </span>is always a tempter at 7/4 and his pace and movement seems to allow him to have at least one scoring chance a game but his goalscoring record just isn't good enough to justify that price. James Ward-Prowse is another who looks like he's got a goal in him but with just three strikes this season in the league, you'd surely want considerably bigger than 13/5.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you want to back a Bournemouth player, it's hard to look past the aforementioned King. We've mentioned his recent scoring record already and looking at the <span style="font-weight: 600;">bigger picture</span>, it's now 11 for the season. The only negative with him is that having missed a penalty against West Ham (before going on to score a hat-trick) he may be off penalty duty. But then again, he may not. Either way, King looks a far better value price at 12/5 than anyone else in this market. You may even get as big as <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="16/5"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">4.20</span></span> on King on the Exchange.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Ref Watch</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jonathan Ross averages exactly <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">four yellows a game</span> this season and has shown three reds in 28 matches officiated. If you wanted to go for a pretty safe bet, lay under four points on the bookings odds market.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bets</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1pt Lay Southampton @</span> <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="4/6"></span><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="4/6"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.67</span></span></span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="4/6"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1dT4WmPpRA7kwFLXYPIjrGxCBnWsdZe7v6AEVAlma4JxwonEe4zmBgDGJMSaJ_xELU-ex82zsWlEQaOhwk5azgbIEdVtr_WMIjajfG1VP9Qx3CBLbQU0coRp64od2ZByVWWQRCe-fgg/s1600/1364169247878.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1dT4WmPpRA7kwFLXYPIjrGxCBnWsdZe7v6AEVAlma4JxwonEe4zmBgDGJMSaJ_xELU-ex82zsWlEQaOhwk5azgbIEdVtr_WMIjajfG1VP9Qx3CBLbQU0coRp64od2ZByVWWQRCe-fgg/s640/1364169247878.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>

Southampton v Bournemouth: Take on the under-priced hosts

Southampton v Bournemouth  Saturday April 1 17:30 Live on BT Sport Southampton Southampton have been  remarkably inconsistent  of lat...

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Hull v West Ham: Silva can strike gold again

<div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Hull v West Ham</span><br />Saturday 1 April, 15:00</span></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 600;"><br />Hull</span><br /><br />Hull are still trading at big odds-on to go down but there's an argument to be made that if Marco Silva wasn't in the home dugout, they'd be <span style="font-weight: 600;">long gone</span>.<br /><br />Quite simply, the Portuguese boss has forgotten what's it like to lose a home match.<br /><br />In three years (38 games) in charge of Estoril, Sporting, Olympiakos and now Hull, he <span style="font-weight: 600;">hasn't had to bow his head in defeat</span> once when exiting down the tunnel.<br /><br />That he's kept that superb record going at struggling Hull is <span style="font-weight: 600;">hugely impressive</span>. His home games since taking charge at the Kcom have been against Bournemouth, Liverpool, Burnley and Swansea and he's guided Hull to <span style="font-weight: 600;">10 points out of a possible 12</span> in those matches.<br /><br />Add in Cup wins against Swansea and Manchester United and Silva's home record in English football is <span style="font-weight: 600;">five wins and a draw</span> from six matches.<br /><br />By anyone's standards, that's excellent; as he's working with one of the division's poorest squads, it's coaching of the <span style="font-weight: 600;">highest order</span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">West Ham</span><br /><br />Slaven Bilic also knows a thing or two about punching above your weight and took West Ham to seventh (one spot above Liverpool) last term.<br /><br />The <span style="font-weight: 600;">difficult second season syndrome</span> seemed to be kicking in earlier this term and many chairmen would have panicked and given him the boot before the Croatian had time to steady the ship.<br /><br />But he's done just that by taking West Ham into mid-table although third-bottom Hull would <span style="font-weight: 600;">close the gap</span> on the Hammers to six points with a win here. It's probably not right, therefore, to think that the visitors are on the beach just yet.<br /><br />However, their form is a worry and <span style="font-weight: 600;">two points from the last 15</span>, including three straight defeats, has caused some unease and West Ham's <span style="font-weight: 600;">defensive problems</span> have returned big time with the concession of 16 goals in their last seven games.<br /><br />They'll also have to do <span style="font-weight: 600;">without top scorer</span> Michail Antonio for Saturday's trip after Bilic revealed the England man wouldn't recover in time.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Match Odds</span><br /><br />Hull are <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="6/4"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">2.54</span></span> to give Silva another home victory while West Ham are <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="85/40"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">3.10</span></span> to return to London with all three points. A draw is the outsider of the three at <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="5/2"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">3.45</span></span>.<br /><br />West Ham have won four, drawn three and lost seven of their away games so that's a <span style="font-weight: 600;">50% loss rate away from home</span>. They've also conceded more goals on the road (25) than rock-bottom Sunderland.<br /><br />Hull's home record is 5-4-5 but, obviously, it's taken a <span style="font-weight: 600;">sharp upward turn</span> under Silva.<br /><br />This looks an obvious chance for him to extend it and <span style="font-weight: 600;">Hull are the bet</span> to bank three vital points.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">Both Teams To Score</span><br /><br />For all the good stuff, the new Hull boss hasn't been able to plug the leaks at the back and, since starting with a clean sheet against Swansea, Silva has watched his side concede in <span style="font-weight: 600;">10 of their last 12 matches</span>.<br /><br />BTTS has landed in West Ham's last six matches and their goal make-ups in those games read 4-4-2-3-5-5.<br /><br />Predictably, given those numbers, Both Teams To Score is considered <span style="font-weight: 600;">more likely</span> than not with 'Yes' on offer at <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="8/11"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">1.72</span></span> and 'No' <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="5/4"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">2.28</span></span>.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">To Score</span><br /><br />Hull's top scorer in the Premier League this season actually plays for West Ham.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Robert Snodgrass</span> banged in seven goals before his January move but in a West Ham shirt he's yet to get off the mark.<br /><br />Fans of 'putting one over his old team' can get <span class="inline-odds" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: 600; padding: 0px 2px 1px; position: relative;" title="13/5"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: color 0.2s;">3.60</span></span> that the Scot <span style="font-weight: 600;">finally nets</span> for his new club.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Ref watch</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Mike Jones</span> heads to the Capital of Culture to take charge of this one. The Chester official averages under four bookings per game (97 in 25 matches) while he's flashed four red cards this season, although just one in his 15 Premier League games.<br /><br />He booked six players (just two from Hull) in an action-packed 3-3 draw against Crystal Palace on his last trip to the Kcom in December while he showed five yellows in Hull's 0-0 draw at Man Utd.<br /><br />Bilic won't associate him with anything good given that his one game in charge of West Ham resulted in a 4-1 loss at Old Trafford, although he only booked one Hammer.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Opta stat</span><br /><br />Hull City have never lost a home Premier League match against the Hammers (W2 D2).</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 600;">Recommended Bet</span></span></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-weight: 600;"></span></span><br /> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 600; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;">Back Hull @ 2.54 v West Ham</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 600; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrN5Ink9JeUYWYzEQO2zt0Q2vmJDgUaXlOcDJklA9HawApqz4yMB1gdlUGlKHW1ULKvHQ2EYTDrNaX_pdmaQFy-1FuktWXJWJZ9hmW85l7rHyr_oBCBiZHwyKL2J6LD_y9r84lXivXDs/s1600/111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLrN5Ink9JeUYWYzEQO2zt0Q2vmJDgUaXlOcDJklA9HawApqz4yMB1gdlUGlKHW1ULKvHQ2EYTDrNaX_pdmaQFy-1FuktWXJWJZ9hmW85l7rHyr_oBCBiZHwyKL2J6LD_y9r84lXivXDs/s640/111.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); line-height: 21px; padding-bottom: 0.5em;"> <span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 600; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s;"><br /></span></div>

Hull v West Ham: Silva can strike gold again

Hull v West Ham Saturday 1 April, 15:00 Hull Hull are still trading at big odds-on to go down but there's an argument to be made that...

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AFL Preview: Eagles v Saints

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18px;">West Coast v St Kilda</strong></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18px;">Saturday 7:40pm</strong><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18px;">at Domain Stadium</strong></span><br /> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong> <br /> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">West Coast is warm favourites to move to 2-0 in season 2017</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Form</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">West Coast really kicked into gear after half time against the Kangaroos lead by spearhead Josh Kennedy who kicked 7 majors. They ran a young Roos side off their legs and the 4 points is a nice confidence boost heading into their first home fixture of 2017.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">St Kilda went into their game against Melbourne as -7.5 point favourites and besides the first quarter were nothing short of terrible. The Dees beat them in all key areas after quarter time and with Nick Riewoldt and David Armitage set to miss this week, it doesn’t look great for the Saints.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Stats That Matter</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">– West Coast have won their last 7 against St Kilda at a POT of 21%.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />– 5 of the last 7 matches have finished under the game total.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />– Since 2012, St Kilda are 33% ATS in Interstate matches.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />– St Kilda have won just 5 matches from their last 30 attempts interstate at a POT of -64%</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Betting Data</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">2017 Line</strong>: West Coast 1-0, St Kilda 0-1<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">2017 Over/Under</strong>: West Coast 1-0, St Kilda 1-0</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What To Expect</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">West Coast is renowned for putting sides away comfortably at home and since 2012 cover the line 59% the time there. They will be without Drew Petrie who broke his hand so they will be relying on Nathan Vardy and Jonathan Giles in the ruck this week. The Eagles midfield was in vintage form with Gaff and Mitchell dominating the Roos last week. St Kilda will be travelling without Riewoldt and Armitage for this one and look thin all over the park. With a very poor interstate record of 33% ATS, Wolfy can only see one outcome here.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">How It’s Shaping Up</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">West Coast By 45</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Recommended Bet</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">West Coast -40.5 ($1.91)</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Player Markets</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Two players who are currently in form jump out of the stats pages in this clash. West Coasts Andrew Gaff is coming off 36 disposals last week against North, which is the same amount of disposals he collected in his last two matches against the Saints. Josh Kennedy is coming off 7 straight last week and there’s no doubting his form at the moment, however Mark LeCras quietly kicked 4 and in his last two outings against the Saints booted 6 and 4 respectively. With the Eagles likely to score 120+ here, the Wolf will be on LeCras to kick a bag.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Recommended Bet</span></strong></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Mark LeCras – Most Goals ($6.50)</span> </span></strong></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jS5wxDIMwz67vdhcd429vtxOC0s3-Nb_zfqGiGVZDU91rmElfcwfwEHi0ACgpxzyry00SV8-WSK3fSxmf5fPmsLyzPRNj0ScycVAsMXRUq1gyInY5MNSoSmlOSOhApgaCH0XJxn5Hh8/s1600/8245719a8407e605456b787c9ef80500_XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jS5wxDIMwz67vdhcd429vtxOC0s3-Nb_zfqGiGVZDU91rmElfcwfwEHi0ACgpxzyry00SV8-WSK3fSxmf5fPmsLyzPRNj0ScycVAsMXRUq1gyInY5MNSoSmlOSOhApgaCH0XJxn5Hh8/s640/8245719a8407e605456b787c9ef80500_XL.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong></div>

AFL Preview: Eagles v Saints

West Coast v St Kilda Saturday 7:40pm at Domain Stadium West Coast is warm favourites to move to 2-0 in season 2017 Form West Coast...

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AFL Preview: Hawks v Crows

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18px;">Hawthorn v Adelaide</strong></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18px;">Saturday 1:45pm </strong><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18px;">at MCG</strong></span><br /> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong> <br /> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Can the Hawks get their first win outside the Mitchell and Lewis era?</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Form</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Many experts thought the Hawks would run over the Bombers last week however this wasn’t to be the case. Hawthorns lack of ability to put midfield pressure on Heppell, Watson and Merrett caused them headaches and they will need to regain some defensive pressure if they are to go close against the Crows.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Adelaide was the standout performer in round 1 defeating flag favourites GWS by 51 points. It was more impressive as they were without the services of captain Taylor Walker, Jake Lever, Scott Thompson and Brad Crouch. The Crows ball movement and forward line was too much for GWS and they will look to do the same against Hawthorn this week.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Stats That Matter</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">– Hawks have won 7 straight against the Crows with a POT of 32%.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />– 5 of the last 7 have gone over the game total.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />– Adelaide went 7 from 11 ATS in Interstate games in 2016.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />– The last afternoon game between the two saw 224 points scored.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />– Adelaide are currently favourites here but have not started favourite against Hawthorn in any of their last 7 matches.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Betting Data</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">2017 Line</strong>: Hawthorn 0-1, Adelaide 1-0<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">2017 Over/Under</strong>: Hawthorn 1-0, Adelaide 1-0</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What To Expect</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wolfy can see a high scoring affair here as Adelaide continues their goal kicking form of 2016. The Crows were the highest scoring team in 2016 and have started 2017 piling on 147 points against the Giants.  The Hawks defence lacked direction last week and with no Sam Mitchell back there steering the ship, they are as vulnerable as ever. With the Crows expecting Taylor Walker back this week, the Wolf can see this only going one way.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">How It’s Shaping Up</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Adelaide by 18</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Recommended Bet</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Over 198.5 Points ($1.88)</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Player Markets</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Rory Laird must get a mention after his 40 disposals, 142-fantasy point performance last week against the Giants. The last time he played Hawthorn he was kept to just the 21 disposals and Clarko will play either Breust or Puopolo in a negating role on him this week. This opens the door for Matt Crouch through the middle who should find plenty of the ball against the unaccountable Hawks midfield. The Hawks allowed two Essendon players to collect 34 or more disposals last week and another collect 29. Crouch had 29 of his own last week against the Giants and went relatively unnoticed and the Wolf can see him cracking the 30-disposal mark this week.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Recommended Bet</span></strong></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Matt Crouch 30+ Disposals ($1.90)</span> </span></strong></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTBL065F2bMxUQG4fa2VTYjrGS0rbafVLyp7HSm52RtTCEUl-xv7YLC6-Gzha4alZGNWeVC9AsnLAxoOtPlmmaeWvB0Uh5boAnPi5ncOKG_rq1ux199-QvqYtDOuCumqxqxPM6OOyx9Y/s1600/431774_nl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTBL065F2bMxUQG4fa2VTYjrGS0rbafVLyp7HSm52RtTCEUl-xv7YLC6-Gzha4alZGNWeVC9AsnLAxoOtPlmmaeWvB0Uh5boAnPi5ncOKG_rq1ux199-QvqYtDOuCumqxqxPM6OOyx9Y/s640/431774_nl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong></div>

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NRL Preview: Raiders v Eels

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18px;">NRL Preview<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Canberra Raiders v Parramatta Eels</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18px;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18px;">Saturday, April 1, 5:30pm (AEDT), GIO Stadium, Canberra</strong></span><br /> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong> <br /> <br /> <figure style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Raiders have been better than their 1-3 record suggests, with narrow losses to both the Cowboys and Broncos. They put 46 points past the Tigers in their last match at GIO and will be looking to make it seven-straight wins over the Eels in Canberra.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">History</strong></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Raiders have won 7 of their last 9 against the Eels as well as six straight at Canberra Stadium with five of those wins by double digits. Both teams shared the spoils in 2016, with the Eels winning the Round 6 clash 36-6, while the Raiders bounced back at home in Round 24, defeating the Eels 28-18. Former Raider Brenko Lee scored 4 tries in the Round 24 victory.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Form</strong></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Canberra are just 1-3 but have been better than their record suggests with a golden point loss at North Queensland and a one-point loss at Brisbane in their defeats. The Raiders were poor with the ball in hand against the Broncos but they tried hard in defence, conceding just 13 points. The Eels’ season opened with two wins but back-to-back losses at the Gold Coast and at home to Cronulla have been a steadier. The Eels have conceded 20-plus in each of their last two.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Key Matchup</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Jordan Rapana v Semi Radradra. Rapana has made a strong start to the season, with four tries and 23 tackle-breaks across the first five rounds. Radradra scored four tries in the Round 2 win over the Dragons and 11 tackle-breaks for the season. What a match-up!</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Stats That Matter</strong></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Canberra are 3-1 ATS with a 2-2 total record while Parramatta are 2-2 ATS with a 3-1 under record. The Raiders have won 7 of their last 9 against the Eels as well as six straight at Canberra Stadium with five of those wins by double digits. The last four matches between the sides have topped 42 points. Canberra are 6-1 over at home off a loss. Parramatta have covered just 3 of their last 9 away from Parramatta Stadium.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Final Thoughts</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The Raiders should be going better than 1-3, but their strength of opponent in the losses doesn’t get much tougher than the Sharks, Cowboys and Broncos. As already pointed out, they’ve won six-straight over the Eels in Canberra and will be desperate to get their season going here.</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">How It’s Shaping Up</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Canberra by 12</span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Best Bet</strong></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Over 43.5 ($1.88)</span></span></div> </figure><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 18px;"></strong></span><br /> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Other Recommended Bets</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Canberra -8 ($1.90)</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUm6ZHMsrJ3ooyrbWk2-wTFDhnZ-9Or91hiGf-SWnb7v3Gqh1qgeuhTlysD_465t6i11Du264eY3G-B-qmHJIMmRIX2qAsF6M6tMcSsu9MB5SU6nvDlrGkACmjUmKJMHYFCbhIVWrfPY/s1600/2017Mar29113306_592624768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUm6ZHMsrJ3ooyrbWk2-wTFDhnZ-9Or91hiGf-SWnb7v3Gqh1qgeuhTlysD_465t6i11Du264eY3G-B-qmHJIMmRIX2qAsF6M6tMcSsu9MB5SU6nvDlrGkACmjUmKJMHYFCbhIVWrfPY/s640/2017Mar29113306_592624768.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>

NRL Preview: Raiders v Eels

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