Week 9 Predictions

Another poor week last week so all this is proving that after a great week 1 I've been rubbish and you'd make more money going against my tips.

Anyway, maybe Castleford are due a better result.  Maybe Bradford won't have any positive effects of the bad week the club has had and the in-form Hull will keep on rolling.  Maybe Wigan will tighten up the defence and beat the handicap against Salford.  Maybe Warrington will overcome a Saints who can't possibly play that well twice in a row.  Maybe Huddersfield will show they aren't as flimsy as previous seasons.  Maybe Widnes won't like the trip to France and maybe London will click again.

Then again, maybe not x7.

30 Mar 2012 - Castleford v Hull KR - Castleford (+8.0) @ 4/5
30 Mar 2012 - Hull FC v Bradford - Hull FC (-14.0) @ 10/11
30 Mar 2012 - Salford v Wigan - Wigan (-14.0) @ 10/11
30 Mar 2012 - Warrington v St Helens - Warrington (-6.0) @ 10/11
30 Mar 2012 - Leeds v Huddersfield - Huddersfield (+8.0) @ 10/11
31 Mar 2012 - Catalans Dragons v Widnes - Catalans Dragons (-26.0) @ 10/11
31 Mar 2012 - London Broncos v Wakefield - London Broncos (scr) @ EVS

Week 8 Predictions

Well, I'm not getting any better at this...but here we go again.  After all, you have to speculate to accumulate!

23 Mar 2012 - Wigan v Warrington - Wigan (-4.0) @ 10/11
25 Mar 2012 - Bradford v Salford - Salford (+10.0) @ 10/11

25 Mar 2012 - Hull KR v Huddersfield - Huddersfield (-8.0) @ 10/11
25 Mar 2012 - Widnes v London Broncos - London Broncos (-10.0) @ 10/11
25 Mar 2012 - Castleford v Hull FC - Castleford (+12.0) @ 10/11
25 Mar 2012 - Wakefield v Catalans Dragons - Wakefield (+10.0) @ 10/11
25 Mar 2012 - St Helens v Leeds - St Helens (+4.0) @ 10/11

Not sure on Wigan but I'll give them the benefit.  I think Bradford were flattered last week and whilst I think they may sneak a win I think Salford might be safe with 10 start.  Huddersfield are on top form and I think London are a better team than Widnes.  Though I am now regretting taking them at minus 10 as I think about it!  Hull are in form but Castleford have improvement in them.  Similarly, Catalans should win at Wakefield but Trinity might push them close.  Hopefully Saints employing my work colleague's next door neighbour as their interim coach might lead them to beating Leeds.

Week 7 Predictions

Dear me, a few more tough ones this week.  I'm backing Huddersfield, Catalans and Warrington to be dominant at home, think Salford and Widnes might just squeeze under their handicaps, backing Saints to bounce back to (some kind of) form and continue to back London as dark horses on a fairly healthy handicap start.

16 Mar 2012 - Huddersfield v Castleford -Huddersfield (-16.0) @ 10/11
16 Mar 2012 - Salford v Leeds - Salford (+14.0) @ 10/11
17 Mar 2012 - Bradford v St Helens - St Helens (-6.0) @ 4/5
17 Mar 2012 - Catalans Dragons v Hull KR - Catalans Dragons (-14.0) @ 10/11
18 Mar 2012 - Hull FC v Widnes - Widnes (+26.0) @ 10/11
18 Mar 2012 - Warrington v Wakefield - Warrington (-26.0) @ 10/11
18 Mar 2012 - Wigan v London Broncos - London Broncos (+24.0) @ 10/11

Week 6 Results

A poor (again), 3 out of 7.  Not doing my percentages any good.


HANDICAP SEASON RUNNING TOTAL:
MATCHES: 40
CORRECT PICKS: 18
Running £1 per pick total = -£5.55

Best Week - Week 1 - 6 out of 7 right
Worst Week - Week 2 - 0 out of 6 right

Week 6 Predictions

Here we go again.  It's a curious mix this week.  I've backed the "big" teams, gone for the "underdogs" to just about beat some handicap figures and continue my unadulterated support for London Broncos.  Hell, they've got to win sometime haven't they?

FRIDAY
Leeds v Warrington - Warrington (-2.0) @ 10/11
St Helens v Hull FC - St Helens (-10.0) @ 10/11

SATURDAY
Catalans Dragons v Salford - Salford (+14.0) @ EVS
London Broncos v Castleford - London Broncos (+2.0) @ 10/11
Hull KR v Bradford - Hull KR (-8.0) @ 10/11


SUNDAY
Widnes v Wigan - Widnes (+34.0) @ 10/11
Wakefield v Huddersfield - Huddersfield (-10.0) @ 10/11

We've got a sevenfold accumulator again, and every double result covered.

Week 5 Results

Dreadful again!

3 out of 7 wasn't bad, of course, but didn't make a profit!

Wigan, Wakefield and Leeds proved to be the inspired choices this week, although Wigan looked shaky at half time when they were losing and it was a late effort from Leeds to beat the handicap of -16.

The real duffers were backing London (only because I've been doing it all season) and Widnes (who I thought would lose but had half a chance at +24).

£1 a bet would have seen a return of £5.73 (that is £1.27 loss overall).  £1 per double covering all 21 bets would have returned you £10.90 on bets of £21.

It pretty much seems like you're better off choosing the opposite results to what I do doesn't it? Still, there's always next week.


HANDICAP SEASON RUNNING TOTAL:
MATCHES: 33
CORRECT PICKS: 15
Running £1 per pick total = -£4.28

Best Week - Week 1 - 6 out of 7 right
Worst Week - Week 2 - 0 out of 6 right

Week 5 Predictions

Ok, so we've changed tack this week and gone largely for the "Big" clubs to beat the margins, although not exclusively.

FRIDAY

Castleford v Leeds -Leeds (-16.0) @ 10/11
Salford v London Broncos - London Broncos (+6.0) @ 10/11

SATURDAY
Bradford v Warrington - Warrington (-18.0) @ 10/11

SUNDAY
Huddersfield v St Helens - St Helens (-2.0) @ 4/5
Hull FC v Wakefield - Wakefield (+16.0) @ 10/11
Hull KR v Widnes - Widnes (+24.0) @ 10/11
Wigan v Catalans Dragons - Wigan (-8.0) @ 10/11

As ever there's one accumulator on ALL results and this week I've yet again covered all the doubles.