A strong fancy for us in this weeks PGA tour event, BEN CRANE at 33/1.

Crane comes in to this event with 2 top 10 finishes in his last 4 events.

He played this course in the 2005 Booz Allen event finishing 2nd. With so many of the big guns missing this week this is a great opportunity for Crane to register his first victory of the season.

Recommended bet £50 ( 1 point ) each way ( 1/4 5 places ) BEN CRANE 33/1 Ladbrokes, Corals

One bet for us today after a good day yesterday, Hamilton to hit more 180s than Wade at even money with SKYBET.

We have him around 3 180s better than Wade on our stats, so take the even money on the most prolific 180 scorer in the game.

Recommended bet £200 ( 4 points) Hamilton most 180s v Wade evens - SKYBET

 14.29 update - 11/10 now available with Boylesports

Take skybets standout 11/10 on King to hit more 180s than his opponent young in todays clash.

8/13 in other places is more the price we were expecting. We have King way ahead on our stats.

A big value bet here.

Recommended bet £200 (4 points) 11/10 KING most 180s v Young. Skybet

Some big differences in opinions today with the odds compilers and one more bet that stands out, HAMILTON to make more 180s than Klassen at 11/10 with Stan James.

Hamilton is one of the most prolific 180s scorers in the game and skybets 8/13 is nearer the mark.

Recommeneded bet £200 ( 4 points ) 11/10 - Hamilton most 180s - Stan James, Bet Direct.

Another terrific value bet in the darts today, WALSH to hit more 180's than Wade at a mouth watering 7/2 with Stan James.

Walsh hit 3 in his first round, Wade had none and on the stats we have for the last year we cant separate them. Sky go 6/4 the same bet which is on the money in our opinion. So the 7/2 is just too good to miss.

Recommended bet - £100 ( 2 points ) - Walsh most 180s v wade 7/2 Stan James, Bet Direct.

Don't believe the hype.

Although Nadal is a class act, grass just isnt his surface and we can't resist the 11/8 on offer that he doesn't make the final.

Although winning Queens he looked vunerable and was taken to a final set twice. With several high class grass players in his half of the draw he has alot of work to do to make the final.

Recommended bet £200 ( 4 points ) NADAL NOT to make the final - 11/8 Paddy Power

Take the 8/13 on INDIA to beat Sri Lanka in todays Asia cup match ( place your bets by 10.30am)

Although the price seems short Sri Lanka are expected to rest several key players as they are already through to the final. It's a must win game for India and they will have the much stronger will to win.

We expect the betfair price on India to contract to around 1.5 before the game so it could also be a good short term trade.

A very strong play for us here.

Recommeneded bet  £550 ( 11 points ) INDIA 8/13 Blue Square,Boyles,Bet Fred

Our Tip for Wimbledon this year, ANDY RODDICK at a tasty 20/1.

The big hitting grass court specialist is always a dangerous beast at Wimbledon and has been gifted a peach of a draw. He should go very deep in to the tournament and won't meet Federer until the final.

Recommended bet £50 ( 1 point ) each way ( 1/2 places 1 and 2) ANDY RODDICK 20/1 BOYLESPORTS ( 25/1 if you have an account with canbet)

We stongly fancy under 8.5 sixes in this evenings televised 20/20 clash between Hampshire and Surrey with BOYLESPORTS at even money.

On the strip they use for the T.V matches it is hard to get the ball away from the bat and is very Bowler friendly. They use other strips for non televised games which are nearer to some of the ropes and therefore reap more 6's.

Coupled with the long bounderies at the Rosebowl this is a confident pick for us.

Recommended bet £300 ( 6 points ) Under 8.5 6's Evens Boylesports

Take the standout 9/2 on offer for STEWART CINK to win the Travellers championship.

Currently leading the field on -10 we strongly fancy Cink to go all the way. He's been knocking on the door all season and is overdue a win.

Currently trading shorter on Betfair 9/2 is just too big.

Recommended bet £200 ( 4 points ) each way (1/4 1st 4) 9/2 STEWART CINK - STAN JAMES

This weeks pick for the PGA event in the U.S, NICK O'HERN

O'Hern missed the US Open last week and is raring to go after finishing 10th 2 weeks ago in the Memorial. He finished 3rd on this course last year. We expect a big show from the Aussie this week.

Recommended bet £25 ( 1/2 point) each way ( 1/4 1st 5 places) NICK O'HERN 50/1 Boylesports, Betfred,Blue Square.

Our 1st selection for this weeks European tour golf event, JM SINGH.

Singh won easily 2 weeks ago in Austria and finished 18th on this course last year.

While many of the expected front runners were having their brains scrambled at Torey Pines last week, Singh was resting, so he should be fresher than most. 

Recommended bet £25 ( 1/2 point ) each way ( 1/4, 1st 5 places) JM SINGH 28/1 Bet365, Stan James,Bet Fred.

Australia meet the West Indies tomorrow in the exciting 20/20 format and we have found a bet we like the look of, SHAUN MARSH to be man of the match at 7/1.

Marsh stole the show in the Indian Premier League smashing an amazing 616 runs in just 11 games, an incredible feat. Anything like those displays will make 7/1 seem huge.

Recommeded bet £50 ( 1 point) - Shaun Marsh to be man of the match 7/1 B365.

Our pick for this years Big Brother, RACHEL.

The pretty 24 year old trainee teacher is full of beans and her positive attitude should see her go along way. She seems very likeable and genuine.

She has received some very positive support in the early polls and she in sure to go deep in to the series.

Recommended bet £50 ( 1 point ) Rachel to win Big brother 9/1 extrabet. ( 8/1 paddy Power or Skybet )

Take the 5/6 on offer for under 9.5 wides in todays 20/20 clash between Lancashire and Durham.

The spreads go 7-8, extra bet's line is 6.

Simply a wrong price that wont last.

Recommended bet £300 ( 6 points ) under 9.5 wides 5/6 BOYLESPORTS

Take BET 365s even money on 1 or more player to finish under par.

With calm conditions forecast and a first cut of more forgiving rough, this could be the easiest US Open course for a while. We will be amazed if this bet loses.

Recommended bet £150 ( 3 points ) 1 or more player to finish under par EVENS - BET 365

Our Next pick for this weeks US OPEN golf ,ROBERT ALLENBY @ 80/1.

3 top ten finishes in his last 4 starts, the Aussie is in great form. Lost in a 3 man play off in last nights St Jude.

The last time he played Torrey Pines he finished 9th in the 2007 Buick event.

Recommended bet £ 25 ( 1/2 Pt) each way ( 1/4 1st 5 places ) ROBERT ALLENBY 80/1 - Blue square. ( 125/1 with Pinnacle Sports, if you have an account with them)

Take Totesports standout price of 2/1 on there being a hole in one in this week's US Open.

With 4 par 3's on show, two of them under 200 yards we think there is every chance of an ace.

With the other side of this market available at 4/7 this price wont last.

Recommended bet £200 ( 4 points ) a hole in one 2/1 TOTESPORT

Our first bet on next weeks U.S open, TREVOR IMMELMAN at 66/1.

Brimming with confidence after winning the U.S masters Immelman could be in for another big week.

The hard and fast US Open should be right up his street. Currently making a  move up the leaderboard in this weeks PGA event as I type, its worth taking the price now.

Recommended bet £50 ( 1 point ) each way ( 1/4 1st 5) Trevor Immelman 66/1 Paddy Power. ( 80/1 if you have an account with Centrebet)

Take Totes 66/1 on STEVEN JEPPESON to take down this weeks European Tour event, the St Omer Open. 

Steven finished 3rd here last year and last week was
13th in Austria. It is a very open field for this par
71 quirky course and other than McGinley 14/1 fav,
Jeppesen does not have much to beat.

Recommended bet - £25 e/w ( 1/2 point ) 1/4, 1st 5 places STEVEN JEPPESEN 66/1 TOTESPORT

Another stonking value bet from bet365 in the US Open golf, the cut score being 250 or less ( +8 )

The spread firms go 249-250 and with word coming from the course that its not going to be the beast they expected this bet should win comfortably.

We would recommend a higher stake for this bet but you are likely to be restricted.

Recommended bet £100 ( 2 points) 4/5 Cut score 250 or under, BET 365.

Our main golf pick this weeks comes in the PGA tour event, the St Jude Championship, DAVID TOMS. 

By his standards, Toms has not had a good 2008.
Recently, however he has shown some signs of improvement.
This week he plays on a course he loves. In the last 5 years he has posted 1st 1st 2nd 10th 3rd which are figures no one can get near.

Recommended bet £25 ( 1/2 point) each way ( 1/4 1st 5 places) DAVID TOMS 20/1 Blue Square, Stan James

We can't overlook the 11/2 on offer for Daniel Vettori to be the Top New Zealand Wicket taker for the series.

Although recovering from injury he has been declared fit for the 1st test starting Thursday. He is without a doubt one on the best Bowlers in the world when he is on his game and is capable of taking teams apart.  Several of the English batsman look weak when facing spin and we believe the 11/2 on offer with Stan James to be outstanding value.

Recommended bet - £200 ( 4 points ) Daniel Vetorri Top New Zealand bowler, 11/2 Stan James.

We like the 6/1 on offer for New Zealand to win the 3rd and final test at Trent Bridge, starting Thursday. 1-0 down in the Series New Zealand must go for the win to salvage a draw. Trent bridge is usually a result pitch and with the long range weather looking fair, the draw looks an unlikely runner.

New Zealand have proved a decent match for England so far in the series and were in control for much of the last test. So expect a few twists and turns in the final test and a small investment on New Zealand could set up a decent win.

Recommended bet £100 ( 2 points ) New Zealand to win 3rd Test 6/1 - Boylesports, Ladbrokes.

With a delayed start to the third days play in the England/New Zealand test there is an opportunity to get a piece of value on the top Zew Zealand Batsman. Jamie How has set the target with a paltry 40 but we think it will be enough.

New Zealand are currently 96/6 and with the Damp conditions we fancy England to polish them off quickly when they do get out, probably later this afternoon.

The dangers are the two men currenty at the crease, Hopkins (11) and Vettori (3). If one on these two go fairly soon, even if the other bats through, it may well not be enough.

Recommeneded bet - £220 (4.4 points ) Jamie How top NZ 1st Innings bat - 10/11 Stan James

Cink the enigma. A model of consistency without
winning. 6 out of 12 top 10's this year and 3 top 10's
out of 5 years on the course. It is possible he chokes
when he sees the winning post hence our top 10 bet.

Recommended bet - £100 ( 2 points ) Stewart Cink top 10 finish 2/1 Stan James.

The 13/8 on Chennai to beat Punjab is today's 2nd semi final is well worth a punt with b365.

They have played twice already in the IPL, Chennai winning both. Spin could be a big factor today. They are playing on the same track as yesterday's other semi final at the wankhede stadium ( aptly named some might say). Warne had the ball turning square and took 2 for 21.

Chennai's Muttiah Muralitharan must be licking his lips at bowling today and could easily decimate the Punjab batsman.

Recommended bet - £160 (3.2 points) Chennia to beat Kings XI Punjab 13/8 BET 365

Anyone watching Jyoti Randhawa in the BMW Wentworth
last week could not fail to be impressed. Finishing
5th we lost count of the number of long puts finishing
on the lip of the hole. Last 2 years he finished 17th
and 14th on the neighbouring course at the Manor. This
year it is everyones first look at the new 2010 Ryder
Cup course.
This means a lot of pressure on our Ryder Cup hopefuls
(double ryder points at stake) Of course there will be
no such pressure on Randhawa.

Recommended bet - £25 each way ( 1/2 ) point - Jyoti Randawa 50/1 BOYLESPORTS

We stick with Randhawa for the reasons previously
mentioned. Webster has missed the cut on the
neighbouring course 3 times out of the last 4 attempts
Also, we hear the couse is very wet and so Webster
could get bogged down as he does not hit the ball very far.

Recommended bet - £220 (4.4 points) Randhawa to beat Webster 72 Hole match bet 10/11 BET365

We like the 6/5 on offer on Phil Talyor to hit more 180s than Adrian Lewis in tonights Premier league semi final.

Taylor is well ahead on our recent 180 stats and in the form of his life. We can't ignore the odds against on offer.

Recommended bet £250 ( 5 points) Taylor most 180s v Lewis - Bet 365, Stan James.

Take Boylesports 10/11 on MUMBAI to get the highest 6 over total in tomorrow's IPL Cricket Match.

4/6 in other places Boylesports seem to think it's a coin flip. However Mumbai have proved to be faster off the blocks in recent games. Helped by Jayasuriya they have hit 60,68 and 57 in the 1st 6 overs over their last 3 games. Compare that to Rajasthan's 67,42 and 51 Mumbai have averaged 8 runs more. The Spread firms back up our opinion making Mumbai a strong 5-8 runs favourite.

A strong play for us here.

Recommended bet £330 (6.6 points) MUMBAI highest 6 over total 10/11 BOYLESPORTS

Our second pick in this weeks PGA event, STEPHEN AMES.

Ames has being ulta consistant this year and is coming here on the back of a 5th place at the players championship. He has registered 2 top 5's in the last 4 years at the Colonial and is well worth support at 28/1.

Recommended bet - STEPHEN AMES £25 ( 1/2 point) each way 1/4 1st 5 places 28/1 - Blue Square, Boylesports, Paddy Power.

In 2007 Rory Sabbatini was one of the most improved players on
the American circuit. Not this year though, since he bought a Camper Van and decided to take the family with him wherever he played as it was too stressful to leave them at home - idiot! Hopefully, as Colonial is in Texas where he has his ranch he can leave them at home and concentrate on making us some money!
He won this event last year, was 6th in 2005 and 5th
in 2003. A decent tied 27th in the Players championships will hopefully spark a return to form on a course he loves.

Recommended Bet - £25 ( 1/2 Point ) each way 1/4 1st 5 places - RORY SABBATINI 33/1 Paddy Power, Hills, Stan James

We cant ignore Angel Cabrera's record at Wentworth over the last few years. Tied 5th last year, tied 29th in 2006, 1st in 2005 and 2nd in 2004. He also made the final of the Matchplay here last October.

Some steady results this year including 25th at the Masters, he's ready to go close again on his favourite track.

Recommended bet £50 ( 1 point ) Each way Angel Cabrera 25/1 Bet365, totesport, betfred,skybet,coral. 1/4 Odds 5 places.

We like the 10/11 on offer for ROBERT KARLSSON to beat Paul Casey in Bet Fred's 72 Hole match bet.

Karlsson has had 3 top 10's in Europe in his last 3 outings
Casey is badly out of form in the US with 2 Missed Cuts
out of 2 outings. His Greens in regulation figures are awful which is
bad news for Wentworth.
Casey has slightly better course form than Karlsson but the huge gulf in current form makes this a bet for us.

Recommended bet £220 ( 4.4 points) Robert Karlsson to beat Paul Casey 72 Hole match bet 10/11 Bet Fred.

We have to take the 11/10 on offer for the Deccan Chargers to have the highest 6 over total in tomorrows IPL cricket match.

With Gilchrist and Alfridi likely to open again anything can happen. They scored 71 in the first 6 overs 2 games back showing how devastating they can be. The ever mental Alfridi was out 1st ball in his last innings but if he can hang around for a few overs the damage should be done.

Rightly so the Spread firms make Deccan Favourite in this market which firms up our opinion that odds against is good value. A

Recommended bet - £200 ( 4 points ) Deccan Chargers highest 6 over total 11/10 Blue Square

Its worth backing Angel Cabrera to beat Jusin Rose over 72 holes in Ladbrokes Match Bet.

As already highlighted Cabrera's course form is unquestionable.Although Rose has some decent form at Wentworth too his current form is poor. Two missed cuts on the trot and a withdrawal due to back problems are his last three starts on the PGA Tour. He's starting this week with a new caddy too, so several question marks over Rose this week.

Recommended bet £220 ( 2.4 points) Cabrera to beat Rose 72 Hole match bet, Ladbrokes 10/11

We like the 21/10 on offer for the 1st test between England and New Zealand ending in a draw.

Lords is a good batting track, the last 4 tests here have ended in a draw. Although the forecasts for the weekend are sketchy at the moment bad weather looks a distinct possibility over the weekend.

The draw in currently trading shorter than 2/1 on betfair and could well go lower before Thursdays start.

Recommended bet - £300 ( 6 points ) Eng v New Zealand 1st test DRAW - Bet365 21/10

Take Victor Chandlers 4/6 on Delhi to get the highest 6 over total in tomorrows IPL Cricket match.

Dravid's Bangalore are is disarray and have shown no intent with the bat. There last 6 over totals have beem 23,50 and 35 as opposed to Delhi's 68,48 and 37. So with the help of deadly duo of Sehwag and Gambir averaging 15 points more than Bangalore's openers over the last 3 games, we have to take the 4/6.

Recommended bet - £300 ( 6 points ) Delhi Highest 6 over total 4/6 Victor Chandler

Take Skybets even money on over 10.5 sixes in today's IPL match.

The ropes are short on the Delhi track and with the likes of Sehwag, Gambir and Hussey on show there should be plenty of sixes. This bet would have won 3 out of the last 4 times with 15,14,8 and 12 being the last 4 sixes totals.

The Spread firms price this up at 11.5 - 12.5

Recommended bet £250 ( 5 points ) over 10.5 sixes EVENS Skybet

The 7/4 on offer for COOK to be top England bat is their 1st innings is well worth an interest. Standing on 43 not out overnight, he is building a solid platform to make a big score. He looked in decent nick today and we fancy him strongly to press on and make the bet a winner.

Recommended Bet -  £200 ( 4 Points ) 7/4 A.COOK Top England 1st Innings Batsman - Stan James

Take the 8/11 on offer for the Mumbai Indians to outscore Kolkata in the 1st 6 overs of todays IPL clash.

Jayasuriya hit a 45 ball ton in his last game and with Tendulkar at the crease with him a fast start is likely. In contrast Kolkata are slow out of the blocks and 8/11 is well worth a punt.

Recommended Bet - £220 (4.4 points) Mumbai Indians, highest 6 over total v Kolkata 8/11 Sky Bet, Boylesports, Victor chandler.

Take Boylesports 10/11 on the Deccan Chargers to get the Highest 6 over total in todays IPL match.

With Gilchrist opening with Gibbs early fireworks usually ensue. There is talk again that the huge hitting Alfridi could partner Gilchrist up from which would be a massive bonus for this bet. Delhi's openers Sehwag and Gambir and capable of scoring too, but Deccan have a good edge for us.

Recommended bet - £220 ( 4.4 points ) Deccan Chargers highest 6 over total 10/11 Boylesports.

Blue Squares 7/2 on the highest individual score being between 25 and 49 is well worth a bet in todays IPL clash between Kolkata and Delhi.

The Kolkata track is by far the worst in the Premier league, producing scores of 110, 137 and 127 so far in the first innings. With another low scoring affair probale it will be tough for any batsman to score 50 or more. Blue Squares 7/2 looks way to high for us.

Recommended bet £100 ( 2 points ) - Highest Individual score between 25-49 - 7/2 - BLUE SQUARE

Take Paddy Powers 6/5 on 66 or more balls landing in the water on the Island 17th Hole at Sawgrass.

94 hit the drink last year, mainly due to strong winds on day 1 and 2. Wind is forecast again this week, but not to the same degree as last year. However the new putting surfaces are what will see this bet go beyond the target number in our opinion. We found these extracts from the players interviews:

PHIL MICKELSON: I played today, and it's in fabulous shape. I don't think I've ever seen Bermuda greens, and I don't know what specific Bermuda that is, but it is the best greens I've seen Bermuda ever. It is in incredible shape. They're very firm and fast, balls are not stopping at all, and I think we're going to have a very difficult test on 17 getting balls to stay on that green, which is fine.

Q. What makes this golf course so hard?

BOO WEEKLEY: Well, 17 is one of them (laughter). I mean, I was just talking to Heath Slocum a while ago down there as he was walking back from lunch, and I said, "Did you see 18?"

He said, "Yeah."

I said, "How did you play 17?"

He said, "I hit a pretty little 8-iron in there."

I said, "Where did it land?"

He said, "I landed it six feet short of the hole and it rolled almost into the back water."

I said, "Wow, it's going to be interesting this year, huh? "

Recommended bet - 66 or more water balls on hole 17 £100 ( 2 points ) Paddy Power 6/5

We link the chances of STEWART CINK in this weeks players championship at Sawgrass.

3rd here last year and no worse than 8th in his last three pga starts he ticks all the boxes for us this week.

Recommended bet £25 ( 1/2 point ) each way ( 1/4 1st 5 places) Stewart Cink 28/1 Paddy Power, extrabet.

We like the look of match sixes over 11.5 in todays IPL match between chennai and Punjab.

Chennia has the smallest bounderies of all the IPL grounds and with the likes of Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh and Morkel on display today 12 sixes should easily be obtainable.

Recommended bet - £300 ( 6 points ) over 11.5 match sixes - Skybet 5/6

Our second pick for this weeks players championship, BRANDT SNEDEKER at a tasty 80/1.

12th here last year on his 1st visit to Sawgrass he's a very solid player who could well go close. He's been in solid form this year with several good finishes including a 3rd place spot at the Masters.

Recommeded bet - £25 each way ( 1/2 point ) BRANDT SNEDEKER ( 1/4 1st 5 places ) BET 365, LADBROKES.

Take Blue Squares 10/11 on Justin leonard to beat Boo Weekley in their 72 hole match bet this week.

Leonard has been in superb form this year making 12 out of 12 cuts including 4 top 10 finishes. Although Weekley is a very good player on his day this little snippet from his interview yesterday is enough to get us on board.

Q. Will you try to apply the same patience out here this week?

BOO WEEKLEY: I'm going to try to. I'm a little aggravated right now, though.

Q. Why is that?

BOO WEEKLEY: Just because I'm hitting the ball so crooked.

Q. Are your misses going different directions right now?

BOO WEEKLEY: Everywhere. They're low, they're high, they're left, they're right. I look like I'm playing in the Army, man, just Army golf.

Sawgrass is not a course to get away with errant shots and we expect the ultra consistant Leonard to win this 72 hole match with ease.

Recommended bet - £330 ( 6.6 points ) 10/11 Blue Square, Leonard to beat Weekley over 72 holes.

We like the 4/5 on offer with Boylesports on GLOUCESTER to score more runs than Glamorgan in the 1st 15 overs match bet.

With the likes of big hitting Hamish Marshall, Spearman and co in the top order for Gloucester compared to the much more conservative Glamorgan openers, this really should be no contest.

The spreads make Gloucester around 8 runs favourite in the same market which backs up our strong view here.

Recommended bet £500 ( 10 points ) Gloucester highest 15 over total 4/5 BOYLESPORTS

Not a very original selection but we have to take the 100/30 on Ronnie O`sullivan to win next months World Championships.

Yesterdays draw proved to be a peach for Ronnie who is paired against Qualifier Chuang in the 1st round. The only name of any note in his quarter is Doherty.

Ronnies off the table life is good at the moment too, he seems much happier than he has in the past. When his head is straight he`s very hard to beat.

Recommended bet £300 @ 100/30 STAN JAMES/BET DIRECT

We have found a peach of a bet in this years World Championships starting next weekend, 62 or less tournament centuries, currently trading at a whopping 15/8 with Skybet.

This bet would have landed 3 times in the last 5 years with make ups of 68,46,64,55,51. You could argue that there are several heavy scorers at the crucible this year, but there are question marks over some of their form.Hendry is well past his heavy scoring best.Also we have heard a whisper that Higgins is having all sorts of cue problems and the wheels have fallen off Ding Junhui's game. 

The Spreads go 62-64 which backs up the fact that 15/8 is a wrong price.

Recommended bet £240 15/8, 62 or less centuries SKYBET

We like the 80/1 on offer for NICK WATNEY to take this weeks PGA event, the Wachovia Championship.

He has solid course form finishing inside the top 25 the last three years at Quail Hollow. He has been knocking on the door this season and is a proven winner.

Recommended bet £25 each way, 1/4 1st 5 places ( 1/2 point ) Nick Watney 80/1 General.

We have a strong opinion on Joe Perry to beat Ali carter in todays semi final best of 33 encounter.

Perry has looked the stronger of the two players and should relish the long slog. They have met 3 times in the past, Perry winning all 3.

Perry's consistancy and grit should see him through and we just have to have a decent bet at odds against.

Recommended bet -£300 ( 6 points ) Joe Perry to beat Ali Carter 6/5 Boylesports.

We like the 11/10 on offer with Stan James on a break over 129 in the O'Sullivan - Wenbo match this afternoon.

O'Sullivan has hit top gear knocking in a 140 and a 147 against Williams. With Wenbo's reckless attitude there should be big breaks galore in this match.

Recommended bet - £300 ( 6 points)  high match break over 129 O'Sullivan v Wenbo 11/10 - Stan James.

Jump on to Paddy Powers under 2.5 centuries in the Ebdon/Carter clash.

Neither player are prolific breakmakers and they will have to go some to make 3 centuries for this bet to lose. Paddies actually price this the same as the Hendry/Day clash which is puzzling as they are both very heavy scorers.

A confident pick for us.

Recommended bet £300 ( 6 points ) under 2.5 centuries Ebdon/Day Paddy Power 5/6

Take the 4/6 on Joe Perry to beat Stuart Bingham in their recond round clash.

Perry played some high class Snooker in beating Dott 10-7, making three century breaks in the process. On the other hand, Bingham was dire against Davis, stumbling over the line 10-8.

They have played 3 times in the past, Perry winning all three.

A maximum bet here for us.

Recommended bet Joe Perry to beat Bingham £600 ( 12 points ) Boylesports.

 NOTE - IF YOU CANT FIND THE BET CLICK THROUGH FROM www.oddschecker.com

Snap up Paddy powers 11/10 on over 2.5 centuries in the Robertson/ Maguire second round encounter.

Maguire looks in good form notching 2 tons in the process of beating Hamilton 10-3. In fairness he could have made a couple more. Although Robertson failed to make a ton in his first match he looks in fine fettle and could well hit a couple himself.

Over the best of 25 frames we will be very surprised if this bet doesn't cop.

Recommeded bet - £400 ( 8 points ) over 2.5 match centuries, 11/10 Paddy power.

Although backing Ronnie O'Sullivan to win the tournament we have to take him on in his second round clash against Mark Williams.

The 5/2 on Williams seems to good to miss. Williams was back to his best in his first round encounter. Although he wasn't really tested to the full he showed enough form to warrant a back against O'sullivan. Ronnie didn't look at his best against qualifier Chuang and the 10-5 score was flattering. He missed alot of balls and will be heavily punished if making the same mistakes against Williams. His temperment is looking frail and he seems to be carrying the 'dont care less attitude'

Recommended bet - £200 ( 4 points ) Mark Williams to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 5/2 - Boylesports, Blue Square, Bet365.

The 35/1 on Justin Leonard to win this weeks Byron Nelson Championship is well worth an each way interest with Boylesports.

He was been a model of consistancy this year with 4 top 10 finishes and he loves playing in his home state of Texas. He won in texas last year and it would be no surprise if he went close this week.

Recommended bet £25 each way ( 1/2 point ew) Justin Leonard 35/1 Boylesports.

Back Manley League 180s under 18 @ 10/11 with Skybet

0 so far in his two games to date this is a very strong bet for us. He`s hit 16 and 12 180s in the last 2 years of the premier league. His fat barelled darts make it very hard for him to get all 3 darts in the lipstick.

Recommended bet £550 10/11 Skybet

Take Blue squares 4/5 on Ronnie O'sullivan to beat his 1st round opponent Liu Chuang on the -4.5 handicap.

It's Chuangs 1st time at the crucible, whilst he has done very well to get this far we just cant see him taking six frames of the Rocket. A 10-3, 10-4 victory would be a more likely outcome.

Recommended bet, £250 Ronnie O'Sulliavn to beat  Cuang -4.5 handicap, blue square.

We like the 8/13 on Shaun Murphy to get the first century break in his 1st round match against Dave Harold. They are like chalk and cheese in the break making department. Murphy is one of the heaviest scorers in the game, Harold is a really slogger who struggle to make a 50 break these days,let alone a ton.

Although a short price, a confident pick.

Recommended bet - £260 ( 5.2 points ) Murphy to make the 1st century v Harold - Stan James

Take the 4/9 on Ken Doherty to beat Liang Wenbo in their 1st round clash on 23rd April ( Stan James, Bet Direct )

Wenbo is a decent player when in the balls, but has got the worst safety game of any player in the Pro ranks in our opinion. Doherty will tie him in knots and have him slashing at long balls from the word go. Doherty`s safety game will be too much for Wenbo. Its also Wenbo`s 1st time on the big stage, he will be very nervous.

We appreciate it`s a short price, but it`s a very confident pick for us.

Recommended bet £450 @ 4/9 Stan James

Blue Square have under estimated the chance of a decent break in the Doherty / Wenbo encounter.

We like the 13/8 on offer for a break over 115. Wenbo is a strong scorer when in the balls. His weakness is his safety game. This combination should make for a high scoring match. The spreads have the high break down for around 114-117 so we are very happy to take the 13/8. We make it no better than an even money shot.

Recommended bet - £160 ( 3.2 points ) Doherty Wenbo high break over 115 - 13/8 Blue Square

We believe the 5/6 on Joe Perry to beat Graeme Dott in the 1st round of the World Championship in tremendous value.

It's fair to say Dott has gone at the game. He is currenty on a 15 match run without a win, the most recent, a 5-1 stuffing by the veteran Nigel Bond in the China Open. Without a win since October 07 it's beyond believe how some bookies go 5/6 each of two here.

Although Perry lost 5-3 to Ding in this weeks China open he looked sharp.

They are 2-2 in head to heads, but we strongly fancy Perry to take this one.

Recommended bet £300 Joe Perry to beat Graeme Dott, 5/6 Boylesports/Corals.

Take the 4/6 on offer with Corals or Paddy Power on Stuart Bingham to beat Steve Davis in the 1st round at next months World Championships.

Davis's form is taking a nose dive and we see no reason why Bingham won't take out the Ginger pensioner without breaking sweat. They have played each other four times before and Bingham has won all four, most recently a 9-4 drubbing in last Decembers U.K Championship.

This is a very strong play for us.

Recommended bet Stuart Bingham to beat Stece Davis £300 @ 4/6, Paddy Power, Coral.

Take the 100/1 available with either Blue sq or Skybet on CINK to win the Masters.

The georgia resident is in Sublime form at the moment and is sure to start shorter than 100/1. He has a very steady record at Augusta.

Recommended bet £25 each way @ 100/1

After spending a couple of hours listening to the players interviews tonight it seems the course is going to be very tough, perhaps as tough as last year when Zach Johnson won with a winning score of +1.

Here are a couple of snippets:

 From Scott's interview:

Q. Phil Mickelson was in here about an hour ago and said that he was asked what he thought the winning score would be and he said he didn't think it would be lower than last year. What's your take on that?

ADAM SCOTT: It's so hard to pick a winning score, but it's playing so long at the moment; it will be hard to hit a lot of shots close. And it's hard to make a lot of long putts here, even though the greens are so pure, they break so much; to match speed and line is very difficult.

I don't know, a couple under maybe, if the weather's good

From Mickelsons interview:
Q. Was last year just an accident because of the weather and just the perfect storm, or are the scores going to be lower here because of what has happened to the course and what they have done to the course?

PHIL MICKELSON: They won't be lower. I think the scores may get a little bit higher, yeah, and the length is the biggest factor. Also all of the trees and the tightening of the golf course.

Recommended bet - £100 winning score 285 or worse 17/5 BET365 

Tied 4th in yesterdays Shell Houston is all we need to know to add Fred Couples to our Masters portfolio.

Back in good health, a superb masters record, he cant be ignored.

Recommended bet £25 e/w 100/1 ( 1/4 1st 5 places) Boylesports FRED COUPLES.

nb.The advantage of backing him with Boylesports is you get a refund if he birdies the 18th on day 4 but doesn't win/place.

Keeping with the Couples theme our next bet for this weeks Masters invlolves a 72 hole match bet against Jose Maria Olazabal. As we have already mentioned Freddy is fighting fit again and his tied 4th at Houston proves he's in fine fettle.

Olazabal is returning after a lengthly lay off, he did finish 26th in the Houston event which was a good effort, however maybe flattering, as this little snippet from the telegraph proves :

"My game is just off and I just don't feel in control of my swing," he said. "So my confidence is not very high and I don't know whether or not I will practice Monday or Tuesday or not."

Both Couples and Olazabal have good records round Augusta but with Olazabals rusty game and Injury concers this course will find him out.

A very strong play for us here.

Recommended bet £500 @ 4/5 Fred Couples to Beat Olazabal 72 Hole match bet - LADBROKES

We cant resist taking a little 4/1 on Phil Taylor to score more 180s than the other premier league players this week with Betfred.

As we have already stated he's on fire at the moment and he seems to be staying up on the treble 20 much more these days.

Recommended bet - £100 4/1 Phil Taylor most 180s ( Week 11 specials ) Betfred

Take Blue Squares 11/10 on Phil Taylor to hit more 180s than Barneveld this week. Taylor is in the form of his life at the moment and hit 7 180s in last weeks victory. By contrast Barney's form is shocking, only managing 1 180 going down 8-6 to Manley.

Recommended bet- £200 Phil Taylor more 180s v Barneveld 11/10 blue Square.

Keeping with the theme that we believe Olazabal will struggle this week, we like the 7/5 on offer with BET365 on Olazabel to shoot 74 or over in his 1st round. ( +2 or worse )

Whilst the greens may be running slower this week than normal, the course will still be very long and tough. We just can't see olly shooting +1 or better in his first round. We would recommend a larger bet here, but you probably wont get more on.

 Recommended bet - £100 Olazabal to shoot 74 or worse in the 1st round 7/5 BET365

William Hills 20 points start for Castleford is well worth an investment in todays Super League match Handicap market.

Castleford possss a decent home record and with St Helens missing key players this looks a sound investment.

 Recommended bet Castleford £300 4/6 + 20 points William Hill.

Boylesports 11/10 on over 5.5 180s is standout value in the Wade/Lewis encounter.

4/7 in other places, 6.2 - 6.7 on the Spreads, this is our Darts bet of the week. Both these players are heavy 180 scorers and we'd be very surprised if this bet doesn't cop.

Recommended bet £300 @ 11/10 over 5.5 180`s Wade v Lewis BOYLESPORTS.

Take a piece of value and back Peter Manley to get more 180s than Barney @ a very generous 8/1 with Stan James.

Although Manley is not a prolific 180 scorer he's had 7 over the last two weeks, the same number as Barney. 4/1 in places we feel it's worth a small punt at 8s

Recommended bet £50 @ 8/1 Manley most 180s Stan James

Our 1st of two plays in this weeks PGA event, LUCAS GLOVER @ 50/1 e/w 1/4 odds 1st 5 places (Paddy Power, Boylesports)

 He loves this track, finishing tied 8th here last year and tied third in 2005. We believe he`s got a win in him this year and this could just be his week.

Recommended bet £15 e/w Lucas Glover 50/1 Paddy Power/Boylesports

Our next pick for this weeks Zurich Classic, defending Champion NICK WATNEY @ 55/1 with Paddy Power.

He won this tournament by 3 shots last year and is coming into form at the right time. He looked very dangerous at Bay Hill a couple of Weeks back before slipping down the leaderboard to finish 23rd.

Recommended bet £15 e/w 1/4 1st 5 places NICK WATNEY - Paddy Power

Once again we believe there is a bit of value to be had with BET365 in their match Performance Markets.

Take the 5/6 on Paul Harris to score 86 or more points ( 20 points a wicket, 10 a catch and 1 point a run.)

The Chennai track has been touted as a " Spinners Paradise ". Harris, being South Africa`s only specialist spinner in the team sure must bag a few wickets. Any runs / catches will be a bonus.

Recommended bet £240 @ 5/6 BET365

Take Blue squares 8/11 on under 6.5 180s in the Barneveld/Part game.

Simply a wrong price based on Stats.

Recommended bet £220 @ 8/11 under 6.5 180s, Blue Square.

( 16.45, Bluesq now changed line to 5.5, be careful) 

Take Corals 66/1 on Graeme Mcdowell for the European Order of Merit.

14/1 in other places, Corals price is bordering on a rick.

After yesterdays win, he`s 3rd in the Order of Merit and has a decent each way prospect.

Don`t expect this price to be around for long.

Recommended bet £25 e/w 66/1

( note, cut to 16/1 5 minutes after I posted )

Take Stan James 8/13 on John Higgins to have the Highest Break against Mark King.

King`s Break making has been very poor over the last few years and 8/13 is just plain wrong. Extra bet`s 4/11 seems more around the price we`d expect.

Recommended bet - John Higgins High Break v Mark King £390 @ 8/13

Another Mistake from Bet365 in our opinion, Daniel Vettori`s match performance has been pitched to low at 108.

Sporting index go 128-136 based on the same points system. He`s been in good from with the bat and his Spin should play a much bigger role in this test.

Recommended bet £180 5/6 Over 108 in Bet 365s match performance market.

Another low quote from BET365, Michael Vaughan`s match performace at over 79 @ 5/6

Again, he`s in good form with the bat and could take a wicket or a catch.

His run spreads alone are more than the 79 quote.

Recommended bet £180 5/6 over 79 Match Performance with Bet 365.

Take Sportingbets 60/1 on Camilo Villegas in the without Woods Market in this weeks wgc event.

He pushed Tiger Close here 2 years ago, finishing 2nd. He`s a local resident and loves the Florida Course.

Recommended bet £15 each way Sportingbet, 60/1.

Take Boylesports 5/6 on Sean O`hair to beat Sabbatini over 72 holes in their tournament matchbet.

 O`hair is in tremendous form after finishing 1st and 3rd the last two weeks. Sabbatini is returning after a three week layoff and has a poor record in this event.

Recommended bet - £240 5/6 Boylesports

Bet 365 seem to have underpriced some of the player performances in the third test starting tonight.

The scenario being a points system, 1 point for a run, 10 points a catch and 20 points for a wicket.

Napier is expected to be a batsmans paradise and Kevin Pietersen should score heavily. Sporting index have his runs alone pitched at 90-95 so over 86 with bet365 is a must bet. With the advantage of the extra points for a catch + Pieterson can bowl spin and take a wicket or two. The Napier pitch won`t seam like Hamilton did to he could well pick up a wicket where the Spinners should come in to the game more.

This is a strong play in our opinion.

Recommended bet £300 @ 5/6 Pieterson match performance over 86 Bet 365