FoG

So with the draw tomorrow I thought I would do a quick article. Team Bookie Rating Elo Ranking Pot 1 France 7/2 8 Germany 7/2 1 Spain 5/1 4 Belgium 9/1 10 England 12/1 7 Portugal 18/1 11 Pot 2 Italy 16/1 15 Croatia 25/1 17 Austria 40/1 21 Russia 66/1 24 Ukraine 66/1 16 Switzerland 80/1 18 Pot 3 Sweden 66/1 27 Poland 66/1 24 Czech Republic 70/1 29 Romania 125/1 32 Slovakia 200/1 33 Hungary 200/1 41 Pot 4 Turkey 66/1 19 Wales 66/1 45 Iceland 80/1 46 Ireland 100/1 26 Albania 300/1 60 N. Ireland 300/1 65 I have rearranged the order of the teams (you will mostly see them ranked in order of UEFA Coefficient). The new order based on the bookie's rating of the teams makes it easier to pick out the soft draws. I also include the ELO Ranking as its usually regarded as a more accurate rank ahead of the FIFA Ranking or the UEFA Coefficient. The bookie's make cart loads of cash and have banks of statistics to back up their odds so I tend to side wit...

So William Hill are getting into the spirit of the Christmas Season. They are copying Paddy Power's promotion on the horses - giving money back as a free bet if your horse is second. The key differences between the William Hill offer and Paddy Power is that William Hill are only giving money back on your first qualifying bet. With Paddy Power you could pick two or three horses per race and hedge your bets.  The other major difference is that free bets dont earn free bets. With Paddy Power if your free bet runs in second then you got your free bet back again. With William Hill you will miss this opportunity. I found this offer very profitable under Paddy Power, and despite the added limitations with William Hill's version I still plan on making money off this. The new strategy will be. 1. Bet on the favourite in each race (provided he is 3/1 or under) - to earn money or a free bet if 2nd.  2. With free bets back 9/2 horses. See the table below base...