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TIPS

Here's my TIPS for the upcoming EPL Matches:

Feb 05

Stoke vs Sunderland

0 : 1/2

Stoke [12Bet.com]  

 

Feb 05

Aston Villa vs Fulham

0 : 1/2

Aston Villa[12Bet.com]  

 

Feb 05

Everton vs Blackpool

0 : 1 1/4

Everton[12Bet.com]  

 

Feb 05

Manchester City vs West Brom

0 : 1 1/4

West Brom [12Bet.com]  

 

Feb 05

Newcastle vs Arsenal

3/4 : 0

Arsenal [12Bet.com]     

 

Feb 05

Tottenham vs Bolton

0 : 3/4

Bolton[12Bet.com]  

 

Feb 05

Wigan vs Blackburn

0 : 0

Blackburn [12Bet.com]  

 

Feb 05

Wolverhampton vs Manchester Utd

1 1/4 : 0

Manchester Utd [12Bet.com]  

 

Feb 06

West Ham vs Birmingham

0 : 1/2

Birmingham [12Bet.com]  

 

Feb 06

Chelsea vs Liverpool

0 : 1

Chelsea [12Bet.com]

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Dallas Mavericks at Boston Celtics NBA Betting Preview

Dallas Mavericks at Boston Celtics NBA Betting Preview[12Bet.com]

Friday, February 04, 2011 12:00 AM ET

On the back of a solid road trip, the Boston Celtics (37-11 SU, 22-23 ATS) return home to take on the Dallas Mavericks (33-15 SU, 25-21 ATS) who seem to finally be finding some form. The NBA odds makers have the Celtics as six point favorites, can Dirk and co get the upset win?[12Bet.com]

The Boston Celtics should be well rested and decompressed from a four game road swing that saw them go 3-1 straight up and 2-2 against the spread.  The last time the Green saw action was Tuesday night when the Sacramento Kings caught the Celtics flat footed coming out of the gate and drove to a 54-45 lead at the half.  The Celtics did what they do best in the second half and that was put the defensive clamps on the
Sacramento offense and ultimately came away with a 95-90 victory which didn’t surprise us as we wrote that the Celtics would win but the Kings would cover.
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The Dallas Mavericks are in a serious groove.  They have won their last 6 games and covered the number in four of those contests.  Wednesday night they absolutely hammered the Knicks 113-97 but will need to be clicking on all cylinders against the Beasts of the East, the Boston Celtics.  If you’re looking for the key to Dallas’s success this season you must first look to the big German, Dirk Nowitzki, who has been the lynchpin for the Mavericks since he arrived.  However, the one key piece that the Mavs have lacked for years is a big body in the middle, capable of scoring points. 

Welcome to Dallas, Tyson Chandler!  Chandler has had a renaissance in Dallas after battling a series of injuries.  He’s recaptured the passion and the athleticism from a few years ago when he was banging bodies in the paint for New Orleans.  Chandler has been more than Dallas bargained for and has posted 3 double doubles in his last four games.  Over his last 5 games he has averaged 17.4 points and over 10 rebounds per game.  That big presence has freed up Nowitzki and allowed the perennial All-Star to torch the opposition.[12Bet.com]

Although the Mavericks are feeling it and delivering nothing but W’s lately, it should be noted they are doing it while Captain Clutch, Dirk Nowitzki is still not fully recovered from his sprained knee suffered in December and also without the services of Caron Butler who is lost for at least the regular season with a ruptured tendon in his knee.  Dallas has also recently acquired noted Mavericks slayer, Peja Stojakovic, who is certainly not the silky smooth assassin he once was from 3 point range but hopefully can provide Dallas with some perimeter shooting even though he has been racked with injuries this season.  Stojakovic will not be in uniform for this meeting at the Garden but may be a factor down the road for Dallas [12Bet.com]. 

The Celtics have been giving the rest of the league fits this year with their focus on defense.  They execute superbly and have a point guard in Rajon Rondo who is among the league’s best.  He is the talented quarterback of this team and his receivers are all future Hall of Famers in Garnett, Pierce and Shaq while a case could certainly be made for the prolific Ray Allen at shooting guard.  If the Celtics were good before, they just got better with the addition of center Kendrick Perkins.  Perk has been rehabbing from injury all season and has finally returned although it’s difficult to argue with the job that the tandem of Big Baby Glen Davis and Shaquille O’Neal has done in his absence. [12Bet.com]

In their only meeting thus far, Nowitzki led the way with 25 points in a defensive struggle where the Mavs prevailed 89-87 at home.  However, the venue will be the Garden on Friday night and while the Celtics will be rested, Dallas will be catching their breath from Wednesday night’s triumph over the Knicks and then hopping a plane immediately after the game to play Charlotte on Saturday night.  That’s three games in four days for the Mavs against a team that is 22-3 in front of the friendlies.   The Celtics will be well rested and invigorated for their first game back home after traveling west and are laying a big number on the NBA betting board against the talented Mavericks but there’s a reason…because they’ll cover it. [12Bet.com]

Free NBA Pick: Play the Celts -6 on Friday night.[12Bet.com]

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Redknapp denies Aguero rumours

Harry Redknapp has dismissed reports Tottenham Hotspur have had a club-record £38 million bid for Sergio Aguero rejected by Atletico Madrid.

GettyImagesSergio Aguero: Atletico Madrid star [12Bet.com]

Widespread reports claimed Spurs' alleged bid matched a buy-out clause in the Argentina striker's contract but with neither club willing to pay the £10 million tax due on the deal, it stalled.[12Bet.com]

Redknapp's attacking options, which drew a blank against Fulham in the FA Cup on Sunday, have been depleted following the departure of Robbie Keane to West Ham but the Spurs boss insists he expects to do little business on transfer deadline day and denied he had made a bid for Auguero.[12Bet.com]

"Sergio Aguero? No. I don't know anything at all about that one," Redknapp told Sky Sports. "It would surprise us all if that happened. I don't think there is anything in that one at all.[12Bet.com]

"I don't think you'll be seeing a lot of action today. It'll all be happening elsewhere today."
Atletico president Enrique Cerezo refuted suggestions that Spurs had made a bid for Aguero, 22, and said it would be "unthinkable" to let either the Argentine or strike partner Diego Forlan, who has also been linked with Tottenham, leave the Vicente Calderon.[12Bet.com]

"Players play where they want to play and Kun and Forlan want to play at Atletico Madrid. We have no offers and we are not a selling club," he said.[12Bet.com]

"We want to continue with the players that have served us so well, that have brought us success and that are great players. It is unthinkable that Kun [Auguero] could leave Atletico Madrid."[12Bet.com]

Redknapp pulled off the biggest coup of the last transfer window when he was successful in an 11th hour bid for Rafael van der Vaart. The Spurs manager have been linked with a host of strikers in Spain over the last 24 hours.[12Bet.com]

Villarreal star Giuseppe Rossi, Athletic Bilbao's Fernando Llorente and Sevilla hitman Alvaro Negredo are all said to be on Redknapp's radar but he is pessimistic about his club's chances of signing either of the trio.[12Bet.com]

"Rossi is a fantastic player but I wouldn't have thought so. Negredo is a top player. Llorente? We'd have all of them. They would improve us but I can't see any of them being here," Redknapp added.[12Bet.com]

"I should be going home after training today. I don't tend to be sticking around here until 11 o'clock if nothing's happening."[12Bet.com]

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Schalke on a down ahead of big game

Schalke on a down ahead of big game

Jefferson Farfan (r.) and co. were after their eighth win of the season when they entertained Hoffenheim

 

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• It didn't pan out that way though, as an early goal from Isaac Vorsah (m.) put 1899 in front...
• ...and proved to be enough for the visitors to take all three points...
• ...leaving Schalke coach Felix Magath searching for an explanation for his team's poor showing

Gelsenkirchen - Schalke 04 will go into Friday's big Ruhr derby knowing they need a vast improvement on the form they showed in the 1-0 weekend home loss to 1899 Hoffenheim if they are to come away with anything from Dortmund.[12bet.com]

Not since BVB beat them 3-1 four months ago has a visiting team been so dominant at the Veltins Arena. Hoffenheim's cause was greatly assisted though by the home team's uncertainty and passivity.[12bet.com]

Poor all-round performance[12bet.com]

The guests from the south west, who also had the edge in terms of legwork and tackling, took advantage of one of the numerous chances arising in part from Schalke's return to the kind of shaky defending that marked their game for so much of the first season-half. Indeed, it was only some slack Hoffenheim finishing that to some extent spared the Royal Blues' blushes.

At the other end of the park, the combined presence of Raul and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar produced precisely one effort on goal over the entire 90 minutes. "We weren't able to seriously threaten Hoffenheim", coach Felix Magth admitted after the match.

No settled formation[12bet.com]

Not that the blame for that can be pinned solely on the big nams up front. Schalke's attacking game as a whole was ineffective, with the midfield failing to provide any kind of adequate forward momentum. Ciprian Deac made a rare starting appearance against Hoffenhem, but the Romanian international made little impact,as designated playmaker Jose Manuel Jurado sat it out on the bench. Neither Peer Kluge nor Christoph Moritz meanwhile are in any case generally selected first and foremost for their creative prowess.

The departure of Ivan Rakitic for FC Sevilla leaves the Gelsenkirchen outfit even more thinly stretched in that department. All-in-all it remains to be seen whether the recent comings and goings will be a force for good or ill. Alongside Rakitic, Erik Jendrisek, Jermaine Jones and Besart Ibraimi have all taken their leave, with Danilo Avelar, Anthony Annan, Angelos Charisteas and Ali Karimi new on the scene.

Search for consistency[12bet.com]

Goalkeeper and captain Manuel Neuer makes no bones about the lack of continuity in the team being a contributing factor to the current malaise, on and off the pitch, acknowledging that, "There is a connection between these things." But the search for consistency goes on, with the new signings also in the mix now. Ali Karimi is a potential candidate to plug the creative gap in midfield, according to Magath, who says, "We're having problems at the moment linking the midfield with the attack. Karimi is a very good footballer who should be able to help us in that regard."

The Iranian international could even get a first chance to show what he can do in the red-hot atmosphere of the Signal Iduna park against perennial rivals Dortmund on Friday. Magath himself seems to be somewhat short of alternative plans at the moment for ways of bringing his side's fluctuating form under control. In a straightforward admission after the defeat against Hoffenheim he said simply, "I don't have any explanation for that performance!"[12bet.com]

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Review of the year - 2010

Review of the year - 2010

We look back at another thrilling year in the Barclays Premier League. [12Bet.com]

It has been another exciting year in the Barclays Premier League with goals galore for fans to enjoy.

Chelsea won the 2009/10 title and went on to complete the Double but have found it harder in the final quarter of the year.

The race for the 2011 crown is boiling up into a thrilling contest and looks set to go right to the wire with five teams all in contention going into the New Year, headed by unbeaten Manchester United.


Blackpool have come into the Premier League as a breath of fresh air under charismatic manager Ian Holloway while newly-promoted duo Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion have also established a firm foothold.

The survival struggle also looks set to go the distance in what is widely acknowledged to be a more competitive division than ever with any team capable of beating anyone else.
Here we review the highs and lows of 2010 and wish all our readers a very Happy New Year.

 

January[12Bet.com]

 

The year begins with a shock as Manchester United lose 1-0 at home to Leeds United in the FA Cup third round.

Former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira joins Manchester City from Juventus as heavy snow hits the first Barclays Premier League programme of the year.

Burnley appoint Brian Laws as their new manager to replace Owen Coyle who switches to Bolton Wanderers. Sol Campbell rejoins Arsenal.

Wayne Rooney helps United to a 3-1 victory at Arsenal, closing the gap at the top to just a point at the end of the month.

David Moyes claims the first Barclays Manager of the Month award of the New Year. Wayne Rooney is announced as Barclays Player of the Month.

February[12Bet.com]

 

Adam Johnson is the big deal as the transfer window closes, moving from Middlesbrough to Manchester City.
Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey is ruled out for the season after breaking a leg against Stoke City.

Chelsea remain at the summit after Didier Drogba scores two goals in the win over Arsenal and Manchester United come from behind to beat Aston Villa 2-1 in the Carling Cup final.

Fulham's Roy Hodgson collects his second Barclays Manager of the Month of the season with his goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer winning the players' award.

March[12Bet.com]

 

Michael Owen is ruled out for the season with a hamstring injury and Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas breaks a leg in the Champions League tie against Barcelona.

Phil Brown moves aside as Hull City manager and Iain Dowie comes in to try and keep the Tigers up. Portsmouth are deducted nine points after falling into administration.

Everton's David Moyes wins his second Barclays Manager of the Month award of the season and Chelsea's Florent Malouda scoops the Player of the Month.

April[12Bet.com]

 

Newcastle United are promoted to the Barclays Premier League, quickly followed by West Bromwich Albion.

Chelsea win 2-1 at Old Trafford with goals by Joe Cole and Didier Drogba but Tottenham's 2-1 win over Carlo Ancelotti's men blows the title race wide open after Paul Scholes nets a dramatic stoppage-time winner at rivals City.

Bottom club Portsmouth are relegated after West Ham United's win over Sunderland, while Burnley's defeat against Liverpool sends them back to the Championship after one season. Fulham secure their place in the Europa League final after a two-legged semi-final victory over German club Hamburg.

Martin O'Neill wins April's Barclays Manager of the Month award and Tottenham's Gareth Bale claims the Barclays Player of the Month honour.

Wayne Rooney wins the PFA and the Football Writer's Player of the Year awards.

May[12Bet.com]

 

Manchester United beat Aston Villa on penalties after a 3-3 draw at Old Trafford to claim the Barclays Premier Reserve League title.

Hull City are relegated after two seasons in the top flight following a 2-2 draw with Wigan Athletic.
The title is decided on the final day with Chelsea hammering Wigan Athletic to claim the Barclays Premier League crown ahead of Manchester United.

Arsenal take third spot again, while local rivals Tottenham secure fourth place and qualification for next season's Champions League with victory over Man City.

Drogba finishes as the division's top scorer with 29 league goals to win the Barclays Golden Boot. Chelsea's win gives them a goal tally of 103 for the season - a Premier League record.

There is Europa League heartbreak for Fulham who lose 2-1 to Atletico Madrid in extra-time but Premier League referee Howard Webb takes charge of the Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Inter Milan at Real Madrid's Bernabeu Stadium.

Wayne Rooney is named Barclays Player of the Season and Harry Redknapp is Barclays Manager of the Season.

Chelsea go on to claim their first Double, beating Portsmouth in the FA Cup final and Blackpool secure the final promotion place, beating Cardiff City 3-2 in the play-off final at Wembley.

Everton sign Jermaine Beckford from Leeds United while Manchester United bring in Mexican star Javier Hernandez.

June[12Bet.com]

 

Avram Grant replaces Gianfranco Zola as the new manager of West Ham United and makes former Aston Villa midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger his first signing.

West Ham academy director Tony Carr receives an MBE in the Queen's Birthday List.
Roy Hodgson becomes the new manager of Liverpool following the departure of Rafael Benitez.

Among the major transfers, Hull City midfielder Stephen Hunt signs for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Martin Petrov moves from Manchester City to Bolton Wanderers.

Manchester City snap up midfielder Yaya Toure from Barcelona and Chelsea bring in Yossi Benayoun from Liverpool.

July[12Bet.com]

 

Premier League referee Howard Webb receives the ultimate honour as he takes charge of the World cup final, assisted by Darren Cann and Mike Mullarkey.

He has his work cut out in a tempestuous match which forces him to issue 14 yellow cards and one red as Spain beat the Netherlands 1-0.

Mark Hughes succeeds Roy Hodgson as manager of Fulham.
Manchester City snap up David Silva and Aleksandr Kolarov while Liverpool sign Joe Cole and Dan Gosling joins Newcastle United.

August[12Bet.com]

 

Manchester United beat Chelsea 3-1 to win the Community Shield at Wembley.
Stoke City break their transfer record to capture Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones.

On the eve of their first season in the Premier League, Blackpool sign five players in one day to strengthen their ranks. They kick off with a 4-0 win at Wigan.

Ryan Giggs maintains his unique record of scoring in every Premier League season as he nets in Manchester United's 3-0 win over Newcastle United.

Champions Chelsea begin the new season in style, beating Stoke 6-0 at Stamford Bridge before thumping Wigan by the same score at the DW Stadium.

That flying start earns Carlo Ancelotti the Barclays Manager of the Month award with the evergreen Paul Scholes capturing the Barclays Player of the Month award.

September[12Bet.com]

 

For the first time, Premier League clubs have to submit squad lists to comply with new regulations.
There are injury blows for Jermain Defoe, Jack Rodwell, Robin van Persie, Theo Walcott and Bobby Zamora who breaks a leg.

Antonio Valencia needs surgery after suffering a dislocation and fracture of an ankle.
Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur all play their 700th match in the Premier League.

Gerard Houllier takes over as manager at Aston Villa following the surprise departure of Martin O'Neill. Alex McLeish signs a new contract with Birmingham City.

West Bromwich Albion's Roberto Di Matteo and Peter Odemwingie are Barclays Manager and Player of the Month.

October[12Bet.com]

 

Newcastle midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa sustains a broken tibia and fibula to his left leg at Manchester City.
Impressive newcomers Blackpool win 2-1 at Liverpool who are in the bottom three but facing a more settled future following the take-over by the NESV group.

Wayne Rooney ends frenzied speculation over his future by singing a new contract at Manchester United.
Newcastle thrash local rivals Sunderland 5-1 as Gareth Bale hogs the headlines for Tottenham with some stunning displays in the Champions League.

Rafael van der Vaart wins the Barclays Player of the Month award with Everton's David Moyes scooping the managerial title.

November[12Bet.com]

Wayne Rooney is sent to America in a bid to cure an ankle problem and Blackburn Rovers get new owners in Venky's London Limited.

Former Arsenal star Robert Pires joins Aston Villa as a free agent and there are goals galore on 27th November as a new Premier League record is set for the most goals scored on a single Saturday.

Dimitar Berbatov leads the way with five in Manchester United's 7-1 win over Blackburn becoming only the fourth player in Premier League history to net five in one match.

For the first time, every single Barclays Premier League club scores over the weekend.
Manchester United complete the signing of goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard from Aalesunds. Jelle van Damme is homesick and leaves Wolves.

Bolton Wanderers duo Owen Coyle and Johan Elmander are named the Barclays Manager and Player of the Month.

December[12Bet.com]

 

Chris Hughton leaves his post as Newcastle manager and is replaced by former West Ham boss Alan Pardew.

Sam Allardyce is a surprise departure at Blackburn with Steve Kean given the nod for the rest of the season.
Chelsea go six league matches without a win before beating Bolton 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. Jermaine Pennant makes a permanent switch to Stoke City and Wigan sign Spanish defender Adrian Lopez.

Manchester United finish the year in top spot, having chalked up a new club record of 18 matches unbeaten from the start of the season.

Bottom club going into 2011 is West Ham, thanks to a surprise 1-0 win by Wolves at Liverpool.
World Cup final referee Howard Webb receives an MBE in the New Year Honours List.

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NBA Finals 2011?

 

NBA Finals 2011? Miami Heat Have Great Players, L.A. Lakers Have a Great Team [12Bet.com]

Most signs point towards LeBron James announcing he will join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami, thus forming the NBA's first super team, but before anointing the Heat as next season's league champions, a little perspective may be needed. [12Bet.com]

ESPN's Tim Legler recently said that anyone making the assumption that Wade, James, and Bosh couldn't coexist is just plain wrong, and I tend to agree with his statement.

All three players have formed a friendship from years of playing together in the NBA and from time on the Olympic team so it's unlikely they will fall victim to the usual trappings of ego-related problems.
James and Wade both have the reputation of players who need to dominate the game in order to be effective, but based on James' eight assists per game, and Wade's lack of a quality point guard, that theory fails to hold weight.[12Bet.com]

If James can lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to 126 wins in two seasons imagine what he can do when it's players like Wade and Bosh on the receiving end of his passes, instead of Mo Williams and J.J. Hickson?
If James signs with Miami, the Heat will have the most impressive three-man rotation in the NBA, however championships are not won on the merits of three-man teams and some creative tinkering is needed before any thoughts of a South Beach parade are realized.

To say the signing of all three players would limit the Heat's financial options to add other is an understatement, and the only two players on the roster currently under contract will likely be needed to make the deal work.

The Toronto Raptors will likely trade Bosh to the Heat in exchange for Mario Chalmers and Michael Beasley, and once they are gone the team will consist of Wade, James, Bosh, and draft picks Dexter Pittman and Da'Sean Butler.

The Heat will be forced to fill the rest of their roster with minimum wage NBA earners, and it's doubtful they can assemble enough talent to immediately challenge for a NBA title.[12Bet.com]

ESPN's Legler installed a Miami super team as his favorites for capturing the Eastern Conference stopping short of conceding the title to the Heat, but it's still disrespectful to other teams in the East.

Orlando will return the majority of their Eastern Finals' team intact, as will the NBA Finals' runner-up Boston Celtics, yet they have been virtually disregarded when considering Miami's awesome threesome.

Even worse is the manner in which the Los Angeles Lakers have been relegated to secondary status in the wake of a potential Wade, Bosh, and James pairing in Miami.

The Lakers have played in the past three NBA Finals and have won the last two NBA championships, yet their success has taken a back seat to the dreams of league domination by Miami.

The Lakers have two stars in Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol who are every bit as super as the proposed trio in Miami, and they are surrounded by much more talented players than anything Pat Riley will be able to assemble.[12Bet.com]

Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum, and Ron Artest could start for most NBA teams, and players like Derek Fisher have years of championship experience that can't be taught overnight.

The Lakers will have the more talented team overall regardless if James signs with Miami or not, but their biggest advantage over a Miami super team would be the chemistry they have already established.

Every member on the Lakers' roster, with the exception of potential signee Steve Blake, knows exactly what it takes to win a championship, and it's doubtful the Heat will find players who can replicate that experience.
Furthermore, only Wade has true championship experience while James and Bosh have yet to prove they have the will and resolve necessary to win in the NBA postseason.

If the Heat can manage to make the NBA Finals with their star-studded team could they hold up against the Lakers' deeper, more talented, more experienced roster over the course of a seven game series?

Injuries are another thing to consider because if James, Bosh, or Wade were to suffer the types of injuries that hampered the Lakers throughout the season they can kiss any dreams of postseason glory goodbye.

Miami Heat fans have every reason to be excited about the future of their team with Bosh, Wade, and James in the fold, and if they are lucky enough to make the 2011 NBA Finals, the Lakers will likely be waiting for them, ready to temper the excitement with a little reality.

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