Sports Betting Blog

Paddy Power pays out on January being coldest month ever. So much for global warming. Could be a medium term money spinner, if the bookies keep setting odds as if the earth is warming.

(10/01/10) Only ten days into a sub-zero 2010 and Paddy Power have suspended betting and are paying out on this month being the coldest January on record in Ireland.
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It does not seem that long ago when Ryan Giggs won BBC sports personality of the year. The 66/1 outsider ended up pipping odds on favourite Jenson Button to the race.

Irish Bookmaker, Paddypower have released the odds for the 2010 race. Current favourite is Andy Murray, surely with the expectation that he will win something this year. All bets will be off if he wins Wimbledon but thats a big if. At 2/1, you are probably best off just betting on him to win Wimbledon straight.

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With the sad news that Michael Jackson, passed away late last night bookies Paddy Power are predicting that the King of Pop will once again top the charts and are offering odds of 5/2 for the late singer to be this years Christmas number one. Betting is also available on how many Michael Jackson songs will be covered by acts performing at this weekend’s Glastonbury Festival.

Paddy Power are also offering odds on the name of the inevitable Michael Jackson motion picture. “Michael” has emerged as the 4/1 favourite followed by “Invincible” at 8/1. Less likely options include “Black or White” at 50/1 and “The Lost Children” at 100/1.
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Paris Hilton a socialite, turned reality TV star, turned pop singer and actress, and Ronaldo is the most expensive player in football history after being sold to Real Madrid for a mega £80million. A match made in celebrity heaven some might say, bound to be hyped up by the tabloids to sell more papers.

Irish bookie Paddy Power are betting Ronaldo will do it doggy-style with Paris Hilton this summer. It’s 2/1 that the footballing legend is spotted out and about with the dog on his arm – Paris’s pet pooch ‘Tinkerbell’ that is!
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Bookies are breathing a sigh of relief that 16.1 outsiders, Diversity won the final of Britains got talent. This was the bookies record final in TV betting history. William Hill Estimate that over £3.5 Million Was Be Bet On Britain’s Got Talent. In the final hour of betting Hills took twelve bets a second.

One bookmaker, British Based William Hill commented “We were expecting to pay out million of pounds, but after the biggest shock in reality TV betting history we have won a six figure sum. We still think Susan will be the star and our odds suggest she is more likely to have a number one in the states than in the UK,”
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Bookies William Hill have started to see a possible Boyle backlash following her alleged rant at the contestants hotel. Hills have not taken a bet of over £100 for her today and have eased her price from 4/7 to 4/6 with Shaheen cut from 6/1 to 5/1. Hills also offer 10/1 that Susan swears during the live final and 100/1 that she proposes to Piers following her victory!

Hills expect a huge audience on Saturday night and offer evens the final will produce the largest TV audience of the year and 6/4 that peak viewing figures will top 20 million.
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With the forecast set fair for the Boat race, William Hill are bracing themselves for a run of money on the record time of 16 minutes and 19 seconds being beaten, and currently offer 8/1. Hills rate Oxford the 4/11 favourites, with Cambridge offered at 2/1. The boat race will be on ITV1 at 3.40pm.
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Bookie Paddy Power has installed Ruth Langsford as the 5/4 favourite to replace Fern Britton as Phillip Schofield’s next presenting partner on This Morning.

In one of the highest profile jobs for female presenters in television Britton’s regular stand-in Langsford is the lady in pole position that her rivals look most likely to have to beat although ITV may choose to keep her as part of their current team alongside long-term partner Eamon Holmes.
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MINI-ME TIPPED TO REIGN CELEB BIG BROTHER HOUSE

This may be of interest to you who watch this. Looking at the line up I have no interest in this.

As speculation continues about the final line up for this year’s Celebrity Big Brother series, reality-TV betting experts, Paddy Power, have reported a surge of betting in support of pint-size Hollywood actor, Verne Troyer.

Recent reports that the Austin Powers star has already broken Big Brother rules by boozing late into the night at fashionable London nightclubs seem to have got punters pulses racing. Troyer is now Paddy Power’s 3-1 favourite to win this year’s series.
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So anticipated is this Saturday’s finale that bookies Paddy Power are betting it will top the near 13 million viewers that pop Queen Britney pulled in two weeks ago. It’s just 13/8 with the Irish bookie that X Factor final night ratings peak as high as 14m!

Sharon McHugh, spokesperson for Paddy Power, said: “The X Factor Final is always a big audience puller but Beyonce is a massive coup for Simon Cowell. We’re expecting the bootylicious star to blow Britney’s 13 million away!”

As well as betting on how many viewers Saturday nights show attracts, Paddy Power are also offering a whole new range of ‘Final Night’ specials. X Factor fans can bet on anything from what word/phrase the judges will say first, to which act will shed a tear first. Alexandra is the 2/1 favourite to turn on the water works first.

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Irish betting firm Paddy Power are planning to offer live betting in-running for the full duration of tomorrow’s US Presidential Election. The bookmaker, who famously paid out over €1,000,000 on Obama as next President three weeks ago, has pledged to offer betting on their website www.padddypower.com until the fat lady sings and a winner is declared.
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UK TIPPED TO WIN EUROVISION WITH WONDERFUL WEBBER

The UK has emerged as the strong early favourite to win next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after it was announced musical genius Andrew Lloyd Webber will compose next year’s song entry.

Despite the fact the contest has been dogged by controversy in recent years due to block voting from the many Balkan countries, Paddy Power have installed the five time Eurovision winners at 9/1. (more…)