SBR Top-Rated Sportsbooks Recommended Books
1. Pinnacle Sports SBR Rating A+ Pinnacle Sports Review
2. The Greek Sports Book SBR Rating A+ The Greek Review
3. BookMaker SBR Rating A+ BookMaker Review
4. BetJamaica SBR Rating A+ BetJamaica Review
5. LegendZ Sports SBR Rating A+ LegendZ Review
SBR Posters' Poll - August 2008 View Complete Results
1. Matchbook 195 total points Matchbook Review
2. BetJamaica 182 total points BetJamaica Review
3. The Greek Sports Book 160 total points The Greek Review
4. Pinnacle Sports 130 total points Pinnacle Sports Review
5. 5Dimes 125 total points 5Dimes Review
Go Back   Sports Handicapping, Betting & Picks - SBR Forum > Sports Handicapping, Picks and Game Discussion > Soccer Handicapping

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 07-05-2006, 11:13 AM   #1 (permalink)
Bulldog
SBR Wise Guy
 
Bulldog's Avatar
 
Join Date: 06-22-06
Posts: 838
Bulldog is offline
Question WC Preview Portugal- France

Hey guys, that was quite a game yesterday.
Some people made big $$ with the under on that one.
Great game too.
Today we have the other semifinal, another great matchup. Probably the two teams that have been playing the best soccer since the second round started.

France comes into the game with the highest spirits possible after beating Spain 3-1 in the round of 16 and then knocking off the tournaments favorite Brazil in quarterfinals. The French look impressive and coach Domenech keeps proving his critics wrong. His experiment of playing both Zinedine Zidane, team superstar and Franck Ribery his possible succesor worked against the Brazilians. The question is will he do it again or will he bring in David Trezeguet to pair him up with Thierry Henry up front. This should be fun to watch.

On the other hand Portugal comes of an improbable (in my opinion) victory over the English. Improbable not only because I thought that England had a better team but also because Portugal was missing two key players, Deco and Costinha. Today they get them back and with the experience of current World Champion coach Felipao I have no doubt in my mind that Portugal has a legitimate shot at winning the game. This is probably the last chance for Portugal's golden generation, Luis Figo on top, to win something big.
Should be a fun one to watch!!

Bets?????
The under have been pretty safe bets so far. But this one doesnt look like a lock like yesterdays game. I think -225 or so is too expensive.
I personally like France -1/2 at +115 or so
and France to advance at -190 or so.
What do you guys think????

Anyway guys, enjoy the game and remeber, only 3 games left (one of which means nothing) and then 4 years of waiting...

Good Luck!!
__________________
“Liberty is the condition of men in which coercion by others is reduced as much as is possible in society" F.A. Hayek
Reply With Quote
Old 07-05-2006, 03:54 PM   #2 (permalink)
Bulldog
SBR Wise Guy
 
Bulldog's Avatar
 
Join Date: 06-22-06
Posts: 838
Bulldog is offline
Default

Did you see the first half guys??
Do you think that was a PK worthy foul??
I think so
Cant wait for the second half!!
__________________
“Liberty is the condition of men in which coercion by others is reduced as much as is possible in society" F.A. Hayek
Reply With Quote
Old 07-05-2006, 05:16 PM   #3 (permalink)
totobernal
SBR Hustler
 
Join Date: 04-09-06
Posts: 70
totobernal is offline
Default

Henry dived!! wasn't for penalty kick
Reply With Quote
Old 07-05-2006, 09:11 PM   #4 (permalink)
isetcap
SBR MVP
 
Join Date: 12-16-05
Posts: 4,143
isetcap is offline
Default

The refs finally made a good call. The defender's action was blatant and purposeful and within the confines of the box. It was actually an easy call to make.
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Germany -127 vs. Portugal +390 Tchocky Soccer Handicapping 7 07-09-2006 05:47 PM
France vs. Portugal Tchocky Soccer Handicapping 14 07-06-2006 11:10 AM
World Cup Preview France-Portugal Bulldog Players Talk 3 07-05-2006 03:53 PM
Portugal Vs France??? ali_g Soccer Handicapping 2 07-01-2006 05:56 PM
World Cup Preview France- Spain Bulldog Players Talk 5 06-28-2006 01:33 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:46 PM.



Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.0.0 RC6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30