Online Betting Opportunities On The Continent This Weekend

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With a full list of fixtures and all the top clubs involved, there’s plenty of great bets to be had across Europe this weekend.  This is an attempt to identify the best picks of the lot.

As far as the English Premier League goes, the best pick presents itself on Sunday when Man Utd take on Spurs at White Hart Lane.  The current Spurs team have proven they’ve come a long way, frequently beating Chelsea and Arsenal and currently sitting in fourth place and on track to qualify for the Champions League for the second consecutive season.

No matter what team you support, you’ll find good odds since the game is expected to be a close one.  Man Utd can be backed to win at 6/4 whilst Spurs at 2/1.  The bookies have the draw priced at 5/2 and considering Spurs have only lost once this season on home turf and Man Utd have drawn seven out of their nine matches away from home (and won the other two), this appears to be the best bet.

A very significant match in the German Bundesliga takes place on Friday night when league leaders Dortmund take on third placed Leverkusen. Leverkusen are the favourite, at 7/5, over Dortmund at 11/5.  The odds are a little odd considering Dortmund have come out on top of eight of their nine away games and Leverkusen’s home form leaves something to be desired.  Dortmund may very well secure another away win and take home the plate.

The La Liga has thrown out a few surprises with both Barcelona and Real Madrid having win after win and sitting at the top of the league.  This weekend should be no different for either team as they are both up against bottom five sides.  Barcelona takes on Malaga at home and are available at 1/9 whilst real Madrid face very bottom placed Almeria, in Almeria, who are still to get a win on home soil.  Madrid are 2/7, at the time of writing, to win the match.

If you’re still looking for online betting opportunities in Europe this weekend, take a look at the French, Italian and other European leagues as there’s no shortage of Football action across the continent.

Harness racing betting opportunities this weekend

There are lots of harness racing betting opportunities this weekend across Australia, with fourteen meetings scheduled over Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Friday afternoon’s action comes courtesy of Warragul, with seven races, and Wagga, who host a six-race card. Gloucester Park and Melton Park both stage nine races during the evening, with eight contests at Menangle Park, Gold Coast and Globe Derby respectively.

There are a host of feature races on Friday with the $35,000 Group 3 Brennan Memorial over 2536m at Gloucester Park the highlight. Has The Answers, trained by Tony Svilicich and driven by Chris Lewis, will be a short-priced favourite to record his fifth victory in a row.

The first of two $20,000 prizes at Melton Park is the City of Ballarat Claiming Masters Final over 2240m. Notaswethort got an undisputed lead on his way to victory in last week’s heat and another easy run from the front will see him difficult to beat. The other heat winner from last week, That’s Mister Ali, is unlikely to be suited by a steady tempo but will be staying on at the end. The Preux Chevalier Free For All is also over 2240m and a competitive contest is on the cards. Cincinnati Kid and Karlsruhe will be difficult to get by, being drawn one and two respectively. Which order they finish in is open to question, however, with Karlsruhe attempting to go from gate to wire.

There are also two $20,000 races at Menangle Park, with the Kevin Robinson Cup over 2300m taking centre stage. Hesa Buzzin was victorious last time at Harold Park beating Twelve Paces and Slick Bromac, both of whom re-oppose. Lonestar Legend finished eighth in the Miracle Mile back in November before winning the Golden Mile at Menangle Park in January and that form will see him go close.

Globe Derby returns on Saturday evening with a seven-race program whilst there are eight races at Kilmore, Newcastle and Kalgoorlie. The feature meeting is at Albion Park with ten races, where Blacks A Fake will continue his build-up for a hat-trick attempt in the $200,000 Queensland Pacing Championship at the end of October.

Two meetings cap off a great weekend of action on Sunday with sixteen races in total, eight each from Launceston and Melton Park. Keep a close eye on the harness racing results as they come through!

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