Weekend prospects for sports spread betting01

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RBS Six Nations Preview

England, or more specifically Jonny Wilkinson, defied Scotland and boosted their position on Sporting Index's Six Nations Outright Index. England were 30-33 prior to Saturday's victory but stand at 35-38, following their surprisingly good showing and a flurry of bets from punters backing them!.

The index offers 60 points to the winner, 40 to second place, 20 to third, 10 to fourth place, five for fifth and 0 for sixth. They still haven't convinced everyone at Sporting Index who make them third favourites behind Ireland and France.

This Saturday, Twickenham is expected to see wooden spoon favourites Italy take a thumping, with Brain Ashton's side predicted to win by a whopping 26 to 29 point margin by Sporting Index. That makes the England total tournament tries market an interesting one.

With four tries under their belts already, how will the Italian backs cope? Sporting Index currently predicts 14.5-15.5 total tries for England's Six Nation campaign. France breezed past the Italians as expected but were quoted to win by only 13 to 16 points prior to their match.

Given that Sporting Index felt the pain from so many buyers on that spread, they'll be hoping to be closer to the mark this time around. Favourites Ireland are given the edge over the impressive French by Sporting Index. They reckon that despite injury doubts over O'Driscoll and DArcy, a victory by a margin of 4 to 7 points is in store for Eddie O'Sullivan's team.

Arsenal v Wigan Sunday: 16.00 Sky Sports 1

Arsenal have won all three Premiership meetings with Wigan, most recently in December thanks to Adebayor's 88th minute winner. The in-form Togo international's goal minutes spread is 21-24 minutes.

Lee McCulloch may have ended the Latics' run of eight successive defeats but Sporting Index have the Gunners to win by a 1.4 to 1.6 goal margin given their electric form.

They can't stop scoring at the moment and given that Wigan have conceded three or more goals in five of their last seven matches, buyers will be attracted to Sporting Index's goals spread for Arsenal. They're predicted to score 2.1 to 2.3 goals.

Henry missed December's fixture but is set to figure at the Emirates. Wigan fans will remember the hat-trick he hit last season at Highbury and his goal minutes spread is at an expected high of 36-39 minutes.

Paul Jewell will want his side to dig in to stay clear of the relegation zone but they'll need to keep their composure. Sporting Index predicts four bookings with a spread of 36-40 10 points per yellow card, 25 points for a straight red.

However punters should be aware that the last two Premiership meetings have only seen one booking in each game.

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2007-02-09 12:56:20 © Moneyextra.com