You Bet Bellamy And Rhodes Will Be Star Men On Wednesday

Scotland and Wales warm up for World Cup qualification with friendlies against Australia and Bosnia this week with Championship strikers, Jordan Rhodes and Craig Bellamy, offered at 9/2 by William Hill to both score.

“Craig Bellamy and Jordan Rhodes may both be plying their trade in the Championship but our punters only seem interested in backing those guys to grab the goals on Wednesday,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly.

Wales and Bosnia are both 17/10 for the win with the draw at 21/10. Craig Bellamy is 9/2 to net first for Wales and 6/5 to score any time. Scotland are the 6/4 favourites to emerge triumphant against Australia with Jordan Rhodes 9/2 to get the first goal.

Both teams have been drawn in Group A of Europe’s World Cup Qualifying section although Brazil 2014 looks like a far stretch for both. It is 1/6 they both miss out on qualification, 7/2 one and 100/1 two. Scotland are 16/1 to win Group A with Wales 25/1. Former Celtic striker Scott McDonald is hoping to put in a good performance against the Scots to force his way in at club level and is 15/2 to open the scoring.

International Specials:

Scotland and Wales World Cup qualification: 1/6 Neither, 7/2 Exactly One, 100/1 Two

World Cup Qualifying Match Bet (league position): 8/11 Scotland, 1/1 Wales

9/2: Craig Bellamy and Jordan Rhodes Both to score (both must start or bets are void)

Match Result:

6/4 Scotland, 11/5 Draw, 9/5 Australia

First Goal Scorer: 9/2 Jordan Rhodes, 6/1 Steven Naismith, 7/1 Jamie Mackie, 7/1 Archie Thompson, 15/2 Scott McDonald, 15/2 Shaun Maloney, 8/1 Robbie Kruse, 8/1 Robert Snodgrass, 9/1 Brett Holman, 9/1 James Forrest, 10/1 BAR

Anytime Goal Scorer: 6/5 Jordan Rhodes, 7/4 Steven Naismith, 2/1 Jamie Mackie, 2/1 Archie Thompson, 9/4 Scott McDonald, 11/4 Robbie Kruse, 11/4 Robert Snodgrass, 10/3 Brett Holman, 10/3 James Forrest, 7/2 BAR

Match Result: 17/10 Wales, 21/10 Draw, 17/10 Bosnia

First Goal Scorer: 9/2 Craig Bellamy, 11/2 Steve Morison, 6/1 Edin Dzeko, 6/1 Gareth Bale, 13/2 Vedad Ibisevic, 7/1 Simon Church, 7/1 Sam Vokes, 9/1 Aaron Ramsey, 9/1 Zvjezdan Misimovic, 9/1 Sejad Salihevic, 10/1 BAR

Anytime Goal Scorer: 6/5 Craig Bellamy, 6/4 Steve Morison, 7/4 Edin Dzeko, 7/4 Gareth Bale, 15/8 Vedad Ibisevic, 2/1 Simon Church, 2/1 Sam Vokes, 10/3 Aaron Ramsey, 10/3 Zvjezdan Misimovic, 10/3 Sejad Salihevic, 7/2 BAR

World Cup Qualifying Group A: 7/4 Belgium, 15/8 Croatia, 2/1 Serbia, 16/1 Scotland, 25/1 Wales, 66/1 Macedonia

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

Twitter: @footy_joe

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E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

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William Hill Midweek Specials

********************WILLIAM HILL MIDWEEK SPECIALS*****************************
WILLIAM HILL…LATEST SPL ODDS….. SPL Outright

Celtic 1/20
Rangers 8/1

WILLIAM HILL TUESDAY CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIALS………..

William Hill odds – Highest Scoring Match: 9/2 Cardiff v Peterborough, 15/2 Burnley v Barnsley, 15/2 Coventry v Leeds, 8/1 Doncaster v Blackpool, 8/1 Portsmouth v Ipswich, 8/1 West Ham v Southampton, 10/1 Watford v Leicester, 12/1 Birmingham v Hull, 12/1 Brighton v Millwall, 12/1 Derby v Reading, 12/1 Middlesbrough v Nottm Forest, 14/1 Bristol City v C Palace.

William Hill odds – Highest Scoring Team: 13/2 Cardiff, 9/1 Burnley, 10/1 Birmingham, 10/1 Brighton, 12/1 Middlesbrough, 12/1 Portsmouth, 12/1 West Ham, 12/1 Blackpool, 16/1 Leicester,
20/1 Coventry, 22/1 Bristol City, 22/1 Leeds, 22/1 Derby, 25/1 Doncaster, 25/1 Reading, 25/1 Ipswich, 25/1 Southampton, 33/1 Watford, 33/1 Hull, 33/1 Crystal Palace, 33/1 Barnsley, 33/1 Nottm Forest, 40/1 Millwall, 4-/1 Peterborough.

William Hill odds – Fastest Scoring Team: 9/1 Cardiff, 12/1 Burnley, 14/1 Brighton, 14/1 West Ham, 14/1 Blackpool, 16/1 Birmingham, 16/1 Coventry, 16/1 Middlesborough, 16/1 Portsmouth,
16/1 Leicester, 18/1 Bristol City, 18/1 Derby, 18/1 Leeds, 18/1 Ipswich, 20/1 Doncaster, 20/1 Watford 20/1 Reading, 20/1 Southampton, 25/1 Hull, 25/1 Millwall, 25/1 Crystal Palace, 25/1 Barnsley,
25/1 Peterborough, 25/1 Nottm Forest.

William Hill odds – Total Red Cards: 3/1 none, 9/4 one, 9/2 two, 2/1 three or more.

William Hill odds – Hat-Trick Scored? 5/2 Yes, 2/7 No.

TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIP- 5/6 West Ham 1/5 to go up); 4 Southampton (11/10); 6 Birmingham (13/8); 9 Cardiff (7/4); 20 Reading (4/1); 20/1 Blackpool (9/2); 25 Middlesbro (9/2); 33 Hull (5/1); 66/1 Leicester (7/1).

C’SHIP TOP SCORER – 6/5 Rickie Lambert; 9/1 Ross McCormack; 10/1 Billy Sharp; 12/1 Darius Henderson; Jay Rodriguez;16 David Nugent; Robert Snodgrass.Others on request.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
TO WIN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE- 6/4 Barca; 5/2 Real; 5 Bayern M; 12 Chelsea; 20 Arsenal; 25 AC/Inter; 40 Napoli; 50 Benfica; 66 Lyon; 100 Marseille; Zenit; 150 B Leverkusen; 250 Appoel; Basel; CSKA.

Two to contest Final- 7/2 Barca-Real; 11/2 Barca-Bayern; 7/1 Real- Bayern; 10 Barca- Chelsea; 12 Real- Chelsea; 18 Barca- Arsenal; 18 Chelsea-Bayern; 20 Barca- AC; 22 Barca- Inter; 22 Real- Arsenal. Others on request.

EUROPA LEAGUE
WILLIAM HILL offer 3/1 that Manchester City and Manchester United will score 5 or more goals between them in their Europa League matches this week. City are 4/1 favourites to win the tournament with United 13/2 second favourites, and Hils offer 20/1 that the two will meet in the Final.

William Hill: Fourth Premier League Manager to leave: 5/2 Harry Redknapp; 4/1 Andre Villas-Boas; 5/1 Owen Coyle; 5/1 Steve Kean; 7/1 Alex McLeish; 7/1 No manager to go; 14/1 Kenny Dalglish; 16/1 Roberto Martinez; 20/1 Paul Lambert; 20/1 Roy Hodgson; 33/1 Tony Pulis; 40/1 Brendan Rodgers; 40/1 David Moyes; 40/1 Mark Hughes; 40/1 Martin Jol; 50/1 Alan Pardew; 50/1 Arsene Wenger; 50/1 Roberto Mancini; 50/1 Sir Alex Ferguson; 50/1 Martin O’Neill; 50/1 Next Permanent Wolves manager.

CARLOS TEVEZ IS 5/4 WITH HILLS TO play in a Premier or Europa League game before the end of the current season – but 4/7 not to.

4/1 PRE-MATCH HANDSHAKES TO BE SCRAPPED

WILLIAM HILL are offering 4/1 that pre-match handshakes will be scrapped officially in Premier League matches before the start of next season.
‘Following the latest pre-match handshake debacle there will be pressure to scrap them completely’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe. Hills are 1/7 that they remain an official part of pre-match proceedings next season.
Hills had offered 1/5 that Evra and Suarez WOULD shake hands, and 10/3 that they would not. ‘Punters called the pre-match handshake wrong on this occasion’ said Sharpe.
After Rio Ferdinand refused to shake hands with Suarez, Hills are offering 11/4 that he and John Terry will NOT start in the same Euro 12 side for England.

Graham Sharpe,
Media Relations Director.
Twitter- @sharpeangle

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M: 07803 233702
E: gsharpe@williamhill.co.uk

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Wood Green, London, N22 7TP.

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You Bet Scotland Won’t Be Paying The Penalty Against Lithuania

Scotland suffered last minute heartbreak against Czech Republic at Hampden Park on Saturday and all eyes will turn to the referee against Lithuania this week. Hills are offering 10/3 that there is a penalty awarded in the match (1/5 there is not one awarded). Scotland are 50/1 to qualify for Euro 2012 but the odds indicate that there is no reason why they should not win, offered at 8/13 to win with their visitors 5/1. The draw is offered at 13/5.

“Scotland should be able to see off Lithuania in their latest Euro 2012 qualifier and the odds suggest that they should do so with relative ease,” said Hill’s spokesman Joe Crilly. “Unfortunately whether they qualify is now out of their own hands and it appears that they have only the slimmest chance of doing so.”

The last time that these two sides met a goalless draw was played out and Hills go 15/2 about this happening again.

Scotland vs Lithuania:

Scotland to qualify: 50/1

Where will Scotland finish: 10/1 Second; 2/5 third; 9/4 fourth; 40/1 fifth

How many points will Scotland finish with (currently five): 50/1 five; 15/8 six-eight; 1/2 nine-eleven; 9/1 twelve-fourteen

Top Scotland goal scorer in Group I: 8/13 Kenny Miller; 3/1 Steven Naismith; 6/1 David Goodwillie; 7/1 Darren Fletcher; 16/1 Charlie Adam; 16/1 Craig Mackail Smith; 16/1 Robert Snodgrass; 25/1 Scott Brown; 25/1 Stephen McManus

Scotland vs. Lithuania:

Penalty awarded in the match: 10/3 yes; 1/5 no

15/4 Penalty awarded and scored
12/1 Penalty awarded and missed

6/1 Scotland to score a penalty
12/1 Lithuania to score a penalty

33/1 Scotland to be awarded a penalty in second half injury time

Come from behind and win: 8/1 Scotland; 22/1 Lithuania

Come from behind and draw: 10/1 Scotland; 10/1 Lithuania

Come from behind and win or draw: 9/2 Scotland; 8/1 Lithuania

Specials:

3/1 Scotland to score 3 or more

With Kenny Miller and Craig Mackail-Smith unavailable, David Goodwillie and Steven Naismith are the only strikers left in the squad
15/8 David Goodwillie or Steven Naismith to score first

4/1 David Goodwillie and Steven Naismith to score anytime

Joe Crilly
Press Officer

T: 0208 918 3746
M: 07850 518 164
E: jcrilly@williamhill.co.uk

William Hill Press Office; Greenside House; 50 Station Road; Wood Green; London; N22 7TP

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Will Withdrawals Be Scot Free To Start Next Club Match?

WILL WITHDRAWALS BE SCOT FREE TO START NEXT CLUB MATCH?
WITH TEN members of the Scottish squad having already pulled out of the match against Japan, William Hill have opened a book on how many of the ten will start their next competitive club match, and make 7 or 8 their 11/10 favourite and it is only 7/2 that all ten of them will bounce straight back. ‘With today’s medical advances it is amazing how quickly players seem to be able to heal, these days’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
HILLS: How many of Scotland’s ten international withdrawals, will start their next club match:
0 to 4 players – 9/1
5 or 6 players – 7/4
7 or 8 players – 11/10
9 or 10 players – 7/2
The ten withdrawals are:
Darren Fletcher (Man Utd)
Alan Hutton (Tottenham)
Danny Fox (Celtic)
Scott Brown (Celtic)
Robert Snodgrass (Leeds)
Shaun Maloney (Celtic)
Kevin Thomson (Rangers)
Steven Naismith (Rangers)
Garry O’Connor (Birmingham)
Scott Robertson (Dundee Utd)
FURTHER INFORMATION…..Graham Sharpe……0780 3233702

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